County Commissioner Wade Anders watches as a new 97-foot I-beams weighing 81,000 pounds a piece are placed on this bridge under construction 4.5 miles west of Arapaho at Barnitz Creek. Funding for the eventually completed $1-million project is 75 percent federal and 25 percent from the state.
A Custer County prisoner who escaped from custody just after Saturday midnight was recaptured that afternoon still wearing his handcuffs.
The Washita National Wildlife Refuge and Foss State Park will host a free wildlife tour on Saturday, Feb. 8.
WEDNESDAY
The state of Oklahoma announced the launch of a new digital solution for residents to quickly and conveniently renew their vehicle registrations and order birth certificates.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced USDA will begin taking applications for the second round of $550 million in ReConnect Program loan and grant funding on Jan. 31.




