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See arrests page 3 See Big Elk sports page 10 - 5 nein EDITION Ww ee WEEKEND Friday, March 22, 2019 Donut Boy visits Elk City Historical Police Department Happenings By Don Munsch Editor Want to know what happened in town from yesteryear, including up to 100 years ago? Today’s edition features the first edition of the Historical Happenings, on page 4, to help enlighten readers. Historical Happenings summarizes stories printed in the Elk City News - or preveious renditions of the paper - from years gone by. From the March 20, 1919, edition, readers can look at a See Historical page 2. Top, Tyler Carach poses with K-9 dog Boss, who works at the Beckham Commission County Sheriff's Office, and Wes Henry, K-9 officer with BCSO. Also posing tables contract here are, second row, Capt. John Cook, Beckham County Deputy Danny for activity Marshall and ECPD Chief Eddie Holland. Third row are Det. Sammy Weygand, center work Cpl. Josh Olson, Cpl. John Currid, OHP Trooper Chris By Don Munsch Laufer, Weatherford PD Editor Maj. Josh Vandeburgh, Beckham County Det. Jeff The Elk City City Commission approved tabling a mea- Miller and SRO Vanessa sure for architectural services and other work for the Elk Cole. Top row are Det. Ray City Activity Center at its Wednesday afternoon meeting Cheatham, Corey Lemons, Commissioners examined contracting with Studio Ar- Sgt. Marc Daniel, Cpl. Clay chitecture PC of Oklahoma City for the new center, to be Cox, Lt. Dustin Fuller, Maj. built south of Elk City Elementary School in Ackley Park Kennie Shirey and Greer West. Commissioner Allen Robinson asked about specific County Sheriff Devin monetary numbers connected to the project. Commission- Huckabay. (Unless noted, ers were given the entire amount of services related to the those listed in the picture activity center project - $673,800, which does not include work for ECPD.) Left, Tyler some extra fees, such as surveying - but they did not have Carach looks at an Elk City the entire costs itemized. City attorney Steven Holloway Police Department uniform said the commission needed certain numbers before they presented to him by ECPD can vote. Chief Eddie Holland, left, “If you spend money, the dollars need to be on here,” the 44th state he has visited, sweet confections. and Capt. Scott Goodman Holloway said. Because numbers were lacking, the com- By Don Munsch Editor and he planned to wrap up “Any time you see an at the police department. mission tabled the measure. his schedule Wednesday with 11-year-old kid doing City Manager Lee Litterell read the names of companies Tyler Carach likes donuts. astop in Amarillo with his something this significant, Staff photos by Don Munsch. that would do civil, structural and mechanical engineer He likes thanking cops even mother, Sheena. At his stops, it's quite a deal,” said ECPD See Work page 2. more. he provides donuts to officers Chief Eddie Holland, who Carach continued a nation- and gives thanks for their along with Capt. Scott Good- al campaign to give gratitude service. man, presented an Elk City “Some of them he’s been to a toward police officers when “Police officers risk their PD uniform to Carach. lot of times.” he stopped in Elk City on lives every day to protect us,” Carach has just six states Tyler travels year-round Wednesday morning. Carach, 11, hails from Bratt, Fla, which is close the said Tyler, also known as the Donut Boy. Law enforcement officers he has not visited: Mississip- now. He is on spring break, pi, South Carolina, Connecti- and he attends acharter cut, Delaware, North Dakota school and the school will Elk City News welcomes Florida-Alabama state line, for Elk City Police Depart- and Hawaii. send work for him to do when and began the “I DONUT ment and other nearby agen- “He's just trying to at need a reason to thank acop cies met at the ECPD building least get into every state at See Donut boy page 2. sports editor Inc.” campaign. Oklahoma is to greet Carach and eat some least one time,” Sheena said. Continued. Canute TB update By Don Munsch Editor William Carroll likes how high school sports are a pure By Don Munsch any active cases—onlythe _thecase. be informed ofthe steps in oe er Pg Sek conten: Editor skin test that we placed on The process for any TB the investigation process. Hie instunos, won't goon Friday,” said Brandie Combs, investigation is a skin test is “We're not going to breach \ play in college or the pros. No additional positive cases regional administrative direc- conducted andifit returns _ any confidentiality for any “They're just playing ofactive tuberculosishave tor withthe Community and —_at acertain level, thenthat_ —_one person,” she said. because they really love play- been released by the Custer Family Health Servicesfor _individual will be referred Preventive medication may S| ing, and so there’s something County Health Department, —_ Blaine, Caddo, Comanche, to a doctor to have a chest be prescribed to people with rf ) special) about that,” he said. but county health officials are Cotton, Custer and Kiowa X-ray. Ifa person doeshave a _ positive skins to reduce their \ ' He recalls covering one testing people to determine counties. positive skin test, the Tuesday risk of developing active TB ; particular football team at whether there are any ad- On Monday, health officials release stated, that doesnot —_isease, the news release ~~" one of his previous news- ditional cases after aCanute read the skinteststhat were meanthepersonhasTBdis- stated. Carroll papers. The team suffered High School student testing _ placed on Friday, and stu- ease that can infect others. “We have a group of through a winless season positive for active TB last dents who were gone or un- “That chest X-ray is sentto _ individuals we feel like that until their last game. week. available on Friday had skin _ the TB doctor at the Okla- have possibly been exposed,” “They won their last game of the season, and those kids The student was reported tests on Monday. Combs said —_ homa State Department of Combs said. “We placed the were so excited you would have thought they won the Super as having been tested for ac- _later that day that the health Health in Oklahoma City,” skin test on Friday. If we get a Bowl,” Carroll said, noting the team finished 1-9. tive TB on Friday. Testingon department has only request- Combs said. ‘He'll read the —_large number back that come Carroll started this week as sports editor of the Elk City students began after school ed 40 people tobetestedand © X-ray andsendusbackthe _up the skin test as positive, News. He will cover sports in Elk City, Merritt and Sayre. and health officials received _not all are students. results.” then we'll spread (informa- He embraces the opportunity in Elk City and likes the a positive active case on the Inanews release from the Additionally, the release _ tion), but we're going to be in enthusiasm of newspaper owner Scott Wesner. CHS student, School and Custer County Health De- stated, most people who are _consultation with Oklahoma “[like the idea of being able to come in and kind of have county officials could not partment on Tuesday, health exposed to TB donot develop _City Acute Disease [Service] a fresh start,” Carroll said, describing how he enjoys the release the student’s age, officials said the investigation TB disease, and people who _ before we do anything.” opportunity to shape the sports section. As a sports reporter, gender and grade. hasnot been expanded and _are infected cannot give TB She said that the health he likes to be close to the action, such as on the sideline dur- “We're not giving any they have notified allofthe to others unless they develop _department will follow pro ing football games, information as far as the test people identified as having _—_active TB disease. results now, but there’snot —_had prolonged contact with Combs said the public will See Canute page 2. 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