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A 30-year-old Elk City woman, Samantha Forsberg, has been released from the Beckham County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.

At approximately 2:05 am on June 29, multiple law enforcement agencies worked together to respond to a biker fight at Elk City’s Country Loves.

A 54-year-old Erick man has been from the Beckham County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond after being charged with child abuse.

A report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol details a semi collision on I-40 near Sayre on June 23.

Summer Reading has come and gone here at Sayre Public Library.

On behalf of the Sayre Kiwanis Club, Gary Manning and Vanessa Welk, presented this $500.00 check to Tiphany Henderson on behalf of the Sage Brush Penguin Project. The Project’s presentation of Frozen Jr. will be performed at the Susan Powell Auditorium in Elk City on July 14th and 15th.

Disney’s Frozen Jr. opens on July 14

2023 Wild Plum Jam packed with musical talent

After years of battling severe droughts, Beckham County is on track to have one of its wettest springs and summers since 2017.

Dear Abby

Americans enjoy the Fourth of July with fireworks, time away from work, and a nationwide display of American flags. This fun and excitement is the celebration of freedom. “Freedom” means different things to people. To some, it’s the privilege of voicing opinions and voting our choice for public office. To a prison inmate, it’s the ability to live without constant supervision. To one confined by a debilitating illness, freedom means good health.

The Fourth was celebrated by fishing on the Washita, attending the rodeo at Elk City, and threshing wheat. Big oil was centerstage.