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July 21: The roof collapses on a house as it burns to the ground in Maplewood, Mo.

Woody Guthrie was a folk music master. During his career, he gave the world more than 1,000 songs, including notable classics like "This Land Is Your Land," and the "Dust Bowl Ballads." Although his peak ...

Other concerts in the region include: July 11-13: 11th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, Okla., featuring Judy Collins, Country Joe McDonald, Jimmy LaFave, Romi Mayes, Sam Baker, Anthony Da Costa ...

On a clear night, though, his voice would hitch a ride on the airwaves all the way to his wife back home in Pampa, Texas.

The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival offers a vast array of free music and entertainment options.

Internationally acclaimed Tampa singer/songwriter Ronny Elliott has again been selected to perform at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival , July 9-13, Okemah, Oklahoma .

Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, OK, on July 14, 1912. On what would have been his 96th birthday, we'll look back at his life and will play songs performed by Woody and others, such as Billy Bragg and Wilco, ...

A woman who reported a home burglary, leading to a major manhunt today, admitted falsifying the story, authorities said.

OKEMAH, Okla. - A man deemed mentally ill was taken into custody Tuesday after bragging falsely that he was involved in the fatal shootings of two young girls on a rural country road.

Amid speculation that a Kansas church planned to protest the funerals of two girls killed in Okfuskee County, police in a small Oklahoma town set up barricades and warned mourners.

A makeshift memorial decorates the side of the road where 11-year-old Skyla Jade Whitaker and 13-year-old Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker of Weleetka were found shot.

The two young girls found dead in a ditch along a dirt road in Okfuskee County had been shot multiple times in the head and the chest, according to the State Medical Examiner's office.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says they have no suspects in the murders of 2 young girls Sunday afternoon near Weleetka in rural Okfuskee County.

Today The monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens of Shawnee board of directors begins at 9:30 a.m. in the WP Wood Room of the Shawnee Senior Center, 401 N. Bell.

THURSDAY JUNE 5, 2008 CPR Class registration due ADA - Infant/Child CPR and First Aid class will be held Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Fentem Hall 313 on the ECU campus.

Clint Sinclair, an evangelist from Okemah, will be speaking in the morning and evening services at Martha Road Baptist Church, Sunday June 1. Clint was born and raised in Oklahoma and became a Christian at the ...

A line of thunderstorms rumbled across Oklahoma Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, hail and frequent lightning, but there were no reports of tornadoes or major damage. via NewsOK.com

“You know you're from Oklahoma if”

Lists of clever sayings, books with notable quotes, and even memorable quotes from my columns are things I treat like trail mix. via NewsOK.com

“The faculty at NSU labored for many years without many accolades, and these Circle of Excellence Awards are our way of recognizing their achievements in the areas of research, service and teaching.”

Northeastern State University presented the 2007-2008 Circle of Excellence Awards to Dr. via Muskogee Phoenix

“It's a better environment here. It's a lot slower pace out here.”

Nicholas Skaggs is like many other teenagers; he likes tinkering with cars and bikes. via The Shawnee News-Star