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Graduating with honors: Accident survivor walks Garber High School stage

Ruth Ann — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:41:35 +0000

GARBER—Rudi Kroll isn’t letting a traumatic brain injury (TBI) get in the way of her chasing her dreams. The Garber High School senior graduated with honors on May 12 and...

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Nescatunga Arts Festival celebrates 55 years

Ruth Ann — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:16:42 +0000

ALVA—Since 1971, the Nescatunga Arts and Humanities Council has been bringing artists together and focusing on humanitarian endeavors in the Alva area. Prior to the birth of the council, there...

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Down memory lane: Nardin celebrates its heritage May 23

Ruth Ann — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:41:48 +0000

NARDIN—In the far northwest corner of Kay County six miles west of I-35 almost into Grant County on Oklahoma 11 lies the tiny unincorporated town of Nardin. When the Cherokee...

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Fish and eat it too at Canton’s The Overlook

Ruth Ann — Sat, 09 May 2026 14:47:39 +0000

CANTON—Turns out you can fish and eat it too at The Overlook. Literally located on the south side of the dam of Canton Lake, this catfish café first opened for...

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Movie turns 30: ‘Twister’ celebration will hit Wakita head on

Ruth Ann — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:44:58 +0000

WAKITA—Three decades ago, a tornadic flurry of film crews, movie stars, and budding actors and actresses blew through the small rural town in Grant County that is almost on the...

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Marketing the past: Deer Creek Mercantile invites visitors to shop rural America

Ruth Ann — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:26:23 +0000

DEER CREEK—Not far from the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, one would be hard-pressed to believe there is much to do in a rural community of less than 80 residents along Oklahoma...

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On the corner: Café serves more than comfort food in Medford

Ruth Ann — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:06:57 +0000

MEDFORD—The corner café that Megan Kirby once waitressed for in high school she now runs and cooks her own daily specials. The Medford native purchased the building from her former...

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Cold case still haunts Avard

Ruth Ann — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:17:29 +0000

AVARD—It’s been 70 years since Mildred Ann “Annie” Newlin Reynolds mysteriously died on a red dirt road outside of Avard. That Tuesday, March 13, 1956, started like any other day...

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Finding peace, comfort at the Fatima shrine in Bison

Ruth Ann — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:14:21 +0000

BISON—As Easter is upon us, many in Northwest Oklahoma will pause and reflect on the meaning of this sacred religious holiday recognizing the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some...

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Join other outlaws in Garber for ‘Robber’s Roost’

Ruth Ann — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:21:38 +0000

GARBER—See how the west was really won this April in downtown Garber when Garber Community Theater presents its interactive spring melodrama “Robber’s Roost.” The comedic western opens with Minnie Belle...

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