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The Oklahoma Transportation Commission met on Monday to review and approve several infrastructure projects and initiatives aimed at improving the state's transportation network.

Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPRMC) is delighted to announce the arrival of the first baby of the year, born this weekend.

Residents of Western Oklahoma should prepare for a blast of winter weather as a cold front is set to move into the area later this week.

A tragic two-vehicle collision occurred early Sunday morning, at approximately 5:16 a.m. on US-283, seven miles south of Cheyenne near E 1040 Road.

Recap of the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals

SWODA honors the retirement of two remarkable leaders, Debora Glasgow and Robin Selman

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.

Year in Review

Recapping high school basketball, thunder hoops, and the college basketball polls

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.

Recapping the sports weekend

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.

High schools hoops plus Thunder and the College Football Playoff