News

Domestic pump prices maintained their daily decline despite the uncertainty rippling through the oil market in the days since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel. Oil prices have risen a few dollars per barrel this week, but that is far from the roughly $40 per barrel temporary spike following last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine. The critical difference is that Russia is a significant oil producer, while Israel and the Palestinian territories are not. The national average for a gallon of gas fell 12 cents since last week to $3.62.

MISDEMEANORS

Lately, a rough consensus has emerged among people who study the impact of voting policies: Though they often spark fierce partisan fighting, most changes to voting laws do little to affect overall turnout, much less election results.

A 38-year-old Elk City man has been released from jail after being charged with petit larceny and felony obstruction of an officer after allegedly walking out on a tab at an area restaurant.

A 23-year-old Erick man has been released from the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Fentanyl found on man originally arrested from Erick

In the United States Armed Forces, the rank of colonel is only outranked by members who have “general” in front of their titles.

Sayre Ladies Auxiliary Launching

The Elk City Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast Club was held in Homestead Assisted Living of Elk City last Thursday morning. The assisted living center provided breakfast for local businesses and chamber members. Emcee Basil Weatherly opened the meeting, while the invocation was given by Kevin Akins, pastor of the First Assembly of God Church, and Weatherly led the flag salute.

Dear Abby

Cancel-culture is a phrase coined in the 2010-2020 decade to refer to a culture in which those who are “deemed to have acted or spoken in an unacceptable manner are ostracized, boycotted or shunned.”

Colter Esparza, a student in the Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Department of Biological and Biomedical Science, has been awarded 3rd place for his presentation, “Beyond sugar: what pancreatic cancer cells need to grow?” at the 29th Annual OK-LSAMP Research Symposium. The event was held on Sept. 23 at the Wes Watkins Center on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.