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Taylor Dowell, Canton FFA, exhibited the Grand Champion Heifer at the 2021 Blaine County Spring Livestock Show.
Canton exhibitor Weston Waldrep showed the Grand Champion Market Steer and the Reserve Grand Champion Heifer.
A proposal to adjust the school funding formula could strip millions from urban and rural districts and shift it to others.
By Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch
Congressman Frank Lucas
Congressman Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, released the following statement after the U.S.
Opinion
Gov. Kevin Stitt and his fellow Tulsa suburbanites have shown their cards on how you reach Top 10 status for common education in Oklahoma.
Close rural schools!
By Saddled Up On The Trail
“Numb.” That was the one-word answer I submitted to a group call on an online meeting platform last week.
By For The Children
There are few events a rancher dreads as much as drought and wildfire.
In the southern high plains a crippling winter storm or blizzard is nearly as fearful as the two latter concerns.
By Saddled Up On The Trail
Sports
(TOP) Ethan Foster was one of Canton’s more reliable presences this year on defense, as well as on the boards. He averaged 3.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game as a senior.
The Canton Tigers saw their season end in the opening round of the playoffs this year, after back-to-back seasons in which the boys came within a win of advancing to the Area Bracket.
By Austin Smith
The Okeene Whippets pulled off three-straight wins in the Regional Round to qualify for the Area Bracket for the second-straight year. Pictured from left to right are (top row) Coach Kylie Kahn, Katelyn Penner, Keely Hussey, Hailey Swart, Kaylyn Aldrich, Lauren Luckie, Coach Patrick Penner, (bottom row) Brynn Roberts, Hope Swart, Ryann Duke, Madison Schmidt and Gentry Biggs. (Photo by Kim Aldrich)
For the second-straight year, the Okeene Lady Whippets were able to clinch a berth to the Area Round of the playoffs despite having a roster primarily made up of underclassmen.
By Austin Smith
The Canton Lady Tigers saw their season come to an end last week with a loss to Cherokee on the fi rst day of the Regional Round. At 12-9, the girls fi nished with a double-digit win total for the third year in Coach David Baldwin’s four running the Canton program.
Last Saturday, the Canton Lady Tigers saw their season come to an end with their 39-31 loss to Cherokee.
By Austin Smith
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