Opinion

A Bubble Off Plumb

I get it. You are all mad, perched there on your keyboards, mad at the idea that the city is no longer willing to pay to keep the lights on at the Ferguson Home Museum. The city has just barely gotten started on its work to run like a business, which cities should.

To Stop the Fentanyl Crisis, Secure the Border

The current fentanyl crisis in America is directly tied to the Biden administration’s unwillingness to secure our southern border. Over the past three years, over 8.8 million illegal migrants have crossed the southern border. That is more than twice the population of Oklahoma.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Generosity throughout Watonga contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023.

A Bubble Off Plumb

This should probably be a paid advertisement. Don’t let the office manager know, or I will be on the hook for it. She runs a pretty tight ship here. I don’t make resolutions, but I do have a goal for this year. I am going to start a farmer’s market.

Invest in Long-Term Care, Invest in Oklahoma

I was born in Mangum and spent my formative years in Altus. Although I live in Oklahoma City today, I feel a deep connection to Oklahoma’s rural communities.

Ferguson Features

TB Ferguson as U.S. Postmaster One of the institutions of these United State for which I have a high regard is the United States Postal System. I was happy to see that our U.S.

A Bubble Off Plumb

Sometimes we decide to change things up at the New Year and sometimes life changes things for us. That happened to me recently. I am not a sports fan unless you count rodeo. But since we don’t have a designated sportswriter, I do my best to cover them.

Biting My Tongue

Oh my word. What am I going to do with my husband? Some days he's practically a saint who can do no wrong (in the eyes of his kids and grandkids anyway). I have lived with him for 50 years so I know better and some days I feel like I could strangle him. Today is one of those days.

Ferguson Features

Mrs. T.B. (Elva) Ferguson, in her book, “ They Carried the Torch” writes about early Watona (a “g” was accidentally added and Watonga stuck). One aspect of early Watonga life was the area of religious services.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hi, everybody! I hope you are all doing well and off to a great New Year. John was sick last week but is doing much better now. I have my days, some better than others. I just hope 2024 goes better than 2023. It’s going to be an interesting year, that’s for sure.