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Saturday, January 8, 2022 Weekend Edition Beckham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating of a Dispatcher of the 2019-20 fiscal year. the Year $17.2 million figure is with in Erick five months ago and that the child’s information was put into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons were not released by our office - regarding a NAMUS entry The district could not find the fiscal year ended. He Department of Human Services officials are working with Above, the official signing day took place Wednesday at the Merritt High Hunt, payroll/insurance to the current fiscal year, but 48 years, with 40 of School. Pictured in the front are Coach Jeff Daugherty, Jamie Peffer, and Westminster recruiter Brian Peck. Standing are Luke Peffer, J.J. Peffer continues, and a final and Sarah Peffer.; At right, is Jamie Peffer in the Westminster locker room during her official visit to the campus. Courtesy photos. Jasmine Powell is named Dispatcher of the year by ECPD Merritt senior signs to play basketball Chief Eddie Holland. Courtesy photo. Later on Tuesday on the sheriff’s office FB page, Manning By Sheryl Ponce “I play all summer on the traveling team, and Merritt team has summer practice, too. Here we start playing in November, play- Commissioners said sheriff’s officials had found documents that confirmed Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, signed Merritt senior ing until March, and then I start summer ball. I do workouts with flawless, and that doesn’t Jamie Peffer to play basketball next year at the high school with her parents Sarah and J.J. Peffer and her brother,16-year-old him (Anderson), too throughout the year. I go over about once a week. He is the kinesiology director at SWOSU, and his wife is vote to repair police Luke to support her decision. Coach Jeff Daugherty and recruiter the girls’ assistant coach for the basketball team,” she explained. Brian Peck were also present during the signing. “I started playing school ball when I moved here (Merritt) in the Last year the Merritt High School team went 23-4, making it to the last of Area and were beat out by Latta from going to State. unit and purchase satisfied that the circumstances through which he came to sixth grade. I play on a traveling summer league called 3T, with Peffer’s prediction is theyton will– do 1978, 1982 better and this 1984 – season, and one being state ranked Wayne Anderson. He’s my coach from over there in Weatherford. We travel all over the place during the summers playing,” Peffer 11th in the state. She was seen on the court at the Merritt Classic that ran Thursday, Fridaybeenanda coach Saturday.for 48 years – a head football mini locomotive said. Peffer chose the private, coach out-of-state college, for 40 years – not onlyan and has because overallofre The players on the traveling team come from all over the state to their basketball record, but because of their academic programs. By Sheryl Ponce cord of 307-147 and a playoff record of 44- play on the chosen team. She had to tryout three-years-ago and She has dreams of being 24. a surgeon, He played andfootball Westminster has the at Oklahoma State. “Our strength is going to increase dramati has been playing ever since. See Peffer page 2. The Elk City Commissioners met Monday, Jan. 3rd at 7 p.m. cally,” he said. “The [players’] confidence in for their regularly scheduled meeting in which they approved several financial expenditures. They opened the meeting with with an invocation led by Mayor Nick Archer and followed by WTC makes HiSet Test an option the Flag Salute led by Commissioner Rick Shelton. The minutes from the Dec. 15th meeting were approved and ECPD Chief Ed- die Holland approached the group with a proposal to repair a Officials in Beckham County have cut nearly $1 million during an interview in the athletic office at police unit in the amount of $11,906.06 to F & S Collision Re- he or she must have a specific from their estimated budget this year, with the final pair. approval of the 2019-20 fiscal year budget coming in the release completed and submit- Holland told the commissioners that the 2021 vehicle had ted to the testing center prior 3,500 miles on it at the time it was involved in a collision. He to scheduling the test. No one also noted that when they drove the Tahoe to Elk City from the under 16 may take the test. the 2019-20 search outfi tter, is thebudget on at to find brake their weekly an light assist offensive came meeting coordi on.6Th ey Monday. took The it back to3fina the The examinee does not have to The accident Occurred just after p.m. in a hay field dealership for this issue. be an Oklahoma resident, nor over “Th istovehicle the state by the first of October. required to have formal prepa- Cain tried tospent repairmore time something atunder the dealership, his 1986 Ford with less F350 than 2,000 miles on it than it did on the street. The dealership ration or instruction prior to replaced testing. A practice test is ad- excise the board computer gives the module that controls final approval the anti-locking and signs off on it His starting date is the first Monday after braking system and sent it back to us, said it was fixed,” he ex- vised, but not required, before Hartman, plained. Beckham County Beckham County Sheriff’s Clerk. Office, Carter Fire, Elk City