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Two men were killed Monday in an airplane crash east of Kingfisher.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed the deaths, but originally withheld the names pending identification from the State Medical Examiner’s Office.

In 1956, Jimmy Redwine just wanted to see what it was all about.At 16 years old, Redwine said he and his younger brother decided to check out a cross-country motorcycle race in Okeene.The course was approximately 70 miles long and ran through all kinds of terrain.

I was shocked when I looked at the price of a dozen eggs I bought recently, after I got home. They cost $7.If I had checked the price in the store, I might not have bought them, even though eggs are one of my favorite foods.Then I heard about the bird flu epidemic.

Hennessey Town Trustee Harold Shaw offered to show a heart monitor device on his chest during the board’s Thursday night meeting.Other trustees and audience members let him know that wasn’t necessary.

PROVIDING POWER – Cimarron Electric Cooperative journeyman/lineman Brandon Shirey, second from left, was the guest speaker at a Kingfisher Rotary Club meeting earlier this month.

Parents of young children have the opportunity this week to learn how to install their car seats or booster seats properly.Safe Kids Oklahoma is hosting a car seat checkup event at the Kingfisher Fire Department on Thursday, Jan. 19.It will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.

If you’re eating, chances are Cara Gerken has played some role in ensuring it’s suitable to do so.Gerken is part of technical services and business development at IMI Global, Inc., a division of Where Food Comes From, Inc.

Town of Hennessey department heads will report on work completed over the past year and recommend future plans to the Hennessey Board of Trustees during the board’s second annual planning session this Saturday, Jan. 21.The meeting is open to the public and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will meet Monday, Jan. 23, 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 Kathy Kadavy.She will review “The Long and Faraway Gone” by Lou Berney.

KINGFISHER ROTARY CLUB President Jason Harris, left, presents Kingfisher Rotarian Brian Walter with his Paul Harris Fellow certificate.