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Elgin’s Ellie Stevenson. FOR SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin’s Ellie Stevenson. FOR SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

16 Elgin swimmers qualify for Class 5A state meet

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
EDMOND — Sixteen Elgin swimmers qualified for the Class 5A State Swim Meet, more than any other year in recent history, head coach Corey Grochow said. “It went really, really well,” Grochow said of the team’s performance at last week’s 5A West Regional.
Elgin head football coach Chalmer Wyatt roams the sideline during a 2022 game. Wyatt, who was selected as Region 4 Coach of the Year, led the Owls to an 8-3 record and a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin head football coach Chalmer Wyatt roams the sideline during a 2022 game. Wyatt, who was selected as Region 4 Coach of the Year, led the Owls to an 8-3 record and a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Wyatt tabbed Region 4 Coach of the Year

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ELGIN — Owl head football coach Chalmer Wyatt has been selected as Region 4 Coach of the Year for the 2022 season. Wyatt led Elgin to an 8-3 record and a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. “It’s pretty cool,” Wyatt said of the award. “It’s really neat.
Elgin’s Hunter Jackson dominates a Comanche opponent earlier in the season. Jackson is ranked No. 1 at 113 pounds in Oklahoma and will compete in the Dual State Tournament Friday and Saturday at Enid. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin’s Hunter Jackson dominates a Comanche opponent earlier in the season. Jackson is ranked No. 1 at 113 pounds in Oklahoma and will compete in the Dual State Tournament Friday and Saturday at Enid. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin wrestlers healthy, ready for State Dual meet

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ELGIN — Elgin’s varsity wrestlers are healthy and ready for action today, when they take on Pryor in the first round of the Class 5A Dual State Tournament in Enid. “We’ve been training well, and we’re just anxious to get there,” head coach Cody Rowell said.

Heart Health

News Staff
Thursday, February 9, 2023
By Sara Orellana   February is Heart Health Month. A month that is very important to my daughter and me. I don’t think we talk enough about our hearts and heart health. I mean we all see the TV commercials about high blood pressure and such, but we don’t talk about it.
From the left, Owen, Gwyneth and Theodore Poudrier are shown with their parents, Jason and Chelsey Poudrier, during a Jan. 31 interview at the Oklahoma Blood Institute in Lawton. The Poudriers shared Theodore’s story to encourage people to donate blood. ERIC SWANSON | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

From the left, Owen, Gwyneth and Theodore Poudrier are shown with their parents, Jason and Chelsey Poudrier, during a Jan. 31 interview at the Oklahoma Blood Institute in Lawton. The Poudriers shared Theodore’s story to encourage people to donate blood. ERIC SWANSON | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Telling Theodore’s story

Eric Swanson
Thursday, February 9, 2023
LAWTON — Without donated blood, Theodore Poudrier might not  have lived to see his first birthday. Theodore was born Jan. 29, 2022, at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton. He was suffering from meconium aspiration syndrome, so his lungs were not working properly.
Spring homecoming Queen Mikayla Arnold, right, smiles to the crowd after being crowned Tuesday night. At her left is homecoming King Hunter McDonald. The ceremony occurred before the start of the girls varsity basketball game. Arnold represented Elgin’s slow-pitch softball team. RIP STELL | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Spring homecoming Queen Mikayla Arnold, right, smiles to the crowd after being crowned Tuesday night. At her left is homecoming King Hunter McDonald. The ceremony occurred before the start of the girls varsity basketball game. Arnold represented Elgin’s slow-pitch softball team. RIP STELL | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin homecoming

News Staff
Thursday, February 9, 2023
About 200 people braved the not-quite-freezing water of Bath Lake last Saturday to take part in Medicine Park’s annual Polar Plunge. STEVE BOOKER | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

About 200 people braved the not-quite-freezing water of Bath Lake last Saturday to take part in Medicine Park’s annual Polar Plunge. STEVE BOOKER | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Jumpers enjoy mild temps for Medicine Park’s Polar Plunge

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
MEDICINE PARK — About 200 people braved the not-quite-freezing water of Bath Lake last Saturday to take part in Medicine Park’s annual Polar Plunge. It’s the thought that counts, right?

Elgin Chamber seeks annual award nominations

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ELGIN — After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Elgin’s Chamber of Commerce is renewing its annual awards banquet and will once again honor a citizen and business of the year. The jeans and jewels-themed event will be held at 6 p.m. March 25 at Medicine Park’s Music Hall.
Major General Kenneth L. Kamper, commanding general Fort Sill and Fires Center of Excellence

Major General Kenneth L. Kamper, commanding general Fort Sill and Fires Center of Excellence

UPDATED: Kamper suspended from Fort Sill command

News Staff
Friday, February 3, 2023
FORT SILL — Major General Kenneth Kamper, commanding general of Fort Sill and of the Fires Center of Excellence, was suspended from duty today pending an investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of the Army. A story posted by Military.
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