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…
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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…
Stop by Pond Creek to see ‘the hippie on the 60’
POND CREEK—Jack Drennan loves that he’s referred to by the customers in his store as “the hippie on the 60.” He and his wife Terry own Pond Creek Antique Mall…
Café Bahnhof brings Bavarian flavors, biergarten to Waynoka
WAYNOKA—Dieter Dorner landed in Middle America nearly 30 years ago armed with an idea: to bring a decent restaurant to duners. A tourism expert based out of his native Germany,…
Garber café brings community together
GARBER—For Toni Kroll, it’s all about community. The hometown baker who grew up in Covington, lived in Billings, and now resides in Garber running the downtown café Wick’s, she wanted…
Hometown flavor: Lola’s is local couple’s dream come true
CHEROKEE—For Alex Garcia and Malissa Jordan, running a restaurant in a small town is dream come true. The couple owns and operates Lola’s—with a tag line of “homemade Mexican cuisine”—in…
Panhandle paradise: Hitching Post Lodge offers window to another world
KENTON—Things have changed a little since Jane and Bob Apple launched the Hitching Post Bed & Breakfast in 1996. The plan was to give people an opportunity to experience an…
Piddle around at the antique shop in Carmen
CARMEN—Travelers driving through Carmen on Oklahoma 45 may not know there are hidden treasures and vintage finds tucked inside the old Baptist church on the north side of town. This…
Carving out community: 4T’s delivers more than meats, produce
HENNESSEY—John Taylor was working for Bill’s IGA in Kingfisher in 1963 when one of the locally owned grocery stores in downtown Hennessey went up for sale. He and his boss…
Celebrations Gift Guide
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…