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Hennessey board decides who will sign checks to pay bills

Hennessey Mayor Harold Shaw and Treasurer Shelley Burch were chosen as the town’s newly-designated check signers after an hour-long discussion during the board’s meeting last Tuesday.Trustee Randy Bohnstedt had said he thought they need more than one board member who can sign.
PURPLE HEART – With board approval, Mayor Harold Shaw proclaimed Hennessey as a “Purple Heart Town” during the board of trustees meeting last Tuesday. Pictured are, from left: Trustees David Jones, Randy Bohnstedt, Bert Gritz, Shaw and retired Milit

RCC fall honor rolls

Redlands Community College recently announced students named to the college’s honor rolls for the Fall 2024 semester.Students listed on the President’s Honor Roll have completed 12 or more credit hours and have earned a GPA of not less than 3.

KPD Reports

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: December 30 - Planning or threatening a violent act.Officer Kyle Svoboda responded to a report of a customer causing a disturbance at Love’s, 201 S. Main St.

Election results

The polls for the City of Kingfisher’s proposition to extend the FIRE sales tax closed after the print deadline of this edtion.Full results of the election will be in our weekend edition.We will be posting results as they become available on the Kingfisher Times & Free Press Facebook page.

Gas plant fire shuts down 81

Cause of a non-injury fire Sunday morning at the Mustang Gas Plant two miles south of Hennessey had not been made public as of Tuesday morning.The fire was reported at about 10 a.m.
GAS FIRE – There was a reported fire Sunday at the Mustang Gas Plant south of Hennessey that shut down trafffic on U.S. Highway 81 in both directions for about an hour. Residents who live within one-quarter mile of the plant were also encouraged to evac

‘God put me there for a reason’

Basketball is not life and death.But the actions of a certain Life Christian Academy senior during a basketball game last week certainly could have been the difference between those two realities.“It was a moment I didn’t expect, especially playing in a basketball game,” said Magnus Miller.
FOREVER LINKED – Life Christian Academy senior Magnus Miller, left, played a major role in saving the life of Dover sophomore Randy Vitales, right, after Vitales suffered a cardiac arrest during a basketball game last week between the two schools. [Photos provided]
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