OK Reps: Biden Plan Hurts Farmers, Ranchers

You don’t have to travel very far in Oklahoma to understand how important farming and agriculture are to our state. We are the secondlargest beef-cow-producing state and fourth-largest wheat producing state in the nation. Oklahoma is also home to over 86,000 farms, covering 35 million acres.

Sheriff’s Office Gives Awards at Christmas Party

WATONGA – The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office held a Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 10, and awarded several deputies for going above and beyond this past year. Sheriff Travis Daugherty told the Blaine County commissioners about the awards during their weekly meeting on Monday, Dec. 13.

Watonga Band Updates

On Saturday, some members of the middle and high school band auditioned for the All-Area Honor Band in Ringwood.

2022 officers at the Watonga Masonic Lodge

2022 officers at the Watonga Masonic Lodge. From left: Kenny Shaw, John Gates, Damon Jones, Bret Parker, Randy Jacobson (worshipful master), Darrel Parker, Kelly Logan and Leon Hamilton. (Photo provided by Tim Curtin)

Santa's Magical Key: Part 2

Nana smiled at Holly and Nicholas, excited to let them in on a story she had been patiently waiting for sixty-something years to have grandchildren to share. Now they were finally old enough to be entrusted with her secret. It had not been shared with anyone else, not even her own children.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all had a good week. Things were really quiet at the center last week. CenterPoint found a leak at the building and closed us down for repairs. We got a plumber to come in and make the needed repairs but it took a while. We reopened on Friday.