A Bubble Off Plumb

I got a spanking when I was about 7 or 8 years old. I wasn’t an angel, but as far as I know, it was the only one I had until I broke a window as a teenager.It was late summer. Daddy was working the ground after harvesting and storing whole ear corn in the crib.

Moving Ahead With the Farm Bill

If you’re anything like my bride, Cindy, you are ready for warmer weather, sunny skies, and porch sitting. I hope you will use this time to get outside and enjoy our state’s beautiful parks and recreation areas and also use the extra hours of sunlight to volunteer with nonprofits in your community.

Ferguson Features

Perhaps you had a chance to attend to attend the American Legion Ceremony at the Watonga International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery on Monday.Perhaps you visited the grave of Watonga’s own Thomas Benton Ferguson, Jr, (Trad) the son of T.B. and Elva Ferguson.“Trad” was a veteran of WWI.

A Bubble Off Plumb

I often call election season the silly season. This office and social media get inundated with negative information about various candidates and situations in the state and the county. As we get later in the year, it will become all about national politics.

Ensuring History Does Not Repeat Itself for Children

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) recently held our annual Tulsa event, and it was a ringing success. Our team organized a viewing of a trailer for a new documentary being produced called “Broken” which examines the state child welfare system in Massachusetts.

What to Expect in a Hard Insurance Market

Early American poet Anne Bradstreet once wrote, “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” This quote applies to almost every aspect of life, including insurance markets.

A Fast Forward Summer

As usual, summer has arrived way too soon. It's showing its domination over spring before I'm ready. Of course, I'm never really ready.

Ferguson Features

One of ‘Watonga’s notable citizens is Theresa Hunt Tyler, the town’s first dentist at a time when few women practiced that profession.’ hpps://www.watongaok.g ov/history .

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hi, everyone! I’m going to try to write the news while watching the storm coverage on Channel 9. It’s been a long afternoon of weather. Thankfully, it looks like it has gone south of Watonga. I would have liked to see a little more rain but we sure don’t want the storms.

A Bubble Off Plumb

It is the time of year when there are plenty of new faces at the local shops and businesses. Most of them are high school students who are out on break or just graduated and are using the summer to bank some bucks. Good on them.