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Dear Abby

A 31-year-old Elk City woman has been released from the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with 32 counts of forgery in the second-degree and one count of second-degree burglary.

Skylar Croskey of Chickasha, Jase Hammersley of Gould, Ryan Kellar of Albany (OR), and Jayce Lovelady of Fletcher have been named the Dr. Ken Rose Memorial Scholars for the 2023-2024 Academic Year at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU).

The Friends of the Sayre Public Library (FOTSPL) hosted their first annual Chili cook off and Silent Auction February 3rd at the Methodist Church in Sayre to help raise funds for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program.

I get many questions about biblical “contradictions.” . The supposed contradictions are usually mixed with nagging anxiety. Wrong fear is like a fog that creates confusion and even more afraid-ness. A reader asks: “Dr. Dixie, the Bible tells us that we are to fear God, but on the other hand, not to be anxious. I often feel anxious when I think about God, so how can I be both fearful and not fearful? This seems like another time when the Bible contradicts itself!”

A 37-year-old Elk City woman has been charged with possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.

The 2nd and Adams Church of Christ will be hosting a Ladies Day called “Blessed Beyond Measure” on Saturday, March 23rd, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The program will feature Shenia Dindy, from College Station, Texas. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and those wanting to attend need to RSVP to the church by calling 580-225-0718. Brunch will be provided that morning.

On Tuesday, February 20th, we celebrated National Future Farmers of America Week at the State Capitol.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is excited to announce the return of SWOSU Palooza, an annual concert that has become one of SWOSU’s most anticipated events since the first concert in 2000. Headlining this year’s event are Sundance Head, Chad Cooke Band, and The Damn Quails.

Massive fires broke out on Tuesday across the Texas Panhandle and several Oklahoma counties that border the state. Because of the chaos, multiple communities and two states plagued by the fire, it is still unclear how many acres burned. The highest report that this reporter has seen as of 10 pm on Wednesday was approximately 850,000 acres, but that official was clear that it really cannot be known. The cause of the fire or fires is also not yet known. One report indicated thirteen homes were burned on the Oklahoma side, but again, that number is not confirmed. The number of confi rmed homes on the Texas side will be larger, but no numbers are coming out of that.

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