The Geary Star

01/28/2024

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07/14/2023

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Prior to the regular meeting of the Watonga School Board, there was a bit of housekeeping to be done in the form of a special meeting. That gathering was to arrange the sale of the slightly more than $2 million in general obligation bonds the patrons allowed the district to issue.

07/07/2023

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U.S. Senator for Oklahoma James Lankford was in Watonga Thursday, spending a few hours at Wheeler Bros. Accompanied by his wife, Cindy, dressed in boots and jeans, the senator told the Lafferty brothers Austin and Todd that he wanted to learn more about their business and agriculture in general. His...

06/30/2023

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On the being ready side, the county inked agreements with the City of Weatherford to dispatch its fire departments and emergency medical services for the coming year. It also renewed its property and liability insurance contract with the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma. The annual pr...

06/23/2023

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A historic meeting, with little fanfare, was held June 7 at the Lucky Star Casino conference room. It had all the necessary leaders and partners, such as the mayor of Watonga and the director of the Fort Wallace Museum in Kansas.

06/09/2023

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The long-awaited imager, an MRI, arrived via flatbed Monday evening at Watonga Mercy. It was hoisted Tuesday onto the prepared pad and will soon be ready to recieve patients. The machine is the standard of care for diagnosis of stroke and the quick use of clot busting medicines may make a huge diffe...

06/02/2023

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The Lookout Kitchen held its long awaited grand opening May 23. The work preparing for the event had been going on for quite some time, naturally, but there was a special sense of anticipation on this afternoon.

05/26/2023

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For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a fly-in invites pilots from all over to come and land at an particular airport and familiarize themselves with it and the area, or revisit a favorite location.

05/19/2023

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On May 11, the City of Geary held its first meeting with new council members Rita Allen and Sandra Cleveland and mayor Waylan Upchego.

05/12/2023

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Geary School Board met May 8 in its wrap up for the school year but began by swearing in David Lawson as the board member for seat five. Lawson will complete the unexpired term of Cecil Harrall who resigned in March.

05/05/2023

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The Watonga Community Cat Foundation received a grant earlier this year from the Oklahoma Initiative Fund, which is a component fund of Communities Foundation of Oklahoma.

04/28/2023

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In what has become a favored annual event, Watonga will be filled this weekend with motorcycles, or as those who love them say, bikes.

04/21/2023

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U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas made a quick stop in Watonga Thursday afternoon. At a town hall with about 30 residents, Lucas talked about weather and politics and a little about the politics of weather.

04/14/2023

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In the last meeting for three sitting council members, Allison Carter, Mary Hays and Mayor Bobby Allen, the Geary City Council took a rather expected action and avoided another.

04/07/2023

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On the front lawn of the Blaine County Courthouse is a cluster of 45 wooden children. It might seem like a whimsical spring decoration, but the reality is much harsher.

03/31/2023

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He moved to Watonga about five years ago and is originally from Idaho. He is 34 years old and a Navy veteran. Bedard has worked in the oil field doing salt water disposal, insurance and now is employed by Flying W at Watonga. He is a single parent of a 15-year-old and a 2-year-old.

03/24/2023

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City Council bailed off into the watery depths of infrastructure improvements and construction Monday night at its regular meeting. Most of the information with numbers attached was handled under the Watonga Public Works Authority meeting, which immediately follows the city council meeting.

03/17/2023

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Editor’s note: the various projects will be examined in order of priority set by NODA. This article outlines the desirable projects only.