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With the February 13 th Election approaching, County Election Board officials are reminding voters of Election Day laws.

A 42-year-old Elk City man was released from the Beckham County Detention Center on a $2,500 bond after being charged with a violation of a protective order.

CENTRAL Edwards Park: January 31. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 50°F and murky. Rainbow trout fair on in-line spinnerbaits, PowerBait, sassy shad, and tube igs around points, shorelines, and spillway. Report submitted by Keith Thomas, fisheries biologist.

Elk City High School music department will be presenting “The Little Mermaid” this week. The show opened Tues., Feb. 6th for the elementary school, and Feb. 8th for the public. The public performances took place Thursday, Feb. 8th, at 7 p.m., and again on Saturday, Feb. 10th, at 7 p.m. and Sun. Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. The cost is $10 per person.

Suspect sentenced to serve 15 years

Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you have all of your sweethearts taken care of! If you hurry, you can probably still get to the Blue Rose Flower Shop or Main Street Bakery and Café, or the many other options that were offering sweets and treats and snag something if you forgot!

We have what we say! That statement has probably already raised some red flags, but I promise, this isn’t just “name it and claim it,” so please hear me out.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is accepting applications through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. More than $542,000.00 is available in competitive grant funding to enhance the specialty crop industry.

Owner Cade Harris plans to cater to locals and dedicate decor space to area sports heroes

The Western Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors met for their regular monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 29th, at 11 a.m. in the Western Technology Center in Elk City. President Judy Haught called the meeting to order, and past president, Doug Haught, gave the invocation. The next item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes and the treasurer’s report. Both items were approved.

February was a month of mixed news. Ex-President Woodrow Wilson died after an illness of four years; 10,000 people gathered at the fair ground in Oklahoma City to pay homage to the former president. Measles and pneumonia were rampant. Farmers were sowing their oats and women were setting their incubators.

The Elk City Commissioners met for their regular meeting Mon., Feb. 5th, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Mayor Cory Spieker opened the meeting with the invocation, and he was followed by Jeff Waters leading the flag salute. Prior to beginning the meeting agenda, the commissioners held a public hearing concerning two dilapidated buildings.