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•OPEN HOUSE:Equity Bank will host its Holiday Open House Wednesday, Dec. 17. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and refreshments will be served. For more information, see the ad in this edition.

There was a new feature in the Hennessey Christmas parade Thursday night – Commissioner District 2 road graders sporting Christmas lights brought from home by shop employees.

The University of Central Oklahoma will celebrate the achievements of approximately 1,068 fall graduates during the Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 12-13, in Central’s Hamilton Field House.UCO President Todd G. Lamb will give remarks at each of the university’s four ceremonies.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:October 27 - DUI-liquor or drugs/APCV aggravated, speeding-posted zone, failure to stop at stop sign and bribing/ attempting to bribe an officer.

Current members and other want-to-be 2026 members of the Hennessey Senior Citizens are asked to attend an organizational meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10.It will be held at the former center (620 East 2nd St.) which is now owned by the Town of Hennessey.

DOVER ELEMENTARY Principal Jared Reese (far left) recently announced the school’s Students of the Month for November 2025.

Western Oklahoma fourth-through-sixthgrade students turned their ideas into reality as they designed, built and presented their own “Simple Machine Mini Golf” prototypes at this year’s Design+Do Challenge, sponsored by Devon Energy in partnership with Engage Learning.

For the past several weeks, members of Kingfisher Elks Lodge have had the option for extra money added to their tabs in order to donate it to the Kingfisher County Food Bank.

Hennessey Public Schools Superintendent Jason Sternberger was rehired “with no changes to his current contract” by the Board of Education members Monday during their December regular meeting.Sternberger’s current contract is for $168,700 a year.

THE RESPONSE wasn’t overwhelming...it was unanimous. The 2025 version of the Kingfi sher Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas parade and fi reworks and drone show were beyond a hit. “This was beyond fabulous,” read one comment on the KT&FP Facebook page. “The parade last night was wonderful!