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Hennessey Elementary announced its Eagles of the Week for the week ending March 7. Earning the honor were pre-kindergarten students Waylon Harak, J.J.

Okarche High School has announced its February 2025 Students of the Month. When looking at students for this honor, faculty considers the student’s academic work, his or her citizenship and their personal development.

Kingfisher High School seniors Christian Farrell and Keira Laudwig are the March 2025 Junior Lions.The two were guests at a recent meeting of the Kingfi sher Lions Club.Farrell is the son of Scott and Stephanie Farrell.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: February 22, 4:50 p.m. At East Miles Avenue and North Fourth Street.Andrew Richardson, 33, Kingfisher, driving a 2003 Honda Pilot, was eastbound on Miles Avenue.

A day filled with cowboy fun and family- friendly activities is just around the corner.

Wendell Arden Grissom, 56, was executed Thursday morning by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.He was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m. Grissom confessed to the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews of Dover during a home invasion in Blaine County.

Maya was sitting on my lap, having a conversation with me about the recent events in her life.We were situated on a chair stationed at a makeshift studio desk toward one end of the large, noisy, dusty open space.

There are three candidates who filed for two four-year seats on the Dover Board of Trustees.They are Angela Kubat, 54; James Michael Walters, 72, and Rena Walters, 37.Voters will select two candidates on their ballots and the top two vote getters will be elected to the board.Only Mrs.

Five people filed for the two seats on the Hennessey Board of Trustees that will carry four-year terms.They are: Miguel Hernandez, 31; David O. Jones, 68; Tim Riddle, 63; Evelyn Ramirez, 22; and Harold Shaw, 58.Shaw, who is currently the mayor, and Jones are the two incumbents.

There is one open seat on the Hennessey Board of Trustees that carries with it a two-year unexpired term.Two candidates filed for the seat: Frank Patton, 65, and John Peach, 73.Voters will mark the box next to just one name on this portion of the ballot.