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Two Okarche High School seniors are among this year’s recipients of the State Superintendent’s Award for Arts Excellence. Given each year to high school juniors and seniors who have achieved artistic and academic excellence in the fields of music, drama, dance, and visual media, students selected are chosen by a panel of university arts educators based on their applications and letters of recommendation. Emily Neuenschwander, left, and McKenzie Stewart, right, are two of the 23 student-artists chosen in the field of theatre. They will receive their medallions at a special ceremony to be held on April 19 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple. [Photo provided]
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Hennessey Elementary School has announced its Eagles of the Week for the week ending April 1. Those earning the honor were pre-kindergarten students Jesse Goff, Jimena Roman, Brinley Shaw and Alondra Yareli Becerra; kindergarten students Ezra Hardin, Hunter Bronaugh and Kevin Rea; first graders Mason Moore, Mia Granados, Elliot Rigdon and Emily Meza; second graders Luis Garcia, Cali Kelly, Karsyn Hatchel and Jacee Beaman; third graders Dia Patel, Brett Muzny, Jasper Dobbins and Kinslee Moeller; and fourth graders Sage Hix, Raul Luevanos, Mirabelle Bennett, Tate Choate, James Chastain, Bianca Valles, Wessama Chaya Rojas and Makenzie Hladik. [Photo provided]
Read moreThe following reports have been filed by members of the Hennessey Police Department:
Read moreTwo advocates for child abuse prevention discussed their work with Kingfisher County commissioners Monday and received their blessing for their efforts in calling attention to the problem locally during April – Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.
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“No Greater Love,” an Easter cantata which remembers the death and resurrection of Jesus through song, will be presented at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Kingfisher First United Methodist Church.
Read moreAfter a March that featured nearly every tumultous weather pattern the state has to offer, flipping the calendar page on Friday to more predictable April showers was a reassuring return to normalcy.
Read moreKingfisher Church of the Nazarene is hosting a Palm Sunday presentation entitled “Witness His Resurrection.”
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Ten years ago, he was roaming the halls of KHS, chronicling typical high school life in photos and video. Today, Roman Orlovskyy, bottom left, and his camera are chronicling the horror and devastation of the ongoing Russian invasion of his Ukrainian homeland. But in response to inquiries from his Kingfisher host family, John and Jody Gooden, and his former KHS photography teacher Dr. A.J. Johnson, Orlovskyy remains optimistic, determined and proud of his president and fellow countrymen. These photos are all his, and include his family home, bottom center, after a bomb blast. See the full story on Page 12.
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