Watonga Community Corner

Curating Community Communication and city development strategies; Watonga City Mgr. Karrie Beth Little and podcast producer BrandLogix Mbl, Mkting, Teresa France highlight the past year of Watonga City Government’s podcasting venture discussing professionalism and community commitments. We highlight the importance of partnership with professional organizations, other Watonga community development programs, our community members and why local government is invested in educating and informing our citizens with different communication avenues for all citizens. We open up about City Government Professionalism and how moving forward equals positivity and solution driven actions. #BetterTogetherWatonga

Watonga City Manager, Karrie Beth Little, shared Watonga’s upcoming 2 weeks events! Community Coffee, saying goodbye and Happy Retirement to a longtime faithful Watonga employee, 4th of July celebrations, and sharing Watonga’s many positive infrastructure builds. Accomplishing a series of historic goals; one positive change at a time. #bettertogetherWatonga

Today on the Watonga City Manager Minute Monday Podcast, we meet up at the Watonga public Library for the Summer Reading Program kickoff with a fun outdoor carnival! Popcorn, snow cones, hotdogs, bounce house, painting and some incredible interactive performances for our Community and Kids! Thank you City of Watonga, Friends of the Library and the Watonga Public Library and every person who has contributed time and participated in the event! So much more to come ~ Enhancing with learning and entertaining our community! We are #bettertogetherWatonga

In today’s Watonga City Manager Podcast, Watonga City Mgr., Karrie Beth Little shares all the upcoming highlights for our small town. She has dedicated her career to managing and making her hometown the best place it could be. Come, take a ride with Karrie Beth as she talks about what’s scheduled this month in the small town of Watonga, Oklahoma.

This Memorial Day weekend the Watonga Regional Airport hosts a Breakfast and Fly In. Free airplane rides and free breakfast! Our dialogue takes us through the corridors of the City of Watonga, our Government News, and our vibrant “events” landscape, where Karrie Beth shares the day-to-day workings of the City and the collaborative efforts that drive community growth. Discover what is shaping Watonga’s "#BetterTogetherWatonga" brand and charm as we explore the city's initiatives to invite our community to “networking gatherings” and family fun events while cherishing our tight-knit woven community. This episode reveals how the Watonga community spirit shines bright, especially when bonding together, illustrating the resilience and involvement that make our town stand out.

Wrapping up, we peer into the future for our summer programs our community collaborations and improvement endeavors. As we close out this episode, we extend an open invitation to those who resonate with the heart of Watonga’s mission to join us in nurturing a thriving community that's ready to welcome you home. #BetterTogetherWatonga

Over the past 14 months, Watonga City Manager, Karrie Beth Little, has opened her preverbal podcast door to transparency in the government workplace and highlighted the city of Watonga. During this time, she has opened our understanding of the manager role and other public sector employee positions and in detail, shared perspectives regarding government officials and legal understandings.

As the podcast producer, I find it imperative to advocate for our city and the public sector employees. Our city government deserves to have citizens that understand the great task upon our city organization, advocate on their behalf, take proactive steps to protect their reputations and careers, and share facts that not only promote a healthy community but that also have a vision for the City of Watonga’s future. Karrie Beth’s goal for Watonga is to build a better Watonga, and a supportive team who’s focus is to build a community that supports, develops, and advocates on behalf of Watonga, as well as to have a more informed approach to our public. In today’s episode, some topics Karrie Beth speaks to our community about is the upcoming community coffee and park dedication, a Memorial Day weekend Fly In at the Watonga Regional airport, and the details how to sign up for the upcoming city wide garage sale. You don’t want to miss hearing this week’s “Watonga City Manager Minute Podcast”#BetterTogetherWatonga BrandLogix Mobile Marketing; Teresa France, Podcast Producer

Bike and BBQ, RomanNose Trail Ride, Farmers Market and did I hear somebody say, “tonight’s the last night to hear from Rex’s Ex’s?” On todays episode of the Watonga City Manager Minute podcast, Karrie Beth highlighted, our local 911 procedures, this weekends sporting events, Monday is the last night to catch the local play “Rex’s Ex’s”, and this upcoming weekend list of family fun activities! Special Podcast Guest; John Morris, President of Blaine County Bikers of Education Inc., chatted with Karrie Beth about this weekend’s activity line up for the 4th Annual Watonga Bikes and BBQ, the scheduled food trucks, entertainment, vendors and fun! Watonga we have so much to do this weekend! If your idea of entertainment is more on the serene, quiet in nature on top of a horse vibe, check out the RomanNose Trail ride. If you want to cheer on your favorite Watonga sports team, we got you covered! If browsing the local farmers market is your thing….thanks to Connie Burcham, we have that too! This weekend we have something for everyone! We are #BetterTogetherWatonga

