The end of the year is approaching fast for Custer County commissioners but as they work to finish up various projects across the county, Emergency Management Director Mike Galloway is shifting his focus to future emergency management projects.

As of press time Monday, CaraLea Kreizenbeck has filed for the Clinton Public School’s Board of Education Dist. 4 seat currently held by Dr. Floyd Simon Jr.

Jose Paxtor Oxlaj, 43, of Los Angeles, Calif., has been charged with illegal reentry into the United States after his involvement in an accident where six of his passengers were killed in a two-vehicle collision in Beckham County. The accident was at 3:06 p.m. Nov. 21 at the intersection of Route 66 N. and State Highway 34, three miles west of Elk City. The driver of the other vehicle, Phillip Shephard, 40, of Sayre, was not injured in the accident.

Giving spirit

As a part of the Clinton Christmas Connection, Brenda Salcido, left, receives a donation of kids’ coats and a check for $100 from secretary Veronica Gutierrez from Garcia Law.

While jails across the state are coming under scrutiny due to unsafe living conditions and other safety violations, the Custer County Jail has undergone recent changes that Custer County Sheriff Dan Day says has the jail operating as smoothly as possible along with a fully staffed office of deputies despite struggles to fill law enforcement positions.

Homecoming royalty

Garrett Pyron, left, and Acelyn Cisneros were crowned Arapaho-Butler’s

(AP) – Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States.

In 1933, the era of alcohol prohibition ended as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare.

FRIDAY DAY SHIFT Responded to a report of a domestic in progress in the 2200 block of Modelle.

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