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After going to the patrons of the school district and obtaining a $19 million bond issue, the Watonga School district has broken ground on the new gym and end zone facility for the high school. Various members of the public, the builders, city government and the school board came out on a damp chilly March day to hold the official groundbreaking, even though the dozers and end loaders have already been at work.

The Geary School Board had an optimistic report when it met in regular session March 3. The elementary school principal, Joy Osborne told the board members that at the beginning of the school year when students took a test to set baseline skills in reading, 64% of elementary students were reading below grade level.

Oklahomans turned out in low numbers – only 25.3 % of those eligible to vote did so to vote on State Question 820, legalizing recreational marijuana. The journey to the vote was a circuitous one, with the question missing deadlines for inclusion in regular elections and being forced by the calendar into a special election where it was the solitary item.

Barry W Carter, vs JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., A/K/A, Successor By Merger To, F/K/A, Bank One, Oklahoma, Liberty Bank And Trust Company Of Tulsa, First National Bank And Trust Company Of, The Successor Trustee Of, Barry W. Carter Trust No. 1, Barry W. Carter Trust, Quiet Title Discover Bank vs Sharon Reiber, Indebtedness

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), the longest-serving Republican on the House Committee and Financial Services and former Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) reintroduced legislation to protect family farmers and ranchers from burdensome greenhouse gas emissions reporting rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .

There is help on the way to small towns who need more law enforcement officers but can’t compete with bigger municipalities for the limited supply of new recruits. A bill – SB 1095 – is winding its way through the Legislature, having passed out of the Appropriations Committee this week.

