Cimarron County News

While the Midwest is suffering through another round of flooding from record setting rainfall this spring, just next door in parts of Oklahoma, conditions are very different .

Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Terry Peach is planning a visit to the drought-stricken Oklahoma Panhandle next week.

Heavy rains are flooding crops across the Midwest and most of Oklahoma, but the Oklahoma Panhandle has been hit with one of the worst droughts in its history.

Government forecasters have upgraded drought conditions in the Oklahoma Panhandle to "exceptional" and compare them to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

The state secretary of agriculture asked the governor Wednesday afternoon to start the process of classifying the Oklahoma Panhandle as a disaster area because of an extreme drought, said Jack Carson, spokesman ...

Wheat farmers and cattle ranchers in the western Panhandle are prodding state government to notice their plight as a yearlong drought, labeled "extreme" by forecasters, has forced farmers to sell off cattle, ...

Scattered rain moved from northwest to southeast this morning through the Oklahoma City area. via KWTV Oklahoma City

“What we're seeing now is really not extraordinary fire behavior and fire danger”

' Two grass fires in far western Oklahoma jumped to life and were put out again three times Friday, keeping firefighters and land owners anxious but causing no structural damage. via NewsOK.com

“And unfortunately, either on purpose or by accident, a majority of the fires in Oklahoma are by human cause.”

Jason Rogers, Driver Engineer at Station 3 in Norman, climbs into a fire truck Monday evening. via The HUB - Norman Campus Articles

Warm temperatures will return this afternoon with highs in the 60s throughout the state, according to the National Weather Service. via NewsOK.com

“I will not hesitate to reinstate the ban if conditions warrant it.”

Southerly to southwesterly winds this afternoon will bring dry and mild conditions to Oklahoma. via NewsOK.com

After a weekend of heavy rain in many areas of Oklahoma, Governor Brad Henry lifts the state's burn ban today for all but Cimarron and Texas counties in the Panhandle. via KTEN-TV Denison

A Boise City man is taken to a hospital after a collision with a cow on a rural Panhandle highway. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Hooker School Board Place 3: Denice Paden Kaley Martens Jerry wiebe Cimarron County Commission District 2: Dane Konkel Steven D. Perry C.J. Rose Balko Public Schools in Beaver County, OK. via KVII-TV Amarillo

Dry, windy conditions are expected today throughout Oklahoma, making conditions ripe for fire danger, the National Weather Service said. via NewsOK.com

“Even if it's a small amount, that local board can sit at the table and listen to their superintendent's needs and staff needs and make decisions”

Tulsa Public Schools would have received a check for more than $2 million this year if lottery funds were sent directly to districts, according to figures released Thursday by the Oklahoma State Department of ... via TulsaWorld.com - State

The strong cold front that on Wednesday pushed through Oklahoma has left chilling temperatures in its wake. via NewsOK.com

A motorcycle cruises over the scenic Cimarron Heritage Trail Byway in neighboring Cimarron County. via Guymon Daily Herald