Stevens to be tried for murder

It may not be the real thing, but with young actors and the appropriate props, organizers said Wednesday’s “reality party” will give adults an inside look at what really goes on during a teenage drinking party.

Capt. Ronnie Hampton, Commander Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop F, Ardmore, announced Thursday that area troopers are conducting “Operation HEAT.”

Danny Hale, president of the Board of Sunshine Industries, helps himself to hors d’oeuvres Thursday during an open house and celebration of Sunshine’s 40th anniversary. Recognitions and awards took place and the Spirit of Ardmore Trolley to Sunshine Adult Day Services and Southern Oklahoma Supported Employment was in service.

Sam Baugh sets up Christmas decorations Thursday at Hardy Murphy Coliseum for the 38th Annual Carter County Arts and Crafts Festival and Food Fair. The festival is sponsored by the Carter County Association For Home and Community Education and is open today and Saturday.

Friday the 13th ended up being unlucky for an Ardmore man trying to elude the police.

Patricia Whitener, chapter manager for the American Red Cross of South Central OK headquartered in Ardmore, said the local chapter is looking for people interested in becoming trained disaster volunteers.

The mother of two children who died as she was endeavoring to manufacture drugs was sentenced on one of the counts she faced Tuesday.

Sooner Home Health Care announced Monday that is has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a group including the top performing home health agencies in the United States.

With only three weeks remaining before the Dec. 9 OQBN Vac-45 sale at Red River Livestock Auction, we have issued 1,622 ear tags to date.