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Sage Hanrahan of Okarche exhibited the National Champion Lim-Flex cow-calf pair at the Limousin Junior National Show. Her heifer WLR Fiona ET went on to win Supreme Female at the All American Limousin Futurity, becoming the first female in breed history to win the title twice. Sage is the daughter of Nina Hanrahan, Okarche and the granddaughter of David and Suzy Burns, Nelson Burns and Jimmie Miller Smith, all of Geary. Nina Hanrahan

The Watonga Republican/Geary Star is dedicated to helping youth achieve a stronger foundation for future learning and career selection. We know many worthy students face financial difficulties when it comes to college tuition.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry received $10 million in grants for the Food Supply Stability Plan for Oklahoma meat processors. The money is funneled through the state’s CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund and the announcement came just weeks after Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas introduced the federal RAMP UP Act to plan and accomplish facilities upgrades to existing processors. The two are separate programs but both work to shore up a food supply chain that was threatened by closures of meat packing plants nationwide during the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States.