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Friday, March 11, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 5 election.That election will decide school board races in Kingfisher, Dover, Hennessey and Crescent.It will also include a city commission race in Kingfisher.

Following are citations recently issued by the Hennessey Police Department:Speeding (21-25 Over Limit, $267) — George Gilchrist, Cherokee; Justin Curtos Cole, Taloga; Eric Thomas Faulkner, OKC; (16-20 Over, $227) James McGregor, Maysville; Jessica Cenobio, Enid.

District 26 State Senator Darcy Jech (R-Kingfisher) was recently recognized by American Farmers and Ranchers, Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Historical Society for his legislative achievements and priorities during the 2020 and 2021 sessions.

Last week’s daytime break-in at Heritage Pharmacy in Kingfisher, where two suspects cut through a metal rear wall and spent about 48 minutes crawling through the store and loading a bag with narcotics, is one of about 30 being investigated by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and federal Drug...

Adding more tools to his toolbox recently, Alec Schilde is gearing up for the future.On Jan.

The price tag was the main driver behind Hennessey school board’s split decision last week not to call an election for annexation to a career tech district, Superintendent Jason Sternberger said Thursday.

“We hardly need to be reminded that we are living in an age of confusion – a lot of us have traded in our beliefs for bitterness and cynicism, or for a heavy package of despair, or even a quivering portion of hysteria.

Kingfisher experienced a one-day snowstorm Thursday.The snow didn’t amount to much but local crops received some welcome relief after an extended dry spell. Rain amounts exceeding a half inch fell during the night before the snow.Rainfall amounts ranged from .

Okarche High School announced the January 2022 Students of the Month. These students are selected by the faculty based on a number of factors, including character demonstrated through compassion, honesty, trustworthiness, optimism and responsibility.

The four Hennessey Public School principals were rehired for the 2022-23 year after a 30-minute executive session Monday, Feb. 14, by the school board.Rehired were Josh Faulker, high school, and Ricardo Tarango, middle school, who are both in their first year at Hennessey.