A healthy rural Oklahoma makes a healthy urban Oklahoma! In todays special broadcast, Karrie Beth highlights upcoming Watonga Events: town-wide cleanup through the 19th and tonight only open until 7:00PM Main and Forrest Plus have you heard Rex’s Ex’s are in town this weekend! Get your tickets for some Comedic entertainment! Watonga theatre showings, Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoon. Also this upcoming Saturday night, local Watonga HS seniors are having a downtown block party! And mark those calendars for next weekends events; Watonga Bikes and BbQ, RomanNose trail ride, and Watonga’s first farmers market Saturday, also next Saturday the Watonga Masons are cooking breakfast at the Senior center. Looking ahead, the Ferguson Museum is hosting a tea May 4th and Watonga will be hosting a Fly In with free plane rides May 25th. That Memorial Day weekend the Former Watonga Students association are having an event at the new HS. So many great events coming up in our city! Tentative date has been set for the City wide Garage May 31 to June 1st, keep listening for more details. Today’s special guest is Mike Sanders, Executive Director Oklahoma Broadband. It’s been a little over 1 year since Director Mike Sanders took the reins at the Broadband Office. In this time, he has visited over 30 cities and towns hearing directly from Oklahomans, he launched the first grant program. “High speed internet is a way of life,”he shared; in economics, tourism, healthcare, and educationally. Currently, 600,000 Oklahomans do not have high speed internet. Closing the digital divide; there has been 1.3 billion Federal dollars appropriated for this Oklahoma project. Currently, 2906 individuals, that’s 35% of Blaine county that does not have high speed internet. The Legislature designated ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to create and administer the broadband investment grant program. Grant funds of $374 million will be coupled with more than $90 million in matching funds from 31 internet service providers (ISPs) that submitted approved proposals for service expansion, that includes 57 of the 77 counties in Oklahoma. Access to high-speed internet builds connections not only in business and education, but also families. With new digital technologies, families can stay in touch while grandparents visit with grandchildren via face time technologies. Connectivity is how we make a better tomorrow!

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…to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations. It is a tree of life to those who grasp her, whoever holds onto her is happy! In today’s episode of The Watonga City Manager Minute Podcast, Karrie Beth Little reminds us that in recognition of Earth Day, the City of Watonga is doing their part to help keep our community green! Roll offs are set up and being manned at Main and Forrest 9a-5p Monday thru Friday 15th-19th. Being Mindful of our Words and our Earth Footprint brings quality of life and immeasurable joy! We also highlight this weeks and next week’s upcoming events and full weekends! Between Community Coffee; Bikes and BBQ; the Roman Nose weekend Trail Ride and a Community Farmers Market, there’s something for everyone to check out! Listen to find out details! Every clever person acts knowledgeably, but the foolish exposes their ignorance. Let us do our part to build a better future and tomorrow for future generations! We are #bettertogetherWatonga

Don’t Look Straight at the Sun! Just one of the positive tips Karrie Beth Little shares with the listening audience today in the Watonga City Manager Minute Monday Podcast series. She also points out that community members can head down to the Watonga library today at 1:30p to watch the Solar Eclipse safely. They have approved glasses they will be handing out! This is a big event nationwide and you can watch safely at the Watonga Public Library! And did you know next week April 14th is Earth Day? All week long April 15-19th from 8a-5p Watonga will have roll offs set up at Main and Forrest along with staff members to help you discard your bulk trash. It’s time to clean up and improve your dwelling and community. Karrie Beth wanted to speak about our very own Carl King and the legacy he’s brought to our community! To thank him and honor him, the City of Watonga have announced “April 6th” as Carl King Day! Join me in thanking Carl for his efforts in raising community members to become the leaders of tomorrow. You are a treasured gift Mr. King and Watonga is honored to have you as a shining member! Remember to recycle and do your part! #BetterTogetherWatonga

Watonga City Manager, Karrie Beth Little updates the community on today’s possibility of extreme weather conditions, preparations to make in the event of an emergency, and where to get weather alerts! She also highlights Ordinance 688; regarding utility rates. She and the staff can assist community members on calculating utility rates, help you find OMPA rebates and provide you other resources for assistance. Great information on today’s podcast! #bettertogetherWatonga

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