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The newspaper has been in publication since 1901, six years prior to Oklahoma statehood. [2] The publication was previously owned by several members of the Wade Family of Elk City, including Elizabeth Wade (2011–2018), Larry R. Wade [1] (1969–2011), and Paul R. Wade [2] (193x–1972).
Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,561 at the time of the 2020 census , [ 4 ] a slight decrease from the 11,693 figure of the 2010 census . [ 5 ] Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in western Oklahoma, approximately 110 miles (180 km) west of Oklahoma City and 150 ...
Beckham County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,410. [1] Its county seat is Sayre. [2] Founded upon statehood in 1907, Beckham County was named for J. C. W. Beckham, who was Governor of Kentucky [3] and the first popularly elected member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who toured the twister's damage on Tuesday, said it was rated by weather researchers as a violent tornado with wind speeds up to 200 mph (322 kph).
KECO began broadcasting on July 20, 1982; it was a country music station owned by Ronca Broadcasting, [5] a company controlled by Elk City farmer Ron Sewell. Ronca sold KECO to John B. Walton in 1984; Walton had previously been the licensee of KIKX in Tucson, Arizona, which had lost its FCC license and left the air in 1982 after a kidnapping hoax. [6]
Nick Archer was born in Sayre, Oklahoma, and his family moved to Elk City, Oklahoma, when he was a child. He graduated from Elk City High School and the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He is married to his wife and they have two children. [1]
KXOO is a radio station airing a classic hits format licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, broadcasting on 94.3 MHz FM. The station is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc. [2]