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The Southwest Intermediary Finance Team (SWIFT) has received a $9 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for meat and poultry processing expansion in Southwestern Oklahoma. SWIFT is a private nonprofit corporation that aims to increase economic activity and employment in Southwestern Oklahoma’s rural communities by lending to small businesses and is housed in the Business Enterprise Center on Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s (SWOSU) Weatherford campus. In total, the USDA granted $14 million in funds to aid meat and poultry processors in Oklahoma who have struggled to meet demand during the COVID-19 pandemic as people stocked up on meat. SWIFT plans to use its portion of the funds to expand meat and poultry processing facilities, with bison as part of the meat processing options to support Native American tribes involved in small businesses with meat processing.

Albert family credits employees and the community as they move to rebuild

The Elk City School Board’s April meeting was mainly standard housekeeping and preparing for the 2022-2023 school year’s end.

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Dear Abby

Dr. Dixie, what does it mean to be “sanctified”? I’ve always heard it as negative: i.e. “She is so sanctimonious I can’t stand to be around her.” Yet I know the Bible says we’re to be “sanctified”. Please clarify. I don’t want to be obnoxious to those who don’t know Jesus!

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Applications for the 2023-24 Agriculture Youth Council are now available for Oklahoma high school students entering their senior year in the fall of 2023.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sayre High School senior, Mason Tucker, has completed a week of service as a page for Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher. Mason served at the Capitol during the seventh week of session from March 20-23.

A 22-year-old Erick man is being held on a $100,000 bond in the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with threatening to perform violence, obstructing an officer, and three counts of kidnapping.

A 31-year-old Elk City man is being held on a $30,000 bond after being charged with second and subsequent domestic abuse.

ELK CITY – More than a dozen free screenings, tests and other health-related services will be available to the public at the Elk City Community Health Fair this Wednesday, April 19.