Vici Pioneer Days Festival September 19

VICI — The Vici Chamber of Commerce is preparing for a full day of activities as the Vici Pioneer Days Festival returns Saturday, September 19, with food, shopping, entertainment and activities for all ages, followed by a special Great Western Opry Reunion that evening.The street festival will be...

Fifty Years and Still Looking Sharp: Enter the Watonga Cheese Festival Food Contest

WATONGA – For 50 years, the Watonga Cheese Festival has brought people together to celebrate great food, small-town hospitality, and a whole lot of cheese.

What's Happening

9/10-Watonga Eagles HS Softball @ Fairview Tournament10am / 1:30pm -Watonga Eagles HS Softball VS Chisholm (H) 5:00pm -Geary Lady Bison @ Dover Festival9/11-Watonga HS Softball @ Fairview Tournament 10am Watonga Eagles Football VS Newkirk at Home 7pm (Wear Orange for Barrett Easter) -Geary HS/MS...

New AG Opinion from Drummond: Farmers Don’t Need Highway Escort to Haul Equipment

OKLAHOMA CITY– Attorney General Gentner Drummond has issued an opinion protecting farmers from being cited for not having a highway escort when they haul equipment between fields.

Ferguson Features

This past week on August 25, some fine public servants put themselves before the public; some moved forward toward the Nov. 2 election and inauguration in January 2027. Other candidates did not advance. Political careers are fragile.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

School is back in session and the county fair is history. Here we are in September, the ninth month of the year; 30 days in length. Usually it is the beginning of fall but with our temperatures still in the 100’s, it is hard to believe. September 7, the first Monday of the month, is Labor Day.

Today In History

September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 120 days remain until the end of the year.1901–present1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick' at the Minnesota State...

Blaine County Courthouse News

Civil CourtSynchrony Bank vs Brandon Wheeler, Indebtedness Mariner Finance, LLC vs Roy Laverne Plummer, Default On Loan Stewart Real Estate vs Nancy Richards, Et Al, Patricia Ann Sawyer, Forcible Entry And Detainer FelonyRebecca Sue Gilbert-Hays, Domestic Abuse-Assault And Battery (B5) Travis Lee...

Assessor Sounds Alarm on Slashed Valuation

I am writing to you not only as your Blaine County Assessor, but also as a taxpayer and a concerned member of the community we all call home.As we look toward Fiscal Year 2027–2028, Blaine County is facing significant changes that will affect our ad valorem tax base.