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Okarche High School seniors Alia Suanny, left, and Hunter Mueggenborg were chosen as the September 2024 Okarche Lioness and Lion. Characteristics of the Okarche Lion and Lioness of the month include having a positive attitude and working well with others while cooperating to achieve a common goal.

As is always the case, there will be ample opportunity for trick-or-treating on Halloween this Thursday.And - as is always the case - there are alternative opportunities as well.There are plenty of events to choose from, beginning this Sunday and running all the way through Thursday night.

For some, it may have felt as if the Pride of Kingfisher put in decades of work to perfect “Decades of Love.”It worked…and the Kingfisher High School band members still aren’t done working.

It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Helene unleashed its fury on the people of North Carolina and other hard-hit areas, resulting in catastrophic loss and devastation.

Troopers are still investigating the cause of a crash Wednesday that killed a Hennessey man in far northwest Kingfisher County.Eduardo Dominguez Cervantes, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by medical personnel, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

A Yukon man faces five felony charges after an incident in which he allegedly shot through and kicked down the door at the home of an ex-girlfriend in Kingfisher.

Hennessey’s NAPA store representatives were given the green light Monday evening to place a large sign at their storefront.That 4-0 approval came from the Hennessey Board of Adjustment during its meeting last Monday at Town Hall.

Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: October 11: Brandon Kyle Carman, 46, and Micha Rose Dirksen, 43, both of Kingfisher; Juan F. Carranza Soto, 26, Okarche, and Geneva Marley Hill, 20, Weatherford.

Gilmour Elementary School has announced its Good BEE-havior Students of the Week for the week ending Oct. 18.

The Okarche Students of the Month for September 2024 were recently announced. Among the nomination questions in selecting the students were: “Does the student prepare for classroom activities?” and “Does the student actively participate and put forth full effort?