Duncan News

At 11 weeks old, Kayden Ward is like any other infant, only with one big difference.

A single-car accident near Marlow resulted in two people being injured. The accident occured at 1:05 a.m. Saturday morning at the intersection of Four Mile Road and Blackburn Road.

In what has been going on an 18-month process for Duncan Public Schools, superintendent Sherry Labyer presented Duncan community with the DPS' 20/20 vision plan.

Since it began eight years ago, the annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Auction has generated more than $17,000 for area charity organizations.

Authorities say an 18-year-old Loco resident was killed in an single-vehicle accident in Stephens County.

Election Day stands for two things - The right to vote and the opportunity to eat pancakes.

Nancy Powers is a grandmother with an idea that has children wrapped up snuggly after bath-time. She and other crafters will fill two rooms at the Stephens County fairgrounds front building with their handmade items for the annual Duncan Arts, Crafts & Hobbies Association's craft show on Friday and Saturday.

It was no Halloween treat when power was out in most of Duncan and Marlow just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday night.

During Tuesday's regular Duncan City Council meeting, the council approved an amendment to allow applicants that may be looking to develop land in the Stagestand Creek drainage basin to make applications for a private sewage disposal system.

Diana K. Watson, of Duncan, and her passenger, Gary Don Lane, of Marlow, were involved in a single-car accident around 12:44 a.m. today on Beech Road.

It has been said that through reading people can be brought closer together. That statement could not have been more true than at the 1st Annual Chisholm Trail Book Festival this past Saturday.

In an effort to be more accessible to its customers, the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation moved its headquarters to the old Haulmark building at the entrance of the industrial park, north of the city.

Saturday will be a dog day in Duncan. The Stephens County Humane Society will have its fourth annual Bark in the Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Fuqua Park.

DUNCAN a ' Prosecutors have dropped charges of trafficking methamphetamine against a Marlow man in Stephens County and say two Marlow police officers lied in their testimony.

Duncan Police Officer Audrey Clark, described as the officer with a heart of gold, received an artful ice statue bearing fresh-baked donuts at her retirement reception Thursday.

Alcohol taxes were up for September in the county, compared to July and August, but down compared to September 2008.

Around 4:30 Friday afternoon, emergency responders rushed to the scene of a single-vehicle accident at Refinery Road, about a mile east of Second Street.

Editor's note: This is the second article in a two-part series on a firefighter's school that Duncan hosted Saturday and Sunday.

By Toni Hopper The Duncan Banner A resolution bearing the three Stephens County commissioner's signatures will be sent to Oklahoma State Legislatures this week addressing the funding cuts made to the Oklahoma Area Agencies on Aging for its nutrition programs.

A firefighter enters a burning building using only his senses to explore his way and search for a downed fellow firefighter.