Jackson County News

MANGUM a ' The Mangum Police Department's assistant chief has been suspended indefinitely after being charged with driving while intoxicated.

Amie Stafford of Altus was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign in connection with this accident at the intersection of Tamarack and N. Park Lane Monday afternoon.

ALTUS a ' Citizens in Jackson County and City of Altus are encouraged to use caution over the next few days as the thermometer rises to over 100 and the heat index is even higher, according to local emergency managers.

A benefit fund has been set up at the First National Bank in Altus, Hobart and Mountain Park for Kevin Lile, 28, of Roosevelt, who broke his neck in a driving accident west of Roosevelt June 13.

An amended petition was filed in Jackson County District Court Tuesday adding 14 new defendants to a suit filed in January by First National Bank of Altus foreclosing on Quartz Mountain Aerospace.

Whether you call it Swine Flu or H1N1, the virus has officially been classified a pandemic this week.

Clint Abernathy of Altus has been declared elected to a three year term on the Jackson County Conservation District Board of Directors by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, according to Mike Thralls, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.

ALTUS a 'A Michelle, L. Calvert, 34, and Patrick D. Robinson, 27, have both been arrested for homicide - murder in the first degree, conspiracy, and robbery, in connection with Sundaya TMs murder of Hai Phan of Altus.

On May 31, at 2:14 a.m., officers of the Altus Police Department responded to the area of 1209 Springfield on a shots fired call.

A creek bridge east of Altus collapsed Friday evening as a train was passing over.

No injuries have been reported after a railway bridge truss collapsed southeast of Altus, resulting in a train derailment.

Despite the uncertainty faced by many impoverished children living with food insecurity, many elementary school students found a continuous source of hope each weekend in a backpack full of food provided by the Regional Food Bank of Oklahomaa s Food 4 Kids program.

From left, Sheriff Roger Levick, SA Ross Bergstresser, Deputy Kevin Walker, SSgt Matthew Treadwell and FOP Vice-President David Dickerson pose for the cameras after the awards ceremony.

State health officials have confirmed five more cases of swine flu in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on its Web site that there were 57 cases of swine flu in the state as of yesterday.

According to court documents, Bernie Joe Haumesser Jr., of Altus and Hollis, was charged with first degree rape and lewd molestation in the third judicial district court in Jackson County this past week.

Altus_Police learned how to save lives Wednesday and they did it, of all places, in an old abandoned hotel.

A Fort Sill soldier is under arrests for murder, but it didn't happen in Lawton.

Jackson County_A murder investigation in Jackson County took a bizarre twist. On Friday, authorities said the person who killed an Eldorado bar owner is a Fort Sill soldier and former Olustee Reserve Police Officer.

Jackson County_Investigators in Jackson County said they have a homicide on their hands.

The Municipal Trust Authority, in closed-door executive session, will be updated on pending legal action filed last year in Jackson County District Court.