Upcoming Events

Library 4-5 p.m. 1/24-Watonga JOM Shawl Making Class for grades 5-12 @ Watonga ERC Building 6-8 p.m. For info call 405-422-7639 1/29-The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the February 13 election is 5 p.m.

Lions Annual Feed and Cake Sale Set

The annual Lions Club meal and cake auction is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, January 25 at the Foley Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. Pork Butt was so popular last year that it is the featured menu item.

Chelsea Burns Named to SNHU President’s List

Chelsea Burns Named to SNHU President's List Chelsea Burns of Okeene has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) fall 2023 president's list. The fall terms run from September to December.

Hunger is Real Among Oklahoma’s Children

There has been a great deal of news coverage regarding Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal funds to support children who qualify for free and reduced school lunches during the summer months. The fact is this failure will leave many Oklahoma children hungry.

Veterans Waste Tweaks Routes

Veterans Waste, the garbage collection contractor for the City of Watonga, is still working on its collection routes since changing to twice a week pickup in town.

Enhance Your Winter Landscape

Winter can be a true test of the strength of a landscape design. With most of the landscape plants resting during the winter months, things of interest may be scarce.

Local Students Included on SWOSU Honor Rolls

The President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s Honor Roll at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford, Sayre and Yukon have been announced for the 2023 fall semester, including students from 17 states in the U.S. and 22 countries worldwide.

Today in History

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 356 days remain until the end of the year (leap years). 1645 – Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London 1776 – American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense 1791 – The Siege of...

Love’s Marks 60th Anniversary

In 1964, Tom and Judy Love spent $5,000 on an abandoned service station in Watonga. They named their company Musket Corporation. Over the next eight years, Musket opened 40 additional gas stations.

OK AG Drummond to Testify at Mayorkas Hearings

OKLAHOMA CITY Attorney General Gentner Drummond will testify today (Wednesday) to the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee as part of that panel’s impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.