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• Never play with lighters or matches.

Dalmatians have long been associated with firefighting. According to the American Kennel Club, Dalmatians commonly ran with carriages, guarding the people or goods inside, as early as the mid-1700s.

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Muriel Ruth Gore was born April 25, 1932 in Elk City, OK to Lonnie and Vera Bryan. She passed on April 14, 2024 in Elk City, OK at the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 20 days.

Registration is open for the 25th annual University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to participate in various competitive sporting events, June 6-9, on Central’s campus and throughout the Edmond, Oklahoma, community.

Beckham County Student Resource Officer, Wendi Holland, arranged for area schools including Erick, Sweetwater and Merritt to participate in the Highway Safety Department’s Choices Matter program. Guest speaker Ethan Fisher shared his story about the struggles he faced with bad choices that caused him to turn away from college basketball scholarships and eventually spending time in prison.

The Western Oklahoma Historical Society board of directors met for their regular monthly meeting Monday, April 22nd, at 11 a.m., in Elk City’s Western Technology Center. President Mike Blevins opened the meeting and followed with the invocation.

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A 20-year-old Elk City man is being held on a $100,000 bond in the Woodward County Detention Center on two counts of rape and one count of lewd molestation.

Dee Wilhelm comes with a long education record and glowing reviews from the SPS school board

When Cathy Cummings died earlier this year, her husband Sean wanted to honor her memory of what she held dear. The couple lived in Oklahoma City, so Sean started first by paying off school lunch debt close to home.