Click It or Ticket Campaign
May 24, 2016 By Paragon News Intern Jami Butcher – State and local law enforcement agencies across the nation have stepped up enforcement to crack down on motorists who aren’t wearing their seat...
View ArticleElk City Felon Sent to Prison
May 24, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A previously convicted Elk City felon has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. 20-year-old Cody Wayne Thomason pleaded guilty to a number of crimes...
View ArticleOklahoma City Man Arrested for CDS
May 24, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – An Oklahoma City man is in the Beckham County Detention Center on a $20-thousand dollar bond on a drug possession charge. 56-year-old Michael Shawn...
View ArticleFatal Injury Accident Chervenka
May 25, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A 17-year-old Elk City youth has died after an ATV accident in Custer County. Kenny Chervenka was pronounced dead at the scene from head and neck...
View ArticleNorthfork Electric Cooperative Promotes Geothermal
May 25, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – An area electric cooperative is exploring geothermal energy options for its members, an idea that may save a lot of money. As a member-owned...
View ArticleWheeler County Sheriff Reelected
May 25, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Wheeler County Sheriff J. Wesley Crites was reelected Tuesday in a special run-off election. Crites, originally from Pampa, will be serving his...
View ArticleInjured Clinton Man Charged with Felony
April 6, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A Clinton man who shot himself by accident has been arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at others. According to a story in the...
View ArticleSlideboarding to Open Saturday
May 26, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – The Water-Zoo Indoor Water Park officially opens its newest attraction this weekend in Clinton. The 28-thousand square foot indoor water park has...
View ArticleSWOSU Names New Dean of Pharmacy
May 26, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – SWOSU has tapped a new Dean of Pharmacy. Dr. David A. Ralph, who has been serving as interim Dean since January 1, has recently been named to...
View ArticlePioneer Center Renamed for Kelli O’Hara
May 26, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Elk City’s Pioneer Center has been renamed in honor of a Tony award winning, Broadway star. In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Elk City School...
View ArticleMoses Reappointed to Merit Protection Commission
May 27, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A Sayre man has been reappointed to another three-year term on a state commission. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has reappointed Gene Moses to the...
View ArticleTexas Troopers Seize Drugs on I-40
May 27, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Texas Department of Safety Troopers have seized almost 25 pounds of Methamphetamine and almost 10-pounds of cocaine on the interstate. Wednesday, a...
View ArticleCheyenne Woman Arrested for Stealing Pickup
May 27, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A Cheyenne woman is in jail after allegedly stealing a truck with a hay bed. 36-year-old Stephanie Deanne Shepard is in the Beckham County Detention...
View ArticleWalters Announces Candidacy for State House 55
June 1, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Saying it’s “time to roll up our sleeves and do the job ourselves,” local farmer and rancher Wayne Walters has announced his candidacy for...
View ArticleElk City Man Jailed for Drug Possession
June 1, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – An Elk City man is in jail after being arrested for possession of Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Elk City police were called Tuesday...
View ArticlePersonal Injury Accident Pence
June 1, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A pickup collision with a deer on a state highway sent a Hydro woman to an Oklahoma City hospital last night. 79-year-old Peggy Pence arrived in...
View ArticleMaintenance Work on Hwy 6 in Elk City
June 2, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Elk City travelers will be facing congested traffic for the next 45-60 days when traveling on South Main Street over Interstate 40 as ODOT...
View ArticleFuneral Services Relocated for Burns Flat Boy
June 2, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Tuesday, we reported a story about an 11-year-old Burns Flat boy that died last Friday night in Weatherford as a result of being struck by a...
View ArticleFatality Accident Conway
June 2, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A car accident that claimed the life of a Roger Mills County woman is under investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. 72-year-old Dianna M....
View ArticleSWOSU Summer Classes Begin
June 3, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Southwestern Oklahoma State University summer semester classes in Weatherford and Sayre begin on Monday. Registrar Shamus Moore on the Weatherford...
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