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Chisholm Trail Technology Center recently announced its Students of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2021-22.

Nominations to the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) with locations in Weatherford, Sayre and Yukon are now being accepted.

The snap of freezing temperatures that hit the county last weekend didn’t leave before doing some damage at Kingfisher Public Schools.A pipe burst over the weekend in the concession stand/bathrooms on the south side of the football field.

Kingfisher County Retired Educators will meet this week.The meeting is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Kingfisher Memorial Library.All retired teachers and support personnel are invited and encouraged to attend.

Following are reports recently filed by the Hennessey Police Department:Arrested – Juan Carlos Ramos Castro, 30, Dover, was booked into the Hennessey jail at 6:44 a.m Jan. 1.He was stopped at 7141 S. US 81 for speeding and handed the officer his passport and said he did not have a driver license.

Continuing our month-by-month highlight reel of 2021’s front page news, February was almost all about the freeze. A polar vortex that settled over Oklahoma and Texas brought temperatures as low as 11 degrees below zero (even before windchill was factored in).

The breach of the U.S. Capitol Building (PHOTO 1) as Congress was certifying the Electoral College vote count topped January’s news. A number of local current and former elected officials expressed shock after watching with the rest of the nation as the day’s stunning events unfolded.

Kingfisher’s Board of Education made sure one administrator sticks around for a while and brought another one aboard.Members voted unanimously Monday night to extend Dr. Daniel Craig’s contract as superintendent through June 30, 2024.The move came after about 70 minutes of executive session.

Kingfisher County commissioners voted to keep the same officers for the 2022 year Monday at their regular meeting.That means District 3 Commissioner Heath Dobrovolny will continue as chairman and District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss will continue as vice president.

With COVID-19 testing in higher demand and increased cases over the last week, the Oklahoma State Department of Health is extending COVID-19 testing hours at local county health departments, and will offer weekend availability at select locations.