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More wine glasses have been shipped, 13 brewery and wineries have signed up for the festival and “we need to buy more canopies for our vendors.

A 37th annual pro-life event is slated early next month in Hennessey.Life Chain will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the corner of U.S. Highway 81 and State Highway 51.The local event will coincide with similar ones taking place across the U.S. and Canada at the same time.

With the current ongoing drought making much of the state suffer, the Kingfisher Lions Club members were told of a program that helps bring relief to cattle growers in such situations.Kate Ryan is the county executive director of the Kingfisher County Farm Service Agency.

Hennessey Elementary announced its Eagles of the Week for the week ending Sept. 13.

GILMOUR ELEMENTARY School has announced its Good BEE-havior Students of the Week for the week ending Sept. 13.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:August 28 - Sexual battery. Officer Justin Conner responded to a report of harassment and alleged sexual battery at Shaw Park.

A replacement brush truck for Loyal Fire Department, purchase of a drone for the Kingfisher County Emergency Management Center, two telephone sites at the county 911 Emergency Call Center and opening bids on a project to move a generator and concrete pad at the county fairgrounds in Kingfisher were...

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:August 17, 11:54 a.m. At 1609 S. Main St. — Luis Castillo, 26, Oklahoma City, driving a 2005 Dodge S1T, was stopped in the parking lot of Jacket Express, 1609 S. Main St., waiting to merge onto U.S. 81.

Aaron Pitts converses with people nearly all day whenever he’s on the job.As chief of the Hennessey Police Department, he deals with other officers, other town staff members and then the general public who, for whatever reason they’re dealing with the police, aren’t necessarily happy to be doing so.

A familiar face.That’s the newest officer of the Kingfisher Police Department.Kejuan Joseph joined the KPD recently and brings with him not only a lot of experience, but someone who is already known to much of the community.