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Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning is warning residents to be on alert after reports of a phone scam involving local utility companies.

Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning says his office is investigating a recent burglary at a farm just outside Sayre, where intruders forced entry into a barn and an outbuilding and took equipment.

A Cordell woman is facing felony charges after investigators say she embezzled thousands of dollars from her employer, a local company based in Clinton.

A Clinton man with multiple prior felony convictions faces new charges in Custer County District Court after prosecutors say he assaulted a woman and set fire to a rental home earlier this month.

A Tulsa man has been charged in Custer County District Court after investigators say he used a hidden GPS device inside a child’s stuffed unicorn to track his former partner’s location.

An Alabama man faces felony and misdemeanor charges in Custer County after authorities say he abandoned a small, severely neglected dog outside a Clinton grocery store in late September.

On Nov. 3, 2025, Beckham County deputies attempted to stop a blue motorcycle in Sayre for traffic violations.

State Rep. Anthony Moore (R-Clinton), the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma House, says he will run for another term in 2026.

The Elk City Chamber's Cupp runneth over with award-winning experience.

Wheeler County Judge Pat McDowell said he will not seek a second term as the filing period opens for the March primaries.

Weatherford Animal Control Officers are investigating a possible animal cruelty case after multiple cats were found sick or dead in the city, with evidence one may have consumed antifreeze.

SWOSU student Rena Cole has been selected as a 2026 Brad Henry International Scholar, earning the opportunity to study abroad at Swansea University in Wales.

Beckham County deputies helped locate two women who became lost in Kiowa County during last week’s first cold snap, according to Sheriff Derek Manning.

A Clinton man has been charged in Custer County District Court with felony stalking after police say he repeatedly attempted to contact a woman despite being formally warned to stop.

A Clinton man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly breaking into a home, assaulting a resident, and later being found driving under the influence with a firearm and drugs in his vehicle.

An Erick man was arrested recently after allegedly making violent threats toward a family member and attempting to persuade a minor to help him harm her mother, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Beckham County District Court.

Just days after announcing the Lincoln Teen Center would close its doors permanently, longtime director Chuck Hargrove says there’s renewed hope for reopening.

A 55-year-old man from Ripon, California, was injured Saturday night in a crash two miles south of Snyder, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Firefighters from Canute and Elk City worked together Friday morning to extinguish a motorhome fire along the eastbound on-ramp at the 47-mile marker in Canute.

Elk City police executed a search warrant Thursday, Oct. 30, at a residence inside the city limits and arrested two people in an investigation into unlicensed tattooing that allegedly involved minors, the department said.

The Washita County Sheriff’s Office is raising funds for a monument to honor county officers who died in the line of duty.

Elk City Elementary and Intermediate Schools are inviting families to join a simple habit with a big payoff.

Elk City Area United Fund has raised local dollars for local needs for nearly 80 years.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford said the ongoing federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1, is the result of a Democratic decision to force a standoff, calling it “the craziest season” during an interview on Exploring Energy on 96.5 KECO.

Two statewide measures with local fingerprints take effect Saturday, with Rep. Nick Archer of Elk City and Rep. Anthony Moore of Clinton helping carry the bills in the House.

Pat Smith, the longtime director of the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, is retiring after 30 years of leading the museum.

Elk City's non-profit hangout for teenagers will permanently close its doors Friday.

With trick-or-treaters out Friday night, Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning is reminding families to think traffic first.

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.