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Longtime Kingfisher Board of Education member Mike Copeland was honored prior to the board’s May regular meeting. Copeland served 10 years on the board, which also coincided with Jason Sternberger’s tenure as superintendent.

Hennessey High School’s Class of 2021 was the first to collect diplomas this year, with a graduation ceremony last Saturday at the Eagle Event Center. Graduation and baccalaureate ceremonies for other county schools include: KINGFISHER • Baccalaureate – 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, Lifeway Church.

Hennessey High School graduate Don Smith and former elementary teacher Jewel Babiak were inducted into the 2021 Hennessey High School Hall of Fame Sun., May 9. The ceremony was held during the school’s senior graduation program at The Dome.

Kingfisher’s most recent individual state champs are Maddi Kamas in girls’ golf, left, and Ally Stephenson, whose state meet record-tying 5-8 high jump vaulted her into the No. 1 slot.

Active Covid-19 cases dropped by 29 in Kingfisher County over the past week. Kingfisher City-County Emergency Manager Steve Loftis reported fewer cases in every community in the county except Omega, which had no cases prior to last week.

Jason Sternberger will start work at the Hennessey Public Schools earlier than planned. Instead of a July 1 start date as superintendent, he’ll go on the payroll May 24- June 30 as co-superintendent with retiring Superintendent Dr. Mike Woods.

Kingfisher Middle School has announced its Students of the Month for March and April 2021. Earning the honor for March (top photo) were, from left: Zoe Lukasek, fifth grade; Jack Barnett, sixth grade; Andrew Hines, seventh grade; and Avery Stutts, eighth grade.

Multiple Kingfisher County students recently were honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2021- 2022 academic year. The scholarships are part of the more than $1.

Pioneer announced early this week it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program.

STS. PETER AND PAUL Catholic Church in Kingfisher honored its seniors at a special mass Sunday. The students include: front row, from left, Josy Rivera, Fatima Padilla, Yesenia Marquez, Frida Gonzalez, Maricza López and the Rev.