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Page2 The Elk City News - Elk City, Oklahoma. Frday, March 22, 2019 Mississippi. Sports editor Donut Boy degree in history and political science from Belhaven Col- He made the vocation shift lege in Jackson, Miss., and his from law to journalism and law degree from Valparaiso has not looked back. He was Continued. coverage, features on athletes University in Valparaiso, Ind. astringer, or a freelance and an account ofthe impact He made a career change writer, for some papers in the Continued. rate stop. Tyler and Sheena where he can sense the and benefit sports have on the when he entered the newspa- Jackson area. His first “real” will have a busy summer atmosphere one cannot get in per field. He practiced law for newspaper job, he said, was in he is on the road and calendar and will hit all of community. “Td really like to do athlete 10 years in Kingman, Ariz. 2012 in Hammond, La., where Sheena can teach him. the press box. “The first 6 years I was a he wrote for The Daily Star, His journey began on the rest of the states he has Carroll, who played high feature stories,” he saud, “I prosector at Mohave County where he covered city gov- Aug. 1, 2016, his mother not been to except Hawaii by August. school football and baseball, think they’re huge.” Attorney’s Office, which is in ernment and business. He has explained, when he was in Tyler and Sheena visited said sports coverage should Anative of Pearl, Miss., Kingman, and then after that worked for some other news- alocal store and saw some Tulsa and Oklahoma before have three elements: game Carroll comes to the Elk City Thad a law firm called Sippel papers since then, including deputies there. coming to Elk City. After vis- ‘News after working at the and Carroll, and I was there some papers in northwestern “He had asked me if he iting Amarillo, they will go to Jonesboro Sun in Jonesboro, for about 3 % years,” he said, Oklahoma before he went to could use his allowance DeSoto, a Dallas suburb, and Ark. explaining he was there until Jonesboro, where he covered money and buy them little then San Antonio and Austin He received his bachelor’s 2011 and then moved back to cops, courts and crime. mini donuts to say thank before heading home. Some- you,” he said. times the two other children Afterward, he asked his in the Carach family go on mother why the officers Canute the trips, but their activities “There's not any one were so happy about the in school keep them busy specific regime that they can snacks he bought them. She and they stay at home with go with,” Evans said. “It'll said they weren’t so happy Sheena’s husband. Sheena March 23 for the snack as it was that also has nearby family who depend on that patient and he took the time to give SDA OK “Carry” Course. their symptoms.” can help out when they 9 am. at the Elk City Law Continued. ease could mean the person is Those symptoms of active thanks and appreciate them travel. Officers’ response to Enforcement Range and active or latent. Active means because some people are ‘Tyler’s campaign has been TB disease can include night not always nice to police “great,” Sheena said, and Training Center. tocols. he or she is able to spread it, sweats, fever, unexplained and have even purposely she and her son have learned “We're not going to keep while latent means they can- the public uninformed or not spread it. weight loss, unexplained hurt police for no other something in each com- March 27 fatigue and loss of appetite reason than they were in law munity they have visited. wondering,” Combs said, “We How quickly someone for no reason and coughing enforcement. From that en- Tyler wants to be officer who Great Plains Amuse- know thatif don’t give the shows symptoms if they up blood. counter, he decided to thank handles K-9 dogs when he ments Carnival, Ackley information, then information are active varies with each ‘Most people who are every cop in America and gets older. Park West. will be created, so we want to person’s body and immune treated properly recover, buy them all a donut. “Fle especially loves it make sure everyone is as well system. TB is spread through “So, two and half years when the dogs come in and informed as we can possibly the air by someone talking, Evans said. March 28 provide them.” coughing or singing with the There is no vaccine for TB later, here we are,” Sheena he can ask [officers] ques- The skin test is a purified germs generally being in in the U.S., she said. said, laughing. “After this tions and play with [the Great Plains Amuse- protein derivative, said Rena the mucus, with the infected “It’s not necessarily a vac- trip, there will be just over dogs],” Sheena said, as Tyler ments Carnival, Ackley Evans, district nurse manag- person spreading the germ cination, but it’s called a BCG 80,000 donuts delivered played