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It’s Movember: Let’s bring awareness to men’s health, suicide

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Every year for the past decade or so I’ve grown a beard or moustache during the month of November. I do it to support the Movember movement, which brings awareness to men’s health – specifically testicular and prostate cancer and suicide prevention.

Burns Flat-Dill City Cross Country

News Staff

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Burns Flat-Dill City Cross Country went to the Hobart Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 17. The JH boys and girls teams placed first. BFDC JH Girls team: Faith Schneberger, Sienna Garcia, Evangelene Denny, Addison Moore and Jaiden Crotts.

Births

News Staff

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Eric and Amanda (Maxedon) Hamilton of Oklahoma City announce the birth of their daughter, Eleanor Katherine Hamilton, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, 7 p.m. at Integris Hospital, Oklahoma City. Eleanor weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long.

News you need from Quartz Mountain State Park

Sue Hokanson, Park Naturalist

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Saturday October 31st is Halloween. There will be a Full moon and it is also a “blue moon”… the 2nd Full moon in a month is a blue moon. We have all probably used the phrase “once in a blue moon” for something that happens infrequently.

The Cordell High School

News Staff

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The Cordell High School FFA clay sporting team qualified for the state shoot. Pictured are, from left to right, Raydon Kuehne, Brady Reimer, Carlie Banks, Thomas Reimer, Danny Schmidt and FFA Advisor Tiffany Taton. PHOTO BY NIKKI KUEHNE

Jaicee Drinnon has been named to the Canute Public Schools Wall of Fame.

Jaicee Drinnon has been named to the Canute Public Schools Wall of Fame

News Staff

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Jaicee Drinnon has been named to the Canute Public Schools Wall of Fame. Jaicee was born in March of 2006 in Elk City. She is the daughter of Chris and Jill Drinnon. She has two younger brothers, Vincent and Hayze Drinnon. Jaicee is currently a Freshman at Canute Public Schools.

Hunger: 200K Oklahoma children struggle to get food

Sarah Mears-ivy It’s Time To Talk About

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

I will begin by asserting that all humans should have access to food.We know children do not learn well when they are hungry, and many studies show that childhood hunger can contribute to lifelong problems.

Lynda Vermillion

Court Clerk: What you need to know

Thomas R. Martinez Editor@cordellbeacon.com

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Like many aspects across our lives, COVID-19 has impacted Washita County Court Clerk Lynda Vermillion and her offce. “We were shut down for about a month,” she said. “By that, I mean the courthouse was closed. Our offce was still operating.”

Kim Batt

Court Clerk: What you need to know

Thomas R. Martinez Editor@cordellbeacon.com

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Kim Batt feels being the Washita County Court Clerk is in her blood. She practically grew up in the courthouse, she says. “My mom worked in the county assessor’s offce for 29 years. My grandmother was also the court clerk. I’ve worked in the clerk’s offce for 9 and ½ years,” she said.

‘THEY SHUT ME DOWN’

Thomas R. Martinez Editor@cordellbeacon.com

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Clint Alford likes to play a game called cornhole. He also likes wood working. So he combined those two passions and started making cornhole boards as a hobby, or a side hustle as he likes to call it. He and his wife, Katelyn, started making them from their home.

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