Ames News

Featured pet of the week for Enid Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is Sandy.

By Robert Barron Staff Writer When you turn on the tap, water flows out cool and sparkling into your glass.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Bowling will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a reception for family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Covington Community Center.

A train derailed in Major County on Monday after trying to cross tracks that had apparently been washed out by a rain-swollen creek.

Farmrail workers Tuesday were surveying damage caused after a train with at least 10 cars derailed Monday evening southwest of Ames.

Benson A boy, Darien Zade, 7 pounds, 8.2 ounces, was born at 8:27 a.m. May 29 at St.

Mr. and Mrs. John Roe Ratzlaff, of Meno, will celebrate their 60th anniversary with a reception for family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church of Ringwood, hosted by the United ...

John Conaway and Andrew Mueller, juniors at Ringwood High School, will attend 2008 Oklahoma American Legion Boy's State in May at Northeast-ern Okla-homa A&M College in Miami. via The Enid News

Roberts A boy, Justin Tyme, 8 pounds, 1.8 ounces, was born at 5:46 a.m. April 9 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center to Stephanie Pothuisje and John Roberts, Enid. via The Enid News

“I'm excited about it, because I know it's going to bring a lot more people in. It's like one of our board members said, we don't want to keep up with the Joneses, we want to be the Joneses.”

There are all kinds of different ways to view history. With the advancements of television and recordable devices, in the next 150 years people could be able to see what we were doing today by going down to the ... via The Enid News

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hardiman will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a come-and-go reception for family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. April 5 at the Ames Wildcat Civic Center. via The Enid News

“We activated our spotters when the storms got really mean looking”

Staff and wire reports OKLAHOMA CITY - An early spring storm system brought severe weather to Oklahoma on Sunday, with at least two tornadoes touching down in rural areas. via The Enid News

Throughout history, human beings have tended to settle close to one another, to gather, to form communities. via The Enid News

“Our chapter isn't just here for Enid veterans”

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 66 in Enid has reached its goal to purchase a new van to replace the one destroyed in a traffic accident Jan. via The Enid News

“Had it only been damaged, it would be getting fixed”

The town of Ames donated a 12-passenger van Saturday to Disabled American Veterans Chapter 66, Ames' town manager said. via The Enid News

An Ames man was injured late Saturday 3.5 miles east of Ames on a county road in Major County. via The Enid News

A northwest Oklahoma man faces a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his younger brother who served in U.S. Marines in Iraq. via KOTV Tulsa News

“My office wishes to extend its sympathies to the family and victims in this case; however, my office feels that the proper forum for deciding the resolution of the matter and commenting on the case further is in the courtroom.”

An Ames man accused of shooting his brother turned himself in and posted $50,000 bond Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder. via The Enid News

Major County Sheriff's Office officials met Monday with District Attorney Hollis Thorp to discuss the investigation into Friday's deadly shooting in Ames. via The Enid News

Fight leads to death, officers say A 24-year-old man died Saturday from a wound he suffered when his older brother allegedly shot him on Friday, law officers said Sunday. via NewsOK.com