House Awaits Senate in Budget Process

The House and Senate are in week two of budget summits with the governor. The meetings are being livestreamed on the governor's YouTube channel and being covered by Capitol media for anyone wanting to tune in.

Mrs. I Can’t Fix It

In my first few columns, hesitant to use their real names, I made up names for family members which seemed to upset my husband. So I said, 'You asked for it.' I hope he remembers this was his idea. Our kids have never read a single column so I can write anything and they'll never know.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hi, everyone! I you had a great Mothers’ Day in spite of the rain. It started while we were in church but I had a husband with an umbrella waiting for me. We went to my daughter’s for lunch. She fixed a nice lunch, even sent food home with us so I had a nice supper.

Ferguson Features

This week, third graders in Watonga Public Schools visited the T.B. Ferguson Home Museum. Thompson Benton Ferguson and Elva Ferguson had two sons, Walter Scott Ferguson born in 1886 and Thomson (Tom, Trad) Benton Ferguson, Jr who was born May 3, 1891.

Ferguson Features

If Mrs. Elva Ferguson were alive, she might have written something like this in the society column of the Watonga Republican: This past Saturday, May 4, The Friends of the Ferguson sponsored a fund-raising tea for support of educational and cultural programs.

States Must Crack Down on Illegal Immigration

Every state in the Union is confronting the threat to public safety created by the Biden Administration’s utter failure to secure the border. Even so-called “sanctuary cities” have been overrun and overwhelmed, their elected leaders calling for action and reform.

A Bubble Off Plumb

The weekend coming up is the stuff towns dream of. First, there will be Bikes and BBQ, where motorcycle lovers of all stripes come to town to see one another, talk shop, visit vendors and fill the streets with the sound of thunder.

A Bubble Off Plumb

It is time again for the citywide cleanup. This is the time of year when the residents can gather up the crap that has been adorning their yards for the last who-knows-how long and take it to the designated area and dump it off, free of charge. This year that location is Main and Forrest.

It’s Not Broken, So Don’t Try to Fix It

Oklahoma has one of the nation’s best election systems. We use paper ballots that allow hand recounts, our ballot machines are not Internet connected, and results are completely tallied on Election Day.

New scam targets Oklahomans

OKLAHOMA CITY– Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahomans about a new scam where imposters are calling citizens to tell them they have won money. The caller claims to be an agent with the Attorney General’s office and tells recipients they need to pay a fee to collect their winnings.