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SPECIAL HONOR — Kingfisher Mayor Roxie Alexander, at left, presents a plaque to former city commissioner Bill Tucker, who served a term on the city’s governing board after retiring from a career with the city spanning multiple decades in which he served in a variety of administrative capacities.

A two-year effort has landed legislation into law to increase the number of direct flights between Oklahoma airports and premiere destination cities.Senate Bill 1461, by Sen.

Hennessey Elementary School Eagles of the Week for the week ending April 22 include pre-kindergarten students Liam Trotter, Jane Matousek, Remington Johnson and Darian Molina Marquez; kindergarten students Blakely Koehn, Maelynn Guerrero and Rhet Cooper; first graders Martin Valdez Nunez, Dakota...

New year…Different students…Same results.Each school year, a group of Kingfisher High School photography students are given the opportunity to hone their skills and vie for a variety of awards under Dr. A.J. Johnson’s tutelage.

Armed law enforcement in full assault gear breaching the local high school may be a disconcerting sight.But the alternative – an active school shooter with no prepared emergency response – is a far worse scenario.

[Ed. note: Wade Burleson of Enid has authorized the Times & Free Press to publish the following paid political announcement of his candidacy for U.S. Congress, Third District, subject to the June 28 Republican primary election.

Hennessey High School’s Class of 2022 celebrated its baccalaureate Sunday and will be among the first in the county to graduate this year.Big dates for all county seniors include:HENNESSEY• Graduation – 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, Eagle Event Center.DOVER• Baccalaureate – 7 p.m.

Hennessey already has five local businesses that have agreed to offer internships to juniors and seniors this fall, said High School Principal Josh Faulkner at Monday night’s school board meeting.

Residents living in and around Kingfisher can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.First Baptist Church, 1340 S. 13th St., will host the screenings Tuesday, May 31.

Doug and Lisa Demiano of Houston, Texas, and Greg and Vaynna Borelli of Kingfisher announce the engagement and pending marriage of their children, Allison Demiano and Grant Borelli, both of Dallas, Texas.Allison is a 2013 graduate of Stratford High School in Houston, Texas.