Thanks to winter weather, it had been ten days since the Ladybugs faced an opponent on the basketball court. That may account ...

A practical craft is now considered art. Quilting began as a way to layer leftover fabrics to create warm coverings for ...

Charlcey Plummer should have been in high cotton. “In 2025, we grew the best cotton crop we’ve ever had,” said Plummer, an ...

Tuesday is the mayor's election. We have some good choices for the job. There are valid reasons for electing any one of them.

The Class 3A Alva Goldbugs hosted the No. 6 ranked Class 4A Weatherford Eagles last Friday. The Goldbugs had a brief lead to ...

The 2026 Winter Games are off to a promising start for host nation Italy with gold, silver and bronze on the first day of medal events. But it was Switzerland's Franjo Von Allmen who captured the ...

As Oklahoma struggles with a lack of child care options, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and advocates are looking ...

The Alva Goldbugs and the Tonkawa Buccaneers had similar season records going into Tuesday night’s game at Tonkawa. The ...

Twenty Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior education students recently began their student teaching assignments at local schools to gain critical hands-on experience. The students will ...

Charles McCall, a conservative Republican running for governor of Oklahoma, was in Alva last week for a town hall meeting. He stopped by the newspaper office to talk about his campaign and his hopes ...

Daniel Moore was about 30 the first time it happened. At the end of a long, hot, stressful day, he chugged an ice-cold glass of milk. "It felt like a bunny rabbit trying to jump out of my chest," said ...

Police arrested at least several demonstrators Saturday outside a federal building in Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking the one-month anniversary of a Minnesota woman's death at the hands of ...