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Chelsea Hoeltzel was hired as athletic trainer for next school year by the Hennessey Board of Education during its noon Monday meeting.

KINGFISHER HERITAGE Elementary Principal Shane Hood has announced the Students of the Month for February 2023.

Madeleine Pope won second place in the plant and natural sciences division at the Oklahoma 4-H Western District speech contest recently. An eighth grade student at Lomega, Pope is the daughter of Clay and Sarah Pope of Loyal. [Photo provided]

The report of a 15-year-old Hennessey girl being blackmailed by a pornographic site on her cell phone is being investigated by the Hennessey Police Department.The girl was first asked for money.

As they seek to close the gap between operating costs and revenue, those who run Kingfisher County 911 are keeping an eye on current legislation that could provide help.They’re encouraging county citizens to push their legislators to support it as well.

Kingfisher County had nothing to do with the beginning of a major crime on Wednesday.But the drawn-out incident that resulted in the deaths of two people and a high-speed pursuit did end here.

It’s that time of year once again for county students to let their creative talents shine.The 74th annual Kingfi sher County Fine Arts Festival takes place this Tuesday and Wednesday in Kingfisher and Dover.Piano performances will be held Tuesday at Kingfisher Heritage auditorium beginning at 9 a.m.

Colby Robertson got a notification on his cell phone Monday, Feb. 13, from his game camera at his family’s building in Hennessey. That’s when he found out a burglary was in progress.

The non-descript look to the front facing of the All-Purpose Building got a facelift last week.

Although early voting has already begun, all polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, for the special state election on the referendum to legalize recreational marijuana.