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Local Theta Tau members recently made a large donation to benefit county children this Christmas. The chapter not only donated $1,500 to Santa’s Toyland, but also 50 Christmas stockings filled with toiletries, socks, gloves and toys for children 4 to 8 years old.

Each month students at Okarche Elementary School are recognized for a good character trait and named “REAL Warriors.” In the month of October 2025, the character trait was “Respect.” REAL is an acronym for Respect, Effort, Attitude and Leadership.

Six Kingfisher High School seniors were guests recently at a meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club.Joining the local civic group were Cooper Young, Bryan Campos, Elijah Click, Izak Oaks, Abel Guzman and Jeremiah Burpo.Young is the son of Michelle and Jeremy Young.

Service, teamwork and unity have been the focus of the Cashion FFA chapter this fall as members attend monthly meetings and prepare for committee events.From fun-filled meetings to service challenges, members are embracing the spirit of the FFA organization inside and out of the classroom.

• THIS EDITION PRINTED EARLY: Although you likely received this edition at the regular time, it was printed two days earlier than normal. This edition printed Wednesday afternoon to allow our staff to be with family and friends for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Hennessey, Cashion, Okarche, Dover and Kingfi sher County all received sizable increases in their November sales tax checks, the Oklahoma Tax Commission reports.The OTC collects and disburses sales tax for cities and towns along with the state’s sales tax.

This year’s Christmas parade in Kingfisher will culminate with a fireworks spectacular that has garnered the event much acclaim over the last decade.But this year it will offer even more.

Two Hennessey Fire Department vehicles were dispatched to the “Lightle Sand Plant” at 16900 E 670 Road at 10:16 a.m. Feb. 23 to investigate “smoke or odor” reports.