The Watonga City Council met for the second straight week, last Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in a rare occurrence due to the first Tuesday of the month falling on Independence Day this year.
There were just three items on the Consent Agenda this week. The first two were listed as a, “Approval... + continue reading
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Anumber of seats are up for grabs across Blaine County as the filing period for those seats will open this Monday, July 10, 2017, at 8:00 a.m.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin called for a special election to fill the recent vacancy in the office of Blaine... + continue reading
Local, state, and federal authorities are investigating a multi-officer involved shooting that occurred after a latenight pursuit that started in Watonga on Wednesday, July 19.
The pursuit started around 11 p.m., and went from the town of Watonga along... + continue reading
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The Oklahoma State Parks announced some sad news this past week.
Roman Nose and Red Rock Canyon pools will be closing earlier than planned this season due to lack of lifeguards. The Roman Nose pool closed on Sunday, July 16, while Red Rock Canyon’s last day is a little later on Sunday,... + continue reading
Workers spent the majority of last week making repairs and replacing the roof atop Watonga’s Liberty Theatre. The project was sent out for bid and approved by the Watonga City Council earlier this year.
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An Oklahoma Watch analysis of more than 3,000 horizontal wells shows that more than half of a typical well’s projected lifetime oil and gas production will occur during its first three years, when it is taxed at a much lower rate.
The analysis looks... + continue reading
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Many people hit the Roman Nose State Park Golf Course on Saturday, June 24 for this year’s Main Street and Watonga’s Lions Club Golf Tournament and fundraiser. First... + continue reading
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In our country we are fortunate to have some of the most innovative and hardworking businesses in the world. Products manufactured in America often surpass the quality and reliability of any... + continue reading
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Monday recommended that the new Bears Ears National Monument in Utah be reduced in size and said Congress should step in to designate how... + continue reading
