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Although voting in a new superintendent was the highest-profile hire made by the Kingfisher Board of Education during its regular May meeting, it was far from the only one.

Cristin (Darragh) Ashcraft was hired as a certified library media specialist this fall for the Hennessey Elementary School at the district board’s May 10 meeting. The 1989 Hennessey High School grad lives in Bison and has worked in library management and education for 22 years.

Kingfisher County Retired Educators met May 5 with Representative Mike Dobrinski, center, serving as guest speaker. He is pictured with KCRE Vice President Nancy Teders, left, and President Terri Peck, right. The group will resume its meetings on Sept. 1. [Photo provided]

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: April 26 - Theft. Officer Justin Trumbley took a report of theft in the 200 block of E. Miles Avenue.

HONOR GRADS at Kingfisher High School were among the students recognized at Senior Night Monday night. From left are Cora Taylor, Olivia Wilcox, Dynton Townsend, Britt Taylor, Tyler Roman, Nathan Smalley, Maverick Ridenour, Joseline Rivera, Ben Reherman, T.J.

It could cost up to $500,000 to replace one of the two filtration skids at Hennessey’s 18-year-old water plant. That’s what town board members were told last Thursday night and they’ll get the exact cost in early June when the bids come in.

A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cheyenne-Arapaho Emergency Response Center in Kingfisher, constructed on the site of the former Kingfisher Regional Hospital on South Ninth Street.

HENNESSEY BOARD of Trustees members include (front, from left) Vice Mayor Clif Vogt, Mayor Bert Gritz, Richard Simunek, and (back) Harold Shaw (newly-elected board member) and Keith Meek (elected to a second term). See related story on Page 9A. [KT&FP Staff Photo by Barb Walter]

Kingfisher County commissioners opened bids on steel bridge materials for Districts 2 and 3 at their meeting Monday. Railroad Yard of Stillwater submitted the low and winning bids on each project. Railroad Yard’s bid of $19,630 edged Sunbelt of Meeker for the District 2 project.

Kingfisher Study Club hosted more than three dozen Kingfisher High School students during last week’s annual Senior Girls Tea. Nellie Sanders was the guest speaker for the event held at the First United Methodist Church.