Major County News

A 65-year-old Fairview man was killed Wednesday morning in a head-on collision on U.S. 412 about a mile and a half west of the junction with Oklahoma 58 in Major County.

Fairview will host the Major County Health Fair on Thursday at the Exhibit Building of Major County Fairgrounds.

A couple in Fairview, Okla., and their two children abused a Liberian girl they adopted along with her four sisters, authorities allege.

This is the 19th year of the Two-Cylinder Tractor Show and the 24th year of the Threshing Bee, sponsored by Major County Historical Society.

The 2009 Major County Free Fair will be held Aug. 27-29, according to Dana Baldwin, OSU Extension Office educator.

A Monday morning vehicle accident in Major County resulted in the death of a Chester woman.

A Monday morning vehicle accident in Major County resulted in the death of a Chester woman.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified a man Tuesday who was listed in critical condition Monday afternoon after a one-vehicle accident west of Ringwood.

If ever I was tasked with responsibility to name a town, I think I would call it Guess, just to mess with people's minds.

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

Mother Nature couldn't break a record high Saturday afternoon, but it wasn't for a lack of trying.

A large fire in Major County darkened skies in the Enid area Friday afternoon as crews from surrounding counties raced to put out the blaze.

"Way out here in this little Western Oklahoma town, we need art." That is why Linda Rous has taken on the task of chairing the 31st annual Fairview Show of the Arts, which is set for this Saturday.

Most Oklahoma highways that had been closed on Sunday due to high water are again open, officials said.

Severe weather continued to roll across the state Wednesday, and storms were expected to continue throughout the week.

Heavy rain has forced two state highways to be closed off because of high water.

Oklahoma Department Transportation reports some roads are closed due to high water.

Three sections of highway remain closed in northwest Oklahoma due to flooding resulting from heavy rains overnight.