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SOUTHWEST Waurika: January 7. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 47°F and murky. Largemouth bass and crappie slow on crankbaits, hair jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, and small lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye good on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, and small lures around docks, main lake, points, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, minnows, shrimp, small lures, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.

Merritt High School’s overall performance indicator for the 22-23 school year came in at 69 percent, while the state came in at 55 percent. The report card serves as an indicator of how the students are doing in a variety of areas. Those areas include academic achievement, graduation, chronic absenteeism, and postsecondary opportunities. MHS had no reportable data in the area of English language proficiency progress.

Representative Nick Archer

Elk City, OK: Great Plains Regional Medical Center’s first baby of 2024 was born January 5th to proud parents Candra Davis and Nathan Rose. Taylyn Faye arrived weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches long. Taylyn is welcomed home by her siblings Tatum, Tyson, Kelsey, Dillon, and Aspen.

The alleged victim had been taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Reports went out on January 10 for a BOLO – or Be on the Lookout – for a suspect who had allegedly stolen vehicles and committed armed robbery at Love’s Convenience Store in Erick.

Although Coach Staci Wilson’s girls came up short in both games last week, the girls played well and simply just took “bad beats.”

Merritt Classic Basketball Tournament Tournament Champs

The Elk City Elkettes came out rested and ready to rock from their Christmas Break.

Merritt Basketball Mid American Classic Ada

In the I-40 rivals first meetup of the 2023-24 basketball season, the Elk City Elks met up with the Clinton Red Tornadoes on Friday night.

Dear Abby