Mangum News

Associated Press - July 22, 2008 1:05 PM ET MANGUM, Okla. - A court hearing for a deputy prison warden's wife who disappeared with a convicted murderer in 1994 has been rescheduled.

Mangum_The Greer County Courthouse turned 100 years old on Friday, and folks gathered in Mangum by the hundreds to receive a birthday present from the past - a time capsule from 1906.

Time capsule to be opened at 11 a.m. event MANGUM - The current Greer County Courthouse was completed in 1906 at the cost of $125,000. It was built by L. F. Lee and O. F. Campbell from Oklahoma City.

On the thread of What about the Raleigh N&O's Duke Lax framing? an Anon commenter @ 10:31 says in part: Re: "the N&O's behind-the-scenes decision to deliberately withhold from readers news it had of the ...

Temperatures in parts of Oklahoma reached triple digits today for the first time in 2008.

The Oklahoma State Reformatory remained on lockdown Tuesday morning as prison officials began a comprehensive search of the facility one day after two inmates were killed and a dozen injured in a recreation ...

At least two inmates were killed and 13 others injured today in a large fight at the Oklahoma State Reformatory, authorities said. via KWTV Oklahoma City

Oklahoma could see two rounds of severe weather on Saturday as a storm system, cold front and dryline move into southern Plains. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

“But we really don't know how that might affect enrollment.”

Harmon County residents don't talk a lot about the future. They choose their words carefully to avoid offending friends and family. via NewsOK.com

A deputy prison warden's wife who disappeared with a convicted murderer in 1994 and spent a decade on the run with him is due in court to face charges alleging she helped the inmate escape. via The Oregonian

“He told me, 'Nobody, knows you're around. Nobody knows you're here,'”

It started as a way to keep art education alive in Northwest Oklahoma. Now thanks to Mooreland's annual Arts and Crafts Show, art education in the area is not only alive, it is thriving. via Woodward News

“I really don't want to say much about the evidence right now”

Jackson County District Attorney John Wampler told The Oklahoman Tuesday he has charged Bobbi Louaine Parker with assisting the late Randolph Dial in his infamous 1994 escape from the Oklahoma State Reformatory ... via NewsOK.com

An approaching storm system could unleash severe weather on Oklahoma and the southern Plains on Thursday. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

“It covers a whole lot of things, including violation of privacy”

More than three dozen current and former Duke lacrosse players plan to file a federal lawsuit against the university, the city of Durham and others involved in the case, according to the players' lawyer. via Wral.com

An idealistic, romantic perennial bridesmaid decides it's time to reexamine her lifestyle when the man she adores falls for her younger sister. via Laughlin Entertainer

Chief Executive Officer of Jackson County Memorial Hospital reported at the monthly board of of trustees meeting this week that the bond issues for JCMH and Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma projects will ... via Altus Times

“We are large enough to have the resources to compete in the marketplace, and still small enough that we can customize our stores to serve the specific community where we operate.”

BREAKING NEWS: Homeland agrees to purchase United Supermarkets stock United name will stay the same; changes will be kept to a minimum Staff and wire reports Homeland Stores has entered into an agreement to ... via The Enid News

On Friday, Jan. 11, Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, will offer free tax preparation in Greer, Harmon and Jackson counties for working individuals and families ... via Altus Times

“The University is splitting Allison's position into two jobs because they don't believe one person can do it”

Via a paste at Liestoppers you can read the following excerpt from the suit filed yesterday in federal court on behalf of three unindicted members of Duke's lacrosse team. via John In Carolina

“We made sure we've gas for the generators and have fired them up”

State emergency officials declared an emergency for all 77 counties in Oklahoma, according to the State Office of Emergency Management. via NewsOK.com