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By News Director Jared Atha Phi Beta Lambda, a Southwestern Oklahoma State University student organization in Weatherford dedicated to business leadership, recently competed in the college division of the Oklahoma Future Business Leaders of America virtual State Leadership Conference and saw students with western Oklahoma ties take home top honors. SWOSU was represented by nine students from the Everett Dobson School of Business & Technology and competed in 18 events. SWOSU students were crowne...

By News Director Jared Atha Drowsiness may be to blame for an early morning one vehicle accident in Washita County on Monday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the accident occurred seven miles east of Cordell on State Highway 54 just before 5:30 a.m. when while traveling northbound, 28-year-old Pedro Vasquz-Cardenas of Los Fresnos, Texas became sleepy while driving a Chevrolet pickup. This caused the vehicle to depart the roadway to the left, striking a stop sign. The vehicle then trav...

By News Director Jared Atha A Dill City man was hospitalized Friday morning after being involved in a one vehicle accident in Washita County. A report shows that the driver may have been having a stroke during the mishap. According to the collision report provided by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on State Highway 152, 2.6 miles west of Cordell when while driving a 2004 Ford Ranger, 70-year-old Patrick Moore Jr. departed the roadway to the right, over-corrected and departed ...

By News Director Jared Atha An Elk City man was arrested and charged recently after allegedly hitting a woman on the head with a brick. According to police records, 37-year-old Markeith Demond Tucker was arrested on the afternoon of April 23 by Elk City police when police were dispatched to a home in the 1300 block of South Washington in reference to a woman who claims she was hit in the head by Tucker. The probable cause affidavit said upon arrival, an officer made contact with the victim who ...

It was announced recently that a new FedEx ground distribution center will locate Weatherford. FedEx officials say that the 30,000 square foot FedEx ground distribution center on Frontage Road in Weatherford is scheduled to open this summer, and will replace the smaller existing ground operation center. The facility will also employ both full and part-time positions, including current employees. The announcement also said current employees located at other FedEx facilities will have the opportu...

By News Director Jared Atha A man accused of vandalizing the Great Plains Family YMCA Child Development Center in Weatherford plead guilty to the crime and was sentenced recently in Custer County District Court. According to court records, 32-year-old Christopher Steven Jones was arrested April 4, 2020, for breaking into the Child Development Center and vandalizing several items. He did this while wearing some odd clothing. Court documents said that according to video surveillance Jones was all...

By News Director Jared Atha A man wanted in Washita County on a felony charge was apprehended Wednesday in Clinton after a standoff. According to authorities, 35-year-old Brent Johnson was wanted after being charged with abuse by a caretaker with a $30,000 bond in April, 2020. Knowing Johnson was at a home in the 1500 block of Neptune Drive in Clinton, Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Unit went to the home to perform a routine visit, unaware of the warrant. When officials became a...

By News Director Jared Atha Because of Southwestern Oklahoma State University Commencement activities taking place through May 2 at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on the Weatherford campus, the university announced that there will not be a COVID vaccination clinic this Friday. In fact, Dr. Randy Curry, coordinator of the SWOSU College of Pharmacy Rural Health Center, said the last large-scale clinic at SWOSU will be Friday, May 7, to finish up any second doses that area residents are needing...

By News Director Jared Atha An outstanding warrant was issued in Beckham County District Court recently for the arrest of a Sayre man who has been charged with aggravated possession of child pornography – a felony. The warrant, which was signed by a judge on Friday, comes after investigators spoke with 72-year-old Jerry Wayne Kennedy on February 1, 2019. In a probable cause affidavit, during that field interview, Kennedy would allegedly confess to authorities that he was in possession of chil...

By News Director Jared Atha A one vehicle accident in Beckham County saw two juveniles ejected from the car with one being admitted into the hospital. According to a collision report provided by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the mishap occurred just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, approximately five miles west of Erick near mile marker two. OHP says the 2021 Nissan Kicks was eastbound when the driver fell asleep, entered the median and rolled. OHP says it is unknown who was driving the vehicle when the...