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I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see the number of people who are willing to step up and serve on the Watonga City Council. There are folks who are happily retired willing to wade back into the fray of public life to help the city govern itself.

Ferguson Features

Electric power rates and types of production (gas fired steam turbines vs wind turbines and solar) have been on the minds of citizens of Watonga recently. At the Ferguson Home Museum, I have been wondering if electricity was installed when the Victorian Style home was built in 1901, or later.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: It is 1947 and I am 5 years old, living with my family in Watonga. My dad was hauling milk for farmers to the cheese plant and had a wreck west of Watonga.

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‘Quorum’ is a term that defines the minimum number of people required for an assembly or organization to conduct business.

Ferguson Features

The two sons of T.B. and Elva Ferguson grew up as young boys in Watonga, Blaine County, OK. Walter Scott and his brother Tom Jr. (Trad) arrived on the wagon Elva Ferguson was driving in 1892.

Democrats Gaming Medicare Costs Ahead of Election Day

In the theater of American politics, few performances are as masterful as the Democratic Party's current sleight of hand with Medicare costs.

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When we were ranching, it was more than the horses that kept us on our toes. There were the dogs, too. Lots of dogs. Some were working cattle dogs, some were house dogs, a few were plain mutts and one was a livestock guard dog.I got the guard dog to help keep the Boy safe.

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Sometimes I tune into things on TV I probably shouldn’t and wind up yelling at the appliance like it can actually respond, or that the idiot on the tube can respond.This time it was some idiot conspiracy theorist – and they aren’t all wrong – kvetching about how Oklahoma is going to you know where...

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I must apologize. Until the fair was underway, I was unaware that Blaine County was without a county extension agent/director.Formerly the county shared an agent/director with Major County, but she has gone full time there, leaving us without.

No Logic to Open Primaries

Backers of an “open primary” system in Oklahoma claim that our current election system is fatally flawed and would be better if it looked more like California’s system.That alone is a clue the proposed system is no panacea.Since 2010, California voters have been subjected to a “top two” primary...