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“Dr. Dixie, I’m a teenager. I’m so tired of my mom telling me that my friends’ behavior is wrong. She doesn’t know their life details so how can she be so sure they’re choices arewrong? Maybethose things were wrong when she was young, but times change. Some things are just not wrong anymore, just old fashioned.”

For SWOSU history professor Sunu Kodumthara, there’s no place like home to teach what she loves.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Applications are now available for the second annual Oklahoma Farm to School Garden of the Year Contest. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Team invite all public or private PK-12 schools, early childhood education facilities, and alternative learning environments to participate.

The July Cattle report showed that the U.S. beef cow herd continued to decline through the first half of the year. The July 1 beef cow inventory was 29.4 million head, down 2.6 percent year over year. This is the fifth year of smaller beef cow inventories since the 2018 cyclical peak, with the beef cow herd down 3.0 million head, a five-year decrease of 9.3 percent. The smaller beef cow herd is part of a general decrease in all cattle numbers in the U.S.

A meeting will be held on August 30, 2023, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, at the Western Technology Center 301 Western Dr. Elk City, Oklahoma. This meeting will cover Drift Management, wheat and cotton/peanut weed management, John Deere calibration, nozzle selection etc. This meeting will offer 4 CEU Credits (pending).

It has been a rough season for Rod Fauver and Joe McConnell because of the unexpected rain, but they have come out on top according to Elk City Chamber of Commerce. It was because of their dedication to bringing an alternative form of entrainment to Elk City and the surrounding communities.

A 35-year-old Sayre man is being held in the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with a felony complaint of assault and battery upon a police officer.

Just a reminder for this upcoming weekend; the City of Erick has approved the use of the old football field this Saturday, August 5th, for a Flea & Farmer’s Market so you can gather and sell your items that you make, garden goodies, baked goods etc., or just your unwanted things that might be someone else’s treasures.

Canute Schools is encouraging parents to submit their lunchroom application online.