A Bubble Off Plumb

I know there is a lot going on and a lot to talk about, but frankly I’m not sure I have another “Wake up, Watonga” column in me today.I’m as mad as anyone else about what is going on in our town and the refusal of the powers that be to address them and institute real change.But I’m tired and unsure...

Ferguson Features

For the past several months (actually we began scraping in April 2022), the Friends of the Ferguson Home have been working to refurbish the 1900 mansion where the sixth governor of the Territory and his progressive wife, Elva, lived.

Check Your Insurance Coverage Today

10 Smart Questions to Ask Your Insurance Agent By Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready Being informed is one of your biggest lines of defense when it comes to preparedness.

Call to Protect National Weather Service

OKLAHOMA CITY – We at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) extend our deepest condolences to families tragically impacted by the recent flooding in Texas.Flooding along the Guadalupe River early Friday caught residents, summer campers, and tourists off-guard.

A Bubble Off Plumb

The thing about raising a pack of kids is that by the time the grandkids come along, you have forgotten what you used to live with on a daily basis.Our grandsons are here visiting for a week or 10 days. The first day out, I had to run to the store, wait for it to open, and buy milk.

Ferguson Features

T.B. Ferguson of Watonga Where the open plains meet the western sky, And red dirt roads go running by, A town was born from dust and flame And on its rise was Ferguson’s name.He wasn’t drawn by gold or ore, But by ideals and something more.A teacher first, with quiet might, He sought to spread the...

A Bubble Off Plumb

I love dirty old bars of soap, the ones that have been on the edge of the sink since the dawn of time and are usually hard as a cinder block and just as rough.They cling to life longer now than just a few years ago because most households have changed to liquid soap in the pump bottles.

Wreck Claims One

According to a press release from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a collision June 3 west of Watonga took the life of a Woodward man.The wreck took place about 7 a.m. on U.S. 270 just west of North 2470 Road, approximately nine miles west of Watonga.Ronald Clayton Irvin , 51, of Woodward, was...

A Bubble Off Plumb

We noticed some sad truths about our industry this weekend while attending the Oklahoma Press Association convention. We newshounds are aging and getting older every year.There aren’t a lot of young people coming in, either. I believe that is because small towns are the heart’s blood of this work.

A Bubble Off Plumb

The city council continues to consider whether to change interim city manager Karrie Beth Little back to city manager, no interim, or to seek another city manager. Her continued employment will pass, in my opinion.That’s wrong for the city.