Sheep Southdown Ewes Champion-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Reserve Champion-Keeley Hicks, Watonga FFA Class 1:1st-Keeley Hicks, Watonga FFA 2nd-Brieley Scott, Canton4-H Class2: 1st-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H 2nd-Dayson Cash, Watonga FFA 3rd-Imileigh Jones, Canton 4-H Shropshire Ewes Class1:Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Dorset Ewes: Champion-Dayson Cash, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Hannah Hoffman, Canton FFA Dorset Advantage Champion-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H Reserve Champion- Taylor Martin, Canton 4-H Hamp Ewes Champion-Luke Poe, Okeene 4-H Reserve Champion-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Class 1:1st-Luke Poe, Okeene 4-H2nd-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 3rd-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Class2: 1st-Londan Poe, Okeene 4-H Commercial Ewes Champion-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Reserve Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H 2nd-Irilyn Jones, Canton 4-H Class2: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 2nd-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H Class3: 1st-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H 2nd-Luke Poe, Okeene 4-H Class4: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 2nd-Dayson Cash, Watonga FFA 3rd-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H Southdown Wether Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Keeley Hicks, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Keeley Hicks, Watonga FFA Class2: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 2nd-Brieley Scott, Canton4-H Shrop Wether Champion-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Reserve Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Class2: 1st-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Class3: 1st-Nicky Grubbs, Watonga FFA Hair Wether Champion-Aidyn Garcia, Watonga FFA Hamp Wether Champion-Emma Hoffman, Canton FFA Reserve Champion-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Class1: 1st-Alexis Johnson, Watonga 4-H 2nd-Emma Hoffman, Canton FFA Class2: 1st-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 2nd-Riley Wickware, Watonga FFA Class3: 1st-Niky Grubbs, Watonga FFA 2nd-Landon Poe, Okeene 4-H Speckle Face Champion-Dayson Cash, Watonga FFA Cross Wether Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Class1: 1st-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H Class2: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Class3: 1st-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 2nd-Nicky Grubbs, Watonga FFA Class4: 1st-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Natural Color Champion-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H Reserve Champion-Kyrie Rice, Watonga FFA Penof3:1st-Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H 2nd-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Showmanship Junior: Brieley Scott, Canton 4-H Intermediate: Hannah Hoffman, Canton FFA Senior: Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Goats Doe Goat Lightweight Division Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Class2: 1st-Aiden Garcia, Watonga FFA 2nd-Nick Sullins, Canton FFA Class3: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 2nd-Nick Sullins, Canton FFA Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Middleweight Division Champion-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Mae Scheihing, Watonga 4-H Class1: 1st-Mae Scheihing, Watonga 4-H 2nd-Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H Class2: 1st Logan Chance Bedwell, Okeene 4-H 2nd-Makenzie Day, Canton 4-H Class3: 1st-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd- Jacob Unruh, Watonga FFA Heavy Weight Division Champion-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Reserve Champion-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Jacob Unruh, Watonga FFA 2nd-Makenna Reber, Geary FFA 3rd-Nick Sullins, Canton FFA Class2: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 2nd-Macie Clark, Canton 4-H Class3: 1st-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 2nd-Aidyn Garcia, Watonga FFA3rd-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Market Goats Light Weight Division Champion-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion, Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA Class 1: 1st-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd-Bryson Sawyer, Okeene 4-H Class2: 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 2nd-Dixie Pekral, Okeene FFA Class3: 1 s t - H u n t e r Johnson, Watonga 4-H Middle Weight Division Champion-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd-Bryson Sawyer, Okeene 4-H 3rd-Hunter Johnson, Watonga 4H Class2: 1st-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 2nd-Mae Scheihing, Watonga 4-H 3rd-Alexis Johnson, Watonga 4-H Class3: 1st-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd-Aidyn Garcia, Watonga FFA 3rd-Makenna Reber, Geary FFA Heavy Weight Divison Champion-Mollie Spaeth, Okeene FFA Reserve Champion-Mollie Spaeth, Okeene FFA Class1: 1st-McKenna Reber, Geary, FFA Class2: 1st-Mollie Spaeth, Okeene FFA Class3: 1st-Mollie Spaeth, Okeene FFA Pen of 3: 1st-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd-Amanda Shoonmaker, Canton FFA 3rd-Nick Sullins, Canton FFA Showmanship Junior: M a e Scheihing, Watonga 4-H Intermediate: Macie Clark, Canton FFA Senior: K e l s i Scheihing, Watonga FFA Goat Fitting Contest 1st-Reese Coleman, Watonga FFA 1st-Caleigh Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd-Kelsi Scheihing, Watonga FFA 2nd-Mae Scheihing, Watonga 4-H 3rd-Aidyn Garcia, Watonga FFA 3rd-Nicky Grubbs, Watonga FFA Swine Breeding Gilts Berkshire Gilts Champion-Tate Wigington, Watonga 4-H Reserve Champion-Kadence Lewis, Okeene 4-H 1st-Tate Wigington, Watonga 4-H 2nd-Kanence Lewis, Okeene 4-H 3rd-Maggie Clark, Canton FFA 4th-Paislee Price, Okeene FFA Chester Gilts 1st-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Duroc Gilts Champion-Tate Wigington, Watonga 4-H Reserve Champion-Stetson Phillips, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Stetson Phillips, Watonga FFA 2nd-Kandence Lewis, Okeene 4-H Class2: 1st-TateWigington, Watonga 4-H 2nd-Kyle Lewis, Okeene FFA 3rd-Alicyn McEachern, Okeene FFA 4th-Kameron Kiener, Geary, FFA Landrace Gilt Champion-Libby Wigington, Watonga 4-H Poland Gilts Champion-Brant Cowan, Watonga 4-H Reserve Champion-Kadence Lewis, Okeene 4-H Spot Gilts Champion-Terner Wigington, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Keldy Day, Canton FFA 1st-Terner Wigington, Watonga FFA 2nd-Kelby Day, Canton FFA 3rd-Emma Hoffman, Okeene FFA 4th-Brooke Pope, Canton FFA York Gilts Champion-Hunter Morrison, Okeene FFA Reserve Champion-Kyle Lewis, Okeene FFA Commercial Gilts Class1: 1 s t - H u n t e r Morrison, Okeene FFA 2nd-MacKenzie Morrison, Okeene FFA 3rd-Tate Wigington, Watonga 4-H 4th-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 5th-Kelby Day, Canton FFA Class2: 1st-Kenadie Weber, Canton FFA 2nd-Makenzie Morrison, Okeene FFA 3rd-Kyle Lewis, Okeene FFA 4th-Hunter Morrison, Okeene FFA Market Swine Berk Barrows Champion-Stetson Phillips, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Grady White, Canton FFA 3rd-Corbin White, Canton 4H Hampshire Barrows Champion-Libby Wigington, Watonga 4-H Reserve Champion-Stetson Phillips, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-TateWigington, Watonga 4-H 2nd-Kameron Kiener, Geary FFA Class2: 1st-Stetson Phillips, Watonga FFA 2nd-Brooke Pope, Canton FFA 3rd-Brant Cowan, Watonga FFA 4th-Tyler Sawyer, Okeene FFA Class3: 1 s t - L i b b y Wigington, Watonga 4-H Spot Barrows Champion-Stetson Phillips, Watonga FFA Reserve Champion-Dakota Cox, Watonga FFA York Barrows Champion-Teaghan Hendrick, Okeene FFA Reserve Champion-Brayden Cowan, Watonga FFA 3rd-Tyler Sawyer, Okeene FFA 4th-Parker Dominick, Cross Barrows Champion-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA Reserve Champion-Terner Wigington, Watonga FFA Class1: 1st-Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA 2nd-Kase Hilterbran, Watonga 4-H Class2: 1 s t - T e r n e r Wigington, Watonga FFA 2nd-Brayden Cowan, Watonga FFA 3rd-Dakota Cox, Watonga FFA 4th-Eric Evans, Canton FFA Showmanship Junior: T a t e Wigington, Watonga 4-H Intermediate: Terner Wigington, Watonga FFA Senior: Amanda Schoonmaker, Canton FFA

Today is Wednesday, March 1, the 60th day of the year. There are 305 days left in the year.

Work! Work! Work! You may have noticed the T.B. Ferguson home has been closed for most of this winter but what you may not have noticed is all the hard work that is going on to remedy this situation.