NASH—Nashville, the Northwest Oklahoma rural community not the Tennessee country music capital, has been pickin’ and grinnin’ since the Land Run of 1893. Just east of the Oklahoma 132 and…
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Shop local and snag the best gifts in Northwest Oklahoma this spring for your mother and/or your graduate! — Kidd Drug and Gift, 104 N. Main (U.S. 60), Fairview; 580-227-4685…
Coming back for a Lotta-Burger
In 1951, an Oklahoma staple was born in Tulsa: the Lot-A-Burger. Still widely voted as one of the top 10 old-fashioned burger joints in the state, Lot-A founder Leo Waller…
By design: Garber shop creates more than shirts
GARBER—When Jeri Fincher started selling t-shirts out of her home in the Fairmont area, she never dreamed her business would take off like it did. “It started out as a…
It’s a zoo: Bradt’s Menagerie offers fun on the farm
ALVA—Three miles west of Alva is the largest petting zoo in the state of Oklahoma. Bradt’s Menagerie, just off U.S. 64, opened as an official Oklahoma Agritourism farm in September…
The only show in town: El-Co Drive In brings movies to far Northwest Oklahoma
SHATTUCK—In the early 1950s, like many communities across the nation, Shattuck opened a drive-in movie theater downtown. The drive-in was built and opened in the summer of 1952. It was…
Mining for jewels: Crystal digging season has begun
JET—Tuesday was no joke freezing cold and windy like being on the tundra in the furthest part of the northern hemisphere. But it wasn’t the Arctic or Alaskan terrain, but…
Flying high: Pond Creek pilot launched into film stardom
POND CREEK—Pilot Randy Alexander had no idea he’d become a movie star in his 70s. The now-retired aviator, who professionally flew for Deterding Aerial in Pond Creek until three months…
Beyond the lake: Downtown Canton welcomes visitors
CANTON—On the south side of the North Canadian River at the crossroads of Oklahoma 51 and 58 is a little railroad town called Canton. Prior to its platting in 1905,…
Work Ready Oklahoma to host job fair March 26 in Enid
ENID—Work Ready Oklahoma is making a difference in our state by making sure every Oklahoman, no matter where they live, has the support they need to find success in today’s…