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Early voting begins Thursday, February 29 th for voters in Roger Mills County who would like to vote in the March 5 th Presidential Preferential Primary Election. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

The Allied Health Sciences department at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) hosted the 2nd annual Anatomage Tournament at the SWOSU Esports Arena in the Wellness Center on Friday, Feb. 9. Following the success of the tournament’s first year at SWOSU, this event provided a platform for students to engage with cutting-edge 3D technology while putting their knowledge of anatomy to the test.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is Oklahoma’s second highest-ranked university in the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of online bachelor’s degree programs. SWOSU is only behind the University of Oklahoma (OU) in the U.S. News 2024 Best Online Programs.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Financial institutions across Oklahoma and the nation are seeing an alarming increase in customers who withdraw large sums of cash and enter the cash into a local cryptocurrency ATM, all based on instructions received from a scammer.

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.