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The Penny News 1562
News | September 10, 2026
GPRMC will continue its free monthly education series, Community Connections, with a September session focused on financial literacy.
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The Penny News 1561
News | September 10, 2026
OKIE811 will host an Elk City Safety Day on Wednesday, September 16, at Western Technology Center, offering free training for excavators, facility operators, vendors and others involved in underground utility safety and damage prevention.
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The Penny News 1558
News | September 09, 2026
The Elk City Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners from Saturday’s Rodeo Parade, with local businesses, schools, organizations, churches and individuals earning honors in several categories.
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The Penny News 1557
News | September 08, 2026
Elk City Public Schools has added a new weather monitoring system designed to improve student safety and give school officials better information when making decisions about travel, outdoor activities and severe weather.
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The Penny News 1553
News | September 08, 2026
Dog days returned to the Elk City Convention Center.
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The Penny News 1552
News | September 08, 2026
Elk City Rodeo crowns its champions.
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The Penny News 1551
News | September 04, 2026
The Elk City Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a man wanted on active felony warrants who was last seen in the Sayre area.
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The Penny News 1550
News | September 03, 2026
Elk City Public Schools has completed construction on a new press box at Big Elk Stadium, a project Superintendent Mike Sparks says represents both a major improvement to the facility and the work of local businesses and craftsmen.
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The Penny News 1544
News | September 02, 2026
One of western Oklahoma's longest-running traditions returns Labor Day weekend as the 88th annual Elk City Rodeo of Champions takes over Ackley Park Sept. 4 through Sept. 6.
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The Penny News 1539
News | September 01, 2026
Elk City Public Schools is continuing to provide free meals to all students, a program Superintendent Mike Sparks says is helping the district take care of students both inside and outside the classroom.
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The Penny News 1523
News | August 21, 2026
The Elk City Police Department has received a $5,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum to purchase new equipment aimed at improving public safety.
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The Penny News 1520
News | August 18, 2026
A long-awaited project aimed at protecting the east pond at Ackley Park from continued soil erosion has been completed, addressing concerns about the pond’s shoreline and nearby infrastructure.
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The Penny News 1518
News | August 18, 2026
Local businesses have generated more sales-tax money than ever.
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The Penny News 1513
News | August 17, 2026
The 29th annual KECO Open continued its tradition of giving back to Western Oklahoma, raising $9,000 for the Red Knights Motorcycle Club and the Dream League of Elk City.
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The Penny News 1508
News | August 13, 2026
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation added a coat of white paint to some heavily-traveled asphalt on Route 66 in Elk City's northeast corner.
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The Penny News 1497
News | August 10, 2026
The City of Elk City is taking steps toward purchasing the former United Supermarket property at 2700 W. 3rd Street, with city leaders saying the goal is to prevent the longtime commercial property from sitting vacant and eventually return it to productive use.
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The Penny News 1488
News | August 03, 2026
A crash involving two semi trucks temporarily shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 early Monday morning near Elk City after the vehicles became tangled in the highway's cable barrier system.
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The Penny News 1486
News | August 03, 2026
Downtown Elk City will be the place to be Friday evening as residents and visitors can enjoy live music, food vendors, family activities, shopping, and Oklahoma's annual Tax Free Weekend during the Downtown Elk City Block Party.
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The Penny News 1482
News | July 31, 2026
The future of transportation rolled down the Mother Road Friday as the Electrek American Solar Challenge made an official Stage Stop at the National Route 66 Museum, bringing student-built solar race cars from around the world to western Oklahoma.
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The Penny News 1478
News | July 28, 2026
Long before Y2K, a crisis began 65 years ago this summer in Austria that resulted in a German wall and made Elk Citians stockpile food, water, and medicine to live through a nuclear war.
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The Penny News 1466
News | July 27, 2026
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes' newest Lucky Star Casino development in Elk City, marking the beginning of what tribal leaders describe as the most ambitious project in the casino brand's history.
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The Penny News 1461
News | July 13, 2026
A Yukon man is facing a felony grand larceny charge after investigators allege he used a false name and business identity to obtain thousands of pounds of scrap metal from an Elk City business without paying for it.
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The Penny News 1459
News | July 13, 2026
A weekend grass fire at a former marijuana grow operation west of Elk City reignited concerns about abandoned grow houses across Oklahoma and the hazardous materials often left behind.
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The Penny News 1458
News | July 13, 2026
Red dirt is being moved to create an outdoor event center with green space.
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The Penny News 1453
News | July 07, 2026
Registration is still open for the upcoming Elk City Alumni Reunion, which welcomes anyone who attended Elk City schools through the class of 2006.
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The Penny News 1446
News | July 06, 2026
An Elk City woman has been charged with three felony counts of animal cruelty after investigators alleged two dogs and a ball python were found in severely neglected condition at a residence in Elk City.
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The Penny News 1435
News | June 29, 2026
An Elk City man is facing two felony counts of aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs after investigators allegedly recovered more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine from two storage units, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Beckham County District Court.
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The Penny News 1427
News | June 25, 2026
Great Plains Regional Medical Center has been found in full compliance with federal Hospital Price Transparency requirements following a review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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The Penny News 1426
News | June 25, 2026
More than 500 hospitals across the country, including three that serve Western Oklahoma residents, have received warning letters from federal regulators over alleged violations of hospital price transparency rules.
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The Penny News 1416
News | June 21, 2026
The Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire is a nine-day classic car rally that spans more than 2,300 miles and features 140 of the world’s finest antique automobiles.

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