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SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026 Weekend Edition Commissioners Approve Phase One of Purchasing United By Sheryl Ponce approval of Mayor Kilhoffer’s appoint- ment complex so power would not be of $36,826, a budgeted item. Softball Item 6 on the agenda, which was the ap- ment of Cheryl Firth and Darla Riley to cut off as it was originally planned. This manager, Rob Bruner, was present to ex- proval of a Purchase and Sale Agreement The Elk City Commissioners met for the Library Board from 2026 through change also extended their deadline by plain the need for additional shade at the for the purchase of 2700 W. 3rd Street, their bi-monthly meeting Monday eve- 2029. two weeks. 5-plex due to the extreme heat. or the old United building, for $900,000. ning at 7 p.m., in City Hall. Commis- The next item on the agenda was the The commissioners approved Pay App Pay App #2 to Joe D. Hall Gener- This would be phase 1 of the purchase. sioner Rocky Andresen conducted the approval of Change Order #4 for the FY #9 for Heartland Utility Services for the al Contractors, LLC, for work on the Meacham worked with the attorneys meeting in the absence of Mayor Micah 2025 Water Main Improvements in the FY 2025 Water Main Improvements in Elk City CAPP Park in the amount of for Homeland Company to prepare an Kilhoffer. He opened with the invocation amount of -$12,160.82, a budgeted item. the amount of $104,967.74, a budgeted $183,088.40, a budgeted item, was ap- agreement, according to City Manager while Rick Shelton led the flag salute. The change allowed the City to save those item. They also approved the purchase of proved. Tom Ivester. They began by approving the minutes budgeted funds, which included boring Superior Hip Shade from Play by Design The commissioners heard from City for the July 15th meeting, followed by the from C Avenue all the way to an apart- for the girls’ softball field in the amount Attorney Ryan Meacham concerning See APPROVE page 9 RCCT Announce Auditions for ‘Sweeney Todd’ By Sheryl Ponce The Red Carpet Community Theatre’s director, Christy Russell-Dobbs, announced auditions for their next musical production, “Sweeney Todd,” will take place Monday, Aug. 17th, and Tuesday, Aug. 18th, at 7 Cody Brewer JC Jordan Cain p.m., in the theatre. She will be joined by the music director, Laura Lee Julian, and choreographer, Chris Hart, as they team up to prepare for opening night. Pick’N in the Park Brings Traditional The production will take place Friday, Oc. 23rd, Sat- urday, Oct. 24th, Sunday, Oct. 25th, and the following weekend, Friday, Oct. 30th, Saturday, Oct. 31st, at 2 p.m., and finally, Saturday, Oct. 31st, at 7:30 p.m. There Music and Picking under the Stars will not be a final Sunday matinee. Auditions will include singing, cold reads from the script, and a short dance audition. Those planning on By Sheryl Ponce auditioning need to have a short selection of a song to sing and arrive 15 minutes early to fill out an audition KECO and JC from the Backroads put together another evening form. in Ackley Park with “Pick’n in the Park” concert, Thursday evening, July 30th, at 8 p.m. As the sun began to set, area musicians picked See RCCT page 2 up their guitars and fiddle to bring live music to a crowd of people. The artists Bryon White, JC (Jordan Cain), Cody Brewer, and Dean Jackson set up a line of talent across a flat bed trailer. Each person brought his own flair of talent to the made stage. While listening to the fresh music, attendees brought out their lawn chairs, blankets, and ice chests. Vendors were set up along the street side of the park, that included snow cones and the lemonade truck. The free admission was a bonus to an evening out with the family and friends. After each musician took his turn singing an original or another favorite tune, the evening came to a close about 10 p.m. This annual Brysons Davis concert was deemed a success by bringing live music to the park. Bryan White ECHS Alumni Reunion Unites Friends from Near and Far By Sheryl Ponce by visitation at 9 p.m. until 11 p.m. The Elk City High School Alumni Association The next morning, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., golf- ers gathered for the Golf Scramble Tee Off and Electrek American Solar and Foundation once again reunited all classes from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the alumni associ- who graduated prior to 2026. The weekend be- gan Friday July 31st, with registration at 1 p.m., ation continued to register graduates from all classes. The tour of Elk City started promptly at Challenge Stops in Elk City and followed by a tour of the new fire station 2 p.m., which was followed by dinner at 7 p.m. By Sheryl Ponce at 2 p.m. While classmates began to gather at and class pictures. After everyone ate and had the Civic Center, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., teachers their group pictures taken, at 9 p.m. classmate College students have tested their engineering strat- came out to greet former students from 5 p.m. egies and endurance in the annual American Solar to 7 p.m. At 7 p.m. dinner was served, followed See ALUMNI page 10 Challenge race this summer. The challenge began with 14 teams and their cars, but landed in Elk City with ten teams at the Elk City’s National Route 66 Museum Complex on their path to the finish line in Amarillo. The teams navigated the1,500-mile trek across the USA, where they faced real-world driving conditions as they stopped at key checkpoints. They pulled into Elk City July 31st, ate and spent the night. They took off the next morning, Aug.1 st., to complete the last leg of the journey. The last stop was in Amarillo. This was a great opportunity for the public to drop by the museum to greet the college students and their teams to see their solar vehicles designs. The teams Rotarians Lake Carpenter and Trish Southard See SOLAR page 2 Weather Vol.No. Vol. 117, 122,54 No. 32 Mail delivery Home delivery Viewonline View online tomorrow 99/70 105 / 74 75 75 cents,cents 12 pgs. 580.225.3000 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com elkcityoknews.com