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Hennessey United’s board can’t promise cooler weather during its Wine and Chocolate Festival Saturday, but it will be ready to open at 1 p.m. and run until 5 p.m.

CASHION ROYALTY – Members of Cashion High School’s 2022 football homecoming court include, from left (top photo): Camden Maroney, Bella Butler, Max Brown, Taylor Rouse, Jackson Vandruff, Avery Cotter, Preston Cotter, Ella Suntken, Seth Gilbert and Madison Westerhoff.

The 2022 Kingfisher County Fair open class results have been announced. Results are listed in order of placing unless otherwise indicated.

PREPPING FOR NATIONALS – With the national competition looming, the Kingfisher FFA agriculture issues team got in an extra practice session last Thursday. The group performed its “skit” for members of the Kingfi sher Lions Club. The team will compete with others from around the U.S.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:August 30 - Driving With License Canceled/ Suspended/revoked.Officer Aaron Schlegel said in his report he observed a vehicle with an expired tag in the area of U.S.

Hennessey’s annual Wine & Chocolate Festival is 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Memorial Park, 204 N. Main St., Hennessey.A $20 ticket buys the opportunity to sample any of 100s of wines from more than 20 wineries across the state, plus chocolate treats.

If live music is more to your taste, the Backwoods Country Music Show at Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno is another option at 6:15 p.m. Saturday.Admission is $12 for the gospel-themed show and free for children age 6 and under.

If you’re reading this before Saturday evening, you still have time to test your crime-solving skills at the second showing of “Death of a Hot Sauce Salesman,” a murder mystery dinner theater, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kingfi sher County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building.

GOV. KEVIN STITT paid a visit to Pioneer Telephone Cooperative’s Kingfi sher headquarters Wednesday morning, meeting fi rst at the administrative offi ces (top photo, center) with PTC Board President Gail Parker, State Rep.

For the kids, he’s a friendly face, high fives and fist bumps.He’s much more for teachers, administrators and parents.As Kingfisher Public Schools’ first resource offi cer, Justin Conner hasn’t wasted any time getting to know the students and providing assurance the facilities are secure.