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Wyatt Johnson and Stacia Wallace excitedly announce their engagement. Stacia is a 2015 graduate of Watertown High School in Watertown, NY. Stacia attends Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri and will complete the paramedic program Spring 2022. Stacia works for Mercy EMS and Newton County EMS as an EMT. Stacia is the daughter of Rick and Susan Wallace of Neosho, MO.

The Watonga Masonic Lodge donated $400 to the Opportunities, Inc. Food Bank last Friday. The Lodge has raised and made annual donations to the local food bank for many years. From Left to Right: Brian Rice, Shannon Sattler, Damon Jones, Masonic Lodge Treasurer, Jan Franks and Carla Flynn. (Photo provided by Lane Edsall)

KINGFISHER – Former Watonga Police Chief Shawn Kays made a brief appearance in the Kingfisher County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon after he was charged this summer with felony first-degree burglary and misdemeanor assault.

WEATHERFORD — Three Blaine County 4-H Teens, Avery Fisher, Destry Swaim and Brayson Roberts along with Blaine County OSU Educator, Becky Bedwell; attend the West District 4-H Conference over Fall Break. The youth participated in the three-day conference held at the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford. While there, they participated in leadership activities, workshops taught by the District 4-H Officers and service-learning projects. The service-learning projects were making tie blankets that were donated to the Veterans Center in Clinton and Paracord bracelets that will be sent to so soldiers. Friday morning was spent doing the Think Fast Program, this is an interactive program where the 4-H members participated in safe driving stations such as what it is like to drive intoxicated, passing semi-trucks, talking on your phone while driving, etc.

The Blaine County Annual Dinner will be Thursday, November 4th , 6:00 p.m. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Cattlemen’s Association is open to anyone interested in the cattle industry. Dues are $40.00 to join, and this does include two meals for the dinner. We are very excited to have Dr. Laura Goodman. Dr. Goodman is an Assistant Professor and State Range Extension Specialist in the Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department at Oklahoma State University. Her extension programs span topics such as animal behavior, plant ecology, plant/herbivore interactions, and land management. This broad knowledge base has quickly made her highly sought out by landowners and land management agencies as a trusted source of information.

WATONGA – The Watonga City Council declared this week that Saturday, Oct. 30 will be designated “Trick-or-Treat Night” in the city this year, opting to encourage the Halloween tradition on a weekend rather than a school night when the holiday actually falls.