The City of Altus Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 1 p.m. The Easter Bunny, 360 Flip 360 Entertainment, and Kona Ice will be on site at noon.
Western Oklahoma State College recognized the Western Oklahoma State College Foundation with the Business Partnership Excellence Award through the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The award program annually honors outstanding partnerships that lead to significant contributions in educating and developing Oklahoma’s workforce.
The Altus Municipal Authority (Authority) received approval for $20,400,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvements to the water system will be financed by the Oklahoma Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) where $1,000,000 of the loan will be in the form of loan forgiveness.
The Frederick Arts and Humanities Council hosted their third annual Imposter Show at the historic Ramona Theatre, March 9, 2024. The lineup included Adele, Johnny and June, Peggy Lee, Jeanie C. Riley, and even a frog named Jason Funderburker. It was certainly a night full of eclectic choices in music.
Western Oklahoma State College is delighted to announce the official naming of the campus’s central hub for musical creativity and education, formally known as the Band Hall, as “Larry Duffy Hall.” This honor recognizes the unparalleled contributions of Mr. Larry K. Duffy, a respected member of the Pioneer family since 1978.
A homemade bomb was discovered to be the cause of an explosion at Grand Central Station in New York City March 29, 1951. While the blast startled commuters, thankfully, no one was injured. Authorities realized the bomb at Grand Central Station and five others that occurred in the months following were the work of the “Mad Bomber.”
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE – Nestled in the corner of Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is a shop that gears up every morning to train vehicle maintainers within the walls of the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Airmen from the 58th Airlift Squadron, 8th AS, and 7th AS participated in a large formation exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, involving seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, Feb. 21-23, 2024.
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE – On the first Wednesday of every month, the smell of doughnuts and coffee wafts throughout the multi-purpose room in the base exchange, while women from both active-duty and civilian roles around Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, network through smiles, laughter, and tears at Coffee and Connect.
March is National Women’s History Month and the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System would like to highlight the women in the Oklahoma City community who are serving our female Veterans through the Medical Foster Home program.