Cordell cheer squads announced for upcoming year

Cordell High School Cheer Coach Brandi Eldridge and Junior High Cheer Coach Jean Ann Balzer are excited to announce the cheer squad members for the 2026-2027 school year.

Looking good, Cordell!

Cordell’s downtown square is sporting new banners and the trees and flowers are in full bloom. Personalized pavers are being installed, and concrete workers have been busy repairing areas around the storm drains and have improved curbing by reshaping edges into curves.

2026 Carla Whinery Black Scholarship presented

The Carla Whinery Black Scholarship was presented to Logan Kemp and Kathryn Sirmon on May 15th, 2026. This scholarship is given on a yearly basis to a Burns Flat-Dill City graduate(s). Carla was the daughter of Robert and Carleene Whinery and wife of Jerry Black.

2026 Cowden School Reunion will be July 11th

It is time to make plans to attend the Cowden School Reunion scheduled for Saturday July 11th, 2026. All former Cowden school students and their families, graduates, class parents, teachers, members of the Board of Education and spouses are invited to attend.

Washita County Commissioners’ Minutes

Now on the 8th day of June 2026, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in regular session with Chairman Chandler calling the meeting to order.Chairman Chandler asked Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, for roll call.

Illegal marijuana grow shut down in Arapaho

On Monday, June 15, 2026, OBN’s Marijuana Enforcement Teams (MET) served a Search Warrant at Yaqin Lin LLC. (10050 US Hwy 183) in Arapaho, Oklahoma.

Gigantic Tooth Discovered in Elk City is Mammoth Find

Museum Curator Anna Wray recently discovered an extinct animal’s tooth sitting in a pile of rocks at Elk City’s Farm and Ranch Museum.Dr.

LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS

Washita County Assessor Kolby Dowell 939 58.57% Rusty Bookout 667 41.53%County Commissioner Dist . 1 Bart Gossen 312 46.78% Chris Shields 233 34.93% Matthew Misak 122 18.29%*will require runoff electionCounty Commissioner Dist . 3 Greg Chandler 379 76.72%Floyd King 115 23.28%

REIGNING TEEN MISS WASHITA COUNTY SHINES AT MISS OKLAHOMA'S TEEN PAGEANT

Bailey Gossen makes her mark onstageMiss Bailey Gossen, who currently holds the crown of both Teen Miss Washita County and Miss Elk City’s Teen, wowed the audience and judges alike last weekend as she competed in the Miss Oklahoma's Teen pageant in Midwest City.

Toy Story 5 hits Washita Theater on opening weekend

You can be among the first to see Pixar’s new chapter in the Toy Story saga, right here in the comfort of your hometown Washita Theater.In ‘Toy Story 5’, Woody, Jessie, Buzz, and their plastic friends go to war against Big Tech, manifested in an electronic tablet named Lilypad.