Ferguson Features

The development of United States postal service (Part 2) in the new town of Watonga is explained in the July 1, 1917 issue of the Watonga Republican. This issue was to celebrate the “new” post office. This would have been over 20 years before the present 1938 post office at Noble and First Street.

CLO Votes Against Woodward Lease

The Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) this week voted not to approve a proposed lease in Woodward County for Daily Mill Wind LLC after county commissioners expressed concern over the project just west of Mooreland.

A Bubble Off Plumb

The beginning of football season is always exciting for me.

Letter to the Editor

Watonga Republican Staff; Please renew my subscription per my enclosed check.Members of my family have looked forward to receiving and reading the Republican for over 100 years. Even though none of us live in Watonga anymore, I still look forward to “the paper.”

Fergus Features

The history of the United States Post Office in Watonga and the Fergusons are intertwined.

Legislature Will Study Myriad Issues

OKLAHOMA CITY – A few weeks ago, I highlighted the interim studies approved by the state Senate.

A Bubble Off Plumb

I have written a lot about my mother and some of the wonderful legacies she left me. This is not one of those columns.This is about her doobie.No, not that doobie, her kitchen doobie rag.

Small Business Optimistic

OKLAHOMA CITY – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.7 points in July to 100.3, slightly above the 52-year average of 98. Contributing most to the rise in the Optimism Index were respondents reporting better business conditions and reporting that it is a good time to expand.

A Bubble Off Plumb

This has always been a bittersweet time of year for me.

Improved weather system marks a decade of innovation

NORMAN — The latest version of an innovative and reliable suite of weather forecasting and monitoring software became operational at the National Weather Service this week, marking years of continual improvements for the state-of-theart system.The Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor system, which integrates...