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Human Services announces multi-county CarePortal for SW Oklahoma

6 days ago By News Staff

Oklahoma Human Services has announced the firstever multi-county expansion of CarePortal. The launch for the five southwestern Oklahoma counties of Jackson, Harmon, Greer, Kiowa, and Tillman was held earlier this week at Southwest Technology Center in Altus.

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Upcoming graduation meetings, events announced

6 days ago By Mike Bush

With graduation just around the corner, there are several meetings and events scheduled for graduating Mangum High School Seniors and their parents. Prom, themed “Diamonds are Forever” is set for this Saturday, April 13.

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Pulled pork lunch fundraiser set Sunday in Granite

6 days ago By Mike Bush

The Granite Fire Association will be holding a pulled pork lunch this Sunday, April 14 as a fundraiser for Granite’s 4th of July celebration. The lunch will be held at the Senior Center from 11 AM to 2 PM and cost is by donation only.

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Mangum High School awarded over $12,000 in science materials

6 days ago By News Staff

Mangum High School has been awarded the 202324 Department of Defense STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) grant for their Science classes and labs at Mangum High School. Mangum High School was awarded over $12,000 in Science based materials, ranging from dissection kits, dissection animals, 3D printers, Organic Chemistry Glassware, and other lab materials.

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Meeting held to discuss possible new jail site

6 days ago By Mike Bush

An ad-hoc meeting was held Monday to discuss possible plans for a new jail site. The meeting, set by Greer County Sheriff Steve Mc-Mahan, was led by architect Larry Goldberg of Goldberg Group Architects who presented multiple options, costs and layouts for renovating the old Armory building into a new jail facility.

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Granite woman dies in crash north of Blair

6 days ago By News Staff

Mary Drumm, 77, of Granite, was taken to Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus Monday afternoon where she was pronounced dead after a vehicle accident north of Blair. According to reports, the crash happened one miles north of Blair just before 1 PM and left US 283 and East County Road 153 closed for nearly three hours.

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Mangum woman arrested on charges including reckless driving, eluding

6 days ago By News Staff

On Friday, April 5, a Greer County Deputy, out patrolling the county, observed a vehicle traveling southbound toward Mangum on Highway 34 with the hazard warning lights on, passing in a no passing zone, and traveling head on towards oncoming traffic.

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Spring wildfire prevention and protection

6 days ago By Gail Ellis

Oklahoma’s wildfire season runs from November through March when plant life and vegetation are dormant. What to know Dry air, low humidity levels and strong winds are the ideal conditions for outbreaks that can occur any time of year but are historically prevalent in March, the windiest month of the year.

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ON THIS DATE

6 days ago By News Staff

1861 - Fort Sumter, one of the few military installations in the South still in Federal hands, came under fire from Confederate guns inCharleston, South Carolina, thus initiating theAmerican Civil War.