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STILLWATER – The inaugural Oklahoma State University Future of Work Summit will be Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. This multi-day summit will examine the rapidly changing facets of work and showcase ways organizations can stay ahead of the curve. Interactive sessions will include topics related to evolving workplace cultures, technology integration, workforce agility and much more.

Drug overdose is one of the world’s worst public health crises. According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, from 2007 to 2016 opioids were the most common drug involved in overdose deaths in Oklahoma. Fentanyl overdose deaths more than doubled from 47 in 2019 to 127 in 2020.

Elk City Football Boosters are hosting their driveway painting fundraiser. For $25, you can get the EC logo painted on your driveway.

Dr. Ed Klein has been named as Dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Summer League is officially over. The HS team played over

Heat influenced the month of August. A thermometer in the shade on an Elk City back porch registered 112 degrees; the Main St. brick pavement was so hot, you could smell the car tires melting. The Elk City Natatorium provided swimming for fifteen cents ($2.63 in today’s values).

Berlin Community Building will have a monthly meal on Saturday, August 12 at 6:00 pm. This month the meal will be a Taco Bar. Bring a dessert and come out for great fellowship.

Block Party

The OkACTE Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Western Technology Center Superintendent, Kathe Corning, at the 2023 Oklahoma Summit in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Association for Career and Technical Education (OkACTE) is a dynamic educational leadership organization. OkACTE members are the backbone of career and technology education and workforce education policy development in Oklahoma.

Elk City Motorsports Park, with Rod Fauver and Joe McConnell, will be hosting three consecutive weeks of quality dirt track racing. Plans need to be made to see this one of a kind racing in western Oklahoma. This pair of racing experts have invested their money and time to bring cars from three states to Elk City for racing fans everywhere.

A 30-year-old North Carolina man has been bonded out of the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with two felony charges of a felon in possession of a firearm.

As summer comes to a close, the new Arrowhead Indoor Activity Center has several new programs and opportunities for local residents.