Friday Jul 11 | Woodward News
Fuel price straining education budget
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.
Wheat harvest better than last year for most
Harvesting crews have all but moved north about a week ago. The region's wheat producers can breathe a sigh of relief that the crop is in and in most areas, was considered better than last years, according to ...
Cecil E. Davis, 93, Las Animas, also a resident of Bristol Head Acres near Creede, died on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008 at his Las Animas home.
Man dies after motorcycle hits tree in Arnett
ARNETT - A Texas man died Thursday night after the motorcycle he was riding struck a tree in Arnett, authorities said.
Mercy Hospital representatives are still hopeful of awarding the contract for construction of a new hospital building, but the problem of financing the project in the face of unexpectedly high costs has not yet ...
Man says cyanide was enough 'to kill a city' [9 mins ago]
' A Texas man, who made his initial appearance in federal court Wednesday, had bragged earlier of trying to sell 100 pounds of cyanide briquettes and said he had enough of the deadly chemical to kill a city, ... via KWTV Oklahoma City
Shattuck Main Street offers grant
“This is the second time we've offered a grant in recent years.”
Shattuck Main Street is offering a grant to help keep the face of Main Street beautiful. via Woodward News
Shattuck hosting chili-chocolate cook-off
“All entries have to be ready to go at 5:30 so that tasters can begin to walk through and make their votes”
It was a chocolate lover's dream - two layers of moist, dark chocolate cake, sandwiching caramel candies, Heath candies and whipped topping. via Woodward News
Bids awarded for Fuller Park, baseball complex
With a bid of almost $6.7 million, the local company Kline Mechanical & Construction was awarded the Fuller Park and baseball complex construction projects during Monday's Woodward City Commission meeting. via Woodward News
Center to raise funds with flowers
“We will also have baked goods and donated craft items for sale”
Looking for memorial flower arrangements? The Shattuck Senior Center is offering "beautiful flowers at good prices," said Harriet Ray, center coordinator. via Woodward News
The Woodward Elks Lodge and the Woodward Moose Lodge has joined forces once again and will be sponsoring the town easter egg hunt Sunday. via Woodward News
A Shattuck man died from injuries suffered in an accident Tuesday morning. Jeremy Delarosa, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene of head and internal injuries, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report. via The Enid News
Shattuck Man Dies In Ellis County Crash
A Shattuck man was killed when he crashed his pickup truck on a county road in Ellis County, troopers said. via KOCO-TV Oklahoma City
AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma
“He is an exemplary model in the community and a tireless advocate for kids and educators at the local, state and national levels.”
The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence announced winners of its Oklahoma Medal for Excellence awards honoring the state's top educators and an outstanding alternative education program. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma
Firefighters from several cities are battling a large grass fire near Fargo. The fire has been burning since 11:30 a.m. between Sharon and Shattuck, but fire officials don't know how many acres are involved, ... via NewsOK.com
Oklahoma Fires Destroy Buildings, Vehicles
Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported as fires whipped by fierce winds charred thousands of acres of Oklahoma grassland and destroyed buildings and ... via Insurance Journal West
Firefighters Treated For Smoke Inhala
Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation while battling a grass fire Monday that required the work of 40 fire departments. via KTUL-TV Tulsa
Zoning change won't benefit neighborhood
We are writing to alert concerned community members and homeowners throughout the Casey Shattuck subdivision to a proposed rezoning which would create a "light commercial" area out of an entire block in this ... via Juneau Empire
Two arrested at Marines Office protest
“They took some large chains they brought with them in the morning and connected themselves together like a long chain gang”
Two men were arrested early tonight during a protest of a controversial U.S. Marine recruiting office in Berkeley after a violent scuffle broke out between dozens of protestors and police. via ABC7 - KGO-TV/DT
The waiting game: Silver lining still hazy in housing market
“Clearly a negative psychology pervades consumers, which has hurt home buying”
The waiting game: Silver lining still hazy in housing market By J.W. Elphinstone, Associated Press Monday, January 7, 2008 The upside to a housing slump is cheaper homes. via Daily Camera