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The 4TH Annual Dust Bowl Days Farm & Ranch Festival is just five weeks away and excitement is building as the planning kicks into overdrive to bring the folks of western Oklahoma 3 fun-filled days of activities & events beginning July 19-21, 2024.

At least several times a day, someone says, “Dr. Dixie, I’m so frustrated by how HARD things are. Parenting is HARD, work is HARD, marriage is HARD…everything is HARD. I don’t think I signed up for this! I thought by now life would be easier!”

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have a friend, “Sophie,” who is cheating on her husband of 25 years. Of course, this is not our business. But now, unbeknownst to her husband, she has incorporated her lover into their everyday life. Her lover is from India and is also married. Sophie is now obsessed with all things Indian – wearing saris, dancing in her lover’s dance troupe and wearing henna all over her body.

A 35-year-old Elk City man is being held on a $6,000 bond after being charged with second-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.

Every year for the past 43 years, Oklahoma has conducted an annual Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest to celebrate great artwork and raise funds for wetland habitat projects across the state. Artists may register online right now for this year›s contest. Artwork entries are due by Aug. 31.

A 21-year-old Elk City man has been released from the Beckham County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond after being charged with first-degree burglary and violation of a protective order. The investigation began at approximately 8 am on May 28 when the Elk City Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Oakridge Drive for a report of a breaking and entering. The alleged break-in was reportedly not in progress at the time of the call.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

STILLWATER, Okla. – The damage was heartbreaking when the Smokehouse Creek Fire tore through western Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Panhandle and Texas in late February. Livestock, forage, hay and fencing were destroyed, and it will take years for producers and their operations to bounce back.

MISDEMEANORS

Tomorrow, Sunday, 6/16, is Father’s Day so don’t forget to go out and get them their favorite gifts, snacks or cook them their favorite meal or dessert!

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University Extension specialists are evaluating numbers from the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture released earlier this year to follow the latest trends in agriculture.