On This Day, September 22, 1985: The first Farm Aid is held in Illinois

On This Day, September 22, 1985…Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp headlined the first-ever Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois.The trio organized the all-star event to raise money to help family farmers in the United States. They were inspired by comments Bob Dylan made during the Live Aid concerts, in which he... Read More.

On This Day, July 13, 1985: The star-studded Live Aid charity concerts are held in London and Philadelphia

On This Day, July 13, 1985…The star-studded Live Aid charity concerts were held at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.The concerts, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, featured performances by Queen, David Bowie, U2, Sting, The Who, Elton John, Paul McCartney and others in London, and Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Mick Jagger, a reunion of Led Zeppelin and... Read More.

United Way Bacon Bash Event Held During 1st Friday

On Friday, July 7th the United Way of NW Oklahoma held their Bacon Bash event alongside 1st Friday. Different community organizations formed teams as they made different bacon recipes and competed for 1st prize.Attendees were able to try out the bacon on the courthouse... Read More.