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A 30-year-old Elk City man was charged with second and subsequent DUI, child endangerment, driving with a revoked license, reckless driving without safety or regard for others, and expired registered in the Beckham County District Court on July 18.

Dear Abby

We live in a chemically-saturated culture. People take drugs–illegal, prescribed and alcohol–for many reasons. A common one is the desperate attempt to forget yesterday’s failures.

Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Cattle and beef markets are undergoing a sharp transition in 2023 with ever- tighter cattle numbers, declining beef production and sharply higher cattle and beef prices. These market conditions are expected to impact international trade of U.S. cattle and beef. Reduced beef supplies and higher prices are projected to lead to reduced beef exports and increased beef imports. The strength of the U.S. dollar and the impacts of exchange rates may further exaggerate or mute these underlying market forces. The relatively strong dollar in recent months has tended to dampen beef exports and support increased imports. Unique market factors in specific countries will also impact trade flows in particular markets. The most recent trade data confirms that the expected impacts are indeed developing.

This week we re-visit the potential benefits of creep grazing. While creep feeding, based on grains, has been studied in the animal science field for many years and quite a lot of data is available, typically when the question of whether creep feeding is cost-effective practice comes up. The simple answer for commercial cow/calf operations is “not in most circumstances”. This is particularly true for spring calving operations. Calf weaning weights can be increased anywhere from about 20 to 80 pounds. However, in most cases, the value of added weight gain will not cover the added expenses of creep feeding. Even so, not all operations make this decision based on the economics. For example, seedstock producers may have entirely different objectives when it comes to creep feeding. Chief among those include marketing and expression of genetic potential for growth.

NORTHWEST Canton: July 9. Elevation is below normal and rising, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish fair on stinkbait and worms around dam. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

With temperatures rising across the country, and record- breaking heat setting in this summer, the Oklahoma Department of Tourism & Recreation is sharing Oklahoma’s best watering holes, beaches and caves to help stay cool this summer.

TULSA – Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) will soon start converting leased area lights in Elk City to new technology that will improve visibility for homeowners and businesses.

Time is running out to pre-register for the upcoming Elk City Schools reunion of all students who attended or graduated through the 2003 school year. Approximately 400 have already signed up for the event.

Dust Bowl Days

Whitson was born October 9th, 1957, in Cheyenne, Oklahoma to Gayle Ann (Bingham) and Joe Whitson. He passed away in Elk City, Oklahoma on Sunday, July 9th, 2023, at the age of 65 years and 9 months.

Annyce Leberra Crane passed during the early morning of june 22, 2023, at the age of 86. She was a loving mother, wife and sister to her family and a well respected and loyal friend to all others. Born on june 24, 1936, and raised in sayre, oklahoma, she married her lifelong love marvin crane in 1954. The couple moved to perryton, texas in 1955 where many people met lebby at her employement with the first national bank of perryton. She worked at the bank for over 40 years, the only job she had her whole life.