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In what’s generally a routine matter, the Kingfisher County Excise Board opted to table the budget approval for Kingfisher Public Schools.

Insurance premiums have “shot through the roof” in Oklahoma, particularly over the past two years, due to storm and hail damage claims being so prevalent.That was part of Justin Stephenson’s message to Kingfisher Rotary Club last week.

A story regarding a meeting of the Hennessey Board of Trustees in the Sept. 18 edition stated Lezlie Hardin made a remark from the audience about parking issues on Oklahoma Street.Hardin was not at the meeting.It was Ashley Zielny who made the remark.

Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: September 12: Daniel Anthony Day, 26, and Emily Brooke Boutwell, 32, both of Denver, Colo.September 13: Jackson Bryan Cornell, 25, Clinton, and Camryn Laine Bond, 23, Burns Flat.

The Hennessey Farmerettes met in the home of Margie McConnell for its monthly meeting on Sept. 12, with 10 members attending.

Four Kingfisher High School seniors were guests recently at a meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club.Joining the local civic group were Isabella Mayberry, Hannah Borelli, Hailey Crosswhite and Bianca Garcia.Mayberry is the daughter of Janet Mueggenborg.

Following are citations recently issued by the Hennessey Police Department:Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle ($265) – Leilani Tommy, Enid; Arturo Moran Ramirez, Bernalillo, N.M.

FEED THE HUNGRY – Sts. Peter & Paul Altar Society recently donated $2,500 to Kingfisher Public Schools to assist with covering student lunch fees that have not been paid. The donation is part of the group’s September lesson on the first Corporal Work of Mercy, “feed the hungry.

The Kingfisher community was saddened Saturday upon waking up to the news of the death of one of its most ardent supporters.David Glover, superintendent of Kingfisher Public Schools since June 2022, passed away in the early morning hours of Sept. 14, ending a years-long battle with cancer.He was 65.

Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce has postponed its annual “State of Education” luncheon.It was originally scheduled this Thursday, Sept. 19, at Chisholm Trail Technology Center.