Waukomis News

A large pavilion, new picnic tables and restrooms. Those are a few of the things Louise Milacek envisions when she thinks about the future of Waukomis City Park.

Traynor graduates from OU and enters OU-Tulsa physician assistant program Megan M. Traynor, who earned a bachelor of science degree in zoology at the University of Oklahoma, has been accepted to the OU-Tulsa physician assistant program.

A woman was injured Monday in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 81, approximately 1.5 miles north of Waukomis.

Wheat farmers in Oklahoma say the crop has taken a beating -- but is showing some positive signs.

Many people at Friday's Relay for Life know about cancer firsthand. Debbie Brock, of Waukomis, is one of them.

Trail Tales is Saturday Chisholm Trail Coalition will present "Trail Tales," a re-enactment tour of historical downtown Enid, at 10 a.m. Saturday.

During his term in the Oklahoma State Senate, Robert Milacek of Waukomis made it his mission to pass legislation restricting credit card companies from issuing cards to anyone under 21.

Waukomis High School graduation is 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the high school gym. Valedictorian for this year is Audrey Gragg and salutatorian is Chad Clark.

Enid, Waukomis fire departments set donation drive for Help Another Mother Enid and Waukomis fire departments are teaming up with Infant Crisis Services to honor Mother's Day and raise awareness about the growing problem of hunger facing Oklahoma's tiniest citizens.

Doffer A boy, Scott Daniel, 7 pounds, 13.3 ounces, was born at 7:31 a.m. Feb. 2 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center to Kandice Moody and Sandy Doffer, Enid.

Waukomis Masonic Lodge 161 is sponsoring Pig In The Park today. The meal will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Drummond School Gym because of the weather.

Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Okla., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Okie Division tournament on Fort Gibson Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces.

The high school band concert has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday. -------- Rylee Mack and Taylor McElroy are the girls who have been chosen and Nikul Kumar is the boy chosen to represent Waukomis at Girls and Boys State.

Glenwood Elementary School sixth-grader Carson Walker and Chisholm Elementary School fifth-grader Falon Robinett competed in the 2009 Scripps Central Oklahoma Spelling It! Bee held March 29 at the University of Okla-homa. There are three levels of bees in Oklahoma.

The only American to stay in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994 told an audience of more than 75 people to get past the "us and them" mentality and see each other as equals.

"Here's the church, here's the steeple, open the doors and see all the people." The children's rhyme gets to the core of the life of a church - at its heart is the people, not the building.

Edmond has a new mayor, elected Tuesday night, one of several elections across central Oklahoma.

In an answer to Enid YWCA's 2009 Stop Racism and Prejudice Youth Challenge, three area special education classes have gone above and beyond, all the while involving the whole community.

Tuesday morning, gold shovels hit the dirt and work on Waukomis Town Park was under way.

Residents in Waukomis overwhelmingly approved Tuesday a one cent sales tax dedicated to helping fund emergency services.