Women in Ag Conference June 30

Oklahoma State University Extension will host the AgricultHer Women in Ag Conference June 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eastern Oklahoma State College Student Center Ballroom in Wilburton. The conference registration deadline is June 14.

Redlands Enrollment Increased for Summer

EL RENO, Okla. — Many high school and college students aren’t taking a break this summer as Redlands Community College is seeing a 9.9% increase in enrollment for the current eight-week session. With an increase in several areas, enrollment is up 23.7% in concurrent students and 4.8% in sophomores.

Short History of Barn Quilts

Barn quilts are a symbol of rural heritage and storytelling whose origins can be traced back nearly 300 years. Often made of plywood or aluminum sheets, barn quilts are painted to represent quilting blocks used in fabric quilt making.

Funding Handcuffs Ethics Commission

In a small office tucked in the southwest corner of the state Capitol, five state employees are watchdogs over thousands of elected officials, lobbyists and political campaigns.

VA Director Asks for State Audit

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Interim Executive Director, Greg Slavonic, announced Monday that he had made a request for a performance audit from The Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector’s office. Slavonic stated his request to Auditor Byrd will cover the period of Jan.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hi, everyone! I hope all you dads had a great Father’s Day. It was a quiet day around our house. After church, lunch and a nap we watched a movie. It was bedtime before we knew it. Except I still had to write my news, so I’m doing it now! We had a very interesting defensive driving class Tuesday.

Ferguson Features

Thank you to all who attended the Flag Day /Week ceremony on Saturday, June 17 at the Ferguson Home Museum. Veteran Doug Parker (U.S. Navy), Adjutant of the American Legion Post 125 of Watonga, Army veteran Roy Espy and Navy veteran Joe Bryan formed the honor guard.