March 11, 2020 Issue, Page 3 of 10

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Page 3 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma ‘Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Bill to provide patients with local resources for addiction, mental health struggles passes House OKLAHOMA CITY - The emergency rooms to pro- services for every person 2938 says the informa- but was released due to lack to empower people suffer- Dklahoma House of Repre- vide information over local seeking addiction treatment. tion will be gathered by the of insurance and because ing from addiction or men- Oklahoma Dept. of Men- heroin addiction withdrawal sentatives passed legislation substance abuse recovery Authored by Rep. Sheila tal Health and Substance is deemed non-life-threaten- tal health disorders and get Thursday to require hospital services and mental health Dills (R-Tulsa), House Bill Abuse Services and distrib- ing. them the help they need to uted to nearby hospitals to However, when he was re- Elk City police recover and get back on their be given to patients who leased from the emergency feet. This bill is a common visit the emergency room for room, he was not provided substance abuse or mental any information or resources sense step in the right direc- health-related reasons. about where he could find tion. Dills said the idea was help in his community. House Bill 2938 passed radio log brought to her by a constitu- Given Oklahomas_ rank- ent who works as an addic- ings for addiction and men- the House 92-0. The bill is tion counselor. tal health, its really impor- authored in the Senate by His friend sought help tant for us to ensure we dot Sen. Joe Newhouse (R-Bro- from the emergency room every i and cross every t, while undergoing withdraw- Dills said. We need to do ab- ken Arrow), where it is now March5 walking South towards Pioneer. Was left at Grand- al from a heroin addiction, solutely everything we can available to be considered. 12:08 am. - suspcious view Church, left after Homeland. Male subject person(s) 1300 block of school, transmission was kicking at cars and hitting West 3rd. Female subject ap- proximatley forty years old. Flagging traffic down ans having problems. Vehicle walls. 6:56 p.m. - juvenile men- is not there now, keys were at home and vehicle was tioned in report 200 block Senate approves vehicle sales tax modification stating she needs money for locked, Reporting party con- of Regional. Juveniles by gas, ehr car jumped and that tacted the church and all the bicycles throwing stuff and she had a death in the fami- towing companies around. making a mess. Has not told ly. Female subject stated she 11:27 a.m. - animal call management. Didn’t notice OKLAHOMA CITY - $15,000 vehicle, you pay when making a large pur did not need help. Rotary Park. Grey pit keeps what they were wearing just The Senate has approved a sales tax on that price even chase, and this measure aim 12:46 p.m. - domestic dis- running on tennis courts, noticed there were 6-8 juve- measure that would modify if you traded in your car to pute 200 block of Blackburn. school having tennis tour- to keep more money in th: niles. the calculation of sales tax make the purchase more af- pockets of Oklahomans; Five year old in the house, nament, One dog in posses- 7:35 p.m. - request to applied to vehicles. fordable,” Jech said. “If Sen- gun in the bedroom and sub- sion. speak to an officer 1000 When a vehicle is pur- ate Bill 1619 is signed into Jech said. ject is in the bedroom. 4:14 p.m. - disturbance 6th block of West D Avenue. chased under current law, a law and you buy a car for The bill now moves to th: and 20th. Reporting party 6:26 p.m. - assist other sales tax of 1.25 percent is $15,000, but trade in your House for further consider agency Highway 34 and advising truck threw bottle Reporting parties husband is levied on the full price of Highway 66. North of Loves trying to kick reporting party of waer at her, and he is driv- vehicle for a $10,000 credit, ation, where Rep. Carl New out of the house, would liek the car. Senate Bill 1619, au- you would only have to pay ton, R-Cherokee, will pres 1/4 mile on West side of ing behind her northbound thored by Sen. Darcy Jech, sales tax on the $5,000 you road. Pickup ran off road on Highway 6 by McDon- to speak with officer about ent the measure. options before husband R-Kingfisher, would modify actually paid.” into trees. Believes to be no ald’s, this calculation so the sales The average American For more information injuries. Other truck is there. 4:49 p.m. - suspicous comes back. Made contact advised of options. tax would be based on the purchases a new car every contact: Oklahoma Highway Patrol person(s) 6th and Oliver. difference between the ac- six years, and Jech said this Sen. Darcy Jech a adviesd, Fire department ad- Man wandering around March 6 tual sales price of a vehicle measure would make the car ivised due to downed power throwing arms around acting 12:01 a.m. - domestic dis- and the value of a trade-in, if buying process more afford- 405-521-5545, or emai line, will also need wrecker. strange, pute 1000 block of West D applicable. This tax calcula- able for Oklahoma families. Darcy. Jech@oksenate 9:16 a.m. - animal call 5:51 p.m. - suspicious Avenue. Reporting party tion is used in 38 states. “We all know the frustra- gov<mailto:Darcy.Jech@ 1700 block of West C Av- person(s) Walker and 6th. would like removed from “Right now, if you buy a tion of feeling over-taxed oksenate.gov>. enue. Wildlife in trap, pos- Male subject appears to be property, reporting party sibly fox or bobcat. Game early to mid 20s. In and out wife is leaving with two warden notified. Route to of roads. children. Reporting party residence provided. 6:36 p.m. - suspicous said she hit him in the face. 10:32 a.m. - stolen ve- person(s) 300 block of North Parties separated, male sub- hicle 1200 block of North Washington. Male subject ject will leave. Hi folks!. | am about 1 a year old Jack Russell Terrier X who is excit- Elk City PD arrests ed to meet my new family. Will you consider taking me home? Elk City police made nine Matthew King, 32, taken cense or while disqualified. If am not the pet you are looking for please consider one of my friends. arrests March 3 to early into custody and being held Eludes or attempts to elude March 5. on Dewey County warrant; a policce officer after receiv- Sponsored by ing signal to stop in such a DJs Rentals All individuals arrested Shaina Lyons, 28, local are presumed innocent un- warrant; manner as to endanger any less proven guilty. Terry McSperitt, 47, op- other person. S.Main St, Elk City - 580-225-1400 Arrests and complaints: erate motor vehicle under Battery or assault and Trisha Batchelor, 42, held suspension/revocation/can- battery upon a police offi- GRAHAM on Beckham county warrant; cellation; Bruce Contreras, 25, cer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, Richard Beasley, 27, pub- |AUCTIONEERS| Knowingly or _ intention- highway patrolman, cor- lic intoxication; ally possesses a controlled Patrick Meche Jr., 30, do- rections personnel or other dangerous substance. Uses mestic abuse: commits as- state peace officer while the or possesses drug parapher- sault and battery against a officer is in the performance naliea to plant, propagate, person lived or living in the of duty. Any convicted fel- CONSTRUCTION * HEAVY EQUIPMENT* OIL FIELD * FARM EQUIPMENT + CATTLE cultivate, grow etc to intro- same household with the de- on carries or possesses any duce into the human body firearm. 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