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December 22, 2012

NWOSU briefs

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Woodward, Okla. — Northwestern to close for holiday

Northwestern Oklahoma State University will close for the holiday break beginning Monday, Dec. 24. Campus offices in Alva, Enid and Woodward will open again on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.

The spring semester will begin on Monday, Jan. 14. Enrollment for spring courses is open and new and returning students are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible to ensure course availability. The spring semester schedule of courses is available online at www.nwosu.edu/course-schedules.



Northwestern art society earns award

‘Tis the season to do something nice for others and give to those in need. Giving back is what the members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society (NAS) do year round, and because of the group’s service learning efforts in the 2011-2012 school year, they have been given the perSERVEring Ranger Award by the Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement (SLICE).

The perSERVEring Ranger Award is designed to recognize an outstanding club or organization serving within the Northwestern communities and campuses.

Melton wins scholarship

This fall, Sarah Melton was awarded  the Dean Ranson Scholarship for the 2012-2013 school year at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

The Dean Ranson Scholarship was established at Northwestern in 2003 in honor of Ranson, of Fairview by his daughters and their families.  The scholarship provides financial assistance to full-time continuing Northwestern students with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average.  

Melton, who will be a junior next semester, plans to major in social work and help children.  She graduated from Mooreland and attends classses on the Woodward campus.

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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.

    May 21, 2013

  • fireweb.jpg 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.

    May 20, 2013 1 Photo

  • 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.

    May 20, 2013

  • 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.

    May 19, 2013

  • 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.

    May 19, 2013

  • 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.

    May 17, 2013

  • 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.

    May 17, 2013

  • Walleye Rodeo is under way

    CANTON -  The Walleye Rodeo is under way in Canton with a number of events taking place.

    May 17, 2013

  • Police look for stabbing suspect

    Woodward Police are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred early Wednesday morning at a residence in west Woodward.

    May 16, 2013

  • Seatbelts can make a difference

    Just a few seconds.
    That's all it takes to buckle up.
    And wearing your seatbelt can make all the difference when it comes to surviving a traffic accident, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

    May 16, 2013