November 22, 2025 Issue, Page 8 of 12

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8• SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2025 The Elk City News Candidate Filing Begins For Board Of Education Candidate filing for the Board at https://oklahoma.gov/elections/ named the elected official. If no Canute School District, Office of Education begins Monday, De- ovp.html. Information on the Vot- candidate receives more than 50% No. 1 cember 1, 2025, for four Beckham er Registration Verification Form of the votes, the two candidates Hammon School District, Office County school districts. must match the information pro- receiving the highest number of No. 1 Those who wish to file for a vided on the Declaration of Can- votes will vie for the seat during the Mangum School District, Office Board of Education office must didacy. Board of Education General Elec- No. 1 submit a Declaration of Candidacy Sherron Manning, Secretary tion, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. If only Sentinel School District, Office to the Beckham County Election of the Beckham County Election two candidates file for the same No. 1 & 4 Board December 1st, 2nd or 3rd, Board, reminds candidates that Board of Education seat, those two Sweetwater School District, Of- between the hours of 8 a.m. and Contests of Candidacy must be candidates’ names will appear on fice No. 1 & 3 5 p.m. Candidate filing packets filed no later than Friday, Decem- the General Election ballot in April. Western Technology Center, Of- are available on the State Election ber 5th by 5 p.m. and may only be Declarations of Candidacy will fice No. 1 Board website at https://oklahoma. filed by another candidate for that be accepted for the following offic- Southwest Technology Center, gov/elections/candidates/candi- office. Contests against unopposed es: Office No. 2 date-filing.html and at the County candidates may be filed by contact- Elk City School District, Office For more information, contact Election Board. ing the County Election Board. No. 1 your County Election Board office In addition to the Declaration of If more than two candidates file Erick School District, Office No. at 580-928-3314 or beckhamcoun- Candidacy, candidates must also for the same Board of Education 1 [email protected]. The Beckham submit a Voter Registration Verifi- seat, a Primary Election will be held Merritt School District, Office County Election Board is located cation Form, which can be obtained Tuesday, February 10, 2026. If one No. 1 at 306 E. Main St., Sayre, OK and from the County Election Board or candidate receives more than 50% Sayre School District, Office No. is open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., by logging into the OK Voter Portal of the votes, that candidate will be 1 Monday through Friday. the maintenance crew take care of MEALS Continued from page 1 changed. The program is still pri- the facility and equipment. They serve an average of 65 meals a day being delivered to homebound senior adults. The daily average of CANUTE meals served is 100. vately funded through a non-profit There is a need for more people status. The problem today is that to come to the center to eat, which there are not enough people eating will increase the revenue. Popoo- in the dining room to fund the pro- la also plans on implementing a gram. monthly pledge program for indi- Ja’Shayia Popoola has recently viduals to give on a regular basis. been hired to be the director. She Besides additional donations, they is focusing on providing more pro- would like to have people come in grams for senior citizens at the din- at 10:30 a.m., once a week to pro- ing room and raising money for the vide programs and crafts for fellow- program to continue to be self-sup- ship among the seniors. porting. They have three paid staff The meals are served from 11 members, Kim Loyd, Zack Phillips, a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through and Popoola, who serves as the Friday. Each month the meals route and dining room supervisor. are planned and can be accessed Primary funding comes from on Facebook or picked up in the the Thrift Shop, the United Fund, dining room. The dining room is private donations, memorials, and located at 1510 W 9th. For more in- group donations. In addition, in- formation contact Popoola at 580- dividuals can purchase gift certifi- 225-5831. cates and memorial cards to honor Popoola is new to Elk City. She a loved one. has three children, ages 10, 7, and Mark Norton of the Elk City 5. She said that God brought her Housing Authority, along with the to Elk City, as well as to Meals on daily volunteer management, and Wheels. Congratulations to the Junior High Academic Team for being the 5 County Junior High Academic Team Champions. CBA The Corn Bible Academy academic team won the Regional Meet last Saturday and will go on to the Area meet in January. Pictured left to right are James Rother from Corn, Will Penner from Clinton, Zack Zybach from Elk City, Will Kindsfather from Weatherford, Cami Moran from Elk City, Mia Horn from Elk City, Bentli Whitson from Elk City, and August Dobrinski from Weatherford. Congratulations to the High School Academic Team for placing Third at OSSAA Regionals! This advances them to Area in January! Mega Breeze & Mini Breeze We proudly support the students, Call For Pricing! 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