Living on Kenton Time
The people of Kenton live in one of those unique places in Oklahoma that runs on its own time.
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Despite the fact that all of Oklahoma — including Kenton — is technically part of the Central time zone, this tiny town at the western tip of the Oklahoma Panhandle is the only place in the state that functions on Mountain time.
... Bird watchers come to Kenton to see the Vermillion flycatcher. Hikers come to climb three or four hours to the top of Black Mesa, the volcanic plateau that's the backdrop for the town and also is the highest point in Oklahoma, he said.
... Heppard, the postmaster, said Kenton is mostly OK with the fact that not too many people visit and things are quiet.
More visitors would be nice, she said. But the town was already listed as an official ghost town 30 years ago, she said.
Despite the fact that Kenton is a renegade place on its own time, she said, no one has plans to change.
"It's small, quiet," she said. "One of the best kept secrets in the state."
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