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By News Director Jared Atha Southwestern Oklahoma State University with locations in Weatherford, Sayre and Yukon has received a generous philanthropic investment from Oklahoma City-based Delaware Resources Group and the Busey Family. SWOSU officials say DRG and the Buseys are longtime SWOSU benefactors. This major gift of $65,000 will provide much-needed support for both the General Thomas P. Stafford Scholars Program and the Busey Brothers Scholarship Program. DRG is a Native American-owned l...

Alliance Health Clinton CEO Landon Hise has announced that he is stepping down. In a press release, Hise indicated that he plans to downsize his responsibilities for the hospital corporation early next year. Hise has served as CEO of the company’s Woodward and Clinton hospitals since July 2019. The transition will be quick. Hise says starting January 1, he will be the CEO of Alliance Health Woodward only. The press release pointed out Hise’s accomplishments during his short time as CEO at t...

By News Director Jared Atha In a letter addressed to the Southwestern Oklahoma State University community, President Randy Beutler expressed his support of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. In part, Beutler said that he encourages everyone to be aware of how the vaccine is being distributed in Oklahoma, and also encourages any out-of-state student to research their state’s plan of distribution. Beutler also said in the letter to adhere to the medical experts’ advice and to get the vaccination as ...

By News Director Jared Atha After 31 years of service to multiple cities, Elk City Fire Chaplain Danny Ringer is retiring. Before the latest Elk City Commissioners meeting, Ringer was honored for his service to not only Elk City, but other municipalities as well that include Weatherford, and Mountain View. But it wasn’t just the fire department that Ringer served. According to Elk City Police Chief Eddie Holland, Ringer also served the Elk City Police Department when needed. Ringer started hi...

By News Director Jared Atha During the latest Elk City Commissioner’s proceedings, the commission received the final tax numbers for the calendar year. City Treasurer Jennifer Rainey reported that sales tax intake was down 13% when compared to the same time a year ago, use tax was down 48 %, however the cigarette tax was up 25% when compared to last year. City financial adviser Meredith Meacham Wilson says despite sales tax taking a dip, November was the first time this fiscal year that every...

By News Director Jared Atha According to election officials, Friday, December 18, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the January 12 Special Election. Local elections taking place on January 12 include propositions in the Town of Arapaho and Burns Flat along with a proposition proposed by the Hammon Public Schools. Officials say that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registe...

By News Director Jared Atha The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the affordable housing agency in Lone Wolf for allegedly denying housing to a Black mother and her 5-year-old daughter because of their race. According to the Associated Press, the Justice Department’s civil rights division announced the lawsuit Tuesday against the Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf and two of its former employees. Federal prosecutors allege authority officials told a white applicant they had units av...

By News Director Jared Atha A convicted felon was found to be in possession of multiple firearms recently during a traffic stop in Beckham County. According to a probable cause affidavit, 36-year-old Corey Dean Thompson of Granite was pulled over on December 5 on a county road after a Beckham County Sheriff’s Deputy noticed that the vehicle he was driving did not have a light on it’s license plate. When asked for his driver’s license, Thompson would tell the deputy that his license was su...

By News Director Jared Atha Snow and slush appear to be to blame for a one vehicle accident in Washita County Sunday afternoon. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the accident occurred approximately at 2:35 Sunday afternoon on a county road two miles east and two and a half miles south of Colony. OHP says the 2003 Nissan Morano driven by 37-year-old Kayla Joy Hartford of Weatherford was southbound on county road 2440 when while her cruise control was set, lost control of the vehicle on a...

The Elk City Commission will meet for the final time in 2020 on Wednesday afternoon. Items the commission will consider include a resolution calling for a non-partisan general election for commissioner seats in both wards two and three, along with the mayor’s seat. That general election is scheduled for April 6, 2021. The commission will also discuss the sixth and final payment to Hellas Construction for the installation of the turf at both the Elk City Ackley Park Baseball Field and the 5 Pl...