December 24, 2019 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, December 24, 2019 RoundTown COmmissioners Dolese acquires $13,972.19. — Payment to Kirby Smith December 24 Standard assets Machinery Inc. in Oklaho- Continued from apge 1. and third base lines, with Christmas Eve Service 6 ing on the Elk City Con- 135 feet of fence being of the ma City for repairs to rock vention Center complex. 8-foot variety and 538 feet yard Komatsu loader in the p.m. First Baptist Church — A bid received for fenc- of fence being of the 4-feet amount of $19,593.34. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City and operates ing [replacement and ad- black chain-link heavy va- Dolese Bros. Co. acquired in more than 65 facilities dition] for Ackley Park riety. The bid also includes — Pay Application #2 to Standard Material Group throughout Oklahoma, of- Christmas Eve candle baseball field from Trinity miscellaneous black gates Hellas Construction for syn- assets on Dec. 13, including fering full-service construc- light Service 6:30 p.m., Fence in Weatherford in the and 20-feet swing gates. thetic turf in the amount of the land, buildings and batch tion supply and material op- amount of $10,646.50. The — Payment to Warren Cat plants in Piedmont, Del eration. Dolese Bros. Co., a Elk City Eastside Baptist purchase is 673 feet of fence in Dallas for repairs to land- $3,134,506.91 for 11 sports City, Newcastle, Cushing longstanding construction Church. going down down the first fill scraper in the amount of fields. and Chandler, the company materials business, supplies announced Thursday. quality foundational build- December 25 Community Christmas Incident report Dolese has a concrete plant in Elk City, but the ac- quisition should not affect ing products used to con- struct and grow communi- ties, according to the release. Continued from page 1. down.” ty,” Manning said. “So, even the plant in Elk City, said Founded in 1902, the Day Dinner, enjoy a free Manning said that when Manning said his office is though these numbers look Andrew Alston, account co- “company’s commitment to incidents do occur, every ef- proud of these numbers for a really impressive on paper ordinator with Dolese. customer service and prod- traditional dinner 4-7 p.m. “We look forward to add- uct quality has helped it grow fort is made to break the in- couple of reasons. when compared _ side-by- at the Convention Center. cident down and see where “First of all, these are real side, it’s even more impres- ing the Standard Material from its humble beginnings improvements might be numbers,” he said. “We have sive when you think of this Group employees and their to today’s operation of more made. verified our reporting meth- in terms of actual events and former locations to the Do- than 65 facilities with over MERRY CHRISTMAS! “We operate on the prin- ods with the state-reporting actual people instead of per- lese team of people who are 1,000 employees throughout ciple that we can continu- entity that compiles them centages. When you think of building communities from Oklahoma. Dolese deliv- ally improve by eliminating because the numbers took itin terms of human lives and the ground up,” Dolese Bros. ers on a mission to improve December 5 or mitigating issues and at- such a drastic drop during the effect on real people, that Co. President & CEO Mark communities through _ its tempting to foresee them as our first year.” drop in our first year from Helm said in a news release. products, actions and sup- “The Best Christmas much as it is in our power,” Manning said that he and 470 incidents to 99 incidents Dolese is headquartered in port,” the release stated. Pageant Ever” 7:30 p.m. he said. “That mindset con- his staff were surprised a means that there were 371 tinues to keep our staff and couple of years ago when times that year when a staff 8. the county money to house occupants safer.” they first learned how much member didn’t get hurt, or Manning said that, along and feed them. And, im- Manning said that this type the number of overall inci- an inmate didn’t get injured, with his staff’s diligence, he portantly, it gives us space January 11 of commitment has led his dents had initially dropped. or drugs didn’t make it into also credits the cooperation and better options for hous- Double Down at the office to see a drastic decline “We wanted to make sure our facility, or the taxpayers’ of other offices within the ing and dealing with violent in the number of all types of that we weren’t just patting property wasn’t torn up... county, especially the Dis- criminals and perpetrators of Boomtown Throwdown trict Attorney’s Office and incidents from 2016 to the ourselves on the back with and that was just in our first major crimes.” Livestock Show, Elk present. He said he gives false numbers, but that we year, 2017. So, if you extend the district judge and associ- Manning said the overall a great deal of the credit to were comparing apples to that out for the duration of ate district Judge. City FFA host show and effect of the reduced number his detention deputies, his apples,” he said. “And it our not-quite three years in “The District Attorney’s ofjail incidents is a net gain communication and control turns out that we were and office, our hard work meant Office and Judge [Michele Kirby] Roper have worked for the county. Concession, Convention deputies and the adminis- are, in fact, reporting cor- that about 1,200 incidents Center Barn. trative staff at the Beckham rectly and completely. So did not occur and therefore with us to try to keep the “Our staff is