Academic foundation teams with Mike’s Meats for fundraiser

If you like meat, the Cordell Academic Foundation has the deal for you. For its yearly fundraiser this year, the foundation has teamed with Mike’s Meats to offer a package for one lucky winner. The fundraiser each year helps give teachers items that don’t fit in the normal school district budget.

COVID-19 numbers continue steady rise

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 274. It was 220 a week ago, an increase of 54 over last week.

You still have time to apply for safe room grants

Washita County Emergency Manager Kenneth Trent is still taking applications for safe rooms for residents that reside in Washita County. The rebate is $2,000 through the grant. There needs to be 75 applicants to be able to apply for the grant.

News You can use from Quartz Mountain: Fall is the perfect time to visit

What is there to do at Quartz Mountain in the fall? Quite a lot actually! The broad categories are camping, fishing, hiking and wildlife watching. Fall is a great time to camp. The nights are cool so a fire is welcome.

GOING STRONG

Walter Swart is one of the area’s oldest World War II veterans. At 101, he’s still sharp as a tack. He remembers one of the best glasses of milk he ever had was when his ship returned from duty to San Francisco in 1945. The American Red Cross was there to greet the ship.

Learn about the veterans in your life. It will be worth your time

Nothing good ever seems to happen at 3 a.m. Yet, there I was. On guard duty, in the middle of the night in the Iraq desert. It was late February in 1991. The United States and Coalition Forces had just launched the ground war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War.