Mutual News

With gasoline and diesel prices at record highs, area schools are feeling the pinch and preparing to tighten their belts for the upcoming school year.

“It'll be good and there'll be plenty”

The junior and senior classes at Sharon-Mutual High School invite you to "come celebrate the end of the school year" at their annual carnival this Thursday. via Woodward News

Five Woodward County girls who disappeared during an apparent float trip on the North Canadian River have been found safe. via KSWO

“If it had happened two weeks ago we would have had a different situation”

A wildfire threatened a number of homes north of Woodward Wednesday afternoon. The flames came within 100 feet of one home before area firefighters were able to contain the fire, said Matt Lehenbauer, director ... via Woodward News

“It had been such a benefit and to think we had lost them due to business reasons, then for them to reevaluate and decide to stay in the community has been a real plus for all of Northwest Oklahoma and the state of Oklahoma”

Oklahoma State Treasurer Scott Meacham is the featured speaker for Thursday's Woodward Industrial Foundation annual meeting. via Woodward News

“We went straight from the classroom to the scene”

A wildfire that raged northeast of Woodward Thursday created a lot of black smoke as it consumed cedar trees like these that were in its path. via Woodward News

Staff reports School patrons in Ring-wood and Woodward approved bond issue proposals Tuesday, while patrons in the Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, Pond Creek-Hunter, Hennessey and Sharon-Mutual districts elected school ... via The Enid News

“Fairview planning 'monumental' birthday cake”

The Woodward News won the sweepstakes award in Division C at the Associated Press-Oklahoma News Executives awards program Saturday night. via Woodward News

Hampton, Barber, Overall and Morgan won Division A for their General News Entry, "Ice Storm Dec. via NewsOK.com

Fires again gave Northwest Oklahoma firefighters a workout Thursday, as flames broke out in at least three different areas in the afternoon and an apartment fire threatened residents there. via Woodward News

Over the years I have written editorials or columns about things I am very passionate about. via Woodward News

“I denied the request, because I was waiting for Dewey County to set up a rolling roadblock”

J.D. Allred ended up with a few cuts and a few felony charges after he led deputies from Woodward and Dewey County Sheriff's Offices on a high speed chase Saturday evening. via Woodward News

“We will be able to offer official birth and death records from the Oklahoma State Department of Health”

Sounds of electric saws and pounding hammers resonated inside the new Pittsburg County Health Department building in McAlester on Wednesday afternoon, with a new construction company on-site to complete the ... via McAlester News

A Putnam man is in critical condition in an Oklahoma City hospital after being injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident near Mutual. via The Enid News

“It's an effort to directly pause the foreclosure process, where appropriate, through a single call”

Six top mortgage companies on Tuesday launched a new program aimed at staving off foreclosure for seriously delinquent borrowers in the hopes that new, more affordable loan terms can be worked out. via The Twister

Reversing a decision made last year, Mutual of Omaha has decided to stay in Woodward. via Woodward News

“I was fairly new to Woodward and it was great for me”

An 18-person class will begin its study of Woodward on Monday with an orientation into the Leadership Woodward program. via Woodward News

Woodward's elementary schools and schools around the area have several upcoming Christmas programs which the public is invited to attend. via Woodward News

Woodward County Commissioners will open sealed bids for a number of items at their weekly meeting Monday. via Woodward News

“They (the fifth graders) have been looking forward to it”

More than 250 area fifth graders will be honored during the 18th annual Woodward County DARE graduation set for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Woodward High School Auditorium. via Woodward News