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Geary School District Warns Against ‘Devious Licks’ Viral Trend

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GEARY – A destructive viral trend that began on TikTok has made its way to the Geary school district, and now the principal is warning students not to participate. “Devious licks” involves stealing or vandalizing school property, usually bathrooms, and posting about it online.

Watonga Cheese Festival Food Contest Information

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If you like cheese, Watonga, Oklahoma will be the place to visit the weekend of October 8th and 9th. The Watonga Cheese Festival will be celebrated throughout the downtown area with many different fun-filled activities for the family.

Geary Family Dollar Gets Facelift

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Check out the newly renovated Family Dollar location in Geary, which reopened its doors last weekend after three days of remodeling work. The store features a new layout, new Dollar Tree products, and upgraded checkout lanes. The Family Dollar is located at 132 N. Broadway.

Watonga FFA at Oklahoma State Fair

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Week one at the OKC state fair has been great! Dayson Cash -6th, 8th, two 9th, and a 10th place ag mechanics projects -6th and two 10th place grass bundles -four 1st places, and 3 division winners, a reserve division and a reserve grand bull in Amarillo this weekend! Reese Coleman -2nd place ewe lamb -2nd place Southdown wether -1st place shrop wether -9th place hamp wether -2nd place commercial gilt -3rd place York gilt Dakota Cox -8th place duroc -6th place cross Aidyn Garcia -4th place swine showmanship -Reserve breed champ hereford barrow -3rd over all spot barrow Nicky Grubbs -3rd place sheep showmanship -4th place hair sheep Alexis Johnson -12th place hamp wether Stetson Phillips -2nd place hamp barrow Kelsi Scheihing -3rd place sheep showmanship -2nd place hair sheep -2nd place natural -11th place hamp.

40-Point Second Half Lifts Eagles Over Minco

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MINCO – The fourth quarter was ticking away, and it looked like Watonga’s comeback attempt was about to come up short. The Eagles had just scored their fifth touchdown of the second half, a Deondre Dunn reception from nearly 40 yards out, and a successful two-point conversion left Watonga trailing by just one point at 41-40.

Geary Locks in Gas Price for 25% of Wintertime Buys

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GEARY – The Geary City Council voted last Thursday to lock in the purchase price for one-quarter of its wintertime municipal gas needs this winter. The city will pay $7.60 per MMBtu for about 25% of its gas from December to February.

Geary Schools Modify Off-Campus Lunch Policies

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GEARY – All Geary High School students will now be allowed to eat lunch off-campus, the school board decided last week, but can’t drive anywhere during that time. The decision will impact students in grades nine through 12, who don’t order from the school cafeteria in large numbers, school officials said.