This is a subject people don't talk about because there "just dogs." Owners of these dogs have had to go to a nursing home or died. Lots of families or friends don't want them, so they dump them at shelters or put them down or dump them out somewhere. PAWS has dealt with this for years. I personally have taken many "old dogs" home with me over the years, because I felt sorry for them living at PAWS and not getting adopted. 

Ada Jobs Foundation has applied to the Ada-based Science and Natural Resources Foundation for funds to support Call-A-Ride, Pontotoc County’s public transportation program.

A special event is set for this weekend in McAlester.

An amended petition filed in Pittsburg County District Court claims workers inherited a “ticking time bomb” the morning a January explosion killed five men and severely injured another near Quinton.

Editor's Note: Elise Solloway is a correspondent for the Woodward News. She recently received a kidney transplant after fighting a genetic kidney disease. She underwent successful transplant surgery in October and is telling her story this week in the Woodward News.

Officials with the Oklahoma Insurance Department toured the Tenkiller Lake area Dec. 13, assessing damages caused by an EF2 tornado in November.

A Muskogee man was sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction for kidnapping, according to court documents.

A fire destroyed a vehicle on North N Street and badly burned the home next to it early Thursday morning.

Fifth-graders pursue different projects at New Tech at Cherokee Elementary School with laptops at hand.

NORMAN — “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.”

NORMAN — Two men and one woman have been charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery last weekend.

Thousands turned out Thursday night for the Candy Cane Cash 2018 drawing at Chisholm Trail Expo Center, and several lucky people walked away with combined total of $15,000.

Enid Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children detectives arrested a 35-year-old sex offender Wednesday on a complaint of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with minor by means of technology.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against GEFCO and an employee Thursday over a February work-site fatality of a Texas man.

Plans for the opening of the city of McAlester’s new ice skating rink have been drawing lots of attention.

ENID, Okla. — Two Enid schools went into lockdown Thursday afternoon as police pursued a suspect, believed to be armed, who was threatening to shoot himself, according to Enid Police Department.

An Enid sex offender has registered with Enid Police Department as required by law but will have to move due to living restrictions, police said.

This week’s position is from the World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Specifically, this week’s position arose in the third game of tiebreaker. Carlsen was white; Caruana, black. Carlsen employs a pin to activate his bishops and turn the pawn count in his favor.

Governor-elect Kevin Stitt told voters on the campaign trail that his administration would not be politics as usual. The Tulsa businessman didn’t think career politicians would be able to fix what’s ailing Oklahoma. His message found a lot of support among rural Oklahomans, who overwhelmingly backed Stitt in the general election. It should come as little surprise that Stitt went to rural Oklahoma to find a member of his cabinet to serve as Secretary of Agriculture. That position will go to Stillwater resident Blayne Arthur.

Members of the Downtown McAlester Tax Increment Financing Review Committee voted during their Wednesday meeting to send two questions to the city’s Ethics Board, both related to Ward 5 City Councilor Zach Prichard and his position with the group.

Editor's Note: Elise Solloway is a correspondent for the Woodward News. She recently received a kidney transplant after fighting a genetic kidney disease. She underwent successful transplant surgery in October and is telling her story this week in the Woodward News.

Candy and Christmas go together like stripes on peppermint.

Suicide has long been recognized as one of the most serious threats to teens, though stigma and misunderstanding persist even as better data and prevention programs emerge.

The Gospel Rescue Mission has released the third in a series of papers surrounding the issue of poverty in Muskogee.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity does its part annually to bring Christmas cheer to Muskogee-area children by hosting the Santa Claus Breakfast.

NORMAN — More layoffs are coming at the University of Oklahoma in the new year, following a round that saw a few dozen employees leave last month.

NORMAN — Unionized city employees have been waiting for a finalized contract with the city since June. Union president Henry Baskeyfield said they're tired of waiting.

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Longtime Ward 5 City Councilor Buddy Garvin resigned from his post on the McAlester City Council after the council declined to pay a claim for $7,500 that Garvin said the city owed him for a car damaged by a city construction equipment operator in 2017.

Edmond lost a dear friend and a champion of city government Tuesday with the untimely death of Mayor Charles Lamb. Lamb, 72, passed away at home.

A petition to disqualify an Edmond candidate for city council has failed. Ward 2 City Council candidate Josh Moore will be retained on the ballot for Edmond voters.

Members of the downtown Tax Increment Financing Review Committee are considering a new economic development project plan for downtown McAlester.

Editor's Note: Elise Solloway is a correspondent for the Woodward News. She recently received a kidney transplant after fighting a genetic kidney disease. She underwent successful transplant surgery in October and will share her story over the next three issues of the Woodward News.

Fresh evergreen springs and trees and certain flowering plants have become traditions of the winter season, enhancing the holiday spirit.

Officials are still assessing the damages left in the aftermath of a tornado that hit several properties near the Tenkiller Lake area on Nov. 30.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has told the Cherokee Nation it disagrees with the tribal high court's ability to establish laws, specifically in regard to the case of the Freedmen - and that provisions in the 1976 tribal constitution should still stand.

A Tuesday morning police pursuit ended at approximately 5 a.m. when a woman fleeing from police slammed her car into Speedway Grille on West Okmulgee Avenue.

Students young and old were congratulated amid music and cheers Tuesday night as they graduated from a collection of programs under the Bridges Out Of Poverty umbrella.

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma President James Gallogly has denied ever sending a threatening message to his predecessor David Boren.

The relationship between OU President James Gallogly and his predecessor, David Boren, has crumbled amid threats and feuding over the financial status of the university and other issues, according to multiple sources within the university community.

EDMOND — The top dogs from across the country and around the world will be returning to Orlando, Fla. Saturday and Sunday for the 18th annual AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin. Local resident, Sara Winsted McMillan and her male saluki, Puzzle, will be among contenders at the event.

The statue depicts a soldier calling for a helicopter to rescue a second, wounded warrior. While visitors stand nearby the memorial, they download video and audio histories of the veterans who came before them, preserving the stories in data that will outlive the tellers.

A Waukomis Police Department report lists two people killed in a fire this summer at a home on Highland Drive as Rusty Dean Hurst and Stephanie Rae Hurst.