Elk City Man Arrested for Meth
March 8, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – An Elk City man is in the county jail after police allegedly found him in possession of methamphetamine. 27-year-old Cody Glen Shoptaw, a convicted...
View ArticleVoting Deadline Friday
March 8, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Friday is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in a couple, different area elections on Tuesday, April 4....
View ArticleWeatherford Teacher Being Investigated
March 7, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A Weatherford teacher is being investigated for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student. School officials aren’t responding to questions...
View ArticleTelephone Scam Targets Oklahoma Residents
March 9, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety has learned of a telephone scam targeting Oklahoma citizens, with the caller claiming to represent the DMV....
View ArticleSentencing Date Set for Man Guilty of Sexual Abuse
March 9, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Sentencing is set for early May of a Gracemont man who recently pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual abuse of a person entrusted to one’s...
View ArticleLawton Man Arraigned on Two Counts of 1st Degree Manslaughter
May 19, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A Lawton man has been arraigned on two counts of manslaughter in the first degree – in the pedestrian deaths of two Mangum residents. One of the...
View ArticleWellness Week Plans Coming Together
March 10, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – One area judge’s passion of making Beckham County healthier mentally, spiritually and physically is coming together. The plans for Associate...
View ArticleOSBI to Investigate Weatherford School Employee
March 9, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was expected to pick up their investigation into an alleged incident involving an employee at...
View ArticleElk City Woman Gets 12-Years in Prison
July 14, 2016 By Paul Joseph, Paragon Communications News Director – An Elk City woman was recently sentenced to 12-years in prison for trafficking in illegal drugs and other crimes. 31-year-old...
View ArticleBollywood Comes to Western Oklahoma
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Bollywood is coming to Western Oklahoma. Actually, it’s a musical review and its coming to the stage at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in...
View ArticleHaze Is Leftover Ash and Dust
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – The mysterious, smoky looking haze that has drifted over parts of the Paragon Communications listening area is leftover ash and dust from last...
View ArticleFire Kills Clinton Man
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A Clinton man has died in an accidental fire that gutted a building in Clinton. 55-year-old Robert John Cantu died Thursday night in the vacated...
View ArticleSouthwestern Oklahoma Programs At Risk
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – It’s close to being official. Workforce development in Northwest and Southwest Oklahoma is consolidating. A new regulation in the state of...
View ArticleMother of Juvenile Victim Also Charged in Alleged Rape
February 28, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – The mother of a 13-year-old alleged rape victim has also been charged in the rape crime. 30-year-old Megan Nicole Brown has been charged with...
View ArticleChild Abuse Charge Dismissed Against Sayre Elementary Teacher
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A child abuse by injury charge has been dismissed against a Sayre elementary teacher filed last year. The felony charge against 72 year old Janet...
View ArticleRed Imported Fire Ants Coming Through Area
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – In response to the recent northwest Oklahoma and Eastern Texas Panhandle “wildland” fires, an outpouring of hay donations to help feed the many...
View ArticleMotion To Delay Hardy’s Trial Overruled
March 9, 2016 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A motion to delay the trial of an accused road-rage killer has been denied. The murder trial of a Texas man believed to have killed two people on...
View ArticleCharges Expected Against Three Juveniles
March 13, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Felony charges are expected against three Elk City area juvenile males following an early morning vandalism and spray painting spree. A Monday...
View ArticleDeadline Near for Absentee Ballot Registration
March 16, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – Two weeks remain for registered voters in Washita County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the April 4 Town of Corn, Town of...
View ArticleClinton Man Receives Delayed Sentence
March 16, 2017 By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph – A 21-year-old Clinton man has received a six-month delayed sentence after he was found guilty of assault and battery in the presence of a minor in...
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