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City receives funds to install new automatic remote meters

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The City of Mangum has secured a grant to install automatic remote meters which will eliminate City workers from having to go out with handheld devices to read water meters each month. “The grant makes this project 100% financed,” said Mangum Mayor Jackie Menasco. “This will save a lot of man hours each week,” she Menasco.

Wild double takes: Spotted and Striped Skunks

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The strong black-andwhite patterning of these Oklahoma look-alikes warns potential predators of the smelly consequences that come with disturbing spotted and striped skunks. The shape of the white forehead patch – circular in spotted skunks and linear in striped skunks – is a distinguishing feature for identification.Similarities: The eastern spotted skunk and striped skunk are both nocturnal mammals, and both have strong black-and-white patterning.

Grasshoppers on upward cycle for causing problems

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Grasshoppers seem to be in an upward cycle for causing problems in Oklahoma over the past few years. They are always a difficult problem to deal with, but it is better to deal with them NOW, when they are in the second through fourth instar (see circled drawing above) vs. later, when they become nearly impossible to control. After July 4, they will be fully, or nearly fully grown, they will eat a lot, and they can fly long distances to find food. So…. this article can serve as a review of what you, as a grower, can do RIGHT NOW.