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While investigating inappropriate messages sent to a 16-year-old, Elk City Police uncovered an alleged inappropriate relationship between a 23-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl.

SORTPO proudly announces the launch of its Safety Assessment Digital Map Survey, an interactive online tool designed to pinpoint safety concerns on a regional map.

A Carter couple is out on bond after being arrested on December 27, 2024, on allegations of enabling child neglect involving their 16-year-old son.

The SBA encourages small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations hit by severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 25-May 9, 2024 to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans before Jan. 30, 2025.

Looking back at the top stories in Western Oklahoma in 2024.

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released a statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.

A tragic collision early Tuesday morning left one person dead and another injured on US-183 near E 860 Rd, approximately 13 miles north of Arapaho

A two-vehicle collision on US Highway 83, approximately six miles north of Shamrock, Texas, resulted in the death of a Kansas man.

A devastating collision on Monday, claimed three lives and left a young child injured.

Current Clinton Public Schools ag teacher Rick Dillinger is facing alleged felony embezzlement charges after being arrested this weekend, according to the Elk City Police Department.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education released the 2024 Oklahoma School Report Cards last week, revealing a wide range of performance grades for schools in western Oklahoma.

The Elk City Homemakers recently donated over 50 stuffed animals to Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPRMC) to bring comfort to pediatric patients.

A single-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck temporarily shut down the eastbound lanes of I-40 near the 11-mile marker in Beckham County on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has awarded funding to SWODA to combat the ongoing opioid crisis.

An Elk City man is being held in the Beckham County Detention Center on a $40,000 bond after being charged with trafficking methamphetamine and destroying evidence.

An Indiana man was recently arrested in Beckham County following a high-speed pursuit.

A Clinton woman faces felony and misdemeanor charges following an incident involving a Custer County Deputy on December 13, 2024.

Elk City residents will head to the polls on January 14, 2025, to vote on two significant propositions.

A single-vehicle accident in Elk City early Sunday morning, where a car crashed into a pond, remains under investigation.

A tragic accident claimed the life of a 15-year-old Sayre resident on Sunday.

A registered sex offender was arrested on December 2, 2024, after authorities discovered he was residing in violation of Oklahoma residency laws.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members selected two new state board members during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Department of Music recently celebrated those who have contributed to the success of the SWOSU Piano Campaign with a donor recognition event at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA.)

House Speaker-Elect Kyle Hilbert has unveiled a new committee structure designed to improve the deliberation and vetting process for proposed legislation.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) recently hosted a luncheon featuring Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) Chancellor Sean Burrage and Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker-elect Kyle Hilbert.

Matthew Ferguson of Shamrock, Texas has been promoted to the Texas Rangers Division.

The man accused of leading multiple agencies on a high-speed pursuit last month has formally been charged.

A fatal crash occurred on December 17, 2024, at approximately 8:31 PM on US-270 at South County Road 206, roughly three miles southeast of Woodward in Woodward County.

In the early hours of last Saturday, December 1, Elk City firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 400 block of W. 6th Street.

Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas of Cheyenne will not be the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, which oversees Wall Street, the Federal Reserve, and cryptocurrency.