ALVA—Since 1971, the Nescatunga Arts and Humanities Council has been bringing artists together and focusing on humanitarian endeavors in the Alva area. Prior to the birth of the council, there…
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Down memory lane: Nardin celebrates its heritage May 23
NARDIN—In the far northwest corner of Kay County six miles west of I-35 almost into Grant County on Oklahoma 11 lies the tiny unincorporated town of Nardin. When the Cherokee…
Fish and eat it too at Canton’s The Overlook
CANTON—Turns out you can fish and eat it too at The Overlook. Literally located on the south side of the dam of Canton Lake, this catfish café first opened for…
Movie turns 30: ‘Twister’ celebration will hit Wakita head on
WAKITA—Three decades ago, a tornadic flurry of film crews, movie stars, and budding actors and actresses blew through the small rural town in Grant County that is almost on the…
Join other outlaws in Garber for ‘Robber’s Roost’
GARBER—See how the west was really won this April in downtown Garber when Garber Community Theater presents its interactive spring melodrama “Robber’s Roost.” The comedic western opens with Minnie Belle…
In the snake pit: Okeene Rattlesnake Roundup is an annual tradition
OKEENE—Hidden in the white gypsum rock east of Okeene is the apex predator of Northwest Oklahoma’s wild: the western diamondback rattlesnake. The state is home to 46 native snake species…
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…
Nash craft show features local artisans
NASH—As a way to assuage the grief of losing her husband of nearly 60 years, Carol Wagar began calling his artisan friends and inviting them to join her for an…
Why we celebrate the Cherokee Strip
Today’s parade and other activities in downtown Enid are the culmination of the town’s annual Cherokee Strip Days. Many rural communities in Northwest Oklahoma—particularly in Garfield, Grant, Alfalfa, Major, and…