AMES—A retired schoolteacher, Cindy Detrick wanted to cook for the people, so she opened Cindy’s Catering in downtown Ames in 2013. Some days the café is hopping while other days…
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‘Location not a vocation’: Hooker keeps visitors coming back for more
HOOKER—What’s in a name? The rural town of Hooker in the heart of the Panhandle between Liberal, Kan., and Guymon thrives on its name to bring in tourism. Thousands of…
Fall in love with books at Putnam Six
ENID—Chloe Fuksa never dreamed she’d own a bookstore, much less sell thousands of books to her community. “It was never on my radar,” the owner of Putnam Six Bookstore said….
Home of the garbage omelet: WeeToo serving up breakfast since 1972
ENID—On what used to be the main throughfare through downtown Enid is a little breakfast nook called WeeToo. This truck stop café first opened in 1963 on U.S. 64 (once…
Medford café serving up more than food
MEDFORD—Margie Stocksen Cink has been cooking all her life. The Medford native lost her mom when she was 5 years old. “It was just me and my dad. I had…
Hauntingly historic: Antique shop in Fort Supply is throwback in time
FORT SUPPLY—The antique shop Wooden Wagon Wheel on the main highway through Fort Supply is haunted. “There’s so much activity, it’s insane,” said manager Sheena Calkins, daughter of owner Sandy…
Jingle All The Way
Now is the perfect time to shop local in Northwest Oklahoma for Christmas! Here are NWOKBuzz’s featured stores this holiday season: Pond Creek Antique Mall, Pond Creek Located at 133…
Blast into the past: 818 Diner is flashback of Alva’s history
ALVA—A nostalgic diner on the west side of Alva is feeding more than stomachs, it’s feeding hearts and souls too. Not far from the main campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State…
Garber fashions great fun for this dinner theater show
GARBER—A fashion designer’s life is headed for disaster in Garber Community Theater’s upcoming production “Design for Disaster.” Kay Arkay, the founder and owner of Arkay Fashions, Inc., finds herself in…
Stirring up the past: Aline Fall Fair is a century old
ALINE—For over a century, the townspeople of Aline have been commemorating their tiny rural community in Alfalfa County with an annual fall fair. Founded shortly after the opening of the…