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100 Years Ago Today
100 Years Ago Today
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO – July 1924 The 4th of July was a whimper; only the South Methodist Church held a celebration of record. Grasshoppers were the topic and bane of the month! AlittleParis-green (an arsenic-based poison) caused many a grasshopper to leave this earth. 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
Erick Ramblings
Erick Ramblings
Erick Route 66 Renewal invites everyone to the Summer Movie Night in the Park tonight, Saturday, 6/29, beginning at 9:00 p.m. to Disney Pixar’s “Cars” at the Erick city park. Free frozen treats will be available also! Erick Route 66 Renewal is an organization that strives for the preservation and restoration of Erick as an attraction on Route 66. 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
Sweetwater Public Schools celebrates Summer Reading
Sweetwater Public Schools celebrates Summer Reading
Sweetwater Public Schools celebrates Summer Reading 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
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Elk City man charged with attempting to perform an act of violence to cause serious injury or death
A 69-year-old Elk City man is being held in the Beckham County Detention Center on a $1,000 bond after being charged with attempting to perform an act of violence to cause serious injury or death and possession of a drug paraphernalia. 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
Arrest warrant issued for Elk City man for larceny of a vehicle and assault and battery
Arrest warrant issued for Elk City man for larceny of a vehicle and assault and battery
Suspect allegedly tried to take former employee’s vehicle for repayment on CDL license 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
Elk City teenager dies in Roger Mills County vehicle collision
Elk City teenager dies in Roger Mills County vehicle collision
A 17-year-old Elk City male was pronounced dead following a vehicle collision two miles east of Strong City in Roger Mills County. 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
NOBLITT
Elk City man charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation
A 34-year-old Elk City man is being held in the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation. The arrest affidavit states that the alleged victim reported on June 26 that she had been assaulted and strangled on two separate occasions by Justin Edward Noblitt three days earlier. 07/06/2024 04:00 AM
Master Gardeners plant seeds for the future at Tulsa Boys’ Home
Master Gardeners plant seeds for the future at Tulsa Boys’ Home
STILLWATER, Okla. – A gardening endeavor spearheaded by the Oklahoma State University Extension Tulsa County Master Gardeners program provides residents at the Tulsa Boys’ Home with skills they can use throughout their lives. 06/29/2024 04:00 AM
Lusk receives prestigious Farm Foundation award
Lusk receives prestigious Farm Foundation award
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Farm Foundation named Jayson Lusk, vice president and dean of Oklahoma State University Agriculture, the 2024 recipient of the R.J. Hildreth Public Policy Award. 06/29/2024 04:00 AM
Erick Ramblings
Erick Ramblings
The Erick Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the annual 4th of July festivities this coming Thursday, beginning at the city park with several activities planned for that day. The events will kick off at 9:00 a.m. with the frog, turtle and 3 legged races, egg toss and egg roll, followed by the always entertaining boat race. Get your boats started and remember the guidelines on the boats are that it has to be made with tape and cardboard, with a two person team and they must be able to swim. You can use real boat paddles or make your own. The fireworks display will be around dark-thirty that same evening as always. Be sure to clean up your area afterwards if you plan on popping your own football field parking lot. 06/29/2024 04:00 AM
Broadband Office Opens Second Round of High-Speed Internet Grant Competition
Broadband Office Opens Second Round of High-Speed Internet Grant Competition
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) is now accepting competitive proposals for a second round of grants to expand high-speed internet access throughout the state, OBO Executive Director Mike Sanders announced today. 06/29/2024 04:00 AM
Countdown To Festival Time: “Keco Wild Plum Jam”
Countdown To Festival Time: “Keco Wild Plum Jam”
Four weeks & counting! The 4TH Annual Dust Bowl Days Farm & Ranch Festival, scheduled for July 19-21, is set up to be the best yet! Last week we told you about Friday night’s activities on Broadway in downtown Sayre! Don’t miss that ANTIQUE TRACTOR CRUISE-IN, brought to you by WESTERN EQUIPMENT of Clinton! This week we focus on the 3rd Annual KECO WILD PLUM JAM. This music festival, brought to you by Wheeler General Store & Hutch’s, is held in the historic Sayre City Park on RT 66! The gates open at 5 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Kicking off this year’s festival is Caroline Grace at 7 p.m. A singer/songwriter from Elk City, Oklahoma, Caroline loves singing and playing bluegrass instruments. Her songs reflect the old west outlaw, cowboy and cowgirl lifestyle. Check out her music (@caroline. grace.music) Hitting the stage approximately 8:30 is western Oklahoma favorite Tyler Wilhelm in his 3rd appearance at the KECO WILD PLUM JAM. Tyler is a singer/songwriter from Elk City, Oklahoma, with a unique and gritty style of Oklahoma red dirt and rock-n-roll in his bag. Always a crowd favorite, Tyler won’t disappoint. The headliner band is The Great Divide, coming on stage around 10 p.m. The Great Divide is an American Red Dirt music group, originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Under the leadership of singer/ songwriter Mike McClure, the band had its heyday from 19922003. Band members changed and McClure went out on his own for a while, but in August of 2011, the original members reunited for an appearance and are still together today touring. In 2023, the Texas Country Music Association recognized The Great Divide as the band of the year. 06/29/2024 04:00 AM
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