News

The history of Memorial Day begins in the 1860s

Memorial Day has been celebrated since the end of the Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865. The Civil War claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment …

Altus Animal Welfare Association chosen as finalist at 16th Annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards

The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits hosted its 16th Annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. The event …

Lake Lugert-Altus Irrigation District modernization underway

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was passed by Congress in March of 2021. The intent was to provide direct relief to Americans and rescue the economy from the impact of Covid-19. The State of …

May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month

May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month. Events through the month of May increase the public’s knowledge of the autoimmune disorder every year, which raises money to hopefully fund research into …
Features
The sanctuary was packed with family, employers, friends and supporters of nine individuals who graduated from Drug Court on Wednesday, Dec. 21.      District Judge Brad …
Olustee made the top 3 in the Paint Oklahoma Beautiful contest. 
The MacDowell Club of Allied Arts continued its tradition of the Vespers performance on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the First United Methodist Church of Altus. 
Sports
Good things have come for the Altus Bulldogs baseballers. They swept a doubleheader from Lawton Eisenhower on Monday afternoon at Kiwanis Park by scores of 8-0 and 11-1, which gives them a nine-game …
On Saturday, April 15, Western Oklahoma State College hosted their first Pioneer Shoot Out. The event was held to raise funds for Western’s Shooting Team. The WOSC Shooting Team was named the …
Congratulations to Altus High School Senior, Hunter Meyers, who signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Oklahoma Wesleyan in Bartlesville.
Opinion
The clock is ticking down as we make final preparations for the 59th Legislature. We’ve been busy working with Senate staff to research and draft hundreds of bills in order to get them filed by …
In our first official business of 2023, the House met on Tuesday, January 3 for our constitutionally-required Organizational Day, where we elected leadership and approved rules for the 59th …
Edmond Music had just completed a full refurbishment of a Steinway M, a performance grand piano that fits in our programming space as well as our storage area.