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Tiffany Rowen reported the payment due date for water, sewer and garbage customers in Hennessey was changed from the 15th to the 17th of each month.The Hennessey town administrator made that note during her report at the Oct. 14 town trustees meeting.

Several Dover educators are getting a boost this school year thanks to classroom grants from Dover Public School Foundation.DPSF is a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting education and Dover students.

All the county’s school districts will honor military veterans with assemblies, programs - and some even with meals - next week.Veterans Day (Nov. 11) falls this year on Tuesday.

Four companies submitted bids on a brush truck installation for Omega Fire Department were opened Monday at Kingfisher County commissioners weekly meeting.Bids ranged from $124,350 to $214,000.They included:• Myder, LLC-$139,800;• Jim’s Welding Service-$ 214,000;• J and J Custom Fire Inc.

Kingfisher Public Schools continued its “unwinding” process this month in regards to the major renovation project that’s been halted at Gilmour Elementary School.The board of education on Monday heard from Jon Wells, a project manager for Joe D.

Kingfisher Fire Department Chief Ryan Gibson recently announced a promotion within the department.Dakota York saw his title bumped from firefighter to lieutenant.York was sworn in by Gibson during a ceremony last Wednesday.

• HYPNOTIST AT THE ELKS LODGE: Be entertained by the hypnosis and comedy performance of Bruce Taylor. He will perform at 8 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Kingfisher Elks Lodge. It is open to the public. For more information, see the ad in this edition.

Okarche announced its September 2025 Lion and Lioness. The faculty selects two students from the junior or senior class who embody a service-minded nature and willingness to help others, among other positive traits.

[ Al Perrotta is a contributing editor for The Daily Signal.

[ Jacob Adams is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal.]Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has released more FBI files related to the surveillance of Republican organizations and persons by then-special counsel Jack Smith.