Ames News

Authorities said an oil rig collapse in northwestern Oklahoma has killed a Kansas man and injured another.

At least one man was killed and another injured in an oil rig accident near Ames this morning.

Q Rollosson, 84, passed away on October 12, 2009. She was born Quzenne Y. Lovely in Ames, Okla., on September 11, 1925, to Era and Russell Lovely.

A car owned by Ames' Brent Hajek shattered five speed records recently, clocking 255.764 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats on Sunday to set a the land speed record for a vehicle running on alternative fuel.

This is the 19th year of the Two-Cylinder Tractor Show and the 24th year of the Threshing Bee, sponsored by Major County Historical Society.

"I see only smiles today," Don Jacks said Thursday as he helped his children get their kites ready for the attempt to break the Guinness World Record of number of kites flown simultaneously.

Stephenson, 96 Violet M. Stephenson will celebrate her 96th birthday with a reception for family and friends 3-5 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall at Okeene United Methodist Church.

Last Sunday, the 114-year-old Ringwood Presbyterian Church voted to close its doors, a victim to dwindling congregation.

If ever I was tasked with responsibility to name a town, I think I would call it Guess, just to mess with people's minds.

Twenty-one contestants 3 to 17 years old from Woodward and the surrounding area will compete in interviewing, talent and evening wear at the Miss Northwest Pageant Saturday.