Washita County News

The National Museum of the American Indian purchased Jereldine Redcorn's ceramic pot titled "Intertwining Scrolls" in 2005.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Four candidates have filed as candidates for a vacant state House seat in western Oklahoma.

A search is underway in Washita County for a Cordell man who has been missing since June.

Three candidates have filed to run for a vacant state House seat representing part of western Oklahoma.

Gov. Brad Henry has set a special election to fill an open seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Gov. Brad Henry has scheduled special election dates to fill a vacant state House post in western Oklahoma.

Authorities and family members are searching for a missing Elk City man. Anthony Holland, 51, was last seen June 21 at a gun show in Elk City.

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.

Woodward County Commissioners took a step Monday toward building a new jail by entering into an agreement with an architectural corporation to have a plan developed.

People are being asked to leave their homes in Wellston in Lincoln County because of grassfires there, according to media reports and an Edmond woman who has relatives there.