Safety is key when canning food at home

Many gardeners across the state are finding themselves with excess fresh fruits and vegetables. Although the family can consume a fair amount of the garden bounty before it spoils, canning that food is a great way to reduce waste and preserve that summer-fresh taste all year long.

Russell Says Cordell Real Estate Market Is Good

The real estate market in the Cordell and Washita County area is healthy right now, a local real estate agent believes. Michelle Russell, who owns and operates Triple R Realty in Cordell, this week described the market “as pretty healthy and doing really well.

The Blue Devil Beat

The Cordell Beacon’s Blue Devil Beat is proud to bring you weekly updates on many school activities, such as upcoming games, fundraisers, club meetings, and much more. This special section will keep you updated on all of the important things happening in and around our school.

It’s Time To Talk About

I have the COVID blues. Many people I have talked with are experiencing the same: feeling isolated, overwhelmed, frustrated, and generally off-balance.

U.S. - Canada Trade Must Prevail Amid Pandemic

The United States-Canada border has been closed to cross-border tourism and other non-essential travel for more than three months. Despite these restrictions, trucks and trains have continued crossing the border in droves, since commerce is considered an essential activity.

Greed Is The Virus Killing Americans

The holy mantra of health professionals was coined about 2,500 years ago by the Greek physician Hippocrates: “Do no harm.” Of course, that was before corporate healthcare took charge and asserted a new guiding ethic: “Jack up profits.

The “Election Interference” Fearmongers Think You’re Stupid

Xi Jinping and Ali Khamenei prefer Joe Biden to Donald Trump. Vladimir Putin prefers Donald Trump to Joe Biden. That’s according to William Evanina, Director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center.

Governor Addresses Real Need With Eduction Plan

Governor Kevin Stitt’s background as a businessman is often apparent in his understanding of financial realities that traditional politicians ignore. Hence, the governor’s willingness to save, rather than spend, much of last year’s budget surplus.

The War On Freedom Still Rages On

In 2010, US Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Thomas Carper (D-DE) introduced their Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act.

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, Cordell is my home and I love 98 percent of it. As the song says, “most people are good.” I am just wondering why I have been drinking and cooking with unhealthy water for months and did not know it! Why the sewer smells so terrible?