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Special meeting held to determine possible termination of Cache High School teacher
CACHE, Okla. (KSWO) - The special school board meeting to discuss the termination of a Cache High School agricultural teacher took place Tuesday, July 16, with the board ultimately deciding to terminate the teacher’s employment. Kelly Jenkins was the teacher being discussed for termination. The high school principal was...
Help celebrate KOCO 5's 70th anniversary as our On the Road Tour heads to Guthrie
GUTHRIE, Okla. — KOCO 5 is going back On the Road on Wednesday, visiting Guthrie as we continue to celebrate our 70th anniversary. Guthrie has such a rich history in Oklahoma dating back to the Land Run. In 1907, the city actually became the first capital of Oklahoma. On...
Lawton homeless shelter on the brink of closing has change in ownership
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The C Carter Crane Homeless Shelter has a change in ownership to prevent the shelter from closing its doors to the community. Embrace Hope is taking over from the Great Plains Improvement Foundation after financial troubles caused the organization to hand over the keys. “We were...
Roland assistant football coach promoted to head job
Roland High School did not have to look far to find the successor for football coach Austin Cantrell, who played his high school football with the Rangers and left this summer to take a coaching job at Rogers (Ark.) Heritage High School. The Roland Public Schools Board of Education just promoted one of its assistant football coaches.
International Drum Corps Competition Takes Over Broken Arrow High School
People from all over the country were in Broken Arrow to perform in the annual Drums of Summer Drum Corps competition. After hours of making sure they hit every note and got every step on point, the Ohio Bluecoats were ready to compete in the Drum Corps International Drums of Summer.
Washington County voters have until Aug. 2 to register to vote in the GOP primary runoff
Voters in Washington County have until Friday, Aug. 2, to register or switch party affiliation to participate in the upcoming Republican primary runoff for County Commissioner District 2. The runoff election, scheduled for Aug. 27, will see Micheal Colaw and Corey Shivel compete for the position, following Colaw's 36% and...
Sallisaw duo opens with wins at Fargo; all 3 Black Diamonds, Stilwell girl still alive
FARGO, N.D. — Two Sallisaw Black Diamonds wrestlers are still in line for national titles at the 2024 USA National Juniors/Cadet Wrestling Tournament. Cason Craft, who won the Class 4A 106-pound state title in February, opened with a 10-0 win over South Dakota’s Bailey Gillen 10-0 in his 106-pound Junior Division openinground match. He was slated to face Virginia’s Jonathan French in Round of 32.
Norman City Council discusses Comanche Street project, special UNP arena TIF election lawsuit in special meeting
The Norman City Council discussed a project proposal requiring vacating Comanche Street and adjourned into an executive session to discuss the newly filed lawsuit seeking to cancel the special UNP project TIF election at a special meeting Tuesday. During the meeting, City Council members also discussed procedures for pursuing fixing...
Newcomer enthusiastically invests in Bristow community
As people move into and join the Bristow community, many of them remain unseen by locals, choosing to slowly integrate themselves. The same cannot be said for Lara Lee, who moved to Bristow with her husband in March of this year to be nearer to her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren.
Central football coach adding baseball to coaching duties
In a bit of a whirlwind situation, Central High School was in need of filling its baseball coaching job after CHS fast-pitch softball and baseball coach Wes Green was hired as the new Sallisaw Lady Diamonds softball coach, so in last Wednesday night’s Central Public Schools Board of Education meeting, it decided to let the current staff fill the void.
Oklahoma Sooners Defensive Back Applauds SEC Stance On Horns Down Gesture
Oklahoma Sooners' defensive back Bill Bowman was the first member of the Sooners program to enter the media room on Tuesday at the SEC media days in Dallas, Texas, where he applauded the conference's stance on the Sooners' mock "Horns Down" symbol. Many Sooners fans mockingly display in front ...
CERT camp trains students to safely respond to disasters
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (KXII) - High schoolers are learning how to save lives and respond to disasters at a CERT camp at Murray State College this week. CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. They’re trained to immediately help out after disasters, such as the recent tornadoes, and make it easier for emergency services to respond.
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