Liberty Marquee Advertising

The Liberty Marquee is now set up for advertising. Watonga Community Theatre offers three types: commercial, personal, and public service announcements. All copy and the type of advertisement needs to be emailed to watongacommunitytheatre@gmail.com .

Voters Should Apply Early for Absentee Ballots

Less than a week remains for registered voters in BLAINE County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION, County Election Board Secretary BRENDA RICE said today.

State Passes 101,000 Cases

As of Oct. 13, there were 101,493 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in the state, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. 13,872 of those are active. There have been 15 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. This current death toll stands at 1,119.

Edsall Completes First Solo Flight

Callie Edsall, Watonga, 15, flew the Schweizer 2-33 Glider Saturday to complete her first solo. She is pictured with her CFI-G (certified flight instructor - glider) Shane Preston, Tuttle. Callie has been flying a little over a year with the Hinton Glider Club.

Cattle Reform Legislation

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) and House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Mike Conaway (TX-11) in introducing the Price Reform in Cattle Economies (PRICE) Act, a bill to increase transparency in the cattle market, improve risk management, and support...

Winter Chill Stuns September Weather

A historic cold snap set the tone for a cool September, which saw one of the earliest intrusions of winter weather in state history. An unusually strong cold front blasted through the state September 8-9, sending temperatures plummeting up to 50 degrees lower than the previous day’s highs.

New Investment to Help 113 Families Become Homeowners

The White House recently announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $705,120 to assist families in rural Oklahoma become homeowners. “We are happy to provide supplemental funding to these long-time partners with Rural Development.

Scholarships Based on GPA

Oklahoma State University is the state’s first four-year public research institution to announce a scholarship based solely on GPA.