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Candidates interested in filing for the remainder of term expiring 2025 for Ward 2 of the City of Watonga will file declarations of candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, February 5.

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the county election board no later than 5 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY Only a day after Attorney General Gentner Drummond told a U.S. House committee how illegal immigration is fueling criminal activity in Oklahoma, members of his office’s Organized Crime Task Force arrested several foreign nationals in connection with the seizure of a significant amount of marijuana allegedly headed for the illegal drug market.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is looking for a qualified collegiate student to join the executive office throughout the summer. This individual will be responsible for promoting ODAFF through written and digital communications, assisting with planning and executing events, conducting projects related to government relations and legislative changes impacting the agency, and completing goals set forth by the executive office.

The Indigenous Student Association (ISA) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) will be hosting the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes’ Tradition Not Addiction program. Christian Wassana, founder of the motivational movement, “I Am, I Can, I Will,” is the guest speaker for this event, as he has worked closely with the youth and young adults about drug and alcohol prevention, culture, mental health, and suicide prevention.

First, we hope you will attend the Lions Club dinner Thursday evening at 6 p.m. and the dessert auction to follow.

Hi, everybody! I hope you’ve all had a good week. I’ve watched a lot of football. Some turned out like I wanted and some did not. I was sad to see Green Bay get beat, but glad to see Kansas City win. I’m a real football fan, it doesn’t always matter who’s playing.

Playing games with our grandsons is fun. This weekend I played checkers, Connect Four and farm animal dominoes with the six-yearold. You don't know how to play any of these games until you've played with a six-yearold who makes up the rules as he goes along.

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 341 days remain until the end of the year (342 in leap years). 1536 – King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behavior and possible impotence 1679 – King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.