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By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Sen. John Ensign said Thursday his parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 'out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time,' providing his first public acknowledgment that the woman received payments tied to the affair.In a statement through his attorney, Ensign described ...

On a dirt road just south of the town of Hennessey, a group of people got together for a fight last month.

Oklahoma taxpayers paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging Democratic Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields retaliated against an employee who backed his Republican predecessor.

The city of Enid Street Department will close the intersection of Wallace and Rupe today for street repairs.

First responders to receive free legal services Saturday Oklahoma Bar Association's Young Lawyer's division will provide free will and probate services to Enid's first responders through its Wills for Heroes program.

Blistering heat is blanketing Oklahoma, with temperatures heading toward triple digits for the second straight day.

Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 898 voted Monday to accept a new contract with CSC Applied Technologies and three subcontractors, ending the strike at Vance Air Force Base.

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On a dirt road just Southeast of Hennessey in Kingfisher County, 12 people gathered for a fight Monday night.

That's why films are full of them. In the new romantic comedy The Proposal , which is sort of like an unofficial remake of Peter Weir's Green Card , Sandra Bullock plays a high-powered New York executive who has to feign marriage to a nervous underling to avoid being deported back to her native Canada.

Angela VonHage, contest chair, has announced the winners of the Yard of the Month contest in Waverley Historic District for May.

The following are the top winners from recent play by Enid bridge clubs. Enid Senior: Larry Whitzel, first; Virginia Powell, second; Marjorie Caton, third.

Roberto and Shannon Lara have lived all their lives in Hennessey, so it is no surprise to their families their friends would support them in time of need.

My love affair with NPR began on March 30, 2005 at the Sonic in Hennessey. Not in the mood for the blaring sound of Sonic's oldies, I rolled up the window and was spinning the dial on the radio when I caught a bit of interesting conversation.

Enid Home Builders Association is hosting the 2009 Parade of Homes noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

A Hennessey man has died from injuries he sustained in an accident in Woodward Monday afternoon.

OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission has issued one mixed-beverage license and one retail license.

Bradley gets fellowship Kristopher Bradley, a first-year graduate student at Oklahoma State University, has been awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship from National Science Founda-tion. He is the first graduate student from OSU's psychology department to receive the award.

It's been a year since an F-2 tornado tore through a hog farm near Hennessey. Six people were working on the farm when the storm hit.

Locust Grove is looking for coaches. The district is looking to fill the positions for football, basketball and baseball.