safer, our in- County Detention Center for these numbers are a real, did not negatively affect a population at a lower num- mate population is safer, our doing the hard work that has tangible picture of what con- human life or a taxpayer’s ber, mainly by putting into lawsuit exposure is lower January 12 created such positive results. tinues to improve in our jail. property. That is astounding, place payment plan options and we’re being as respon- Double Down at the “This has been an ongoing They tell us about the emo- and I applaud our staff for for some of the non-violent sible with our taxpayers’ trend that began as one of tional temperature among this outcome.” people that were being held resources as we can possibly Boomtown Throwdown our major goals when I took the jail population. They tell Manning pointed to five in our facility because they be,” he said. “That’s why I office in 2017,” Manning us whether our mission strat- categories in particular couldn’t pay various fines or believe these men and wom- Livestock Show, Elk said in the release. “Our staff egies are working. And they which have all dropped court costs,” Manning said. en who work here should City FFA host show and has bought in to that mission tell us if our overall efforts drastically from 2016 to the “This has several beneficial feel especially proud. They goal of improving every as- are paying off. And they first of November, 2019: effects, including helping to bought into the mission, and Concession, Convention pect of the jail, especially Assaults on other inmates, keep the danger caused by they bought into the idea that Center Barn. the number of assaults by Manning said the other down from 72 per year to an jail overcrowding at a mini- there were positive things inmates on inmates and as- reason that he thinks his staff average of 16 per year; as- mum. It also puts people we could do here in this fa- saults by inmates on staff. can feel proud about what saults on staff, down from back into a position of being That and the ongoing dam- the numbers reflect is that 16 to an average of 2; use able to work and be produc- cility. That change of culture tive and pay money back they have worked so hard to January 14 age to facilities were our two they tell a part of another of force, down from 45 to CofC Annual Banquet big pushes when we started, important story. an average of 15; damage to to the county. That, in my achieve has made all of these and this staff has done an ex- “Every piece of this sta- county property, down from opinion, is better than hav- positive things happen.” RSVP required, FBC ceptional job in bringing the tistical picture is linked to 57 to 4; and contraband inci- ing people sit in a cell not Editor Don Munsch con- Activity Center. number of those incidents people’s lives in this facili- dents, down from 55 to just able to work while costing tributed to this report. January 18 Tribes reject governor's proposal for a gaming compact extension G&S Productions Gun Show, Convention Center. thew Morgan, chairman of address the parties’ chang- on risers behind him, adding have taken the legal position By Randy Ellis, The Okla- January 19 homan, Oklahoma City the Oklahoma Indian Gam- ing needs. I will continue to visual emphasis to his claim that the compacts will auto- TULSA - In a strong ing Association. work to protect the state's in- of unity. Chickasaw Gov. matically renew on that date. G&S Productions Gun show of unity, leaders of Stitt issued a news release terests, and I hope that those Bill Anoatubby said leaders Stitt has insisted that they do Show, Convention Center. Oklahoma's gaming tribes Thursday expressing his dis- running the casino industry of the few gaming tribes that not. called a joint news confer- appointment. will negotiate with the state were unable to attend the What happens next is un- ence Thursday to announce "The state offered the ex- in good faith as these com- news conference share their clear, but litigation appears their rejection of Gov. Kev- tension to protect the parties’ pacts demand." belief. to be increasingly likely. January 31 in Stitt’s proposal to extend legal positions and to pro- At Thursday's news con- The show of unity ap- Stitt has repeatedly told Kiwanis Karnival, Con- Oklahoma tribal gaming vide legal certainty to those ference at Tulsa's River peared to be orchestrated to the public he wants tribes to compacts for eight months working with or visiting the Spirit Casino Resort, Mor- counter claims the governor pay a much higher exclusiv- vention Center to provide more time for ne- casinos as the January 1, gan repeatedly used the made Tuesday that some ity rate on the Las Vegas- gotiations. 2020, deadline approaches," word "united" in describing tribes were not in agreement style Class III slot machine “We stand united today Stitt said. "I am disappointed the views of Oklahoma's on the issue. games that they operate than February 1 against the proposed exten- that the tribes turned our of- tribal leaders. Oklahoma's 15-year gam- the 4-6 percent graduated Kiwanis Karnival, Con- sion by Gov. Stitt as utterly fer down and refused our Leaders of 32 of Okla- ing compacts with the tribes rate that they have been pay- unnecessary given the auto- requests to negotiate new homa's 35 gaming tribes are scheduled to expire Jan. ing under the 15-year model vention Center matic renewal," said Mat- compact terms that better stood shoulder-to-shoulder 1. Oklahoma's gaming tribes gaming compact. Be sure to stop in before Christmas for all your holiday baking needs! Ly enjoying! 2700 W. 3rd St, Elk City