Watonga Community Corner

In today’s episode we introduce our community to Randy Edgerton, CEO of Zona Verde, the company building the City of Watonga’s first economical, green spec house. This 2 bedroom 2 bath house delivers low cost, high quality, environmentally efficient homes that meet the needs of rural communities, tribal lands, municipalities, real estate developers, investors and individual home builders. The home expected completion is within the next couple of weeks. This is a fantastic opportunity for Watonga to set the bar not just as the first for our State but for our Nation, with Zona Verde’s answer to sustainability and economical housing. This state of the art product and benchmark phase is launching right here in Watonga Oklahoma. A City without Vision will Die. #BetheChange #BetterTogetherWatonga

In today’s podcast we step back to last week’s successful Back to School Supply Drive and read the expressions of gratitude from teachers, school administration, parents, and community members. Thank you again to Watonga Economic Development Director Kim Jenkins and Watonga City Manager Karrie Beth Little and the City of Watonga team members for executing this amazing community outreach. A special thank you to the local businesses and individuals that supported this effort for our 800 Watonga school students. #BetterTogetherWatonga Karrie Beth also spoke about driving safety now that students are back in school! Please obey all traffic rules around school zones and account for pedestrians. She outlined traffic awareness per ODOT, one-lane traffic on HWY 281 and HWY33 from west bridge all the way to Laing Street, until construction is completed, and to avoid areas of W. 3rd Street and N. Weigle Ave. during August and September due to construction. We also talk about this weeks upcoming events: Tues the 15th City Council at 6p, Thurs. 17th Community Coffee 9a hosted at Watonga Nutrition (visit City of Watonga Website for further details), this Friday 17th- Sunday 19th Blaine County fair-board is hosting The Blaine County Fair (visit Blaine County OSU Extension for more info) and this Saturday Aug. 18th Tractor Supply of Watonga is hosting a Farmers Market (visit Tractor Supply for further details.) We are #BetterTogetherWatonga

In today’s episode Watonga City Mgr. Kerrie Beth, myself and Special guest Watonga Economic Director, Kim Jenkins discuss the back to school “Watonga school supply drive!” The City of Watonga spearheaded, along with generous donations from local business partners and individuals to provided 800 Watonga Eagle students everything they need to kick off a successful year! Talk about investing in our community; what better way to emphasize this than through this powerful expression of service to our students, parents and school teachers. Thank you to Kim and Kerrie Beth for their countless hours of preparation towards making this happen along with the generous supply support from local community businesses, all done for our kids! #BetterTogetherWatonga #shoplocal

We also share about the upcoming Watonga Cheese Festival held downtown Watonga October 14th 9a-9p the parade, rat race, the vendors and food trucks along with all the great music….and of course the cheese tasting! Join us, listen and share this podcast as we highlight all the positive impacts the City of of Watonga is doing to invest in our community! We are certainly BetterTogetherWatonga!

In today’s episode, City Manager Karrie Beth Little and I discuss the upcoming back to school bash. What parents and students can expect on Aug. 8th at meet & greet; and how individuals/businesses partnership with the City of Watonga and WEDA have invested in the tools and supplies for students to prepare them for the upcoming year. Another topic of discussion was the list of electric bill assistance programs as well as the 522 board and the Blaine County commissioner’s contributions to absorbing the $5 ambulance fee. Join us, subscribe and share this episode: We are #BetterTogetherWatonga

Watonga City Manager, Karrie Beth Little and I talk about “Change.” Changes in society, globally, personally and civically. Listen as we dive into a topic that touches each one of us. #BetterTogetherWatonga

Karrie Beth sits down with Watonga Street and Alley superintendant Justin Wooldridge and operator, R’Derick Hampton, two of the five man crew of the Watonga Street and Alley crew, to discuss the department official duties. February 2023, since Veterans Waste Solutions contract went into effect, Justin explains the Street and Alley responsibilities. He also gives us a quick look into the timeline for the upcoming July and August blacktop season for “asphalt” overlays on roadways. He shares the departments process of working with the Watonga Code enforcement after a lien is placed upon a property that is in a violation of City of Watonga ordinances and the multitude of work orders that they receive throughout each month. Justin shares the details during the town wide “Month long clean up” in April, and how he and his crew hauled and eliminated 354,000 lbs of limbs and junk, 50 Roll Offs of debris and property clutter/junk was removed from our community. The largest amount the state has received! Justin explains and educates on the value and need of our Street and Alley department for the maintenance and overall health of the City of Watonga and the commitment he and his department have in serving our community. Thank you for your devotion to our city Justin and to your dedicated crew. #BetterTogetherWatonga

In todays episode of City Manager Minute Monday podcast, we talk to our code enforcement officer, Mike Herdman. Mike walks us through the process of enforcing section 8-104 (Accumulation of trash or weeds unlawful) of our city ordinances. This is a must listen to podcast! Mike and Karrie Beth cover the details about these City and State regulations to unpack and learn our city and county procedures. We also revisit limb disposal and pickup through veteran’s trash service. #BetterTogetherWatonga

In todays podcast episode, Watonga City Manager, Karrie Beth Little, discusses July Events! She highlights the 4th of July Festivities, beginning at 5p at Huff Lorang Park! All details can be found at https://www.watongaok.gov Karrie Beth also discussed the Boots and Badges Blood drive scheduled on July 18th starting at Noon, that along with the city council meeting beginning at 6p. on the 18th. The Ferguson Museum will be hosting our community coffee the month of July on the 20th at 9a, all citizens are welcome to attend and network with other community members. We also spoke about the importance of staying hydrated during the middle of the summer to avoid heat stroke/heat exhaustion and the precautions to take for ourselves, family members and pets. #BetterTogetherWatonga

In todays podcast we talk storm damage and limb removal process/regulations, state requirements for a declaration of disaster and the City and residents responsibilities. We highlight the upcoming 4th of July Celebration, to be held at Huff Lorang Park, the city of Watonga Library “Kindness Academy,” beginning July 10 along with the upcoming back to school bash-school supply donation and community outreach! The City of Watonga is partnering with Watonga Public School and individuals and businesses in overseeing the supply drive and she chats about the opportunity for you to get involved. #BetterTogetherWatonga

Kerrie Beth Little hosts with special guest, Watonga City Economic Coordinator, Kim Jenkins. In todays episode we talk about the past Coffee Social success hosted by CTTC CDL school. The opportunities CTTC offers to both student and adult programs; including Real Estate licensing class, infrastructure classes, Cleet training, and so much more. Karrie Beth also touched on the special council meeting held on June 13th, and the next holiday office closing for Juneteenth. For citizen clarification, Karrie Beth dives into explaining the Sales Tax percentage breakdown for the City of Watonga. Kim and Karrie Beth share about investing in our community through volunteering and the opportunity citizens can have in helping with upcoming events like the 4th of July Bash here in Watonga at Huff Lorang Park. The City will be offering FREE FOOD, fun games, bike parade contest, live music and of course a phenomenal fireworks display by the Watonga Lions Club! #BetterTogetherWatonga