Fire, taking thephase our first test. Th of ethe individual CAPS County As officials the Chief wentsaidon toin April describethat changes the crash in the that budget caused the must present a government is- need for these repairs, the officer was in pursuit and the drunk sued ID the day of the test at driver crashed in front of him. The officer attempted to brake the WTC testing center. Out- tion scheme for the Elk offense. On the de and the anti-lock failed, therefore, he crashed into the drunk dated or an expired ID is not driver that had already crashed. Holland obtained three esti- acceptable, but the ID’s that mates that ranged from around $20,000 to the lowest being the are acceptable include a valid The county cut $998,696 from its budget, Hartman said $11,906.06. They retrieved the information from the computer, driver’s license, a valid state- but as Holland showed the Commissioners, it was several pages issued picture identification department or every official gives their estimate of what long. card, a passport, a military ID, they’re Hollandneeding for the that recommended year,” Hartman they said. the should repair “Theunit excise and Western Technology Center’s adult education teachers help students prepare to take or other forms of national or then return it to the dealership because it seemed to be defec- the HiSet HSE or the GED are all Oklahoma certified teachers who have over ten years foreign government could stay on the floor ID. the Ad- tive. There were questions about whether to return it as it sits of experience teaching in the program. Pictured are Darrel Greene at Burns Flat cam- ditional policies and state eli- or repair it then return it. After considering the options, the pus, Janis Kincaid at WTC Elk City campus, MG Brown is at Clinton Library where she gibility requirements may be Commissioners voted to follow Holland’s recommendation and also teaches English as A Seconda.m. with Hot Language Hash (ESL) andalong with classes at the Cordell class found at www.hiset.ets.org. approved the repairs. Library and Lynda Richert teaches classes on the Weatherford campus. Staff photo by Sheryl The exam is a series of five “We don’t know those figures yet,” she said. “We’re kind The second item the Commissioners voted on was the pur- Ponce.. tests, which is similar to the chase of a John Deere 4044 Utility tractor and sprayer in the By Sheryl Ponce will add more as demand in- a HSE diploma. GED prior to 2014. Those tests year of amount before and current $48,316.98, year item. a budgeted figuresThis andwill help the a replace county 1980 are math, reading, writing, so- John Deere. creases. Each state, offering the Hi- cial studies, and science. The “But Th we’ve ey also made 20 approved thepercent cuts;Roofi bid to Axtell somengoffices for roof repairs After a year of working toward The HiSet test is an alterna- Set as a valid HSE test, could exam at the WTC testing cen- to the Maintenance Hanger in the amount of $91,500.40, Walk- becoming a HiSet Test testing tive to what the public has tra- have different requirements. ter will be administered in an er Hanger for $4000, Hangers 19-24 in the amount of $45,000 A Western site, fire thatTechnology burned the Team Cen- Chip Tae ditionally known Kwon as the GED To take the test in Oklahoma, online format, where prelimi- get those final figures from them, it’s kind of wait and and Hangers 25-30 for $73,000. City Manager Tom Ivester told terDo building in Burns Tuesday afternoon Flat administered in the test, which is 1400 still offered at a person must meet the fol- nary results can be seen im- the Commissioners Commissioners that this would repair previous damages a definiteafter date set gave their final approval for the figures eachfortest. the For two of High School Equivalen- some testing sites. Each HSE lowing requirements - not be mediately and that the insurance adjuster came out again last fall to re- cy (HSE) tests for students just test is a trademark named by enrolled, nor required to be en- individuals who may need spe- evaluate it, adjusting upwards. The end result being the cost was fire the before chief for the winter ElkThey break. City the Fire company Department.that Nodeveloped rolled in high school and can- cial first weekend in November. accommodations, contact $13,000 below what the insurance had adjusted for the damage. areinjuries continuingoccurred. Two people in the build to offer the it. The Oklahoma Legislature not have a high school diploma HiSet to arrange those. Valid there, Swannee at least RiveroneRRaccount Co,LLC in wasthere,” awarded Hartman $59,250said. plus ship- ing tests escaped after unharmed. the second semester The mainthe adopted part HiSetof test the several or HSE certificate. The person disability testing results will be ping and crating for the purchase of a mini train for Ackley Park. fire occurred in the hot water heater area. resumed January 4th. At the years ago as an alternative to must be 18-years-old or older, required before they issue Hartman Ivester reportedcould provide notthis that amount anisexact figure. only for The public the engine and did 75 children this year. That figure was up from 40 last year. $12,130. The insurance company also is investigating. present time, they are only of- the GED. Both tests carry the without special conditions. 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