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Two longtime Kingfisher Public Schools teachers — including the most recent recipient of the district’s teacher of the year honor — had their resignations accepted last Monday by the Kingfisher Board of Education.

An Oklahoma City attorney filed a lawsuit last Tuesday on behalf of Kingfisher and Blaine county property owners impacted by the saltwater purge still bubbling up nearly two years after it was first discovered southwest of Omega.

After being derailed by COVID-19 last year, the Kingfisher County Court Appointed Special Advocates program is planning a visual representation of confirmed local child abuse and neglect cases to commemorate April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

A Hennessey husband and wife who pled not guilty Feb. 1 to felony charges of neglecting their 21-month-old child are scheduled to return to court at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Travis Harak, 47, and Michelle Ruth Venable Harak, 21, 3561 N.

Two Okarche residents pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to sexual images allegedly shared in a Facebook Messenger exchange. Tyler Lane Keener, 34, 625 N. Main St., Apt. 2, and Kimberly Dannehl, 32, 15760 N.

A Brooklyn, N.Y., man arrested in January with 37.8 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle is due back in Kingfisher County District Court this week. Chang Can Ye, 50, pleaded not guilty Jan.

The following felony charges were filed recently in Kingfisher County District Court: State vs. Boston Scott Bray, 25, 1111 S. Ninth St., Kingfisher, first-degree burglary (allegedly broke into a residence at 709 W Toronto Ave.

The following marriage licenses and divorce decrees were issued recently in Kingfisher County District Court: Marriage Licenses Jan. 20: Darrell 0. Bullard, 78, and Rhonda Hixon Brown, 64, both of Dover. Jan. 25: Jessie Guijarro, 20, and Nayeli A. Ramirez Rodriguez, 26, both of Hennessey. Jan.

GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER Sage Hanrahan, Okarche GRAND CHAMPION STEER Hagen Harrison, Lomega GRAND CHAMPION DOE Cade Charmasson, Henn. GRANDCHAMPIONWETHERGOAT Rylan Bums, Kingfisher GRAND CHAMPION EWE Lacs Grabow, Kingfisher GRAND CHAMP.

Emma Lukasek of Kingfisher and Ryann Ball of Cashion showed the grand champion barrow and gilt, respectively, at the Kingfisher County Spring Livestock Show. Rylee Glazier of Lomega showed the reserve grand champion barrow and Braden Burns of Kingfisher the reserve grand gilt.