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Published: January 17, 2008
Elk City leader may keep office
By Josh Rabe
ELK CITY — A longtime city leader sentenced to federal prison last week for exposing inmate construction workers to asbestos at an old railroad depot will remain city manager — for now.

City Manager Guy Hylton was sentenced last week to six months in federal prison for his role in the 2003 construction project that exposed inmates to the hazardous substance, apparently leaving city leaders to wonder whether he ...

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