GPRMC CEO Says Hospital Is Prepared
March 16, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/441/2020/03/16153754/316-lively-1.mp3 Great Plains Regional Medical Center CEO Corey Lively on...
View ArticleCoronavirus: City of Elk City Closing Buildings
March 17, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Elk City officials have announced that some city facilities will be closed and certain scheduled events have been postponed until April 4, due to the COVID-19...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Elk City Superintendent Reacts To State-Mandated Closures
March 17, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Elk City Schools Superintendent Rick Garrison reacts to yesterday’s announcement made by the State School Board of canceling classes throughout the state...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Local Dr. Gives His Advice
March 17, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/441/2020/03/17154845/317-perkins-1.mp3 Dr. John Perkins with the Great Plains Regional Medical...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hospital Implementing New Policies – City Update
March 18, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City has changed some policies, including its visitation policy, in an effort to prevent the introduction of...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Confirmed Case In Custer County
March 19, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Little details are known at this time but the Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 is in Custer County....
View ArticleCoronavirus: County Buildings Shutting Doors
March 19, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Beckham County Commissioners decided in an emergency meeting Thursday to keep the courthouse and county services operational, but they are restricting public...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Elk City / Clinton Making Changes – Preparing
March 19, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha More response from local municipalities as the coronavirus pandemic continues. In Elk City, during its regular scheduled city commissioners meeting, officials...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Custer County Case Update
March 20, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Some more details have been released regarding the lone case of the coronavirus in Custer County. According to the Weatherford Daily News, sources have...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Local Dr. Supports Choloroquine
March 20, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha On the heels of President Trump’s announcement that the drug chloroquine could possibly treat those infected with COVID-19, a local doctor appears to back...
View ArticleCoronavirus: More Counties Taking Action – Declaring Emergency
March 20, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Like other counties in the area, Custer and Washita County Commissioners have declared State of Emergencies for their respective counties in response to the...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Elk City Approves Proclamation Declaring a State of Emergency
March 20, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha The Elk City, City Commission met in special session Friday night and approved a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Election Emergency – April 7 Vote Postponed
March 23, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax declared an election emergency for local elections being held in 74 counties on April 7 in an attempt to...
View ArticleSayre Man Sentenced After Bomb Plot Conviction
March 23, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha An Sayre man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison after being convicted of trying to blow up an Oklahoma City bank with a massive vehicle bomb,...
View ArticleCoronavirus: AllianceHealth Clinton CEO Issues Statement
March 23, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha AllianceHealth Clinton CEO Landon Hise has made an official statement about the hospitals preparedness for COVID-19. In a press release, Hise says hospital...
View ArticleClinton Hires Superintendent
March 24, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha A familiar face has been hired to be the new superintendent for Clinton Public Schools. Tyler Bridges, who was the assistant superintendent for the school...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Schools Still Offering Meals
March 23, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha With the state mandated closure of schools still in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most schools in the area are getting creative with how meals are...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hofmeister To Propose School Closures
March 24, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha State school Superintendent Joy Hofmeister announced Monday that she will propose a Continuous Learning Plan to the State Board of Education this week to...
View ArticleCoronavirus: More Cases Confirmed in Custer County
March 25, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha After nearly a week with only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in the greater Western Oklahoma area, the Oklahoma Health Department has announced that two...
View ArticleCoronavirus: GPRMC Changing Visitation Policy Again – SWOSU Donates Masks
March 25, 2020 By News Director Jared Atha Great Plains Regional Medical Center has once again updated their visitation policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a post on the Elk City...
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