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School board races have developed for open seats at Kingfisher, Dover and Okarche, while candidates at four others filed without opposition.Races that will appear on the April 4 general election ballot include:Kingfisher – Brad Wittrock and Mitch Massey.

The surviving victim of a Nov. 20 quadruple homicide at a Kingfisher County marijuana grow facility was discharged from the hospital and transfered yesterday to the Kingfisher County Criminal Justice Center to face felony charges of his own, Sheriff Dennis Banther said.

Chisholm Trail Technology Center was already in the process of trying to organize a local Class A CDL training when Supt. Kurt Thomas received a call from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative last March.

Six people filed declarations of candidacy as of noon Tuesday for county school board seats, but no races had yet developed, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said.Filing continues through 5 p.m. Wednesday.Candidates who have filed include: Cashion – Jessica Ballard, incumbent.

Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter granted a motion Monday to deny bond for a Chinese citizen now charged in Kingfisher County District Court with four murders in relation to a Nov. 20 shooting at a Lacey medical marijuana grow facility.

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY for Kingfisher Public School students and teachers. Kingfisher Educational Foundation, together with KPS and GO for Public Schools, funded 44 classroom enrichment grants totaling more than $78,000.

Multiple rounds of tryouts and various competitions have recently seen eight Kingfisher Public Schools choir students garner all-state recognition.“It’s been a very busy time for us,” said choral director Diann Magnus.

Creation of a Hennessey Historical Society to restore or fund a new library received a unanimous showof- hands approval from all 17 in the audience during the town’s Library Building Committee meeting last week.

Kingfisher Meals on Wheels is seeking local donations to help finance its mission to feed hot, nutritious meals to the area’s elderly and homebound residents.Now in its 46th year, the program serves meals to, on average, 35 senior citizens or homebound residents.

Widening and paving Hennessey’s Main Street north of the U.S. Highway 81/State Highway 51 fourway stop “will take half of our street repair budget,” said Mayor Bert Gritz in a special town trustee meeting last Friday morning.