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Chicken Noodle Dinner and Cake Auction Yield Big Results

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The Watonga Masons partnered with the members of the senior citizens center and community to put on the annual chicken noold fundraiser and cake auction. As a result,the senior center was able to bank more than $11,600.

Cattlemen’s Applications Open

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY, – The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) announced today the application period for the annual Cattleman of the Year is open until June 1. The Cattleman of the Year is the highest honor OCA bestows upon one of its own members.

I’ve Learned My Lesson – Maybe

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

I think I may have learned my lesson. Or maybe not. Who knows? With the skyrocketing prices of groceries and everything else at the big box store, I got the impulse to break my habit of always buying name-brand products.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Hi, everyone! It’s good to be with you again. I had some tests done recently and it took a toll on me. I’m beginning to make a comeback and I’m feeling better each day. Anyway, I’ll try to get you caught up on activities at the center. Saturday was a busy day at the center. It started at 7 a.m.

Ferguson Features

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

In April, the Ferguson Feature, as part of Alcohol Awareness Month, examined the impact of the Fergusons on the control of alcohol in Oklahoma Territory, the “Dry Bones Law” promoted by the son of T.B.

Survey: One Fourth of Oklahomans Unprepared for Extreme Weather

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Over 1-in-3 say they suffer from anxiety related to extreme weather. Less than half (48%) say they fully understand the risks of natural weather events in their area.

Last year the Watonga airport was hopping with planes coming in so that the pilots and passengers could have a nice breakfast. This year’s flyin, isscheduled for May 8-10 a.m. May 25. Everyone is welcome to the event, whether they fly, walk, bike, drive or skatboard to the airport.

Fly-in Set for May 25

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

There will be a fly-in and free breakfast on May 25 at the Watonga airport. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a flyin invites pilots from all over to come and land at a particular airport and familiarize themselves with it and the area or revisit a favorite location.

D.C. to Reclassify Weed

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.

House Fire Claims One

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

This home on Market Street shows only a few signs of the fire that damaged it April 24 and killed a resident of the home.

Geary Elementary Far From Failure

News Staff

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Geary Elementary School isn’t failing and hasn’t been for several years. That’s the message Superintendent Sean Buchanan wants parents and community members to hear.

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