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For Christians, the core reason for Christmas is to honor the birth of Jesus.

The Elk City Commissioners met Monday evening at 7 p.m. in City Hall for their regular monthly meeting. Commissioner Rick Shelton stood in for Mayor Cory Spieker who was absent for the meeting. Rocky Andresen was also absent. After Shelton led the invocation, Jeff Waters led the flag salute.

A 54-year-old Weatherford man has been released from the Beckham County Detention Center after being jailed for one count of second-degree burglary.

Two weeks until Christmas, people! Do you have all of your shopping done, or are you like me and wait until the last minute?! Actually, we usually do ours on New Year’s so I do have three weeks!

Oklahoma’s top wildlife official resigned this week and departed with severance pay of $169,341 from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Lifetime License Trust Fund.

The Red Carpet Community Theatre will be holding a Christmas fundraiser on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17th, at 2 p.m., in the theatre, located at 422 N. Jefferson. Several members of the community will be performing some favorite holiday songs. In addition, there will be a live auction of various vintage furniture and other donated items.

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Few people enjoy the magic of the Christmas season more than third and fourth graders.

Elk City Superintendent Mike Sparks addressed last week’s lockdown and

Oklahoma’s prison population is growing after years of steady decline, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report released Thursday.