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Hennessey United will host its annual Red Carpet Night at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at The Mercantile to pay tribute to community volunteers.

Pre-kindergarten enrollment at Gilmour Elementary School is now open. You can complete the form at this web address - https://tinyurl.com/PreK2627 - and submit it to begin the enrollment process for a new pre-k student for the 2026-27 school year.

Mercy Hospital Kingfi sher has once again been named one of rural America’s best hospitals. The Chartis Center for Rural Health named the hospital to its annual list of the 100 top performing critical access hospitals across the U.S.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: January 8, noon - At U.S. 81 and Starlite Drive. Jerry Parrish, 38, Hennessey, driving a 2023 Ram 2500, was southbound on U.S. 81.

The University of Notre Dame generated plenty of headlines recently -— most of them critical — when it named political science professor Susan Ostermann to lead the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs.

Kingfisher County commissioners went into immediate executive session at their weekly meeting Monday to discuss a suit filed by Atlas Paving Company.

The sound of music rang through the halls and classrooms of Kingfisher Upper Elementary last Saturday.A lot of it was excellent, some of it was superior and it resulted in a dozen Kingfisher High School students qualifying for state.

Marriage LicensesKingfisher County Court Clerk Lauren Stroh issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: February 9: Ayden Kye Varnell, 20, and Kamryn Daley Upton, 19, both of Kingfisher.Divorce DecreesDivorce decrees were granted recently in the following cases: February 18: Dean E.

[ George Caldwell is a correspondent for The Daily Signal.] Congress could be facing a two-front challenge, as it contemplates whether to provide additional funding for the military operation in Iran as well as for the Department of Homeland Security.