Woods County News

An 18-year-old allegedly got beat up Sunday at an Alva bar and had to receive medical treatment in Enid for his injuries.

Did you know that Woods County during World War II served as a location for two camps for German prisoners of war ? A traveling exhibit about German POW camps by the TRACES Center for History and Culture in St.

"Use your voice. Fight Meth." That is the message on a number of banners that will be displayed in Woodward's alternative school and Sharon-Mutual schools to fight methamphetamine use.

New indictments involve Edmond doctor BY MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN THE EDMOND SUN A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Thursday against an Alva woman accused of allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from an Edmond doctor and a Woods County health care benefit program.

The Kansas and Oklahoma sections of the Society for Range Management will host their joint 2009 annual meeting Wednesday, Oct.

Angry hunters and landowners have sparked a state investigation of a Coweta man accused of organizing guided hunts on private Oklahoma land he didn't own or lease.

The H1N1 influenza, more commonly called swine flu, managed to stick around throughout the summer, and it looks like it still will be an issue when flu season starts again.

The purpose of new standards mandated by the state for rural police departments, sheriff's offices and state police agencies is to raise the level of professionalism.

Imagine wrestling a pig in the mud. That's only one of the events that will be featured at the Major County Free Fair at 6 p.m. Aug.

Imagine wrestling a pig in the mud. That's only one of the events that will be featured at the Major County Free Fair at 6 p.m. Aug.

A Freedom man has been killed in a single-vehicle crash on a county road in Woods County.

A Waynoka man was bound over for trial Monday in the Dec. 28, 2008, acid attack and death of 18-year-old Nathan Lyon.

"We have no record of that case." This is the response you will receive if you were to visit the Woodward County Court Clerk's office and ask for information regarding a felony lewd molestation case against Edwin Grant Dowty.

As temperatures climb, help has become available for people to beat the heat. OG&E Electric Services made a donation of more than 1,000 electric fans Monday to help low-income and elderly people in its service area across the state this summer.

Fire department to hold charity auction June 13 Cherokee Volunteer Fire Department will have a charity auction June 13 to raise money for Alfalfa/Woods County Relay for Life.

Woods County Mineral Owners Association will have its annual business meeting 6:30 p.m. Friday.

A Woods County man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his brother.

An Alva man was injured Sunday in a two-vehicle accident in Woods County. Roy Earl Perks, 48, was admitted to Share Medical Center in Alva in good condition, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.

A Laverne man is in stable condition at a Kansas hospital after being struck by a trailer being towed by a pickup while he was walking on Oklahoma 14 in Woods County last night, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says.