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The North Fork of Red River Conservation District is preparing a grant application to improve the North Fork Environmental Education Center and is asking the community to weigh in.

An Oklahoma City woman has been charged in Custer County District Court after a pickup reported stolen in Clinton was stopped by police early Oct. 19, according to a probable cause affidavit.

A Weatherford woman is facing a felony after a short police pursuit on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Custer County District Court.

Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning says deputies are investigating an attempted break-in at a former marijuana grow site south of Sayre, where a resident still lives on the property.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses and private nonprofits in Beckham County in Oklahoma and Wheeler and Collingsworth counties in Texas to apply by Nov. 25 for low interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans tied to drought losses that began Nov. 1, 2024.

27-year-old Elk City man was injured Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 38 in Beckham County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The SWOSU Office of Public Relations and Marketing has won three honors in the 21st Annual Davey Awards.

SWOSU continues to expand opportunities for its students through its ongoing partnership with the Consulate of Mexico in Oklahoma City and the Institute for Mexicans Abroad.

The SWOSU annual Miss SWOSU Scholarship Pageant will take place on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Researchers from SWOSU recently conducted fieldwork at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, retrieving camera traps and snake replicas that had been deployed earlier this summer.

Elk City Police served a search warrant Tuesday at a home as part of a child sexual abuse material investigation that began with a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the department said.

Beckham County deputies positioned at the Roger Mills County line late Friday after a report of a man firing from a vehicle with an AR-style rifle.

Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning says a statewide surge in abandoned marijuana grow sites is leaving rural neighbors with trash, chemical waste, and rising calls for help.

A Clinton man was arrested October 12 on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material and violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Custer County District Court.

A Burns Flat man was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Friday on Route 66, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

A 78-year-old Lawton man died Thursday after a rollover crash on Highway 183 about 4 miles north of Putnam, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The highly anticipated performance by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, scheduled for Tuesday night at the Pioneer Center on the Elk City High School campus, has been canceled.

The Jackson County Health Department will host a Flu Vaccine Drive-Thru on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old charged in connection with the death of SWOSU freshman Logan Musil told investigators the student died after an accidental fall during a drug-fueled fight, according to a federal search warrant.

Hinton voters passed the district’s bond proposal Tuesday, approving $5.975 million for facility upgrades across the district.

A two-vehicle collision on State Highway 54, about 3.8 miles south of Gotebo, left one man dead and another injured early Tuesday, October 14, 2025, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

State Rep. Nick Archer of Elk City will lead a House interim study Thursday aimed at turning the Oklahoma Spaceport at Burns Flat into a driver of aerospace jobs and research.

Nominations to the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at SWOSU are now being accepted.

Western Technology Center in Sayre has purchased a high-tech training simulator that local law enforcement can use for both driving and scenario-based response.

A Cordell man was injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Sunday.

Costumes, candy, and downtown storefronts will set the scene for Moonlight Madness on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Downtown District.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says an 18-year-old Southwestern Oklahoma State University student reported missing last week has been found deceased, and another 18-year-old has been arrested.

Landon Jones has retired from the Cloud Chief Fire Department after 14 years with the department and 20 years in the fire service overall.

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says the I-40 port of entry sweep in Beckham County was only the start.

Rep. Nick Archer of Elk City led an in-depth study before the Oklahoma House Energy Committee this week, focusing on how the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) regulates the state’s vital oil and gas industry.