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STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University Agriculture is partnering with OSU Landscape Services to develop several outdoor gathering spaces around the new cutting-edge facility for the Ferguson College of Agriculture, OSU Ag Research and OSU Extension.

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Congratulations to recent Sayre High School graduate, Emma Ferrero, who is a 2024 recipient of the Oklahoma Education Award for Arts Excellence in Vocal Arts.

- Avery Armstong, Broken Arrow High School - Carlie Banks, Cordell High School - Evann Boyd, Yukon High School - Rena Cole, Edmond (Homeschool) - Holden Dixon, Elk City - Ava Foster, Weatherford High School - Dylan Hunt, Weatherford High School - Zaynee Ipson, Turpin High School - Carli Jennings, Binger- Oney High School - Bentlee Lindsey, Newcastle High School - Tanner Long, Wilburton High School - Aleyda Mejia-Avalos, Santa Fe South Pathways Middle College - Christian Rick, Yukon High School - Andrea Stalder, Weatherford High School - Kylie Warren, Hydro-Eakly High School - Daton Winslett, Comanche High School - Anna Shaw, Norman (Transfer) - Addison Wilson, Binger- Oney (Transfer)

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We would like to announce Emily Easter as the second recipient of The Rizley Family Education Scholarship. The Rizley family established the scholarship to provide financial assistance to a student who exhibited a passion for a career in teaching.

The annual Memorial Day Service was held at the Veterans’ Memorial at Fairlawn Cemetery, Monday, May 27th, at 10:30 a.m. Organizer Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning welcomed the veterans and guests to the ceremony. He turned the program over to Shawn Wilson, who provided the sound system, and sang several patriotic songs.

Curtis Odell Scism was born in Elk City, Oklahoma, December 27, 1945, to Eugene Tipton Scism and Velma Curlock Scism. Surrounded by family and friends Odell passed away peacefully April 28, 2024, while in the care of Faith Presbyterian Hospice, Rockwall, Texas. Odell fought the hardest fight of his life against the rarest of skin cancers, Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

Judy Haught, Vice President of Beckham/Roger Mills Unit of OREA, welcomed retired educators to the May 10, 2024 meeting. She greeted members, Glenda Ivins, Cathy Lewis, June Lovelace, Suzanne Walker, Dennis McRee, Stephanie Malone, Janice Mollet, Jan Attocknie, Mary Fern Carpenter, Tana Feldman, Gwen Pasby and Carla Garrison.

An arrest warrant was filed in the Beckham County District Court on May 23 for a 28-year-old Hammon man.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and FBI Director Christopher Wray to request a briefing and information regarding two Jordanian nationals who attempted to enter Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.