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By News Director Jared Atha An Elk City man was hospitalized after being involved in a one vehicle accident late Saturday night in Washita County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Holland Fleming was northbound on State Highway 44, a half mile north of Burns Flat, when he lost control of his 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis while trying to avoid hitting a deer. OHP says the car departed the roadway to the left and struck a dirt embankment, eventually coming to rest in the bottom ...

By News Director Jared Atha An Elk City couple are accused of stealing railroad items in Erick, and have both received felony grand larceny charges in Beckham County. According to a probable cause affidavit, the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a concerned Erick citizen who said she witnessed two individuals, later identified as being 49-year-old Jeffery Dewayne Pogue and 34-year-old Callie Jae Long, allegedly loading their vehicle with items from a building that was being use...

Another round of precipitation in the area has prompted the National Weather Service in Norman to issue a winter weather advisory for parts of western Oklahoma.

By News Director Jared Atha A Sayre man was arrested recently after allegedly sending inappropriate online messages and an inappropriate picture of himself to his cousin – a female under the age of 18. According to court records 23-year-old Danny Eger Lynn Merilatt was arrested on January 28, after an arrest warrant was issued on January 12. A probable cause affidavit showed that the incident in question took place late last August when the suspect was at the minor’s home along with her mot...

By News Director Jared Atha The South Western Oklahoma Development Authority will continue to write and administer grants for the City of Elk City. This, after the city approved a professional services agreement between Elk City and SWODA during the regular meeting of the Elk City Commission on Monday night. SWODA Executive Director Debra Glasgow says the city will benefit from the agreement due to the fact that former City Treasurer Lisa Church, who is now a full-time grant writer with SWODA, ...

By News Director Jared Atha A Corn woman was hospitalized after being involved in a one vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon near Weatherford. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 84-year-old Agatha Jean Ediger was driving her 2010 Chevrolet Impala on State Highway 54, 1.5 miles south of Weatherford in Custer County, when she departed the roadway to the right, struck a culvert before coming to a rest at a fence line. Ediger was transported to Weatherford Regional Hospital where she was adm...

By News Director Jared Atha The Beckham County Health Department along with the City of Elk City appears to be setting the standard on how to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine. According to Elk City City Manager Tom Ivester, the health department has utilized the Elk City Civic Center on more than one occasion to be a distribution point of the vaccine, and he says it appears this will be a weekly occurrence. Another weekly distribution location in western Oklahoma is at the Pioneer Cellular Event...

By News Director Jared Atha A murder suspect who pleaded not guilty to the charge of first degree murder – deliberate intent in November, has had a motion in the case denied. 21-year-old Cole Isaac Phillips of Weatherford faces the murder charge after allegedly shooting and killing another man in a home in the 700 block of East College Street in Weatherford. The motion filed by Phillips’ defense claims he acted out of self-defense and has immunity in the case. However District Attorney Ange...

It might be virtually but the 51 st annual SWOSU Jazz Festival will still take place this year. According to school officials, the Southwestern Oklahoma State University event in Weatherford will not feature any visiting artists or bands due to COVID-19 but the festival will still be swingin’ online with free concerts on Thursday February 11, and Friday February 12. Headliner for this year’s event is Texas drummer Stockton Helbing and his bandmates pianist Josh Hanlon and bassist James Dris...

By News Director Jared Atha Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma voted to conduct interviews with 15 candidates for president of Southwestern Oklahoma State University with campus locations in Weatherford and Sayre. The regents met Friday (January 29) in Edmond. RUSO Executive Director Sheridan McCaffree said zoom interviews will be done with the 15 during the first part of this month with the list narrowed for in-person interviews to be conducted when the regents meet again in...