Woodward County News

If you're 65-years-old or older, you might want to know whether your current prescription drug plan under Medicare Part D covers your individual needs.

A representative of the U.S. Census Bureau has asked the Woodward County Commission to promote the upcoming census, which will begin in mid-March 2010.

Last July, 23-year-old Robbie Whitebird and 43-year-old Marvin Williams died while trying to serve a domestic abuse warrant in Seminole.

"Our children are our future." That is why each fall the Children's Arena of Services holds their annual Rally 'Round Children, said event organizer Christi Waggoner.

The sexual assault cases against Dean Leroy Freerksen III are essentially at a standstill, according to Assistant District Attorney Westline Ritter.

Legislation Online Updates VPA / October 22, 2009 From THE WOODWARD NEWS An associate district court judge Tuesday ordered Woodward News Assistant Editor Rowynn Ricks to destroy an audio recording of a bond hearing in a rape case under threat of contempt of court if she did not comply.

WOODWARDa ' Two teenage girls have been charged in Woodward County with trying to kill their foster parents.

For parents, the symptoms of autism can be very confusing to sort out.A If you do in fact discover that your child has the disease, finding information about it can become complicated.

"Use your voice. Fight Meth." That is the message on a number of banners that will be displayed in Woodward's alternative school and Sharon-Mutual schools to fight methamphetamine use.

A Woodward couple have been charged with operating "a lewd, obscene and indecent house." This makes the third time in four months that Dean Leroy Freerksen III and Alicia Danielle Freerksen have been charged in connection with illicit interactions with minors.

The Northwest Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association 2009 Annual Meeting and Trade Show will be held Oct.

The nationwide flu vaccine shortage has reached Woodward. While Woodward Clinic at Woodward Regional Hospital has enough of the vaccine to give shots to patients, staff and volunteers, three other local clinics are either running out of the vaccine or have none at all.

Community members gathered on Thursday evening to celebrate the unveiling of Temple Houston's Colt .45 pistol that was acquired recently at a historic gun auction by the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum.

The occupant of an apartment that was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning has been arrested for allegedly starting the fire.

"Can you imagine what it's like not to be able to read?" "I don't know if you've ever thought about what it's like not to be able to read a newspaper or not to be able to read a label on a food product," said Jan Nelson, coordinator for the Northwest Oklahoma Literacy Council.

Woodward County Sheriff Gary Stanley has only one response to a notice of violation at the county jail for overcrowding.

Alice Varnell is all to familiar with the diabetes. Besides her job where she cares for residents at Grace Living Center who have the disease, Varnell's husband, Tom, was recently diagnosed with the illness.

A 23-year-old Woodward man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Woodward County.

A large number of arrests over the weekend has Woodward County Sheriff Gary Stanley trying to fit prisoners in any where he can.

"Diabetes has a long-term affect. If you don't take care of yourself, someone will end up taking care of you." Rhonda DeVor, an OSU extension educator for Woodward County, explained that since diabetes affects vision, circulation and insulin levels, "people with diabetes have to take care of the whole body -- eyes, hands, feet and diet." To ...