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The Penny News 977
News | November 13, 2025
Shelter in place orders were lifted Thursday morning in Weatherford after an overnight anhydrous ammonia leak from a tanker truck sent a toxic cloud across parts of the city, forcing evacuations of homes, nursing facilities and businesses.
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The Penny News 976
News | November 12, 2025
The SWOSU Computer Club and SWOSU Esports hosted their annual Extra Life lock-in fundraiser, raising $1,000 to support the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital.
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The Penny News 975
News | November 11, 2025
A 16-year-old Blair driver was injured Sunday after a rollover crash on State Highway 9, 9 miles west of Mangum, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
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The Penny News 973
News | November 10, 2025
Beckham County deputies took part in intensive active shooter and emergency response training on November 4th and 5th, coordinated by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety’s School Security Institute.
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The Penny News 972
News | November 10, 2025
Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning is warning residents to be on alert after reports of a phone scam involving local utility companies.
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The Penny News 971
News | November 10, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 970
News | November 10, 2025
A Cordell woman is facing felony charges after investigators say she embezzled thousands of dollars from her employer, a local company based in Clinton.
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The Penny News 969
News | November 10, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 968
News | November 10, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 967
News | November 10, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 966
News | November 06, 2025
On Nov. 3, 2025, Beckham County deputies attempted to stop a blue motorcycle in Sayre for traffic violations.
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The Penny News 964
News | November 05, 2025
The Elk City Chamber's Cupp runneth over with award-winning experience.
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The Penny News 962
News | November 04, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 958
News | November 03, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 957
News | November 03, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 956
News | November 03, 2025
Just days after announcing the Lincoln Teen Center would close its doors permanently, longtime director Chuck Hargrove says there’s renewed hope for reopening.
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The Penny News 955
News | November 03, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 954
News | October 31, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 953
News | October 31, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 952
News | October 31, 2025
The Washita County Sheriff’s Office is raising funds for a monument to honor county officers who died in the line of duty.
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The Penny News 951
News | October 31, 2025
Elk City Elementary and Intermediate Schools are inviting families to join a simple habit with a big payoff.
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The Penny News 948
News | October 30, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 947
News | October 29, 2025
Pat Smith, the longtime director of the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, is retiring after 30 years of leading the museum.
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The Penny News 946
News | October 29, 2025
Elk City's non-profit hangout for teenagers will permanently close its doors Friday.
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The Penny News 944
News | October 27, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 943
News | October 27, 2025
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.
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The Penny News 942
News | October 27, 2025
A Weatherford woman is facing a felony after a short police pursuit on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Custer County District Court.
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The Penny News 940
News | October 27, 2025
Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning says deputies are investigating an attempted break-in at a former marijuana grow site south of Sayre, where a resident still lives on the property.
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The Penny News 939
News | October 27, 2025
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses and private nonprofits in Beckham County in Oklahoma and Wheeler and Collingsworth counties in Texas to apply by Nov. 25 for low interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans tied to drought losses that began Nov. 1, 2024.
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The Penny News 937
News | October 26, 2025
27-year-old Elk City man was injured Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 38 in Beckham County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

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