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The polling place for Precincts 202 & 303 has changed, the Secretary of the Roger Mills County Election Board announced today.

Oklahoma’s notorious deep freeze to big-thaw winter extremes are working magic for those who scattered perennial wildflowers earlier this season. Still, options remain for those who haven’t started this season.

NORTHWEST Foss: February 19. Elevation is 0.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 41°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye fair on worms around main lake. Striped bass hybrids good in deep water. Crappie fair at 40-50 ft. deep. Catfish fair on stinkbait. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.

STILLWATER – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing more than $2 million to support small or emerging businesses in Oklahoma via the USDA Rural Development Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG). This program promotes economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities. Applications will compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas.

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JT Dyer, known by most as “Jake”, was born January 9th, 1936 in Willow, Oklahoma to Zelma (Blankenship) and William Losson Dyer. He passed away at Elk City, Oklahoma on Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 5 days.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 36-year-old Elk City man after being arrested for one felony charge of domestic assault and battery and one count of kidnapping.

A 21-year-old Clinton man has been released from the Beckham County Detention Center on an unreported bond amount after being charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of third-degree burglary.

A 37-year-old Elk City woman is being held on a $100,000 bond in the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with trafficking fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia, and bringing contraband into penal facility.

As of February 7, 2024, we passed on ownership of Beckham County Abstract Co., Inc., not just as a business, but as a family, a legacy that weathered the sands of time for 120 years.

Beckham/Roger Mills Unit of OREA gathered at Elk City United Methodist Church for the February 9, 2024 meeting. President Linda Long welcomed Glenda Ivins, Judy Haught, Larry Long, Cathy Lewis, Tana Feldman, Carla Garrison, Karen Whitely, June Lovelace, Suzanne Walker, Becky Newlin, Joyce Roberts, Stephanie Malone, Sharon Gilliland, Jan Attocknie, Dennis McRee, Gwen Pasby, Mary Fern Carpenter and guest Pam Holland, SW District Director. Retired teachers enjoyed the time of fellowship before the meeting began. As the morning progressed, Linda called the meeting to order. June gave the invocation and Judy led the flag salutes.

Western Oklahoma Christian School (WOCS) students from the Elk City campus competed in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Area Math Olympics held on February 2.