A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks. Mikal Mahdi ...

Looking to cut pollution from its fleet of diesel-burning school buses, an Oklahoma school district last year doubled its electric vehicles. The Shawnee Public Schools, a 3,300-student district about ...

With egg prices stubbornly high, the internet has offered up a host of alternatives, with crafters painting rocks and influencers dyeing everything from marshmallows to potatoes. "Finally a use for B ...

Exactly enough board members arrived for a quorum of the Alva Parks and Recreation Board meeting Wednesday. Chairman Shane Hansen opened the meeting with members Gail Swallow, Heath Shelite, Gregg ...

The book of Psalm in the Bible opens up with an incredibly powerful verse that makes us think about where we spend our time. Psalm 1:1-2 says, “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the ...

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State made it eight straight wins on Sunday afternoon following a doubleheader sweep over the ...

As we saw last week, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. The same 73 people voted for both of them. When the so-called “Founding ...

Years ago, right after I began CoffeeTime column, a friend suggested I write an article addressing ‘Dealing with your ex after the divorce.’ Now, I don’t know much, but I do know that a writer is ...

An interest in history and a trip to a local site inspired Deborah Burian's latest display at Graceful Arts Gallery in Alva.

Written records are necessary. I have a recurring dream that I am back in the classroom, the nine weeks are over, and I have no grades recorded. Thankfully, I wake up before the cards go out. That is ...

After years of film photography, Dennis Burian has traded his camera for a paintbrush. His resulting watercolors are paired with oil paintings by his wife Deborah Burian as the featured exhibit for ...

The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) honored outstanding educators from across the state during its annual Teacher Appreciation Day on April 3. All 46 members of the OSSM Class of ...