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ElkCityNews

  1. Anita Archer and city have agreed on contract terms. She will take helm as city manager. No clear begin date.
  2. ECHS choir department won the 4A OSSAA Sweepstakes today at Shawnee. Congrats!
  3. If Archer accepts contract with city Monday, she expects to start Tuesday. #citymanager
  4. BREAKING: The Elk City Commission has selected current Treasurer Anita Archer as the new city manager. Tom Davis votes against.
  5. The Elk City Commission had gaveled into executive session. Keep it here for updates in city manager selection.
  6. The Elk City Commission declines to vote on hiring new city manager. They've scheduled a special meeting this Friday at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
  7. Elks trail Sayre 6-5 in bot 5th. Trailed 6-0 earlier. #Elkbaseball
  8. Darin Schmidt is sworn in as new Elk City Board of Education member, replacing ReDon Brewer, who resigned in February.
  9. BREAKING NEWS: Preliminary reports suggest one fatality, unknown injuries in I-40 pileup thedailyelkcitian.com/elk-city-oklah…
  10. New at thedailyelkcitian.com: Elks baseball falls to Mangum
  11. New at thedailyelkcitian.com: Suspected burglar caught in the act
  12. New at thedailyelkcitian.com: Tornado siren malfunctions
  13. New at thedailyelkcitian.com: OSBI investigating jail death
  14. #HealthDepartment sends #Elkwood Assisted Living a warning -- ow.ly/9xzUC -- #ElkCity #Oklahoma #DailyElkCitian #Newspaper
  15. Book Sale @ Carnegie Library begins March 9th -- ow.ly/9w27u #DailyElkCitian #ElkCity #Oklahoma
  16. A correction will run in tomorrows paper.
  17. Apologies to ECHS boys soccer coach Ken Schoenrock, who was referred to as coach "Carpenter" several times in today's soccer preview.
  18. #ElkCity voters approve city #Charter ... yet again -- #DailyElkCitian #Oklahoma #Elections ow.ly/9vTzq
  19. BREAKING -- #BarackObama loses #BeckhamCounty to #JimRogers in #DemocraticPrimary race. #DailyElkCitian #Oklahoma
  20. CORR: #JimRogers has received more votes than #BarackObama in #ElkCity #Democratic primary.