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 After considering more than 40 candidates from across the nation, the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board has voted unanimously to hire former Oklahoma State Representative Mike Sanders as executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office.

Tragedy struck Okarche Public Schools again this week.The district, community and beyond were left to mourn the sudden passing of one of its most successful and beloved teachers, Lyndal Westmoreland.

[Ed. Note: Mitch Massey of Kingfisher has authorized the Times & Free Press to publish the following announcement of his candidacy for Kingfisher Board of Education, Office No. 3, subject to the April 4 general election.

Diann Magnus wanted to challenge her choir students this year.They responded in a big way. The Kingfisher High School choir has qualified for the state competition after receiving a trio of Superior ratings March 9 in the district contest.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will meet Monday, March 27, at the Farm Bureau Insurance Building, 117 W. Sheridan Ave., Kingfi sher.Dutch treat lunch is $10 and will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by a presentation by Tracy Deshazo, who will review “Orphan Train” by Christine Baker Kline.

This week “Shrek The Musical Jr.” will be performed by Hennessey choir students at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee.“Students will let their ‘Freak Flags Fly’ in this production!,” said Choral Director Riley Faulkner.

The likelihood of a Family Dollar/Dollar Tree combo retail store being constructed in Kingfisher took one major step closer to reality.

Ruby Rodriguez, 21, Hennessey’s new children’s librarian, is looking forward to this Wednesday, March 22.That’s when the Hennessey Public Library will re-start its weekly Littlest Patron Playtime from 10-11 a.m.

Madeleine Pope of Loyal recently competed in the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) state speech contest in Oklahoma City, taking secnd place in Division 1 (8th-10th grades). Pope, an eighth grader at Lomega, earlier placed fi rst at the OACD Area I contest to qualify for state.

Four Kingfisher High School seniors were guests recently at a meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club.Joining the local civic group were Mary Slofsky, Kiera Beecher, Kylee Lambert and Macy Harrison.Slofsky is the daughter of Jeff and Susannah Copeland.