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Suspect allegedly tried to take former employee’s vehicle for repayment on CDL license

Erick Route 66 Renewal invites everyone to the Summer Movie Night in the Park tonight, Saturday, 6/29, beginning at 9:00 p.m. to Disney Pixar’s “Cars” at the Erick city park. Free frozen treats will be available also! Erick Route 66 Renewal is an organization that strives for the preservation and restoration of Erick as an attraction on Route 66.

Earlier this week, I was in an oversized charter bus gathering knowledge-thirsty tourists at Waikiki Beach to make the sacred American pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor.

STILLWATER, Okla. – A gardening endeavor spearheaded by the Oklahoma State University Extension Tulsa County Master Gardeners program provides residents at the Tulsa Boys’ Home with skills they can use throughout their lives.

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Farm Foundation named Jayson Lusk, vice president and dean of Oklahoma State University Agriculture, the 2024 recipient of the R.J. Hildreth Public Policy Award.

The Erick Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the annual 4th of July festivities this coming Thursday, beginning at the city park with several activities planned for that day. The events will kick off at 9:00 a.m. with the frog, turtle and 3 legged races, egg toss and egg roll, followed by the always entertaining boat race. Get your boats started and remember the guidelines on the boats are that it has to be made with tape and cardboard, with a two person team and they must be able to swim. You can use real boat paddles or make your own. The fireworks display will be around dark-thirty that same evening as always. Be sure to clean up your area afterwards if you plan on popping your own football field parking lot.

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( Editor’s Note by Shonda Little: This press release from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife is being included in Beckham County Record to alert boaters that they may unknowingly transfer this invasive Zebra Mussel into Beckham County lakes if their boats have been in affected lakes and not properly cleaned.)

After an increase in baby wildlife being removed from the wild, Beckham County Game Warden warns of potential dangers and crimes related to activity

Tennessee suspect reportedly owns Beckham County land

Los Angeles man held on $250,000 bond after being charged with aggravated trafficking of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin

Four weeks & counting! The 4TH Annual Dust Bowl Days Farm & Ranch Festival, scheduled for July 19-21, is set up to be the best yet! Last week we told you about Friday night’s activities on Broadway in downtown Sayre! Don’t miss that ANTIQUE TRACTOR CRUISE-IN, brought to you by WESTERN EQUIPMENT of Clinton! This week we focus on the 3rd Annual KECO WILD PLUM JAM. This music festival, brought to you by Wheeler General Store & Hutch’s, is held in the historic Sayre City Park on RT 66! The gates open at 5 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Kicking off this year’s festival is Caroline Grace at 7 p.m. A singer/songwriter from Elk City, Oklahoma, Caroline loves singing and playing bluegrass instruments. Her songs reflect the old west outlaw, cowboy and cowgirl lifestyle. Check out her music (@caroline. grace.music) Hitting the stage approximately 8:30 is western Oklahoma favorite Tyler Wilhelm in his 3rd appearance at the KECO WILD PLUM JAM. Tyler is a singer/songwriter from Elk City, Oklahoma, with a unique and gritty style of Oklahoma red dirt and rock-n-roll in his bag. Always a crowd favorite, Tyler won’t disappoint. The headliner band is The Great Divide, coming on stage around 10 p.m. The Great Divide is an American Red Dirt music group, originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Under the leadership of singer/ songwriter Mike McClure, the band had its heyday from 19922003. Band members changed and McClure went out on his own for a while, but in August of 2011, the original members reunited for an appearance and are still together today touring. In 2023, the Texas Country Music Association recognized The Great Divide as the band of the year.