WHAT’S HAPPENING

9/ 17-Watonga HOCO Bon Fire 7pm -Watonga HS Lady Eagles SB @ Sayre Tournament4: 30pm -Watonga FCCLA @ Lead Conference -Geary Lady Bison JH SB VS Taloga at home9/ 18-Watonga HS Lady Eagles SB @ Sayre Tournament -Watonga Eagles HOCO Pep Assembly 10 am -Watonga HOCO Parade 2pm Watonga HOCO Coronation...

Essential Steps to Protect Your Property and Policy

Oklahoma’s summer has been back in full force. Much of the state has seen daily temperatures above 100 degrees, with nighttime lows hovering around 80. In addition to the dangerous heat, drought conditions are widespread.

Interim Update

Now that the runoff election results are known, every Oklahoman is looking ahead to November. We must focus on the challenges our citizens are facing and consider how best to address those issues.

Caddo County Retired Educators

The Caddo County Retired Educators will hold its first meeting of the school year at 10:30 a.m. September 14 at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Building 400 in Fort Cobb.

Ferguson Features

Last year, in the Sept. 3 issue of the Watonga Republican, I wrote about T.B. Ferguson as governor and labor in Oklahoma.

Today In History

September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 113 days remain until the end of the year.Events Pre-1600337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as coemperors.

Blaine County Courthouse News

Family CourtTaya Ann Hanson vs Kermit Lee Lafountain, Protective OrderFelonyKermit Lee Lafountain, Domestic Abuse- Assault And Battery (B5) George Levi Walker, Burglary In The First Degree (B1)MarriageRoger Gene Alley and Lori Lynn Le Mond, Marriage License Hiray Adan Dilva and Maria Edith Orozco,...

29th Annual Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas Expo Returns to OKC Fairgrounds

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- The largest and longest-running oil and natural gas event in the state is back!

The End of an Era

For more than forty years, Patt Ward Curtin directed shows at Watonga Community Theatre. With eighty shows in Watonga plus others around the state, she estimates more than 100 community theatre shows directed. Spring 2026, Dearly Departed, marked the final show for Curtin to direct.