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Senior Center to be addressed at AMA meeting
During the regular meeting of the Altus Municipal Authority on Tuesday evening, council will consider, discuss and possibly vote on implementing procedures to restart the processes for the Senior Citizens Center, and direct staff accordingly. the AMA/City has been at a standstill with the Senior Citizens Center after being bogged down with the problems of location, along with the need to amass additional funds from the MAPS project. The Sen...
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Plans made for ‘Let’s Drive out Cancer’ Golf Tournament
Sheridan’s Sunshine Foundation will be hosting its 2 nd annual “Let’s Drive out Cancer” Golf Tournament on April 27 at Windy Trails Golf Course on Altus Air Force Base. The tournament will be a Best ball, 4 -Man Scramble. Open to everyone. Cost is $45 and this includes Green fees, Cart, Tournament T-shirt, 3 team Mulligans and 2 team Red Bombers. Registration forms are available online at www.sheridansunshinefoundation.com under the SSF ...
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Landscape Painting with Oils Workshop to be held at library
An Adult Landscape Oil Painting Workshop is going to be conducted at the Altus Public Library Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, March 25, 25 and 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. Instructor for the workshop is very well known local landscape artist, Sue Messerly. The workshop is for ages 16 and older and the cost is $30. Reservations for the workshop may be made by calling the library at 580-477-2890. The workshop is sponsored by the Shortgrass I...
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Red Cross offering online babysitting classes
The American Red Cross is now offering a new online class to teach those 11 and older the skills necessary to provide care for children and infants. This 4 hour online course will combine video and interactive activities to develop leadership skills, how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and the children in their care safe and learn basic child care and first aid. Upon successful completion of the online course, students ...
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Ballot question asks Altusans if they want a Charter; Will not determine if Altus will change to a charter
A special election will be held concurrently with our general municipal election on April 2 to determine whether our community wants a city charter. At that time, voters will also elect eight “Freeholders” to draft the prospective charter. This is only a first step, and will not determine if Altus will change to a charter. If the people vote to pass this measure on April 2, the real work will begin, and the candidate-charter will be draft...
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Head Start now taking applications
The local Head Start program, sponsored by Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc., is currently taking applications for the 2013-14 school year. These services depend on parent participation; no money is requested of families. Classrooms have in-town door-to-door transportation, meals, and supplies provided. Services available vary by center and may include preschool for 4 year olds, pre-school for 3 year olds, classrooms for 2 yea...
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Watering violators subject to surcharges and fines
As part of the emergency ordinance passed by City Council March 5, the enforcement of water conservation is in effect. Violators will be subject to surcharges and fines, which could result in revocation of water service to non-compliant customers. City of Altus Chief of Operations Bob Stephenson clarified during an interview this week that the two best ways to avoid any penalties is to conserve the use of water, and manage it properly. Re...
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Public forums set to discuss public transportation
Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc. will hold public transportation forums in SOCAG’s service area. The forums are to discuss and receive input from the public concerning the public transportation needs for the community. These forums will help SOCAG Board of Directors and staff plan for 2014 and beyond. The forums will be held in Altus on March 25 at 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Center located at 900 S. Carver Road, in Mangum on March...
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QuickBooks for Small Businesses set for April 2
QuickBooks software is perfect for small businesses that manage their own payroll, inventory, sales and other business transactions. A comprehensive QuickBooks workshop is scheduled April 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m .at Southwest Technology Center, Seminar Center, 711 West Tamarack Road, Altus. During this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to set up QuickBooks for a business, examine charts of accounts, write checks...
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Schulz receives AARP Oklahoma 2012 Legislative Leadership Award
AARP Oklahoma recently recognized Sen. Mike Schulz with an award for his efforts on behalf of older Oklahomans during the 2012 Legislative Session. AARP Oklahoma presented Schulz with the 2012 Legislative Leadership Award in the Senator’s Oklahoma City office following the group’s annual legislative breakfast at the Capitol. AARP officials selected Schulz for the award for his work on numerous bills that w...
