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A Yukon construction firm will take on the task of remodeling the new Kingfisher County Health Department building.Calm Construction submitted the winning bid Monday during the regular meeting of the Kingfisher County commissioners.Calm was one of five bids opened during the 35-minute meeting.

Work begins on two area Oklahoma Department of Transportation projects this week, highway widening east of town and sidewalk repairs on South Main Street.Eastbound and westbound S.H. 33 was narrowed to one lane Monday evening with a temporary traffic signal guiding traffic just west of S.H.

Discussions for the past three months about Hennessey joining either Autry or Chisholm Trail Technology Center came to a halt Monday night.That’s when the school board decided 3-2 to “cease any further vote on joining a vo-tech.”Voting to discontinue were President Dr.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for January 2022.Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.

As the saying goes, when you get up in the morning and flush, or brush, you’re doing business with the water department.No one knows that better than Alyssa Kubat, water superintendent for the Town of Hennessey.

Members of the Okarche High School speech team have competed in two virtual tournaments during the month of February.In a virtual tournament, students either submit video recordings of their performances for judging or compete via video-conferencing software.

Kingfisher County 4-H hosted its sixth annual Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon on Monday, Feb. 7, at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds.

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.

The following reports have recently been filed by members of the Hennessey Police Department:County semi-truck vandalized – Clay Vincent reported the vandalism of a 2019 Mack semi-truck owned by County Dist. 2 on Jan. 4. It had been parked at the Cow Palace at 112 S. Arapaho.

Chad Burnham of Kingfisher, left, served as the guest speaker at last Thursday’s meeting of the Kingfisher Lions Club. A former high school coach who also worked several years in the oilfield, Burnham is now a financial advisor for Edward Jones.