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After successfully passing the rigorous bar exam, prospective new attorneys from the state’s three law schools typically can look forward to a prestigious ceremony formally admitting them to the state bar.

Two annual golf scrambles are combining forces this weekend in hopes of continuing to aid the finalization of the Playground of Dreams.A four-person scramble will be Sunday, Sept. 20, at Kingfisher Golf Course. Shotgun start is 1 p.m.

Three of the five members of the Hennessey Board of Trustees said they haven’t discussed making a COVID-19 mask mandate because it couldn’t be enforced. One of three said it would be “fascist” if they did.

The Hennessey United Association hosted its 10th annual Red Carpet Night Thursday at the Ortman Auditorium at the public library.

Kingfisher Board of Education last week approved to enter a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to provide a school-based specialist at the district. Jennifer Marler was hired to fill the role.

A number of local residents put on their walking shoes last Saturday to keep the mantra “DIFD” at the forefront. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk in Oklahoma City was scheduled last Saturday.

The people of Oklahoma oil and natural gas are providing virtual K-12 energy education workshops this fall through the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB). The two-hour Zoom workshops provide handson lessons aligned to Oklahoma academic standards, materials and professional development hours.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will not meet again in 2020 in order to assure the safety of all its members during the COVID-19 pandemic. The club will decide in January 2021 when it will once again host meetings.

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the 395 students from throughout Oklahoma, the U.S. and the world who completed their college degrees at the end of the summer 2020 semester.