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Harley Schlegel and Reid Witt were announced as recipients of the Junior Lions scholarships awarded annually by the Kingfisher Lions Club.The announcement was made by Kingfisher Lions Club President Cindy Harris during the civic group’s weekly meeting last Thursday.

District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Moss announced atMonday’sweekly commissioner meeting that he had a meeting scheduled Tuesday with Oklahoma Department of Transportation and other agencies in an attempt to speed up the start on replacement of the Robberts Street bridge at the east edge of...

After about an hour in closed session to discuss hiring three teachers for the 2024-25 school year, the Hennessey Board of Education voted to fill two of those openings.

Dr. Jack Collier and Hazen Marshall will be the two newest members of the Hennessey Hall of Fame.The pair will be inducted during the HHS graduation ceremony, which is 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Eagle Event Center.The HHS graduating class selects two candidates for induction each year.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will hold its next meeting Monday, May 20.The group will meet at Farm Bureau Insurance Building, 117 W. Sheridan Ave., Kingfisher.The presenter will be storyteller Sally B. Riffey.Dutch treat lunch is $10 and will be served at 11:30 a.m.The program will follow.

She graduated from Okarche.She coached and taught at Okarche.But she’s always had Kingfisher in her blood.And now? Haley (Myers) Mitchel is back in the fold of the school system in which she was raised and a program her family played such a big role in building.

Singer and songwriter Josh Meloy was in his hometown long enough last week to witness one of the multiple tornadoes that were confirmed in Kingfisher County. The storms made their way through much of Oklahoma on Monday night.

Figures provided to cooperative members last week shed some light on the Pioneer Board of Trustees’ decision last year to discontinue cellular services.Pioneer hosted its 71st annual meeting last Tuesday at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building.

[ Ed. note: Anthony Schwarz has authorized the Times & Free Press to publish the following paid political announcement of his candidacy for Kingfisher County District 3 Commissioner subject to the Aug. 27 election.

Kingfisher Board of Education members did a bit of reorganizing Wednesday before making their way through an agenda that lasted nearly three hours.The special meeting was necessary after calling off Monday’s regular meeting due to potential inclement weather.