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A 20-year-old Elk City man is being held on a $100,000 bond in the Woodward County Detention Center on two counts of rape and one count of lewd molestation.

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Wheat producers in southwest Oklahoma are reporting stripe rust disease in their fields, and Oklahoma State University Extension wheat pathologist Meriem Aoun says cases have spread north to Stillwater.

By now, many Elk Citians and Beckham County residents know that the dirt work being done near the intersection of Washington and Broadway in Elk City is in preparation for the Elk City Fire Department firehouse being built.

STILLWATER, Okla. – The popular Food, Fun, 4-H program is back in the kitchen this summer, but with a twist. In previous years, Oklahoma youth prepared main and side dishes, but this year’s series will focus on baking and how STEM is involved, including a lesson on cupcake coding.

Dalmatians have long been associated with firefighting. According to the American Kennel Club, Dalmatians commonly ran with carriages, guarding the people or goods inside, as early as the mid-1700s.

Sweetwater Kindergarten Class of 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued a statement after the Senate voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: “Our open southern border has allowed in millions of people from around the world. Without this authority, we cannot investigate if a foreign terror organization is preparing another attack on Americans from one of the many people already on US soil.

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Erick Public School sixth graders pick up trash for Earth Day

Beckham County Student Resource Officer, Wendi Holland, arranged for area schools including Erick, Sweetwater and Merritt to participate in the Highway Safety Department’s Choices Matter program. Guest speaker Ethan Fisher shared his story about the struggles he faced with bad choices that caused him to turn away from college basketball scholarships and eventually spending time in prison.

A 36-year-old Elk City man has been charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation in the Beckham County District Court. The investigation began on April 9 when police were called to an Elk City home in reference to an alleged domestic assault and battery. The responding officer learned that the suspect, Kyle Cox, had left the scene.