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The Chisholm had a banner night at the Red Carpet Country Tourism Conference on Tuesday in Perry. Part of this year’s conference for the first time was a new awards program designed to recognize tourism-related events, activities and institutions across northwest Oklahoma.

City leaders are at a fork in the road when it comes to the construction of a new fire station.

NeoInsulation was once again recognized as one of “America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies” by Inc. Magazine.The Kingfisher-based company secured the No. 3,447 spot on this year’s Inc. 5000 list.

Ordering 1,000 more wine glasses and allowing craft beer vendors at this year’s Wine & Chocolate Festival were at the top of discussion list at the Thursday, Aug. 15, meeting of the Hennessey United board.The festival is Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Local communities around the world are coming together on Aug. 31 to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose.Observed on Aug.

In 2023, Oklahoma lawmakers voted to make it illegal to provide children with puberty blockers, crosssex hormones, or sex-change surgeries as a treatment for gender dysphoria.

[ Editor’s Note: This column is co-authored by Andrew Langer and David Safavian.

[God promised,] “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.