Historic Union Pacific Steam Train Cuts Arkansas Visit Short

06/09/11 The historic Union Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 844 departed a day early at eight o'clock this morning from North Little Rock rather than Friday to avoid potential flooding problems on its return trip.

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Will Rogers Stampede, rodeo set for 65th annual event in Claremore

05/26/11 For six decades, the Will Rogers Stampede has been conjuring up images of the Old West, just like its namesake once did.

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Shelly Crow, former second chief of Muskogee (Creek) Nation, dies

05/26/11 Shelly Crow, the first woman to serve as second chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, died Monday at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was 63.

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Donna Lee West

05/26/11 Graveside services for Donna Lee West, 85, of Purcell, formerly of Sperry, will be held Friday, May 27, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home.

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Tulsa man critically injured in crash

05/25/11 A Tulsa man was injured in two-vehicle crash this afternoon, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

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Cowtown honors Harris

05/24/11 PILESGROVE TWP. - On the eve of Cowtown Rodeo's 57th season, an event is planned to remember the late Howard Harris III, whose vision and hard work helped promote professional rodeo and put Cowtown on the map.

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'Man of Iba' kept coach's lessons close

04/20/11 Carl Leroy Alexander, a member of Oklahoma State University's back-to-back national championship-winning men's basketball teams of 1945 and 1946, died Sunday in Tulsa. He was 83.

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Sports FYI

04/20/11 OU's Ogle earns national honor: The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has named Oklahoma junior catcher Tyler Ogle the National Hitter of the Week.

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Local business looks to CNG to save cash

04/19/11 With the average price of gas close to $4, people are looking for alternatives. Cities and businesses across Green Country are expressing interest in compressed natural gas.  

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BancFirst Corporation Reports First Quarter Earnings

04/19/11 BancFirst Corporation reported net income of $11.4 million or $0.72 diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2011 compared to net income of $9.3 million or $0.60 diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2010.?

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Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office Lays Off Employees

04/19/11 A backlog at the state medical examiner's office could get even worse as the department cut jobs Tuesday. Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office Hires New Chief

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Boston Marathon finishers from Oklahoma

04/18/11 BOSTON (AP) -- How runners from Oklahoma finished in Monday's Boston Marathon. 288, Jason P. Cook, Norman, 2:44:02. 352, Greg Spencer, Broken Arrow, 2:46:02. 579, Loren D. Todd, Fort Sill, 2:50:39. 730, Russell Ingram, Edmond, 2:53:20. 2100, David L. Thompson, Edmond, 3:05:51. 2134, Jason Collins, Copan, 3:06:11. 212, Katie J. Kramer, Oklahoma City, 3:08:32. 2529, Russell Allison, Norman, 3:08 ...

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Ramona names Citizen of the Year

04/12/11 On March 11, the Ramona Chamber of Commerce held its Second Annual Banquet at the First Baptist Church in Ramona. Co-sponsored by the American Bank of Oklahoma-Ramona branch, more than 100 people attended.

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Captain's hearing loss can't stop Booker T. Washington championship academic team

04/11/11 Zach Gill remembers when the Booker T. Washington High School academic team won the national championship his freshman year. Now a senior and team captain, he wants to hear his school named champions again, ...

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All-State girls basketball capsules

04/10/11 Scored 20 points per game in back-to-back years for the Huskies. Averaged a double-double (21.6 points, 12.4 rebounds) as a senior. Was McDonald's All-America nominee.

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Outdoor's notebook: Swap meet Thursday

04/10/11 The Oklahoma Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Tulsa Fly Fishers will hold its second Annual Fly Tying Show and Swap Meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Fulton Teaching and Learning Academy, 8906 E. 34th ...

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Muskogee Run results

04/10/11 Overall: 1, Jason Tilton, Oklahoma City, 1:01.14. 2, Chad McCarter, Tahlequah, 1:02.42. 3, John Porter, Tulsa, 41, 1:03.28. Age-group results: 16-19: 1, Matt Stultz, Mounds, 1:06.28. 2, Nathan Harlin, Muskogee, 1:08.48. 3, Matt Foreman, Peggs, 1:37.35.

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Greg Wallis, longtime basketball coach at Bixby, Hale high schools, dies at 61

04/01/11 When Greg Wallis made the switch from coaching boys to girls on the basketball court, it didn't take him long to discover that he liked it better.

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700 area troops depart after ceremonies

04/01/11 Ceremonies were held in Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Claremore and Vinita as soldiers left for training before they will go to Afghanistan.

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Girls All-State basketball teams announced

04/01/11 Mannford's Lauren Rogers, Sand Springs' Miranda Sisney and Memorial's Savannah Carter are among the area girls basketball players named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association's All-State Team, the association ...

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