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The Penny News 1346
News | May 12, 2026
A former nurse anesthetist at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City is facing felony charges after multiple female employees accused him of sexual misconduct while working at the hospital.
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The Penny News 1345
News | May 11, 2026
Two separate Internet Crimes Against Children investigations conducted by the Elk City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division have resulted in guilty pleas and lengthy prison sentences for two offenders.
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The Penny News 1343
News | May 11, 2026
Friday, May 22, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 16 Primary Election.
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The Penny News 1342
News | May 11, 2026
It's a banner day for downtown Elk City.
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The Penny News 1341
News | May 11, 2026
A Watonga man is facing two felony counts of grand larceny after authorities say stolen oilfield equipment and vehicles were recovered from his property following an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.
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The Penny News 1340
News | May 11, 2026
Two Washita County law enforcement officers were honored for their service and sacrifice during the 58th Annual Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial.
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The Penny News 1338
News | May 08, 2026
SWOSU has selected Eli Goodman as the Charles & Mary Abercrombie Scholar for the 2025- 2026 academic year.
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The Penny News 1337
News | May 08, 2026
SWOSU has selected Zadyn Johnson of Camargo as the Charlie M. & Olivia Downs Abercrombie Scholar for the 2025- 2026 academic year.
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The Penny News 1336
News | May 08, 2026
SWOSU has selected Ty Elliott of Weatherford as the recipient of the Dr. Donald I. Hamm Memorial Scholarship for the 2025- 2026 academic year.
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The Penny News 1335
News | May 08, 2026
Four students at SWOSU have received the Neparko Family Chemistry Scholarship for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
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The Penny News 1334
News | May 08, 2026
Four students at SWOSU have received the Neparko Family Chemistry Scholarship for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
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The Penny News 1333
News | May 08, 2026
SWOSU students presented research at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, held April 23–26 in Tyler, Texas.
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The Penny News 1332
News | May 08, 2026
SWOSU students presented research at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, held April 23–26 in Tyler, Texas.
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The Penny News 1331
News | May 08, 2026
SWOSU Rover Dawgs recently competed in NASA’s 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge, held at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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The Penny News 1329
News | May 08, 2026
Mariah Yell of Union City, Oklahoma, has been named the Rebecca Reddin Jones Scholarship at SWOSU for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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The Penny News 1327
News | May 07, 2026
Voters in Roger Mills County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 16th Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kelly Tice said today.
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The Penny News 1326
News | May 06, 2026
On April 15, Beckham County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers Wendi Holland and Richard Jones partnered with the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol to provide Merritt High School students with a hands-on lesson about the dangers of impaired driving ahead of prom season.
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The Penny News 1325
News | May 06, 2026
From March 23 through April 1, Beckham County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers Wendi Holland and Richard Jones presented the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program to pre-kindergarten through fourth-grade students at Merritt Elementary School.
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The Penny News 1324
News | May 06, 2026
The Beckham County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers, Wendi Holland and Richard Jones, spent April 20-23 teaching tornado safety and severe weather preparedness to Merritt Elementary kindergarten through second grade students.
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The Penny News 1321
News | May 04, 2026
A former mayor in southwestern Oklahoma is facing a felony charge following an investigation into the misuse of city funds.
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The Penny News 1319
News | May 04, 2026
Lola Bruner, a senior history major at SWOSU, won first place for Best Undergraduate Paper in American History at the Oklahoma Regional Phi Alpha Theta conference on April 25.
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The Penny News 1318
News | May 04, 2026
Oklahoma is set to implement a new law aimed at shielding oil and gas companies from certain climate-related lawsuits, a move supporters say will protect a key state industry while critics warn it could limit accountability.
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The Penny News 1316
News | May 04, 2026
Authorities in Beckham County played a key supporting role in the search and discovery of Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian, whose body was later found inside his vehicle in a remote area near Erick.
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The Penny News 1315
News | May 03, 2026
SWOSU alumni and friends gathered on April 27, 2026, for the annual SWOSU Everett Dobson Golf Classic.
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The Penny News 1314
News | May 03, 2026
The Elk City Police Department has completed a recent compliance operation targeting registered sex offenders and violent offenders within the city.
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The Penny News 1313
News | May 03, 2026
A Warr Acres man has been arrested following an investigation into multiple fires in Roger Mills County earlier this year.
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The Penny News 1312
News | May 03, 2026
A Leedey man has been arrested in Roger Mills County in connection with allegations involving the sexual assault of a child and violations related to sex offender registration.
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The Penny News 1311
News | May 01, 2026
The Department of Music at SWOSU invites middle and high school musicians to register for its 2026 summer music camps.
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The Penny News 1310
News | May 01, 2026
CUDD Pressure Control in Elk City is making a $9 million investment in the future.
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The Penny News 1309
News | May 01, 2026
Seven students have been named as the Madge Lenz Jordan Scholars for the Academic Year at SWOSU.

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