Mercy Hospital Watonga restricts visitor access

Mercy Hospital Watonga will begin restricting visitors on campus due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma. As a result of these concerning trends, visitors will be limited to protect patients and co-workers.

Dear Okla. Friends and Neighbors...

Thanksgiving in 2020 might look a little different for your family, just like it does for mine. Many families are choosing smaller gatherings or connecting with family and friends virtually to protect vulnerable family members.

Health Systems Urging Americans to Mask Up

OU Health, Mercy and SSM Health St. Anthony are teaming up with 100 of the nation’s top hospitals and healthcare systems to deliver an urgent plea for all Americans: Mask up, because wearing a facemask is the best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic.

School Board Candidate Filing Set to Begin Monday, December 7

Candidates for the Board of Education in four Blaine County school districts will file their Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 7, and continuing Tuesday and Wednesday, Blaine County Election Board Secretary Brenda Rice said today.

New Food Safety Training Offered

A food safety training that will be offered in an online format (Zoom) has been scheduled for two different dates for individuals to choose from: Tuesday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, both at 2:30 p.m.

National Veterans and Military Families Month

Today, OFCCP recognizes National Veterans and Military Families Month and expresses our deepest gratitude to the thousands of active duty service members, veterans, and military families for their daily sacrifice in service to our nation.

A Prayer of Gratitude

Let us, therefore, proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings—let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals—and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hi Everybody! Hope you’re all ready for Turkey. I am. Actually my favorite thing is stuffing and gravy. Thanksgiving is when I get to eat mincemeat pie. I love it. I share it with my son-in-law. No one else likes it. That suits us. Thangs have been quiet at the Center.