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Local Food Freedom Act Signed Into Law

Local Food Freedom Act Signed Into Law

Local Food Freedom Act Signed Into Law

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Sen. Kelly Hines, ROklahoma City, today commented on the signing of House Bill 3720, a measure updating Oklahoma’s Homemade Food Freedom Act and expanding opportunities for small, local food producers.House Bill 3720 renames the law as the Local Food...
Longdale FD Expansion Seeking Bids

Longdale FD Expansion Seeking Bids

Longdale FD Expansion Seeking Bids

Connie Burcham Editor
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Blaine County Commission has decided to again go out for bids on an expansion of the Longdale Fire Department.The construction was previously advertised for bids, but the numbers came in prohibitively high, as the work is being funded through a grant from NODA, the Northern Oklahoma Development...
The Calumet Chieftains did more than win the spring baseball State Championship when they beat Fort Cobb-Braxton 7-3. They completed the Triple Crown of the fall baseball State Championship, the boys basketball State Championship and now the spring baseball State Championship. Congratulations on a job well done.

The Calumet Chieftains did more than win the spring baseball State Championship when they beat Fort Cobb-Braxton 7-3. They completed the Triple Crown of the fall baseball State Championship, the boys basketball State Championship and now the spring baseball State Championship. Congratulations on a job well done.

Triple Crown Winners

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Calumet Chieftains did more than win the spring baseball State Championship when they beat Fort Cobb-Braxton 7-3. They completed the Triple Crown of the fall baseball State Championship, the boys basketball State Championship and now the spring baseball State Championship.

Community Events

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
May 14th - 17th- Canton Lake Walleye Rodeo & Events5/ 13-Watonga Elementary School Track Meet -Watonga High School Baccalauteate @ Oasis Church6:30 p.m.-Geary Elementary Awards Assembly 9 a.m.-Geary MS/HS Awards 11 a.m.5/ 14-Watonga High School Awards Assembly 1 p.m.-Watonga Elementary School Fun...
Roadside wildflowers in Oklahoma support wildlife, beautify highways, strengthen agriculture and enhance tourism by encouraging the presence of pollinators such as homeybees and butterflies.

Roadside wildflowers in Oklahoma support wildlife, beautify highways, strengthen agriculture and enhance tourism by encouraging the presence of pollinators such as homeybees and butterflies.

ODOT Unveils Monarch Program to Support Pollinators

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s roadside wildflowers do more than beautify highways—they support wildlife, strengthen agriculture, and enhance tourism across the state.Pollinators are essential to Oklahoma’s food system, supporting one in every three bites of food consumed and contributing an estimated...

Golf Classic Raises $107 K

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) alumni and friends gathered on April 27 for the annual SWOSU Everett Dobson Golf Classic.
Ferguson Features

Ferguson Features

Ferguson Features

Joe Bryan
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
May is National Preservation Month and Watonga, Blaine County and Oklahoma have a lot of places and items which are being preserved and in which we take great pride.
SENIOR CENTER NEWS

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Brenda Stein
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
On Sunday, May 10, we will celebrate Mother’s Day. It is always the second Sunday in May. It is the day to honor mothers and mother figures with gifts, cards and flowers.
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