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His patients know him as Dr. Pollard.His fellow 1969 Hennessey High School graduates call him Barry.Now, much of the state knows him as Barry Pollard, M.D. Member of the 2023 class of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.Pollard and seven others were announced as members of this year’s honorees last week.

Renee (Vaverka) Curry is smiling now and that could be because that’s her last delivery of flower containers to downtown Hennessey businesses. Curry is not only the Hennessey United Association’s beautification chairman, but the entire committee.

The Dover Public School Foundation recently awarded nearly $8,000 in grants to the school district’s teachers.The grant awards continued a tradition that dates back nearly 30 years.

Five Kingfisher High School seniors were guests recently at a meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club.Joining the local civic group were Ivy Hartman, Caden Kitchens, Mayce Gibson, Lily Fletcher and Courtney Butts.Hartman is the daughter of Chad and Leah Hartman.

A Crescent man was injured Friday night in a one-vehicle accident east of Dover.

Brenda Jimenez has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 John A. Francis Scholarship.The $1,000 scholarship is presented annually by the Kingfisher Rotary Club.A 2019 Kingfisher High School graduate, Jimenez is the daughter of Candelaria Jimenez and Pedro Jimenez.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:April 27 - Warrant, larceny of merchandise from retailer and criminal trespass.Officer Justin Conner responded to a report of theft in progress at Walmart, 200 W. Starlite Drive.

Just look for the gazebo.As is their tradition, volunteers with Memory Lane Inc. will be on hand at this year’s Memorial Day service to provide their own service of sorts.Members will be handing out water and helping visitors locate graves.

Keith Lowry-Henry Ellyson Post 5 of American Legion of Oklahoma will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 29, at the Kingfisher Cemetery.The service will be opened by Post Commander Joseph Bliss Jr.John Hopkins will offer the invocation.Kingfisher High School graduate Capt.

What began decades ago on a little grass airstrip north of Kingfisher led to a lifetime of adventures over three continents for Dover native Jim Kale.At the time, the airstrip and a flight school were owned and operated by local aviation pioneer Irvin Bollenbach and his wife, Eloise.