In many ways, the head coach of a pro-football team and your role as head of your financial life are simi­lar.

Cathy Bartgis’ Plainview Elemen­tary second-grad­ers sponsored the “Souper Bowl,” a canned-food drive in which fans donated accord­ing to their favorite Super Bowl team.

Dewey Halver­son and one of his sled dogs, “Brady,” ap­peared at the Ardmore Public Library Thursday.

An area woman went to jail Thursday night after having at least one drink too many and allegedly going on a shoplifting spree at a local business.

A local man, arrested for operating a shake and bake methamphetamine lab at a P Street SE resi­dence Friday afternoon, claimed he took advantage of an open window to get inside the residence while the own­er of the house was asleep.

Oklahoma City Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 78 year-old man. He was last seen at Grace Living Center in the 1900 block of NE 50th Street.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam M. Powell has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

What started as a dispute over a coat ended with an ar­rest and felony charges Wednesday.

Steven K. Shepard, 20, was arrested after alleged­ly kicking his way into his 13-year-old ex-girlfriend’s home and assaulting her.

From left, Stacy Keith, Robbie Hartman and Brett Perry have a laugh Thursday as Darla Buck tests a recliner during an open house at the Walnut Ranch Dental Spa.