Oxford News

It was suppose to be a trip to celebrate a year in the United States - graduation, school out for the summer and a celebration of all that is good with America.

A thunderstorm in the Oxford area Tuesday night produced a wall cloud and several funnels that moved southeast and hovered over the Strother Field area for nearly two hours, officials said.

Projected loss of state funds to USD 465 school district is $619,000 By DAVE SEATON and ROY GRABER Winfield Publishing Co.

Aug. 8 is the wedding date selected by Lynn Hamilton and Justin Hofeldt. Parents of the couple are Shelley Patterson of Wichita, Kan., and Terry Hamilton of Oxford, Kan.; and Betty Hofeldt of Havre and Mike Hofeldt of Helena.

Crews continue restoration efforts in areas hardest hit by the weekend's storm. Weather and road conditions Saturday and the level of damage have caused Westar to refine its restoration estimate.

Republican Sen. Steve Abrams bucked his party and voted against a compromise budget bill that passed the Legislature Thursday because, he said, it cuts too deeply from education.

With a blast of icy weather moving through the area in the past 24 hours, it's no surprise that some motorists are feeling winter's wrath full force.

The Cowley County Commission voted to appoint three new members to the Cowley County Mental Health Board of Directors at its regular meeting Tuesday.