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Superintendent Jason Sternberger told Hennessey school board members the district is “still waiting on the architect” about the cost of a 35x100 addition to the middle school gym for a wrestling room.

The Hennessey Golden Eagles members took their first bus tour to the Christmas light displays in Chickasha and Kingfisher on Dec 7.Dover Christian Church allowed for use of its bus and Jimmy Berkenbile served as the group’s driver.

Daniel and Miranda Mayfield of Kingfisher announce the birth of their daughter, Eden Noelle, at 12:46 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.Eden weighed 3 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 16 inches long.She was welcomed home by her big brothers, Judah, 4, and Zion, 2.

Jason Sternberger’s contract as superintendent for the 2022-23 year was unanimously approved by the Hennessey Board of Education Monday night after about 45 minutes in closed session to discuss his re-employment for the second year.His continued oneyear contract will stay at $136,000 a year.

Kingfisher Heritage School Principal Shane Hood has announced the school’s Students of the Month for December 2021.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following report:November 23 - Petit larceny.Officer Charles Trout responded to a report of theft at The Shed Grill and Bar, 1505 S. Main St.

A UNION PACIFIC train stopped on the tracks had blocked the Bowman Avenue intersection in Kingfisher for more than 10 hours when this photo was taken late Tuesday morning.

Residents living off Bowman Avenue between the train tracks and the county bridge project thought they were trapped between a rock and hard place Tuesday morning.A stopped Union Pacific train blocked the intersection starting about midnight and was still there at noon Tuesday.

Kingfisher County cities and towns mostly saw larger sales tax checks from the Oklahoma Tax Commission.Kingfisher County’s tax from a 1.25% tax doubled in December compared to the December 2020 amount.

Why attempt to cross the border illegally when Good Ol’ Joe will send a plane for you?Joe Biden’s open border immigration policies already entice migrants around the world to illegally enter the United States.