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Sharon Gates

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Hi everyone! Well we made it through another Cheese Festival. And it was a good one. Lots of people came out to enjoy. It helped that the weather was great! I hope most of you got out to check it out. I heard some of the vendors said it was the best in several years as far as sales. That's good.

Blaine County Courthouse News

News Staff

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Civil Court Springdale Capital LLC vs Checota Robedeaux, Indebtedness Felony Michael Allen Clark, Endangering Others W h i l e Eluding/Attempting To Elude P.O.

Renewed Cheese Fest Draws Thousands to Watonga

News Staff

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

WATONGA – Watonga hosted its annual Cheese Festival this past weekend for the first time in two years, and the high turnout showed western Oklahoma was ready for the return of this favorite tradition.

Geary Schools Host Community Meeting to Discuss Aging Facilities

News Staff

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

GEARY – Geary school Superintendent Sean Buchanan will recommend the district start investigating improvements to school facilities, he told the community Monday, including the possibility of new construction.

Watonga FD Knocks Down Runaway Trash Fire Near Town

News Staff

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

WATONGA – A thick plume of black smoke could be seen rising southeast of Watonga Monday afternoon, but the fire department responded with several trucks and was able to put out the fire before it consumed any structures or spread widely.

Welcome to the 2021 Watonga Cheese Festival

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

When I first started researching Watonga earlier this year before accepting my current position, the Watonga Cheese Festival is one of the first things I learned about. It seemed like a wholesome, fun, quirky tradition that helps define small communities like these.

Former Watonga Mayor Gary Olsen cuts the cheese – a block of Watonga cheese, that is – in 2018 to officially kick off the festival. The ceremonial cutting of cheese will take place at 6:00 p.m. Thursday Oct. 7 at Centennial Park.

Are You Ready to Cut the Cheese?

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Before the Friday and Saturday festivities, this year’s Watonga Cheese Festival will begin on Thursday, Oct. 7, at Centennial Park on Main Street.

Cheese Showdown:

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

If you like cheese, fun and games, Watonga, Oklahoma will be the place to visit the weekend of Oct. 8-9. The Watonga Cheese Festival will be celebrated throughout the town with many different fun-filled activities for the family.

Step Back in to Pre-Statehood

Step Back in to Pre-Statehood at Ferguson Home

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

On the corner of 5th Street and Weigle Avenue in Watonga is a white, twostory building that looks like something straight out of an old newspaper clipping. That’s because, well it is. The Ferguson House was built in 1901 by T.B.

Festival to Highlight

Festival to Highlight Blaine County Quilters

News Staff

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Quilting developed as a way to turn scraps or bits of damaged clothing into warm, usable bedding. It is likely the isolation endured, particularly by women, as part of life on the frontier lead to the artistry displayed in many of their creations.

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