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Students from Okarche junior high’s eighth grade recently swept the top three places in the annual Delta Kappa Gamma essay contest. Izabella Beam (center) was the first-place winner, Ethan Kirby (left) was second, and Easton Roby (right) placed third.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:February 10, 1:30 p.m. - At 1615 S. Main St.

Candidate filing packets are available for download on the State Election Board website for candidates filing for federal, state, legislative, judicial, district attorney or county office.Candidate filing is scheduled for April 13-15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered opening remarks Tuesday at the annual posture hearing for United States Africa Command (and United States Central Command.

YOUTH CAMP DEADLINE — The annual Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Youth Camp provides youth ages 14 to 16 an opportunity to explore careers in the world of wildlife and fisheries management. The 2022 Wildlife Youth Camp will be held June 12-17 at the OU Biological Station near Kingston.

The Oklahoma State University Coaches vs. Cancer organization announced the establishment of the Eddie Sutton Foundation to help raise funds for those battling cancer.

Her long-time aspiration was to audition for American Idol, but local singer songwriter Emily Faith wanted it to be the right time.That time finally arrived.

With a little over a week left until the March 24 deadline, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma said two local college scholarships aren’t receiving much interest – the Doug Fisher Agricultural Memorial Scholarship and the Rodney Hobbs Memorial Scholarship.

Hennessey’s Board of Trustees wants to go forward on a contract with Howdy Truck Stop’s 24-hour plaza planned on the north U.S. 81 curve, but tabled it so the town’s attorney can review it.Board members received copies of the eight-page economics development contract at their Thursday night meeting.

Von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, and former counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a member of the board of the Public Interest Legal Foundation.