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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 Weekend Edition FREE Marine Corps Band Concert, Tuesday Oct 21st @ the Pioneer Center. Visit elkcityartscouncil.org to get your free tickets. Commissioners Approve Expenditure for New Animal Control Facility By Sheryl Ponce They began the meeting by approving Res- deficient bridges that have been reported and bled. It will be on the Jan. 21st., agenda to be this at the study session two weeks ago. He olution No. 2025-16: A Resolution concerning inspected over multiple years. Ivester said that reconsidered as dilapidated. The owner repre- noted that he has not had a raise since 2021, The Elk City Commissioners met for their Bridge Inspection responsivity by local gov- they are in the Department of Transportation’s sentative said it should be completed by that and he asked for it in the form of increased re- bi-monthly meeting, Monday, Oct. 6th, at ernment for compliance with National Bridge process. time. tirement contribution. This will be the equiva- 7 p.m., in City Hall. Mayor Micah Kilhoffer Inspection Standards – Bridge Inspection The next item on the agenda was tabled un- The commissioners approved the City lent of what the city employees have received. opened the meeting with an invocation, fol- Contracts for April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028. til the Jan. 5th meeting, which gave the owners Manager’s retirement benefit, increasing the The payment to GSI Environmental for lowed by the flag salute led by Jeff Waters. City Manager Tom Ivester told the com- of the structure located at 1118 W. 9th St., 90 City’s retirement contribution by 10.77 per- testing of upper Red River Basin in regard to Commissioner Rick Shelton and City Trea- missioners that this was a requirement that days to decide what to do with the building cent on behalf of the City Manager effective Northfork of Red River Water Basin and im- surer Jennifer Rainey were absent from the the bridges within the city limits are to be in- before being declared dilapidated. The other immediately. meeting. spected. There are two considered structurally structure located at 114 Merritt was also ta- Ivester said that the commission discussed See APPROVE page 2 Methodist Women pictured are Carla Garrison, Mary Francis Moore, Claudene Anspaugh, Judy Haught, Jan Attocknie, Anita Carpenter, Armeta Lister, and Vicki Chambers. Another United Methodist Bazaar Being Planned By Sheryl Ponce orders of five or more carry-out meals, should be called in starting at 9 a.m., The United Women of Faith are in Wed. morning, Oct. 22nd. Call 580-225- the planning stages of their annual 0262 to order meals. The cost is $15 Bazaar and Turkey Dinner at the Elk per meal, they are only able to take cash City United Methodist Church. The or checks. event is anticipated by those hungry The proceeds from the bazaar will Indigo Wax and Glow Promotes for a homecooked meal that has earned a five-star reputation. This year it will take place on Oct. 22nd, from 11 a.m. go to the many missions of the church women. Those include local, state, and international causes. Experience and Professional Services to 1 p.m., for the turkey and dressing lunch, and open at 9 a.m., for the crafts and bake sale in the Narthex. The community is invited to attend the bazaar and have a turkey and dress- ing meal. Stop by 720 W. Country Club By Sheryl Ponce own personal skin issues. Rada knives will be for sale, along in Elk City to browse the homemade Being knowledgeable about skincare, with homemade crafts and baked offerings and then go in to enjoy the After spending years in the Dallas/ she promotes maintenance after her fa- items. They will be offering dine-in and women’s delicious preparations for the Ft. Worth area, Kristen Freeman re- cials. Those include a double cleanse, carry-out options for the lunch. For meal. turned to her roots in Elk City where a skin analysis, enzymes, a nourishing she is now establishing her business as mask, and all of the finishing projects as an esthetician. Under the name, Indigo well as a facial massage. Freeman uses Wax and Glow Services, Freeman offers Skin Scripts RX as part of the facials her clients waxing services and facials and aftercare to maintain the glow that by appointment. is produced by her work. Freeman earned her license and ex- In the area of waxing, Freeman does perience at Aveda in San Antonio. She a Brazilian wax, bikini wax, underarms, returned with her son, Rigby Chaunc- full legs, half legs, full legs with biki- ey, to Elk City in 2022, to be close to ni, full arms, half arms, back or chest, her aging grandmother, June Wright. lower back, stomach, happy trails, but- Although she spent years in the nurs- tocks, lip waxing, chin or cheeks, eye- ing home industry, Freeman found her passion with skin care because of her See WAX page 7 Carter man receives life with the possibility of parole Clayton Hays convicted by Beckham County jury of first-degree murder in the admitted killing of firefighter Colter Vaught Quilts by Gloria Goddard By Shonda Little At approximately 10:30 pm on Friday, Oc- South Merritt Road. Vaught was a resident of Sayre and was 42 years old at the time of his death. Although worked to compile the jury. More than 150 Beckham County resi- dents were summoned to be potential jurors, Western Oklahoma Quilt Guild tober 3, a jury of twelve Beckham County men and women returned a guilty verdict against a 38-year-old Carter man. Vaught graduated from Sayre High School and had spent much of his life in Sayre, he had also spent a significant portion of his life which is believed to be one of the largest jury pools in Beckham County’s history. The prosecution was led by Ricky Host Quilt Whisperers Quilt Show The defendant, Clayton Samson Hays, was in the Carter area and was a member of the McPhearson, with long-time Beckham By Sheryl Ponce hours on the 16th and 17th will be 9 a.m. sentenced to life with the possibility of parole Delhi Fire Department. County Assistant District Attorney Gina to 9 p.m., and on the 18th, they will be after being found guilty of shooting Colter The jury trial started on Monday, Sep- Webb sitting in the second seat. The Western Oklahoma Quilt Guild from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jake Vaught outside of Vaught’s workplace, tember 29. The previous week, the Beckham The prosecution’s argument laid out their will be sponsoring the Quilt Whisper- Quilters will be setting up their ma- Patterson Oil Tools. County District Attorney’s Office and Hays’s belief of how the shooting occurred, along ers Quilt Show, along with the Quilt chines on Thursday, afternoon, on Oct. The murder occurred on January 11, 2024. defense team, which was led by Dan Pond Whisperers Retreat Oct. 16th, 17th, and Patterson is located on the 900 block of of Oklahoma City-based Swain Law Group, See HAYS page 9 18th, at the Elk City Civic Center. The See QUILT page 7 Weather Vol. Vol. 117,121, No.No. 54 41 Mail delivery Home delivery Viewonline View online tomorrow 99/70 86 / 65 75 75 cents cents, 12 pgs. 580.225.3000 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com elkcityoknews.com