Collected Wisdom: Donnie Gay Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment Donnie Gay won eight bull riding world championships in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys’ Association: 1974-77, 1979-81 and 1984. A native of Mesquite, Texas, Gay is now general manager of the...

Oklahoman Billy Etbauer eyes 6th world title at National Finals Rodeo Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a weekly series on National Finals Rodeo qualifiers from Oklahoma. Billy Etbauer has a chance to make history at this year’s National Finals Rodeo....

Area briefs: Community craft fair set in Newcastle Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment NEWCASTLE Community craft fair set Mistletoe Madness, an arts and crafts fair, will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Newcastle Community Center, 705 NW 10. The show includes vendors with stained...

Birthday bulldogger covets NFR Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Editor’s Note: This is the sixth story in a weekly series on National Finals Rodeo qualifiers from Oklahoma. Stockton Graves always wants to celebrate his birthday in Las Vegas. If he does,...

Deer breeding is big business Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Should a buck that is legally killed by a hunter in the wild, but is not wild, be considered as a potential state record? That’s the circumstances surrounding a Chandler hunter who bagged a...

Three Oklahomans eye world crown at National Finals Steer Roping Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment This is the fifth in a weekly series on National Finals Rodeo qualifiers from Oklahoma. Three Oklahoma cowboys will be seeking their first world title at next weekend’s National Finals Steer...

JOURNAL ENTRIES: Obama electrifies Ozarks crowd Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment Welcome to Journal Entries, an occasional feature in The Oklahoman. These are the kind of everyday, slice-of-life stories that you’d tell your best friend. They might make you smile, laugh or...

One last ride at NFR? Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a weekly series on National Finals Rodeo qualifiers from Oklahoma. The National Finals Rodeo won’t be Bobby Griswold’s last rodeo, but it...

Sonics Stun Spurs, Snap Losing Streak Sun, Nov 26, 2006 SEATTLE (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jump shot with 32.6 seconds remaining and Seattle stunned the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 88-85 on...

Fourth of July: Your guide to weekend holiday events and travel Mon, Jul 2, 2007 Schedule subject to change due to weather. Today • McLoud, Blackberry Festival. At McLoud City Park. 5 p.m. to midnight through Sunday. Saturday • Edmond, LibertyFest. Car show from 9...

Weekend Look: Events in town and around Mon, Jul 2, 2007 Metro Fireworks and music 1 .Celebrate July Fourth at the inaugural Red, White & Boom on the River . The festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. Monday with the KOMA-FM 92.5 Rock and Roll Reunion...

Festival activities to begin Fri, Aug 11, 2006 HOLLIS -- The Black-Eyed Pea Festival starts Saturday in Hollis. Activities include a parade, the Jack Rabbit Junction Western Show, the old iron tractor pull, Harmon County Opry, ranch rodeo...

Festivities set for prison rodeo Mon, Aug 7, 2006 McALESTER -- Final preparations are under way for the 66th annual Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo for Aug. 17-19 in McAlester. On Aug. 17, the McAlester Downtown Merchant Association will host a...

Just like people? That’s bull Tue, Aug 1, 2006 They’re just like people - huge, muscular ones that can grind you into chalk dust. “They’ve got all kinds of personalities,” Rory Lemmel said. “There’s gentle ones. There’s...

Just like people? That’s bull Tue, Aug 1, 2006 They’re just like people - huge, muscular ones that can grind you into chalk dust. “They’ve got all kinds of personalities,” Rory Lemmel said. “There’s gentle ones. There’s...

6:35am Tue, Jun 13, 2006 The following is a script from a News9 broadcast 6:35am A trial begins today for a pastor accused of sexually abusing children. From NEWS 9, I'm ---------------- on the Radio Oklahoma Network...

Southwestern pair does well Mon, Jun 12, 2006 Two Southwestern Oklahoma State University contestants were in first place after the first go-round Sunday at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. Steven Smith led the bareback...

College National Finals Rodeo begins Sun, Jun 11, 2006 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The College National Finals Rodeo begins today in Casper, Wyo. as Southwestern Oklahoma tries to compete for both the men's and women's team titles. SWOSU looks...

Love of sport spurs rider to get back in the saddle Thu, Jun 8, 2006 TULSA - It wasn't just armchair quarterbacking. Melissa Phillips, serving as rodeo secretary, watched a bull toss a cowboy with ease and made the comment "I could have ridden that bull." So she...

Catching the fever in Pryor Fri, Jun 2, 2006 PRYOR - Country music fans will converge on this northeastern Oklahoma city for four days of top country acts and local talent, an arts and crafts show, plenty to eat and on-site camping of all...