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The Buchanan Office Building, located at 316 E. Oklahoma, is owned by Mike & Janel Buchanan.  The building we currently know as the Buchanan Building was built in 1983 after the original building burned in 1982.  The new building houses 16 office suites currently being used by 9 different businesses.

Mike Buchanan operates the Tag Office, with the help of Brook Nusz and Buchanan Insurance Agency which represents Farmers Insurance Company, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance, RPS, Inc., Grinnell Reinsurance Company, Foremost and Bristol West Insurance Companies.  Mike is also a licensed real estate broker.

Janel Buchanan owns and operates Janel’s Tans which she started in December of 1994.

Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company is represented in the Buchanan Building by Mike Haffey.  Mike is a claims adjuster/inspector and is one of the original tenants of the Buchanan Building.

Another original tenant is Felder Surveying.  Anthony Felder started offering land surveying throughout Oklahoma and has handed his trade down to Tony and his wife, Alice who currently operate the company and employ Reuben Leal.

Bierig Tax Service began offering tax preparation, bookkeeping and accounting in November 1986.  Sherrie Bierig is the owner of Bierig Tax Service and currently employs her husband, Paul, Tonya Haffner and Teresa Wilson.

North Blaine Water Corporation moved in and began operations in the Buchanan Building in 1992.  North Blaine Water currently employs Kerri Westfahl as Office Manager and Curtis Smith as System Operator.

SESACO Sesame Seed Growers employs Danny Peeper and Wayne Janzen, they work with local farmers coordinating sesame seed production.

Youth One, a youth and family counseling service began servicing our community from the Buchanan Building in 2009.

Through the years several other businesses have called the Buchanan Building home, including T & T Cable, Rock Solid Prison Ministry, Westfahl Insurance, WESKEM Chemical, Brickman Oilfield Services, All About You, Bonnie’s Tanning & Toning, Short Grass Publications, Buchanan Nursing Home Offices, Mary Biggs Tanning, Blanca Lorenz Translating, Rick Shafer, URC, Inc and Marvin Haffey Insurance.

The Buchanan Building, as you can see, has been promoting commerce in Okeene for many years.  Please help us celebrate the Buchanan Building’s success by attending the Open House on Tuesday April 22^th from 4-6.