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Ambulance Board holds monthly meeting, reports on progress toward...

The Kiowa County District 3 EMS Board, representing Snyder, Roosevelt and Mt. Park areas, held a monthly meeting on May 7. All members except Jackie Willis were in...

Ambulance fee approved for Mt. Park in special meeting of trustees,...

Mt. Park Trustees welcomed a near record crowd for a special meeting to review ambulance fees last Thursday, May 1. Citizen questions ranged from ambulance service times to...

SPS Board of Education covers hiring, routine business in regular...

The Snyder Public Schools Board of Education held its regular meeting on Monday with all members present. A full agenda of routine business was covered, including hiring...

2025 SHS Band Queen and King, Alexis Parriet and Alex DiMario.

Snyder Band crowns 2025 King and Queen

The Snyder Band held its annual end-of-year awards ceremony on Friday, May 2, to recognize the hard work and dedication of its 5th-12th grade band...

SPS Jazz Band state runner-up at contest

Snyder's Jazz band was named 2A state runner-up after competing in the state jazz contest held on April 29th in Midwest, City. The jazz band...

Letter to the Editor: Prevention of mental and substance use disorders

South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) and the Administration for a Healthy America (formerly Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)...

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For the Children

OICA Leads Two Initiatives to Educate Oklahomans about AdvocacyOver the past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has not only been busy with promoting...

Historically Speaking

Discrediting Misinformation Concerning Our Nation’s Historic TariffsThere is a popular meme going around the internet. The caption to the picture reads, “We’ve done this...

After a week of lengthy floor sessions to vote on bills as a full chamber, the Senate has passed the legislative deadline to consider House bills on the floor. This was the...

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SSM Health presidents visit Elkview
On Thursday, May 1, presidents from SSM Health managed hospitals across the state visited Elkview General Hospital on its first day of its management agreement with SSM Health. Back row (from left) - Darin Farrell, President, Weatherford Regional Hospital; Chris Wright, President, Purcell Municipal Hospital; Christy Gehr, Senior Director of Finance, SSM Health; Melinda Laird, President, Cordell Memorial Hospital; Kevin O'Brien, President, Harper County Community Hospital; and Clark Houser, President, Okeene Municipal Hospital. Front - Alissa Schlessman, President, Beaver County Memorial Hospital; Bridget Cosby, Administrative Director, Rural Development, SSM Health; Amy Hayes, Senior Director of HR for Rural Health, SSM Health; Sandra Strain, Controller, Elkview General Hospital; and Sharon Moad, HIM/HR Director, Elkview General Hospital.

SSM Health presidents visit Elkview

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Sixth Annual Gotebo Trade Day to be June 7

The sixth Annual Gotebo Trade Day will be held on June 7 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Penn Park in Gotebo. This year we have an incredible line up of near 100 vendors with...

Kiowa County man arrested following child sexual abuse case

On May 6, the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate alleged manufacturing of child sexual abuse material.Earlier...

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