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  • 5 18 SWOSU Segars

    DR. LARRY SEGARS, CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY AT THE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN KANSAS CITY HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2012 OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY IN WEATHERFORD.  SEGARS WAS HONORED DURING THE RECENT SWOSU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AWARDS AND WHITE COAT CEREMONY HELD ON THE SWOSU CAMPUS.  THE OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD IS PRESENTED EACH YEAR TO AN INDIVIDUAL DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT OF THE SWOSU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PROFESSION.

  • 5 18 Holliman Embezzlement NG Plea
    A CLINTON WOMAN PLEADED NOT GUILTY THIS WEEK IN CUSTER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TO A CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.  31 YEAR OLD ANGELA DAWN HOLLIMAN ALLEGEDLY WORKED AS A MANAGER AT A CLINTON RESTAURANT WHEN SHE PREPARED A BANK DEPOSIT OF JUST OVER 00 LAST SEPTEMBER.  COURT RECORDS SHOW HOLLIMAN PUT THE CASH IN A DEPOSIT BAG AND LEFT THE BUSINESS, BUT NEVER MADE THE DEPOSIT. 
  • 5 18 Nasalroad Plea & Sentencing
    AN ELK CITY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN BECKHAM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TO SERVE 5 YEARS PRISON TO BE FOLLOWED BY 15 YEARS PROBATION AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL BATTERY AND SOLICITING SEXUAL CONDUCT THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.  44 YEAR OLD JASON LEE NASALROAD INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE SEVERAL TIMES AT LOCATIONS IN ELK CITY AND SAYRE.  COURT RECORDS SHOW NASALROAD ALSO SENT LEWD PHOTOS OF HIMSELF TO A JUVENILE. 
  • 5 18 Weatherford Coach Not Retained

    A SUCCESSFUL WESTERN OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE ADVERTISING OF HIS JOB.  DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT BILL SEITTER IS RECCOMMENDING THAT RICK WILSON NOT BE RETAINED AS GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH.  OFFICIALS SAY THIS DOES NOT AFFECT WILSON'S TEACHING CONTRACT.  HOWEVER, EXTRA DUTY CONTRACTS ARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITHOUT A CONTINUATION CLAUSE.  WILSON SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A PITCH TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REMAIN THE HEAD COACH OF THE LADY EAGLES.

  • 5 16 Elk City Basketball Position Still Open
    THE ELK CITY SCHOOL BOARD WAS INFORMED THIS WEEK THAT RECENTLY HIRED HEAD BOYS BASKETBALL COACH KIRK GRAHAM HAS DECIDED TO STAY IN CARNEGIE AND REMAIN THE HEAD COACH FOR THE WILDCATS. ELK CITY SUPERINTENDENT BUDDY WOOD SAYS GRAHAM SIMPLY WANTED TO STAY IN HIS HOMETOWN.  WOOD SAYS HE'S ALREADY CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW FOR THE VACANT POSITION AND IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING OTHER APPLICATIONS.
  • 5 16 Weatherford Fire

    FIRE DID DAMAGE TO A HOME AT 711 ½ NORTH STATE IN WEATHERFORD LAST NIGHT.  ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF MIKE KARLIN SAYS INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

  • 5 16 Clinton Voluntary Water Conservation

    CLINTON CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION PROCEDURES.  CITY MANAGER STEVE HEWITT SAYS THE PROCEDURES SURROUND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.  CITIZENS ARE ASKED TO WATER AT ODD AND EVEN TIMES, WATER FOR ONLY ONE HOUR AND TRY TO ELIMINATE WATER RUNOFF. 

  • 5 15 Delfine Embezzlement

    A WEATHERFORD WOMAN IS CHARGED IN CUSTER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.  COURT RECORDS ALLEGE THAT 23 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH ANN DELFINE GAVE AWAY MERCHANDISE FROM A WEATHERFORD RETAIL STORE TO AN UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.  IT'S ALLEGED DELFINE WOULD RING UP ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT THE FEMALE SELECTED AND WOULD THEN VOID ALL OF THE ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST ITEM.  THE TOTAL LOSS IS APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER 0.  COURT RECORDS SHOW THAT DELFINE IS A SUSPECT IN ANOTHER EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

  • 5 15 Wann Child Sexual Abuse
    A CLINTON MAN IS CHARGED IN CUSTER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT WITH THREE COUNTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.  35 YEAR OLD JAMES DEAN WANN ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED LEWD ACTS WITH JUVENILE FEMALES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. 
  • 5 9 Arganbright Sentencing Delayed

    A judge has delayed the sentencing for a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper convicted on two felony counts.

    Ronald Arganbright was to be sentenced today in Beckham County District Court, but a judge delayed that until May 30th so Arganbright's new attorneys could familiarize themselves with the case.