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Governor Kevin Stitt recently reappointed Lori Burns of Amber to serve a full, seven-year term on the Redlands Community College Board of Regents.“Regent Burns’ reappointment provides important continuity and leadership for the college,” said Redlands Community College President Jena Marr.

Four county towns, led by Cashion, had increases in their June sales tax checks compared to one year earlier.Receiving bigger checks besides Cashion were Okarche, Hennessey and Kingfisher.See the accompanying chart for comparisons.

Naomi returns to Bethlehem bitter, mourning her husband and sons, asking to be called Mara. Life feels harsh, unfair and empty. With every step, she carries grief and questions, wondering if God has seen—or forgotten—her pain. Hope feels distant, almost out of reach.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved a number of annual contracts at their weekly meeting Monday.

Barb Walter’s coverage of the proposed waste facility in Hennessey has earned recognition.It was announced last week that one of Walter’s stories during her coverage was the winner of the Oklahoma Press Association’s monthly “Public Notice Journalism Contest.

The successor to Darcy Jech’s District 26 Senate seat won’t be decided until August.

It’s been almost 100 years since Jerry Jech settled on a parcel of land east of Kingfisher in 1928.Situated approximately five miles east and a mile south of State Highway 33, Jerry and his wife, Mary, raised three sons, Keith, Delvin and Arnold, and a daughter, Betty, on the farm.

Oklahomans shot down a measure that would have increased the minimum wage, but some in Kingfisher County approved a tax to help fund an ambulance service.Voters who live in the Hennessey Public Schools district last Tuesday voted to become a “522 ambulance district.

• SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: The second of three free concerts as part of The Chisholm’s Summer Sounds Concert Series will be Thursday, July 16, at Horizon Hill, 605 Zellers Ave. The concert will feature Kyle Dillingham and Peter Markes. For more information, see ads in our previous editions.

A congested ballot to determine the Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s governor has been narrowed down.Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei were the top two vote getters Tuesday in the state’s primary election that saw nine names on the ballot.