Bennington News

Authorities have filed a felony assault charge against a 31-year-old Bennington man in connection with a Wednesday night stabbing incident at a Durant bar.

A Boswell man who was hospitalized from a crash last month has died from his injuries, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Monday.

The second attempt at a fiscal year 2014 budget for the Bennington School District met the same fate as the first, with 473 votes in favor and 524 against.

One hundred and one years later, Wheeler No. 1 is still pumping -- and north-central Oklahoma remains "deeply engrained in oil," said Gwen Ingram, a local artist and yoga instructor.

Metal pieces disappeared from the base of two cell phone towers, forcing repairs to be made to help keep the towers safe from lightning strikes.