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Interest rate bids were close on the Hennessey Public Schools’ sale of $1.7 million in taxable building bonds, and The Bank of Oklahoma was awarded the best and lowest bid at 4.498%.The interest is due May 1, 2026.Other bidders were Country Club Bank, Leawood, Kan., 4.

A thunderstorm, accompanied by high winds, dropped up to .9 inch of rain across Kingfisher County early Tuesday.Local Weather Observer Steven Loftis, recorded .65 inch at 7 a.m., which came on top of .20 inch recorded Monday morning, a total of .85 inch.Twila Adams recorded .

Kingfisher American Legion Post 5 is hosting a “birthday party” to commemorate the American Legion’s 106th birthday.It will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Kingfisher Elks Lodge.All Post 5 members or veterans wishing to join are invited to attend.

Kingfisher Board of Education President Charles Walker, left, presents a plaque to outgoing board member Carly Franks during Monday’s March regular meeting. Franks served her final meeting as a board member after 10 years of service.

Kingfisher County Commissioners opened six-month bids from two companies Monday to provide chip and oil work in all three commissioner districts.

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? Romans 10:4 The Church is entrusted with the message, the Good News of Jesus the Christ.

As engineers around the U.S. were honored in February during National Engineers Week, a former area resident was selected as the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2025 Engineer of the Year.The son of Kingfisher residents Brad and Cyndi Ice, Shane Ice, P.E.

Gilmour Elementary School has announced its Good BEE-havior Students of the Week for the week ending Feb. 28.

The Hennessey Farmerettes, an Oklahoma Home and Community Education group, met Feb. 27 in the home of Marge Patocka for its monthly meeting.President Pansy Wheeler opened the meeting with 10 members present.

The Long Term Care Authority of Enid Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act funds for legally formed public, private or not-for-profit organizations in the counties of Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major and Noble.