with a K-9 dog, Ares, Park West. er for Custer County Health from the lungs that have to shot and some other countries all across the nation tolaw _a Belgian Malinois that is Department. Washita County be breathed in deeply in an do vaccinate or immunize enforcement.” Sheenaand _retired from Custer County March 29 does not have a county health uninfected person’s lungs. children for TB if it’s endemic Tyler will returnhomeon —_Sheriff’s Office. department, so Custer County “So if you are a casual con- in their country,” Evans said. Sunday. In May, Tyler will The donuts themselves Great Plains Amuse- covers Canute. tact to someone, you're not Combs said the school beat National Police Week —_are often sponsored on ments Carnival, Ackley She explained how the test really at risk much,” Evans district was receptive to al- in Washington, D.C., and has Tyler's stops, Sheena said. Park West. trips planned for Delaware, The donuts at the ECPD is administered. said. low the health department to Connecticut and Maryland —_were purchased at 66 Sweet “It is a little bit of fluid But those people frequently provide information. inone legofastop andthen —_Spot in and Tyler received a March 30 that’s placed right up under- around sick people, such as “We're comfortable with toNorth Dakotainasepa- discount. neath the skin,” she said. “It doctors, will take precaution. the people in this community Great Plains Amuse- makesalittle bubble; we call r ments Carnival, Ackley it a wheel. It looks a mosquito “Health care profession- who even had the smallest exposure have been educated Park West. bite. We'll look at their arm 48 als get checked every year Oklahoma Department to 72 hours after that's placed tomake sure they haven't on their risks,” Combs said. “And if they have any other rk of Transportation for the March 31 and see if there’s any reac- breathed in the germ,” Evans northbound and southbound tion.” said. concerns or question, they Great Plains Amuse- Evans said there are two TB can be treated success- can call their county health bridge projects for State ments Carnival, Ackley types of tuberculosis: TB fully, Evans said, as a variety department, ask the questions Contined: Highway 6 over Interstate Park West. infection and TB disease. In of medications can be given and then they can talk to a 40. Litterell said the contract aTBinfection, a person has toa patient based on all the public health nurse and hope- ing as well as electrical, _‘lictates the ODOT agrees to breathed in the germ some- different risk factors with the fully can ease some stress or plumbing and fire protec- _‘fund 100 percent of the final April5 time in their lifetime. TB dis- client. undue anxiety.” tion services and landscape Construction of the overpass Arimathea celebrates architectural services. and the city agrees to 100 percent fund the aesthetics 105th birthday at 1:30 p.m. Also Wednesday, among at the Lincoln Teen Center. other action, the commis- of the project, such as some Guests will be members of sion: signage, oil derricks and --Approved an ordinance etchings on the wing walls of Historical Cultus. replacement hospital opening the bridge. drew near. that would allow provisions ‘The Historical Happenings for mixed-use zoning -in ODOT announced earlier April 6 page provides a look back at this case, housing - devoted in March that a Diverging 35th Annual Southwest what happened in town and to downtown uses, within Diamond Interchange would Farm & Home Expo & Bull Continued. in the conflict. will help residents young the downtown’s C-3 General be built on SHG that would Sale, Convention Center. From 50 years ago, read- and old learn about or recall Commercial District. connect the highway across letter written during World ers get a glimpse at sports moments from the city’s his- --Approved a project the bridge. The new inter- War I by Private Walter happening at the high school. tory. We will dig back in our maintenance agreement change is expected to com- Privitt to his cousin, Ander- And from 10 years ago, read- volumes for stories of interest between the city and the pleted in mid to late 2020. son Haddock, in Elk City. The ers can learn about the end that happened decades ago, (SCANDINAVIA & BALTICS letter was sent from Bengal, of the public tours of the new and the page will appear each Germany, and relates the Great Plains Regional Medi- Friday in the Elk City News. experiences of Privitt fighting cal Center building as the Enjoy! 17-day tour featuring Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania by IMAGE TOURS & Price 6090 rafocts $300 September 4 & 11 departures Savi Washita County wreck w/ AIR from OKLAHOMA CITY.“ Tncludes 23 meals, 15 nights hotels, ar taxes, transportation & escort in Europe, per person double occupancy, BOOK BY 4/24/19. 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