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The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:
Read moreHennessey Elementary School Eagles of the Week for the week ending Oct. 30 include pre-kindergarten students Anzli Cooper, Giovanni Valles and Julissa Guevara; kindergarten students Dakota Hochstrasser, Hanah Weaver,Wyatt Fly and Marcos Meraz; first graders Beckett Newman, Emilia Martinez, Kaylee Hladik and Mireya Perez; second graders Ava McCannon, Kevin Herrera and StrykerJohnson; third graders Kinslee Copeland, Gage Hardin, Avery Weimer and Ivan Gutierrez; fourth graders Jimena Melendez, Eden Montes, Izzy Moery and Tyson McNeely; and fifth graders Edgar Nunez, James Jones, Connor Kelly and Beau Vinson. [Photo provided]
Read moreA lifelong of friendship trumps a college rivalry.
Read moreThe new face of State House District 59, Mike Dobrinski of Okeene, with his wife Ginny, was officially sworn into office in an improvised ceremony at the State Capitol. HD 59 veteran Mike Sanders retired from the office after completing his maximum six two-year terms. Dobrinski shared these comments: “I am confident our biggest challenge will be maintaining funding of core services along with the Medicaid expansion required by passage of SQ 802. The shortfall in revenue from the pandemic and depressed petroleum market will continue to create challenges for our state. Hopefully, the uncertainty of our national election will be resolved soon so we may know what direction our federal policy will move. These unprecedented times are certainly challenging for our country but I believe Oklahoma is much better poised than most states to weather this storm.” [Photo Provided]
Read moreA COVID-19 outbreak that’s resulted in a large number of absences will see Okarche’s high school and junior high students move to virtual learning the next two weeks.
Read moreAmerican Legion Auxiliary member Roxanne Alexander, third from left, wasn’t finished with her group’s project of handing out quilts to local veterans. On Veterans Day itself, Alexander presented a quilt of her own creation to O’Dell Boyd of Kingfisher, a 94-year-old World War II veteran, second from left. At left is his granddaughter Rachael Stallings and at right is his grandson Bryan Stallings. Scott Osborn of Stack Grill hosted the event. [Photo Provided]
Read moreRetired Kingfisher County Associate District Judge, Robert C. “Bob” Lovell, left, was presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship award Thursday during the noon meeting of the Hennessey Lions Club by president Tim Riddle. The Fellowship is the Lions Club International’s highest recognition for dedication to the Lions and the honoree’s community. “It embodies humanitarian ideas consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism,” Riddle said when making the presentation. Lovell, 94, has been a member of the Hennessey Lions Club for 65 years, and has served in every office and on every committee throughout those years. He is best known to members and the community as The Judge, and is also the club’s long-time Tail Twister. In that job, he has held court for many years at meetings in which a member’s name is drawn as the winner to compete against him in 10 questions. He has already answered those on-line questions dealing with history, and sometimes quirky information. Three other member names are drawn to serve as consultant life lines to the winner. The joke at meetings is that generally Judge Lovell always gets one more right answer than the member and his team. The Hennessey club was chartered in 1934, and meets each Thursday at noon for lunch at the Family Cafe on Main St. Visitors are welcome. (Photo provided]
Read moreBullis Enterprises will start picking up curbside tree limbs in Hennessey starting Wednesday, Nov. 16.
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