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Kingfisher’s Isabella Gomez and Caleb Hendryx performed recently with the “best of the best” among junior high choir students in Oklahoma.The two made their way through a strenuous audition process to earn a spot in the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association Junior High All-State Choir.

Hennessey Board of Trustees member Richard Simunek quizzed Kingfisher County commissioners Monday regarding the county sales tax funds dedicated to fire departments.County commissioners earlier approved a Hennessey Fire Department request to solicit bids to expand the current fire station.

Monday night’s monthly meeting of the Kingfisher City Commission was canceled when three commissioners were sidelined by illness, City Manager Dave Slezickey said.At least three of the five members of the governing board must be present to constitute an official quorum.

JAIL TOUR — Kingfisher County Sheriff Dennis Banther, third from left, led county commissioners and members of the Kingfisher County Justice Center Trust Authority on a tour of the facility Monday after a meeting of the trust board.

Kingfisher High School seniors Jacee Mueggenborg and James Perdue have been announced as the January 2022 Junior Lions by the local Lions Club.Mueggenborg is the daughter of Cory and Carrie Mueggenborg.She is active in cross country and track, among other activities.

Kingfisher Winter Nights ended another successful holiday season, board member Tim Abercrombie told the Kingfisher Lions Club at their Thursday meeting.Abercrombie, who also is a Lions Club member, said he was one of eight board members who organized the annual lights display at Kingfisher Park.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has named 74 high school students from around Oklahoma to her 2022 Student Advisory Council.Among them is Kingfisher High School senior Grace-Anne Sinclair.

More than two dozen Kingfisher Public Schools’ students will have their work published in an upcoming book.Stacy Ruhl’s students at Yellowjacket Academy as well as creative writing students at Kingfisher High School were tasked with an assignment to write a mystery in less than 100 words.

If you make great chili and want to show off your cooking skills, or just make a big pot of chili for a great cause, then you’re invited to compete in the Hennessey Friends of the Library’s Chili Cookoff.It will be open to the public from 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the high school cafeteria.

McPherson College, a four-year private college located in central Kansas, recognizes its highest academic achievers in its fall 2021 semester.To qualify for the honor roll, students must be a full-time student and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the previous term.