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Covid-19 vaccine stock photo

Covid-19 vaccine stock photo

First wave of vaccines set to hit

Thomas R. Martinez
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Oklahoma’s frontline health care workers received a good dose of COVID-19 news last week when the state announced the upcoming arrivals of a vaccine to fight the virus. The state is slated to receive about 43,000 doses initially, 33,000 from Pfizer and 10,000 from Moderno, between Dec. 11-14.
A VIRTUAL SANTA

A VIRTUAL SANTA

A VIRTUAL SANTA

News Staff
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
PHOTOS BY THOMAS R. MARTINEZ TOP: Santa went live on Facebook for the Chamber’s Santa goes Virtual event last week. The chamber had the virtual event, where Santa read a story, and answered questions from children, because COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the annual chamber event.
Angel tree at Code Blue gym

Angel tree at Code Blue gym

Angels on a tree: Program lets woman help kids at Christmas

Thomas R. Martinez
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The usual suspects dominate the floor space in Candace Dudgeon’s Code Blue Crossfit gym. Weights, medicine balls, exercise mats, other exercise equipment and a basketball hoop. Nestled among all that equipment stands a Christmas tree with lights, a strand of silver garland and several tags on it.
Washita’s COVID-19 numbers top 500

Washita’s COVID-19 numbers top 500

Washita’s COVID-19 numbers top 500

Mike Mccormick
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports that Washita County’s number of positive COVID-19 cases has continued to climb through the past week. The total number testing positive in the county is now 517. It was 437 a week ago, an increase of 80 over last week.
COVID-19

COVID-19

First COVID-19 vaccines to hit Oklahoma around Dec. 11

News Staff
Thursday, December 3, 2020
The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced today that about 43,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available in mid-December for frontline healthcare workers. The plan will be the first phase of the distribution of the vaccine.
Saxon Flores poses in his colorful gray digital camouflage face mask. Send in your best photo of your most colorful or creative face mask for a chance to win a prize sponsored by West Okie Boutique. BEACON PHOTO

Saxon Flores poses in his colorful gray digital camouflage face mask. Send in your best photo of your most colorful or creative face mask for a chance to win a prize sponsored by West Okie Boutique. BEACON PHOTO

Send us photos of your creative or cool masks

News Staff
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
It’s now mandatory to wear a mask in Cordell, per city ordinance. Why not take advantage of that and win a prize sponsored by West Okie Boutique? The Cordell Beacon’s December photo contest is on creative and cool face masks. Show us what you have.

NEWS IN BRIEF

News Staff
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Chamber hosting Santa Thursday night on Facebook Live The Cordell Chamber of Commerce will host Santa Claus live on its Facebook page at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Santa will tell a story and take questions from kiddos.
Guess what this photo is of and where it was taken.

Guess what this photo is of and where it was taken.

Guess Where?

News Staff
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
How well do you know Washita County? Here’s a partial photo of something pretty recognizable. HINT: This photo was taken in the southern part of Washita County. Guess what it is and where it was taken. Send your guess to us at editor@cordellbeacon.com or call us at 580-832-3333.

State brings free ‘Surge’ COVID-19 testing to the area

Staff Report
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – in a public-private partnership with eTrue-North and state and local officials – will bring free COVID-19 testing to Oklahoma through Dec. 19.
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