COVID-19 and social distancing requirements prompted Watonga’s American Legion Post 125 to cancel the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the IOOF Cemetery. The Post placed an American flag on every veteran’s grave instead and displayed the larger flags on Memorial Day.
Oklahoma gas prices have risen 6.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.61/g today, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 2,294 stations. Gas prices in Oklahoma are 28.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 94.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
As if there isn’t enough to worry about just now, Rep. Jim Grego reminds Oklahomans to check their propane levels in their home tanks.
To help protect Blaine County senior citizens from the Covid-19 virus, this month Opportunities, Inc., sent the food pantry to them instead of having clients come to the food pantry. The deliveries were made by Blaine County first responders such as firefighters, EMTs and sheriff’s deputies. Connie Burcham Watonga Republican
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has announced it received a $1 million gift from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for the National Native American Veterans Memorial. The
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