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A meeting Sunday of the Keith Lowry-Henry Ellyson Post 5 of the American Legion served double duty. Local veterans and guests not only celebrated the 107th birthday of the American Legion at the Kingfi sher Elks Lodge, but also recognized first responders from across the county.

The annual Lenten Community Service series sponsored by the Kingfisher Ministerial Alliance run through next week. Each of the two remaining services, which includes the one scheduled this week, will be held each Wednesday at noon, with a meal to follow at 12:30 p.m.

As a kid my grandparents took my brother and me fishing every summer and the days we didn’t fish were reserved for going to ghost towns.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rep. Stacy Jo Adams, R-Duncan, filed a concurrent resolution recognizing Oklahoma native Chuck Norris for a lifetime of achievement and contributions to the state and nation. The measure was heard on the House floor Monday and adopted.

Legislation that would end the practice of giving professors tenure, which makes it much harder to fire those individuals outside of egregious wrongdoing, has narrowly advanced from a state Senate committee. “No taxpayer-funded job should be exempt from honest evaluation and consequences.

[ Tyler O’Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and the author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.

Free Chinese martial art Tai Chi classes on Mondays and Wednesdays are scheduled for April 13 through May 20 at the Hennessey Senior Citizen Center, 620 E. Second St.

City officials say construction of the new fire department remains on schedule despite a setback that required some of the foundation to be cut out and re-poured.

Lance Schneiter held court, just of a different sort recently.