Third of Three Sentenced on Drug Charges
February 4, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – The third of three people from Arizona was recently sentenced to prison on drug charges. 23-year-old Robert Mar-Chavez pleaded no...
View ArticleAT&T Pitches to Beckham County Commissioners
February 4, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Sales representatives from AT&T were in western Oklahoma this week trying to sell more of their fiber optics product. The two...
View ArticleEdmond Woman Bonds Out of Jail on a Conspiracy Charge
February 4, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A Weatherford woman has bonded out of jail on a conspiracy charge. Weatherford police believe she was involved in the...
View ArticleTexas Gets Failing Grade on Tobacco Control Laws
February 5, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Texas gets a failing grade for its state-wide tobacco control policies, according to the American Lung Association. The group...
View ArticleBridging the Gap Loses Steam
February 5, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A proposed, altruistic community program has failed – so far – to get any traction in Beckham County. The initiative, Bridging...
View ArticleOhio Man Sentenced to Prison
February 5, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – An Ohio man has been sentenced to serve time in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. 30-year-old Berek Ethan Rankin of Dublin,...
View ArticleOklahoma Driver’s Licenses Out of Compliance
February 8, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – It looks fine, but there’s a problem with the Oklahoma Driver’s license. It’s a problem only because Congress passed a law a few...
View ArticleHomes Evacuated after Grass Fire
February 8, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Several homes were evacuated this afternoon north of Elk City as a result of a large grass fire being propelled by the gusty...
View ArticlePersonal Injury Accident Hough Juvenile
February 8, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Two people from Western Oklahoma were injured over the weekend in two separate accidents. A 14-year-old juvenile male is...
View ArticleCuster County Man Arrested on Drug Charges
February 8, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A Custer County man has been arrested on drug charges. 41 year old Travis Roy Lane of Thomas was taken into custody following the...
View ArticleOBI Blood Drive Cordell
February 9, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Cordell High School and Oklahoma Blood Institute, OBI, is inviting all area residents to take the blood Donor Challenge, Thursday...
View ArticleClinton Man Sentenced to Prison
February 9, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon News Director – A Clinton man has been sentenced to 90 days in prison on 2nd degree burglary charges. 30-year-old Kendall Ray West was originally charged in...
View ArticleRick Garrison Hired as Elk City School Superintendent
February 8, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – With income revenues down over a million dollars, the new Elk City School superintendent is beginning his tenure in tenuous...
View ArticlePersonal Injury Accident Hydro Juvenile
February 10, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A Hydro juvenile is recuperating in an Oklahoma City hospital following a wreck on a county road near Weatherford. The...
View ArticleFour in Jail Over Two Counties after Burglaries
February 10, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Four Western Oklahomans are in jails that spread over a two county area after a series of burglaries. One, an Elk City woman,...
View ArticleFatality at local Farmer’s CoOp
February 10, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A Farmer’s Cooperative employee in Rocky has died after sliding into some equipment in the grain elevator. According to a...
View ArticleSayre Closes Hospital
February 1, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – Sayre is closing its hospital. It official closed at 5 pm, Monday night. The decision to close was made by the Sayre Memorial...
View ArticleLow Income Families Need Help to Boost Savings
February 11, 2016 It’s tough these days for low income families to set aside money, but a new policy brief from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is urging government leaders to make saving for the future,...
View ArticleWheeler’s Water Goes Hi Tech
February 11, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – The City of Wheeler, Texas’ water system will soon go high tech. In about a month, Wheeler residents and businesses will finally...
View ArticleClinton Man Working for Police Arrested by Police
February 11, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – A Clinton man working for Clinton Police has been arrested by Clinton Police. The man was recruited by police to buy drugs, but...
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