With five losses under their belts, the Alva Goldbugs were eager for their first win as they took on Blackwell at home ...

The white dome of Boudhanath rises like a silent guardian over the chaotic sprawl of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, crowned by a golden spire that pierces the sky. Painted on each of the spire's four ...

Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial ...

The Woods County Excise Board handled routine business Wednesday morning during their regular meeting. Chairman Chris Olson ...

The title “Man’s best friend” was given to dogs by Fredrick the Great of Prussia between 1740 and 1786. It is true that dogs ...

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball team earned their first conference victory of the season, ...

As the semester comes to a close and Christmas break approaches, Waynoka FFA members continue to find success both in and out ...

The No. 22 Northwestern Oklahoma State women's basketball team defeated East Central, 74-56, to remain undefeated in ...

Next year the timing of the lieutenant governor’s visit to the turkey hunt will be different. Usually, he arrives for the Thursday night meal and sometimes stays the night in Alva. For the 2026 hunt, ...

When the funding for Shannon Johnson's job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done. Johnson taught ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in on Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defended the Trump administration's increasing military pressure on Venezuela during a rare, end-of-year ...

When recruits were repeatedly punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that ...