West OK Journal 

7 tags

$35.89 million bond issue fails →

(via thedailyelkcitian.com)

Sep 14th

5 tags

School Bond Vote - Sept. 13th

Elk City, OK residents. Today is the school bond vote. Please vote YES to build the much needed new elementary school. Polls open til 7p.

Sep 13th

54 notes

3 tags

Watch

Elk City Public Schools - District Bond Vote from 3Dream Studios on Vimeo. Elk City Public Schools is proposing a new Pre-K and Elementary School to replace Northeast and Fairview Elementary. The bond vote is set for September 13th, 2011.

Sep 9th

5 notes

7 tags

Elk City High School Event Calendar

elkcityschools.com

Aug 19th

1 note

3 tags

Jul 1st

1 note

6 tags

2011 Spring Media Day - Leedey Baseball →

(via CoachesAid.com) The 2011 Spring Sports Media Day was held in at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 9th. Take a look at what track, baseball, softball, and rugby teams are looking forward to this season.

Mar 11th

1 note

4 tags

Mar 7th

4 tags

Larry Wade Passes Away →

Larry Wade, longtime publisher of the Elk City Daily News, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. (via KFOR) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An official of the University of Oklahoma says the chairman of the school’s Board of Regents, Larry Wade of Elk City, has died at the age of 72. Catherine Bishop, OU vice president for public affairs, said Wade died early Sunday in Integris Baptist Medical Center at...

Mar 7th

1 note

4 tags

New Semi Pro Baseball Team Coming to Elk City? →

Elk City could soon be the home of a new semi pro baseball team. Details are still coming. The team, “Elk City Wranglers”, would be part of the Southwestern States Baseball League and play at Ackley Field. Click the link for more information about the SSL.

Mar 4th

1 note

4 tags

Feb 21st

3 notes

1 tag

Jan 31st

5 tags

Jan 17th

6 tags

Jan 6th

3 tags

DirecTV not offering HD OKC channels

On November 5th DirecTV stopped offering HD Oklahoma City channels to far western Oklahoma. DirecTV customers still get the Oklahoma City SD channels. I got a reply from DirecTV support a few days ago explaining the reason for the turn off: … You do live within the Oklahoma City, OK TV market. However, with our current technology, we can’t provide you with Oklahoma City, OK local channels...

Dec 10th

1 note

3 tags

Welcome to West OK Journal

West OK Journal is happy to now be apart of the Exploring Oklahoma History family of blogs. A few years ago when we started West OK Journal it was to be a place to share news and information about Western Oklahoma. Soon many of the local news papers and city governments finally came online making the need for West OK Journal as a news source, well, redundant. We tried a few different services...

Nov 24th

5 tags

Nov 24th

2 notes

1 tag

AT&T 3G in Clinton

Just got word AT&T now has 3G in Clinton. Full 3G coverage along the I-40 corridor is getting closer. Elk City’s 3G coverage came on during the summer.

Nov 23rd

1 tag

Christmas Time Is Here

The new Elk City City Hall chimes at noon just played “Santa Claus is coming to town”

Nov 23rd

3 tags

Nov 22nd

3 tags

Mar 17th

1 note

6 tags

Mar 9th

1 note

5 tags

Watch

KFOR.com - A small tornado lasting around 45 minutes damages the southwest portion of Hammond. Viewer Robert Funk sent in video of the tornado that could be seen from Elk City.

Mar 9th

5 tags

Tornado in Roger Mills County

Five homes were destroyed and several others damaged when a tornado passed through Hammon in Roger Mills County on Monday. Read more … Images from @kc5fm

Mar 9th

4 tags

Community Calendar Page Back Up →

Our community calendar is now back up. http://westokjournal.tumblr.com/calendar or www.westokjournal.com/calendar. They both point to the same place.

Mar 8th

1 tag

New West OK Journal Blog

Starting a new blog for West OK Journal. This one is powered by Tumblr, and easy to use blogging system. More information will be coming soon.

Mar 8th