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Gilmour Elementary Principal has announced the students who earned the Good Bee-Havior honor for the week of Feb. 21-25.

Moves were made by two city boards Thursday to clear the way for construction of a Dollar Tree retail store on the south end of Kingfisher.The Kingfisher Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request to rezone a one-acre lot to Commercial 2.

Rylee Glazier was working her way through the show ring.The Lomega senior made sure to keep good eye contact with the judge while also assuring Meathead, her 245-pound Hampshire barrow, was constantly in the presence of the judge as well.

Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club last Tuesday.The focus of his speech was the importance of tourism in the state.

Kingfisher County 911 has reached a critical stage in its need for upgrades and other improvements, say those in charge.Those leaders are looking to the county’s biggest population bases that it serves - the City of Kingfi sher and the towns of Hennessey and Okarche - to aid in that process.

An edited plan to improve drainage on the west side of Mitchell Road and add angle parking in front of the schools was given a go-ahead last week by Hennessey school board members.The project is expected to cost about $850,000.

The following teachers were hired by the Hennessey Board of Education during its Feb. 13 meeting in the Seminar Room at the HPS Auditorium.Kimberly (Riddle) Lester lives in Stillwater and is a 2004 HHS grad who was hired as the speech pathologist for the fall school year.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm award has been presented to the owners of a Kingfisher County farm.Audie and Brenda Price own the A. L. Price Farms located in the vicinity of Dover.

Senator Darcy Jech of Kingfisher was honored at Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s annual leadership conference Feb. 21 in Oklahoma City.