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Jail Plans Now at More Than Halfway Mark

News Staff

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The Blaine County Commission heard a jail planning update Monday in regular session. The construction manager, Joe D. Hall and the design firm, Principle Design, each gave an update. The project is at or past the 50% planning stage. This was the fourth budget the firms had presented.

Shannon Amacher

Smuggled Contraband Leads to Inmate Overdoses

News Staff

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

According to Sheriff Travis Daugherty, a recent arrest led to multiple drug overdoses inside the Blaine County Jail. Daugherty said that a drug arrest was made at a Watonga casino where a female from Oregon was taken into custody and charged with multiple drug infractions.

Blaine County Courthouse News

Civil Court

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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Dude, You Can Get a Dell

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Geary Public Schools has several Dell Lattitude 5510 laptops that are being surplused (sold) by the district. The specs on these laptops are as follows: 15 inch HD Screen; Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax; M.2 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD; 10th Generation Intel Core i5- 10310U (4 Core, 6M cache, base 1.

Griswold Graduates in Engineering

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

ABILENE, TEXAS Sarah Griswold of Geary graduated with a bachelors of science in engineering from Abilene Christian University. Griswold was among 833 students who received degrees at ACU's May commencement.

Oh, Snap!

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

A recent story on the Geary City Council carried some errors. Lifeguard training actually cost $1,100 and the city clerk of Greenfield is Shannon Wickware. To clarify, the computer that had been wiped belonged to the City of Greenfield.

Lucas Votes for Defense Bill

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lucas voted in favor of the legislation.

Home canned goods are just a few of the items that may be entered into the Blaine County Fair Aug. 1719 at the Fairgrounds. Photo from Penn State University

Blaine County Fair Set

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The schedule of events for the Blaine County Fair has been released. The fair will be held Aug. 17-19 at the fairgrounds. Early registration for some events is required. For entry and general information, call the OSU Extension office at (580) 623-5195, or pick up a fair book at the office.

Not only is Dayson Cash making a name for himself showing Shorthorn cattle, he was recently a member of the winning beef cookoff team at the Junior National Shorthorn Show and Cookoff. Watonga Republican Stock Photo

Locals Take Top Honors at National Shorthorn Show and Beef Cook off

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Junior Shorthorn enthusiasts gathering from 28 states competed in the 2023 National Junior Shorthorn Show & Youth Conference in Des Moines, IA, June 17June 24.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Hi, everyone! Well, another week has passed. I don’t know where the time goes. It seems like I write my news and it’s already time to write it again. We are getting some really nice things in for our garage sale. The quilting area is really filling up. Our sale will be the first weekend in August.

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