Waynoka, OK

Funeral services for Mary Alice Arndt will be 1 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2026, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel in Alva with Rev. Mike Bartley officiating. Burial will follow in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka. Mary Alice Passwaters, daughter of Ray Thomas and Jaunita Rose (Hall) Passwaters, was born February 26, 1940, on the family...

As Burlington School held a dedication to name the Glen Elliott Agriculture Building, the beloved educator and longtime superintendent was remembered. Involved in agriculture his entire life, Elliott became superintendent at Burlington in 1991 after teaching ag for 13 years: three at Waynoka, one at Freedom then nine at Alva. His experience ranged from raising sheep, hogs and cattle to teaching...

Real Estate Transfers Book 1398, page 17: Wayne Long and Arthetta F. Long convey unto Darrel W. Long Living Trust. Lot 15, Block 1, City of Waynoka. Quit claim deed. Book 1398, page 19: Darrel W. Long Living Trust conveys unto AFL Properties LLC. Lot 15, Block 1, City of Waynoka, Taul Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1398, page 66: Samuel Glen Read and Christine P. O’Brien convey unto Stan G. Bi...

A man required to register as a sex offender was recognized and pulled over inside Little Sahara State Park at Waynoka on Oct. 23. Woods County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Honeyman was patrolling along the north edge of the park when he observed Chad Eric Tune in a vehicle traveling north on Sahara Drive, also known as North Campground Road, inside the park. Honeyman knew from previous encounters that T...

The Waynoka School Board held its regular meeting Monday, Oct. 12. All board members – Garret Gum, Travis George, Caleb Zook, John Hanson and Clint Olson – were present. Also present were Superintendent Scott Cline, J.H./H.S. Principal Trey Allen, Elementary Principal Pat Burrow, and Minutes Clerk Anna Milledge. A suburban school bus route will be driven by Shannon Eslick. Her extra-duty contract...

A Nebraska driver was arrested following a traffic stop in Waynoka on Sunday, Oct. 4. At approximately 1:04 a.m. Woods County Sheriff’s Deputy Caleb McCullough assisted Deputy Ryan Moore on a traffic stop at Sahara Drive and Brooklyn Boulevard in Waynoka. Moore advised the red Dodge pickup had driven off the roadway to the right, and State Park Ranger Jones said he had observed the pickup driving...