According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a Mountain View man died in a single-vehicle accident Monday evening just north of Mountain View in Washita County.

Hardy Sperle

Custer County has officially filled the position of emergency management director, which has been empty since the retirement of Mike Galloway in late June.

Classroom setup

Kindergarten teachers Kayla Rodriguez, left, and Michelle Perez unpack the math books for the school year at Nance Elementary School.

(AP) – Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal Aviation Administration and Army officials about a list of things that went wrong and contributed to a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet colliding over Washing

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Oklahoma Municipal Management Services Executive Director Steve Whitlock, left, Clinton City Manager Robert Johnston, and past President of the City Management Association of Oklahoma Brooks Mitchell stand together after presenting Johnston with the 2025

Clinton City Manager Robert Johnston was named the winner of the 2025 Gerald Wilkins Award on July 24. The award is named for the late Wilkins, who was a city manager and municipal adviser to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

On his first day officially acting in the position, Hardy Sperle was introduced as the new emergency management director for Custer County at Monday’s Custer County Commissioner’s meeting.

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