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Page 3 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Lucas supports DOJ probe Shelter Spotlight rkcity animal shelter 1022 Main -580-225-7222 U.S Rep. Frank Lucas controlled by the actions of the beef processing capacity Hi folks! | am about 1 year old supports a continued investi- a few, mostly foreign-based in the United States, Lucas’s. female Pit. | am so excited to gation into the meatpacking firms.” office said. meet my new family! Will you consider industry. Lucas added that the Lucas last month led a sharing your home with me? Lucas (Oklahoma, 3rd “DOJ’s investigation could District) responded recently shed light on these unset- bipartisan letter to U.S. after reports the U.S. Depart- tling competition and secu- Department of Agriculture If | am not the pet for you, please ment of Justice has issued rity problems in our supply (USDA) Secretary Sonny consider one of my friends! civil subpoenas to beef-pro- chain, and I join my fellow Perdue urging Perdue to pro- Sponsored f cessing industry companies: cattle ranchers in thanking JBS USA Holdings Inc., Ty- the Department for their vide the findings of USDA’s son Foods Inc., Cargill Inc. checks and balances on an beef pricing investigation DJs Rentals and National Beef Packing increasingly competitive to Congress as soon as pos- $.Main St, Elk City -580-225-1400 Co. food industry. I urge U.S. sible. “The reports of the Depart- Attorney General William The release stated Lucas, ment of Justice’s continued Barr to share the findings of who is a cattle rancher, “con- investigation into the meat- the Department’s investiga- packing industry is encour- tion with Congress as soon tinues to be supportive of aging news for cattle ranch- as possible so that policy- USDA’s actions of launch- ers across America,” Lucas makers can address the con- ing an investigation into stated in a news release. cerns of their investigation beef pricing margins to de- “The coronavirus pandemic and restore confidence back termine whether there is any exposed the vulnerabilities into cattle markets.” evidence of price manipula- of America’s food supply JBS USA Holdings, Ty- chain and accentuated the son Foods, Cargill, and the tion, collusion, restrictions challenges beef producers National Beef Packing Co. of competition or any other face with a market that is account for roughly 73% of unfair practices.” Elk City Police Join local doctors, nurses, and hospitals in voting YES on State Question 802. Radio Log June 12 them. Checked all unoccu- 10:38 a.m. - drug related 7:56 a.m. - stolen property pied units, negative contact. 600 block of West 9th Street. Expand healthcare to nearly 300 block of East 20th. Fe- 7:57 a.m. - information Drugs being used or sold in 200,000 hardworking Oklahomans male subject picked up keys 700 block of South Eastern. front of the kids at the house, to look at renting trailers SInk hole in front of man- three juveniles in redience. yesterday and did not return hold at entrance to Tripon. Negative contact. 11:50 a.m. - remove sub- Elk City ject from property 500 block Save 28 rural hospitals at risk of of Ginnie Place. Subject closing outside yelling ot get in. Reporting party wants him PD arrests trespassed. Male subject has been trespassed from resi- dence. Protect 14,000 essential healthcare jobs Elk City police made eight Ricky Arnett, 34, Domes- 12:02 p.m. - child custody arrest June 10 through June tic assault and battery by 400 block of East Third. 14. strangulation, assault, bat- Subject not wanting to re- All individuals arrested tery or assault and battery lease juvenile to mother be- are presumed innocent un- less proven guilty. with dangerous weapon; cause she is wlaking. Juve- Bring home $1 billion of our tax dollars Krista Bell, 28, local war- nile exchangeed at reporting every year from Washington, DC Arrests and complaints: rant, BKCO warrant; Garrett Low, 26, disturb parties residence. Tiffany Cook, 26, fugitve the peace by drunk and dis- 12:35 p.m. - accident/un- orderly conduct; from justice; known injury 2000 block Jeremiah Jones, 45, local of West Broadway. Vehicles Sa Daniel Eriksen, 30, Fugi- tive from justice (US MAR- warrant; pulle dinto Flamingo Inn YES on 802 ‘Oklahomans Decide Healthcare Vote YES on 802, Tuesday, June 30th SHALL WARRANT) Michael Williamso, 41, parking. Two trucks and car Paid for by Great Plains Regional Medical Center, GREAT REGIONALPLAINS = MEDICAL CENTER Ocktavia Sigman, 20, petit disturb peace by drunk and units. larceny; disorderly. Cook Jones Williamson rElkCituNews USPS # 173-020 580-225-3000 Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 “ElkCituNews POSTMASTER: Send adress changes to 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644 Josh Umholtz SUBSCRIPTIONS Publisher Deliverd by mail: $75/yearly Don Munsch $50/six months Editor No refunds on subscriptions. Brittany Howell Classifieds editor@ ecdailynews.com D’Ann Brasuell 109 W. 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