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2- The Elk City News News September 9, 2023 tive portion of that way back Round Agenda “We will have a four officer under Guy Hylton, with Bill Drug Task Force. One of which use and close them when it is not in use. commission meeting they will be presenting the findings. Continued from page 1. Putnam and Larry Damron, will be an Oklahoma Bureau of Ivester also addressed the ‘The city is involved with retired FBI. They put together Narcotics officer, and they’ll new airport design. They are two lawsuits. Ivester said that Town basically been reestablished. the drug task force for the City have tactical control of the moving forward with the ter- one is concerning an alley ease- ‘They reestablished the board, of Elk City, so we do all their drug task force. We will have minal design and working on ment, and the other one is con- September9 which is made up of the five- administrative work, includ- three Elk City police officers the design for the hangar. He cerning an injunction about county sheriffs in this judicial ing their budget and we house who are cross deputized with also talked about the water and drilling water wells south of Red Carpet Community district. This includes Beckham, them,” Ivester explained. OBN to run that drug task septic system at the airport, Sayre with a grow house. There Roger Mills, Ellis, Washita, and He continued to say that force, so that’s about as sim- which will need to be enlarged. is a hearing scheduled to ob- Custer Counties. The five sher- with a Memorandum of Agree- ple as I can put it right now,” ‘The utilities are also being en- tain a full injunction later in ‘Theatre - “CHICAGO” iffs and then the police officers ment, the City of Elk City will Ivester said. gineered. Sept. with Weatherford, Clinton, Elk work with the Oklahoma Bu- The next item he talked ‘Ihe fire and police depart- There was nothing to re- City and Sayre are included in teau of Narcotics to cross dep- about was the Aquatic Cen- ments are continuing to meet port by Rainey for treasurer's the task force. The district at- utize the officers that are work- ter. He noted that they will be about the remodel and design. report, All the financials will Beckham County Fair, torney will be the legal advisor. ing under DTE There are two building a wall on the north Ivester said that they are doing be presented at the next meet- “The reason why this is in- OBN officers, and they hope to side of the pump house that an environmental assessment ing. There were no public com- Sayre Beckham County tegral to Elk City is because Elk hire another one in the next 60 will be louvered, all to main- with the borings on the lot ments and the meeting ad- City took over the administra- to 90 days. tain circulation when it is in behind Homeland. At the Oct. journed at 7:37 p.m. Fair Barn. to 60 years of age. ‘This is for sors placed on the head. They we have good resources, even Beckham, Custer, Greer, Kio- are wired to neurofeedback for being rural, in our com- wa/Caddo, and Washita Coun- software. The software shows munities. I have observed that EC Motorsports Park ties,” Even One Less life coach, the client a mirror image of these resources are sometimes Emily Tuck said. the current state of the brain- complicated for a person to Races. USRA Ltd, Mods, She continued to say that wave activity. go to. We want to be an ex- Stricker wants to break the “This helps with awareness, stigma of mental health, es- and to know where your brain haustive resource platform, ECMP Factory Stocks, pecially with men, and grow is. You also discover how you through our website (www. a community of support and can improve and train yourself evenoneless.com), connecting USRA Tuners mentorship. This includes pro- to be more present and more people in the community with viding resources and support focused. That training on pres- all the resources,” she said. ir Story Isn't O services for men and everyone ence and wanting presence can They are building a list else. help with ADHD. It helps with of resources on the website Bottle Cap Windchime “We have a platform depression. It helps with anxi- for specific hotlines, 12 step through podcasts and blogs, ety, and I think it can help with groups, therapy, counseling, called Positively Undefeated. our spiritual practices too, be- or coaching numbers or phone Workshop. Carnegie Li- to embrace life and live it fully. ‘The main service we want to Help cause being present is very im- numbers. get out to the public is neuro- portant,” she added. “We were in the top five brary 11:00am - 12:00pm. “The foundation (Even One counties for completed sui- feedback therapy, which is a providing the neurofeedback Less) wants to help those who Tuck said that they will be Continued from page 1. training system for the brain cides from 2010 to 2017. I and the mind,” Tuck explained. therapy at their office in Elk have lost a loved one to sui- Adults and Teens py, coaching, community, heal- know that 80 percent of those She continued to say that City, which is located at 521 cide. We want to help them ing, or challenges. The goal is statistics were men ages 35 it is an apparatus that has sen- W. Third, next to Scooters. She pay for therapy sessions for believes they will be set up to their family, and grief counsel- offer the service by October. ing. I think that’s something September 10 Program They will be purchasing the ap- that was inspired by Debby paratus, and then get training Red Carpet Community Continued from page 1. on how it works. (Sifuentes) when she lost her “We're excited about the two sons to suicide. She was Shop. ‘There, Franklin painted neurofeedback machine be- provided grief counseling and ‘Theatre - “CHICAGO” two trucks on either side of a cause it takes ten sessions to wants to carry on that torch,” Route 66 emblem. Although he had help on reach its full effectiveness, Tuck reported. the second one, he was the and each session is $80. This To help fund these servic- artistic designer of the mural. is something that would cost es, she said that they have re- Do you have an event or Franklin said that he also had a person $800 to do. We will ceived some private donations help with tourists who dropped be able to offer it to the com- to start the organization and something else you would by to see what they were doing munity inclusively, meaning if will continue to accept dona- and capture a photo of the art- you can pay it is great, but if you can’t pay, that's okay, too. tions. The message of hope for ists. He encouraged them to like to share with the com- pick up a brush to contribute those still suffering is one that to the project. It is all inclusive,” Tuck said. Franklin is married to Additionally, they want to will be distributed throughout munity inthe Round Town Brandi. They have three chil- have a ranch retreat center. the community. Even One Less dren, five-year-old Dawsyn, Sticker owned the Flying W is a group that will be focused Calendar? Email the in- three-year-old Adelyn, and ranch and found that there on resources and community. one-year-old Oaklyn. were so many positive experi- For more information Read more about this and formation for the event to other projects CPR will be tack- ences that facilitated real life about what they offer, plan to changes. He wants to continue ling in the next issue of GoW- attend the mixer on Sept. 16th, [email protected] est. that spirit and experiences. or go to their website. Strick- They also will have small er, Tuck, and other members Elk City Man Charged For that reason, a 62-year- ment. groups, that include 12-step old Elk City man is now facing ‘The alleged contraband re- meeting, prayer circles, and of the board will be dissemi- one charge of possession of portedly field-tested positive nating information about sui- When law enforcement of- penal institution without the contraband within a jail. Bible studies. ficers make an arrest, they in- Imowledge of law enforcement ‘he investigation began on for methamphetamine. “We are really focused on cide throughout communities form the suspects to disclose then transforms into a felony. August 15 at approximately Thomas is currently being building community. I think in Western Oklahoma. any illegal substances or con- ‘That is true whether it is 7:30 pm when a Beckham held on a $5,500 bond. traband that they may be car- a large amount of illegal con- County Sheriff's Office deputy rying on their bodies at that trolled substance or a singular was informed by a BCSO de- point. cigarette that would be other- In most cases, if someone wise legal on the street. tention sergeant that he had confesses at that time, they The same is true for it placed contraband evidence on will only face a new misde- mates already held in a deten- the deputy’s desk. meanor charge. However, tion center who obtain contra- The deputy learned that anything brought into a jail or band during incarceration. the alleged evidence was a “white powdery substance” “ElkCituNews and had been placed inside a plastic baggie. 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