Wheat Harvest Earlier Than Normal
There were a few reports of wheat and canola being harvested over the weekend in southwestern Oklahoma according to Monday’s Oklahoma Crop Weather report issued by the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Off...
Postal Workers Collecting For Food Bank Saturday
On Saturday, May 12 letter carriers will help “Stamp Out Hunger” by collecting donations on their routes for Christian Lay Resources, which is a partner agency of the Regional Food Bank of Oklaho...
Final Plans Being Made For 102nd MHSAlumni Banquet
The MHS Alumni Board of Directors met Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Welcome Center in Mangum. President, Jymmy Joe Martin brought the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Secretary, Alice Gray, presen...
Unemployment Drops to 5.9% in Greer County
The latest release from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) brought some good news to Greer County on the employment front. Greer County has hovered around the 7%-8% unemployment fi...
Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment
Pre-enrollment for children who are eligible to begin pre-kindergarten in August 2012 will be held in Edison Elementary School May 23rd from 8:30-3:30. Eligible children are those who will be 4 o...
Calling All Artists for Western Art Show
Mangum’s Art on the Square Association announces the BEST OF THE WEST competition on Saturday, June 16, 2012, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The criteria is the work of Art that best represents the ch...
The rain has been better than last year, but we are still well below normal in our area. However when it did rain it was at the perfect time for famers in our area and has wheat fields looking pretty good and the harvest is promising. Along with the rains the temperature has been above normal causing the wheat to mature a little faster than normal.