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Crop conditions improving
Oklahoma City - Wheat was rated mostly good to fair, with 37 percent rated poor to very poor according to today’s Oklahoma Crop Weather report issued by the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office. Canola condition ratings also improved, but were still rated mostly fair to poor. Only a few showers fell in Oklahoma over the past week, mainly in eastern Oklahoma. March is off to a dry start, and six of the nine districts have received less than half ...
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Prince of Peace Catholic Church prepares for Easter Celebrations
The Catholic Community of Prince of Peace invites you to celebrate Holy Week with them. Come and celebrate the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, March 24, at 9 a.m. The Spanish celebration of Palm Sunday begins at 1:30 p.m. The Lenten Season ends before Evening Prayed on Holy Thursday March 28. The Easter Triduum begins with the celebration of Holy Mass at 7:30 p.m. on Holy Thursday. The Stations of the Cross will be prayed...
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Three arrested in Saturday residential burglary
Altus Police responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Debbie Street on Saturday afternoon at Officers arrived at approximately 4:50 p.m. The call resulted in the arrests of two Altus women and an Altus man on burglary charges. Witnesses told police that a black extended cab pickup, parked in the driveway of the victims residence. All of the occupants then entered the house. The vehicle left and was spotted near the intersection of Brad...
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Local Toastmaster’s Compete in Speech Contest
The Red River Toastmasters Club of Altus recently hosted their local International Speech and Table Topics Contest. The contest was held at the Altus Public Library on March 9. Contestants from the Red River Toastmaster Clubs competed for a spot in the area speech contest to be held next month in Duncan, OK. The winners for the contest were: Connie Visitacian, 1st Place - International Speech and 1st place Table Topics Speech. Kelly Baker 2...
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Watercolor classes to be held in Medicine Park
Medicine Park - Cobblestone Galleries will be hosting a Watercolor/Sketching Plein Air Workshop by watercolorist Tom Biggs on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, for only $60 per person. Spaces are limited, so sign-up before April 4. Details about the workshop may be seen on www.cobblestonegalleries.com or visit Cobblestone Galleries on Facebook. Participants will meet at the Cobblestone Classroom Annex and then head out to sketch and pa...
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Teen dies in early Saturday accident, several injured
A Granite teenage was pronounced dead at the scene of an early Saturday morning accident in Greer County. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 12:47 a.m. Saturday on County Road 1390, a dirt road, two miles east of State Hwy 6 in Greer County. Michael Wayne Williams, 35, of Granite, was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban when he was said to have failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the left sid...
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35 Altusans to attend Quail Breakfast in Washington D.C.
The 51 st Annual Quail Breakfast is scheduled for March 19 - 21. Approximately 35 people from Altus are set to make the trip to Washington D.C. this year. On Tuesday March 19, the Altus group and selected guests will have dinner with all those attending from Altus at the Phoenix Park Hotel. The dinner is hosted by the Altus Military Affairs Committee. On Wednesday, March 20 meetings are scheduled with the Oklahoma Congressional delegation ...
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Police investigating two overnight burglaries
Altus police are investigating two overnight burglaries to local businesses. At 3:33 a.m., police responded to 2116 E. Broadway, Altus Motor sports, on an alarm. Unknown subject(s) broke out the window on the front of the building with a rock. It is unknown at this time what items were taken. At 4:51 a.m., a witness called police about suspicious subjects in front of Action Pawn, 315 S. Main. When police arrived they discovered the glass on...
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Vietnam vets to be honored with weekend events
Fort Sill – Service members returning from the recent wars have received heroes’ welcome. This wasn’t true for our Vietnam veterans and the Lawton-Fort Sill community is going to fix that. All Vietnam veterans are invited to be the guests of honor during a weekend celebration filled with special events March 29 and 30. Friday’s events will take place on Fort Sill. Veterans will participate in a welcome home procession and ceremony, be h...
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