Alfalfa County News

The sexual assault cases against Dean Leroy Freerksen III are essentially at a standstill, according to Assistant District Attorney Westline Ritter.

Cherokee Friends of the Library is planning a reception on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, in honor of all remaining World War II servicemen and women from the county.

A Woodward couple have been charged with operating "a lewd, obscene and indecent house." This makes the third time in four months that Dean Leroy Freerksen III and Alicia Danielle Freerksen have been charged in connection with illicit interactions with minors.

Johnnie Leon Hess, 55, of Manchester drowned at about 8 p.m. Saturday in a private lake near Byron in Alfalfa County.

A Manchester man drowned Saturday night in a private lake in Alfalfa County after attempting to swim from one shore to the other, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Johnnie Leon Hess, 55, of Manchester drowned at about 8 p.m. Saturday in a private lake near Byron in Alfalfa County.

Joseph Madson has been cooking all of his life, and now he is cooking to raise money for a personal mission in Mexico.

Tennis ball-sized hail and strong winds damaged structures in Alfalfa County late Monday as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area.

Northwest Oklahoma received some strong storms, including large hail and damaging winds, late Monday night.

Enid Civitan Club to meet today Enid Civitan Club will have its board meeting at 7 p.m. today at Civitan Homes, 1314 N. Garland.

A Jet man died Thursday after his pickup went off an Alfalfa County road into a creek and he was trapped in six feet of water.

A 42-year-old Jet man has died after his pickup left an Alfalfa County road and rolled into a creek.

Two Carmen residents were hospitalized Thursday following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Oklahoma 45 and Oklahoma 58 in Alfalfa County.

James Crabtree Correctional Center will remain open, despite rumors that circulated during the recent legislative session the prison could be closed.

Trail Tales is Saturday Chisholm Trail Coalition will present "Trail Tales," a re-enactment tour of historical downtown Enid, at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Families across Oklahoma will be digging their way to a better economy this weekend in Alfalfa County, where a muddy mess is proving to be a big money maker.

An Enid woman was hospitalized following a one-vehicle crash at 4:05 p.m. Saturday, 2.7 miles south of Goltry in Alfalfa County.

Editor's note: For more information and updates about VORTEX2, go here . If the Weather Channel was looking for a ratings home run, it appears to have struck out.

Even if you wanted to try it, the folks here in Goltry, Okla., would tell you it's probably impossible to do 300 km/h through this town of 268 people.

Forecasters are warning that additional rainfall could spell trouble for waterlogged parts of the state.