Seiling News

The season of fall is here and various schools in the area are celebrating with an array of festivals and carnivals.

Art students from Northwest Oklahoma will use their talent decorating the sidewalks on Main Street for a 'Happy Halloween' during the annual chalk art drawing contest.

Near freezing to freezing temperatures are expected tonight with a possibility drizzle, causing homeowners with tender plants and a few area farmers consternation.

This Saturday, Larry Daugherty will "show people what draft horses can do." Daugherty, who lives in the Seiling area, has owned draft horses for 20 years and has been showing them off through an annual Draft Horse and Mule Field Day for approximately 17 of those years.

Sisterhood, learning and fun. Girls can get it all by participating in Girl Scouts, according to Woodward troop leader Amy Wreath.

Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse will host Family Night 5:30-7:30 tonight. This month's Family Night will include a complete meal, games and activities for families, and playtime in the museum, 200 E. Maple.

Some downtown Enid businesses will be open later tonight, and some will feature live music, according to Lindy Chambers, Enid Main Street executive director.

Every Friday night, except during football season, Aaron Bates of Mooreland can be found dancing at the Woodward Senior Citizens Center.

Lend an ear. That's all it takes to be an ombudsman volunteer for the Oklahoma Economic Development Authority's Area Agency on Aging, according to Ombudsman Supervisor Mistina Mulanax.

A chance of thunderstorms will continue across Oklahoma on Tuesday. The National Weather Service said the opportunity for precipitation will linger over the next few days as a cold front drives slowly southward across the region.

Teachers from around the area and across the state gathered at McKinley Elementary School in Enid Friday to spend the day attending informational workshops.

Rodeo fans will not be disappointed after Woodward's Elks Rodeo concludes as several towns around the area will be gearing up for rodeos of their own.

A large grassfire burned for a few hours about two miles north of Chester Friday evening.

Former President George W. Bush kisses his wife, Laura, following an address to a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009.

In August, voters in the Fort Supply school district will get an opportunity to help rebuild the school's gymnasium.

A Seiling man was injured Thursday when his motorcycle hit a pickup on Oklahoma 60 in Dewey County.

Voters have approved new jails in two Oklahoma counties. Washita County residents voted in favor of a three-quarter-cent sales tax that will go toward building a new jail and renovating the current one.

The Great Western Trail Drive came right through downtown Vici once again on Saturday afternoon.

A plea agreement has possibly been reached in the negligent homicide case against Luis Miguel Jimenez.

Marjorie Lorene Harris, 84, died April 20, 2009 at Crestfield Rehabilitation-Fenwood Manor in Manchester, Conn.