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Capturing, creating and connecting.Viewing the world through a camera lens, Kingfisher High School photography students have spent much of the year honing their skills and utilizing their talents under the tutelage of longtime photography instructor Dr. A.J. Johnson.

It was a Monday morning like so many others this school year.Dover Elementary students were in the cafeteria having their breakfast and preparing for the day - and week - ahead.Then Mrs. Ramer grabbed a microphone.Her message sent the students into an uproar.

The Tulsa State Fair Ringmasters have awarded $2,000 scholarships to Kelby Ott and Rylee Glazier of the Lomega FFA chapter.Ott and Glazier are said to have exhibited great character, work ethic and community involvement in earning the scholarships.

An evaluation of the Town of Hennessey’s wastewater collection system shows that $3.09 million in “critical (immediate)” work is necessary and another $3.326 million in shortterm (1-5 years) is also needed.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will meet Monday, April 24, at the Farm Bureau Insurance Building, 117 W. Sheridan Ave., Kingfisher.Dutch treat lunch is $10 and will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by a presentation by Terry Maxon, who will review “Twelve Years of Turbulence.

Kingfisher High School senior Kyle Borelli has completed a week of service as a page for Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher.Borelli served at the Capitol during the 10th week of session from April 10-13.Paging gives high school students a behind-thescenes look at the legislative process.

A suggestion that Hennessey’s Board of Trustees search for a business manager, instead of one administrator over all departments, failed in a 3-2 vote Thursday, April 13.

A husband and three children have been joined by the entire Lomega community in mourning the sudden passing of a local woman.Karina Saldaña Castro, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of an automobile accident Saturday afternoon.

Kingfisher city commissioners spent more than an hour last Monday discussing options to help pay for the construction of a new fire department.

The Kingfisher Board of Education officially has a new member…and a new set of officers.Brad Wittrock took the oath of offi ce for seat No. 3 Thursday at a special meeting held at noon.Wittrock won an April 4 election against Mitch Massey to fill the void left by outgoing member Jim Perdue.