The 42nd annual Weatherford livestock show will be held today and tomorrow featuring several western Oklahoma schools says spokesperson Andy McPherson.
Mcpherson says the show stopper event featuring area special education students begins at 10am today, followed by the cattle, goat and sheep shows. The pig show will be held Saturday. All the events will be held at the Doug Villines pavilion in Rader Park.
A student-athlete at Southwestern Oklahoma State University has died. Vice president of marketing and public relations Brian Adler says place kicker Jackson Wilhite of the SWOSU football team, died yesterday.
Wilhite, who is a graduate of Norman North, was in his sophomore year at SWOSU.
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Unemployment rates were lower in many Oklahoma counties for the month of December compared to a year ago. Locally, Custer county fell by six-tenths of a percent to 2.1%. Beckham county fell by nine-tenths to 2.3% and Washita county also fell by nine-tenths to 2.6%. Dewey and Blaine counties had the second and third lowest unemployment rates in the state at 1.6 and 1.7% respectively.
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Two Bessie men entered pleas yesterday in Custer county district court in connection with an incident in February 2017. 67 year old CareyJohn Dudgeon and 40 year old Jimmy Dudgeon entered pleas of guilty to one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and pleas of no contest to kidnapping and a second charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Authorities say the men went into a trailer house in the 300 block of Reid road in Weatherford where they tied up and stabbed the occupant of the home. Formal sentencing for both men will be held at a future date.
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The Weatherford city commission will meet Thursday. Under the public works authority, the commission will consider a resolution to approve incurring indebtedness by the trustees not to exceed $1 million to provide funds for the StaffordAir & Space museum expansion project. The commission meets Thursday at 5.
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Trumpeter Sean Jones and the Josh Hanlon trio will be featured at the 49th annual SWOSU jazz festival on February 7th and 8th in Weatherford. The artists will be featured in a Thursday evening 7pm concert in the Berrong music hall and then will highlight a full day activities on Friday with concerts at 1pm and 8pm in the fine arts center. The SWOSU jazz ensemble a will be also be in performance with the artists. SWOSU will also host the annual big band competition starting on Friday February 8th at 8am with schools from across the state.
The Weatherford hospital authority was presented the audit for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Chief executive officer DebbieHowe provides details of the audit.
Howe says the loss was contributed to the refinancing of the note and physician recruitment expenses.
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An Elk City man was last listed in critical condition at OU Medical Center after a one vehicle accident early Sunday on 20th street, one mile south and 2.5 miles west of Elk City in Beckham county. The Oklahoma highway patrol says Juan Reyes Rendon was injured when the pickup truck he was driving went off the road. Rendon over-corrected and the truck struck a fence and power pole. Rendon was pinned inside the truck for about 30 minutes before being freed by the Elk City fire department.
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Repairs to a water line leak in the sights acres area of Clinton is scheduled for this morning beginning at 10am. City officials say crews are waiting until mid-morning to begin repairs for the convenience of residents and allow for them to complete their morning routines.
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Eight inmates have been charged with a count of riot in Beckham county district court in connection with an April 2017 incident at the north fork correctional center on the alpha north housing unit. A court affidavit shows that a disruption occurred in the housing unit that involved more than 30 inmates. During the incident, inmates were hit and kicked, and a broken broom or mop handle was also used to strike inmates during the disruption.
