West OK Journal is dedicated to the people of Western Oklahoma. A place to be sociable and talk about Western Oklahoma life, news, and events.
West OK Journal is now part of the Exploring Oklahoma History family of blogs. Please feel free to join us at blogoklahoma.us
(via thedailyelkcitian.com)
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.
(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.
2/20/2011 - Another Great Backyard Bird Count is in the books. Again this year I stood at our backdoor and counted all the birds. I used a dry-erase marker to write the tally and description of each bird type. I’ll look up the actual name of each bird later before I post the results to #GBBC. /www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
Foggy morning drive to work (Taken with Instagram at Elk City, OK) (via programwitch)
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 and directions for the site and it all came down to one simple word, life.
The new mission of West OK Journal is to provide a place to talk about life in Western Oklahoma. Anything from a story about growing up in the west OK or letting everyone know about something that happed just a moment ago.
If you would like to tell your story about life in Western Oklahoma, just click on the “Share your story, picture, or video” link you’ll find on the left side of this page.
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Elk City’s new Walmart opened on October 27. Who would have thought it would be a place you’d reconnect with your neighbors. On a couple of trips to pick up a few odds and ends I’ve run into people I haven’t seen in some time including a few of my actual neighbors. Walmart, a social experience with low prices.
