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The 23 rd Annual Crop Production Clinic Field Day on March 1 helped prepare agricultural producers in western Oklahoma for crop production in a season of drought.“This year, our major focus is the weather and chemical prices.

Simply put, Braden Burns loves FFA.If he gets to spend one more year representing that brand and sharing what it’s about, it will just be extra icing on a cake that already has several layers.

The bombshell news that Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe will retire with four years remaining in his current term means that Oklahomans will be voting to fill both U.S. Senate seats in November.

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative General Manager Richard Ruhl was recently awarded the James L. Bass Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Telephone Cooperative Association.

Cimarron Electric Cooperative will sponsor the climbing rocks to be installed at the Newfield Community Park playground (see related story on Page 12).

Hennessey Police Chief Ed Cangiano said officers responded to 1,800 calls last year.He made that comment Feb. 5 during a special town board planning meeting to discuss each department’s future needs.That’s also when Cangiano’s resignation was announced, due to family matters, and that Sgt.

Voters in Kingfisher County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 5 election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said.Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested.

The Lomega community held its annual stock show on Feb. 6 at the Lomega Fair Building.Students from all age groups participated showing all livestock species including beef cattle, goats, swine, sheep and dairy cattle.

Kingfisher County 4-H Ambassadors on Feb. 8 hosted Cloverbud members from across the county. The 4-H Ambassadors have been hosting these series of workshops for the last four years. The workshops give the youngest of 4-H members a chance to interact and bond with the older members.

Theta Tau Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha met at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21.President Karen Castonguay opened the meeting with the members reciting the opening ritual.Ramona Paine, chaplain, gave the devotional on “Love.