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VIDEO: Lightning illuminates tornado as it hits Woodward
Woodward News assistant editor Rowynn Ricks captured this video near 34th Street in Woodward as a tornado touched down early Sunday morning, killing five people and injuring dozens more.
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Local church to hold prayer vigil for Moore tornado victims
The First Christian Church in Woodward will be holding a prayer vigil tonight at 6 p.m. in support of the victims of the tornado that struck Moore on Monday.
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Donations being taken at armory today
If you would like to send items to help the victims of Monday's tornado that ripped through Moore, donations are being accepted at the old armory building at Crystal Beach Park through 5 p.m. today.
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected to climb, officials said.
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Woodward County fire departments send assistance to Moore
A search and rescue task force from Woodward County was deployed to help assist with the response to the devastating tornado that ripped through Moore and south Oklahoma City Monday afternoon.
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Police: School near OKC directly hit by tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.
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Projects on city agenda
Renovation and construction projects are the theme for the Woodward City Commission's regular meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
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Museum hosting history lectures
If you've lived here long enough then you've surely heard about Woodward's "favorite son" Temple Houston, his famous "Soiled Dove" speech, and his infamous shootout with the Jennings brothers.
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Season approaching for Farmer’s Market
The Woodward Farmer's Market will be in a new location when it opens for the 2013 season on May 25.
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Routine items on agenda
The Board of Woodward County Commissioners will address a number of routine annual items during their regular meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the county courthouse.
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Walleye Rodeo is under way
CANTON - The Walleye Rodeo is under way in Canton with a number of events taking place.
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