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By News Director Jared Atha Local schools in the area have been named as possible recipients of recalled chocolate milk, fortunately it appears that one school district has publicly stated that none of their students have consumed any of the product. In a recent report it was revealed that Hydro-Eakly, Woodward, and Altus did receive the milk in question, but the Hydro-Eakly School District has stated that they did not distribute the milk to any of their students. It’s unclear if the product ...

A Tecumseh man was hospitalized after wrecking his semi-truck in Washita county Monday morning. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Stetson Paul Perez was southbound on U.S. Highway 183, 3 miles south of Cordell, when for an unknown reason the semi departed the roadway to the right at a curve. This caused the truck to strike a delineator, a barb wire fence before rolling one half time. OHP says the truck came to rest on its top. Perez was pinned for approximately 45 minutes be...

By News Director Jared Atha Candidates for municipal office in six Washita County municipalities may file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2021. Secretary of the Washita County Election Board Leah Jones, said the filing period ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 3. Jones says offices the public can run for include council seats for Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 4 in the City of Cordell. The City Clerk position in Cordell will be up for grabs as well. One Board ...

By News Director Jared Atha An electrical fire appears to be to blame for a home catching fire early Friday night in Elk City. According to a report filed by the Elk City Fire Department, crews responded to the fire in a one story home in the 1000 block of North Adams. When crews arrived they were met with heavy fire and smoke coming from the front of the house, and smoke from both sides of the home. Elk City firefighters along with help from the Canute Fire Department were able to knock down t...

House of Representatives committee assignments and schedules for the 58 th Oklahoma Legislature were made and announced Friday. The House will operate with 30 standing committees and 10 appropriations and budget subcommittees for the two-year session beginning next month. Local lawmakers on committees include District 55 Representative Anthony Moore of Clinton serving as vice chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as well as serving on the Elections and Ethics Committee, the Judic...

By News Director Jared Atha Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford continues to offer an educational opportunity to eligible high school students with no costs to families. Upward Bound is a federally funded college prep program funded through the U.S. Department of Education that offers services to qualified high school students based on family income and/or being a first-generation college student. The SWOSU program, directed by Jamie Novey, supports high school students from ...

By News Director Jared Atha A registered sex offender from Weatherford was arrested earlier this week and charged with lewd or indecent acts to a child under the age of 16 after allegedly making sexual advances towards a 15-year-old girl. According to court records, 58-year-old Jay Clayton Richardson was arrested earlier this week after an investigation led by the Weatherford Police Department showed that Richardson had allegedly touched the girl in inappropriate places and would cuddle with he...

By News Director Jared Atha Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday that federal emergency assistance has been approved for 16 more Oklahoma counties, including area counties in western and southwest Oklahoma that were paralyzed for days by the October winter storm. In a statement, Stitt said aid had been approved for counties including Custer, Washita, and Jackson. That now makes twenty-nine counties eligible for assistance. Aid was previously approved for 13 counties including Roger Mill...

Local propositions were decided at the ballot box Tuesday. In the Hammon School District, with the bond that paid for the Hammon Community Center being paid off, voters within the school district were asked to approve a new bond that would see major upgrades to the elementary building and the agriculture farm. The 10-year bond passed with 67% of the voters approving. A bond proposition in the Town of Arapaho virtually had no competition, garnering 100% of the yes vote. In the Town of Burns Flat...

By News Director Jared Atha During his formal arraignment in a Custer County courtroom, 29-year-old Joey Dale Pearson of Thomas plead guilty to multiple felony counts – including three counts of first-degree rape. According to court documents, Pearson was arrested on July 2 after he visited the Custer County Sheriff’s Office to deliver an apology letter for his actions. While at the office, he agreed to an interview where he allegedly admitted to having the inappropriate relationship with a...