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Corn Girl Wins State Fair Championship

Corn Girl Wins State Fair Championship

Corn Girl Wins State Fair Championship

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Bailey Gossen from Corn, recently placed first in the Specialty Shape Bread Category of the Junior Division at the State “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking contest held on September 22 at the Oklahoma State Fair.
Corn Boy Wins State Fair Championship

Corn Boy Wins State Fair Championship

Corn Boy Wins State Fair Championship

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Korben Gossen from Corn, OK in Washita County recently placed first in the Bread Machine category of the Junior Division at the State “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking contest held on September 22 at the Oklahoma State Fair. His entry of Light Whole Wheat Bread topped the other entries in the class.
New Officer Working With Citizens To Enforce City Ordinances

New Officer Working With Citizens To Enforce City Ordinances

New Officer Working With Citizens To Enforce City Ordinances

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Cordell’s new code enforcement officer isn’t a new face to Cordell residents. She’s served the city and its residents for years as a police officer, reserve police officer, city clerk, and in customer service at City Hall.
Cordell Kids Get Free Bicycle Safety Lesson

Cordell Kids Get Free Bicycle Safety Lesson

Cordell Kids Get Free Bicycle Safety Lesson

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
More than three dozen Cordell young people gathered at Shorty’s over the weekend for a free lesson in bicycle safety. In addition to the safety lesson, all of the participants were fed hot dogs and given a free movie pass for completing the lesson.

Public Facilities Board Moving Forward With Bond Refinance

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
The Washita County Public Facilities Authority board met Tuesday, Oct. 1, and formally accepted the agreement between the agency and Centennial Law Group, represented by Bodie Bachelor, as bond counsel for the upcoming refinance of the authority’s outstanding bond debt.
Area FFA Groups Participate In State Conference

Area FFA Groups Participate In State Conference

Area FFA Groups Participate In State Conference

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Officers from the Cordell, Canute, and Burns Flat-Dill City FFA chapters participated in the 2019 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference held in Lawton on Sept. 17, 2019. The conference included attendees from 64 southwest Oklahoma high school FFA chapters.
Many Oklahoma Schools Using Discredited Theory of Reading

Many Oklahoma Schools Using Discredited Theory of Reading

Many Oklahoma Schools Using Discredited Theory of Reading

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
In classrooms across Oklahoma and the nation, students are taught to read using a theory that has been discredited by decades of research by brain scientists. This “three-cueing system,” first proposed in 1967, is pervasive in reading instruction and curriculum.

First Oklahoma Case of Vaping-Related Lung Injury Confirmed

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has confirmed the first case in the state associated with a national occurrence of serious lung injuries related to e-cigarette and vaping product use. The patient is a Tulsa County resident under the age of 18.
From left: Linda Stewart, Carol Ann and Wayne Batterton, Nancy Lisle, and Virginia Reid work on the DAR service project at the Clinton VA Center. Photo courtesy of Ellena Womack.

From left: Linda Stewart, Carol Ann and Wayne Batterton, Nancy Lisle, and Virginia Reid work on the DAR service project at the Clinton VA Center. Photo courtesy of Ellena Womack.

Washita DAR Chapter Completes Service Project At Vets’ Center

News Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
In honor of the anniversary of DAR’s founding, Washita Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution chose a volunteer project that would benefit residents at the Clinton Veteran’s Center.
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