Sign up now for 2024 Miss Washita County Fair Scholarship Pageant

The Miss Washita County Fair Pageant will take place on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cordell School Auditorium. The deadline to sign up to participate is August 9th. The pageant is part of the Washita County Free Fair.

Washita Co. Commissioners minutes

Now on the 24th day of June 2024, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in regular session with Chairman Goeringer calling the meeting to order.Chairman Goeringer asked Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, for roll call.

Cowden graduates celebrate 38th Annual Cowden School Reunion

Cowden School Alumni recently gathered for their 38th Annual Reunion. The festivities began at 2:00 on Saturday July 6th, 2024 at the Cowden Community Building with 35 attending. Everyone brought side dishes and/or deserts, Double6 from Weatherford provided the meat.

Cordell Class of 1984 holds 40th anniversary gathering in OKC

Cordell’s graduating class of 1984 celebrated their 40th Class Reunion on Saturday, June 29th. They met at the Colcord Hotel in Oklahoma City. A great time was had by all attending.

Penny Berry’s retirement: The rest of the story...

In a continuum from last week’s story following Penny Berry’s retirement from 35 years in education, 23 of those years with Western Technology Center, she felt her story needed to be completed by recognizing where her call to teach first began - as a Cordell Blue Devil.

WEEKEND RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN BESSIE

At approximately 9:58 pm, Saturday, July 6, 2024, the Bessie Fire Department (BFD) received a page for a House fire at 309 W. 6th St.Bessie responded with 12 firefighters, three brush trucks, a tanker, an engine, and a rescue unit. Cordell responded with three personnel and a ladder truck.

WHAT A FIND!

Hesston and Stetson Fry knew they had found something cool when they each discovered animal skulls while fishing. It turns out that they are bison skulls and are at least 150 years old- and they could possibly be thousands of years old.