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July brought a near miraculous recovery to Kingfisher County and much of Oklahoma. The state faced with an intensifying drought headed into summer’s scorching middle stanza.

Kingfisher County received additional rain early Wednesday. Thunderstorms brought as much as 2.9 inches in the Loyal-Omega area. The unexpected moisture provided another boost to area crops, pastures, lawns and gardens following unusually heavy rains in July.

Hennessey Public School’s first day enrollment was 847 students, down from 889 last September. However, numbers typically increase after Labor Day when families settle in to the school routine. Enrollment in 2018 was 864.

Thanks to one local church offering space and others offering resources, Kingfisher County Department of Human Services will have a home for child welfare services after the local DHS office closes.

Kingfisher Roundup Club will crown a 2020 rodeo queen and princess at the annual rodeo this weekend. Queen contestants include Lesli Olivas of Hennessey and Jamie Goldman of Waukomis and Kayla Kremeier of Okarche is the princess contestant.

The 63rd annual Kingfisher Roundup Club Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday at the rodeo grounds at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds in Kingfisher. A pre-show will begin at 7:45 p.m.with the rodeo starting at 8 p.m. each evening.

After jokingly remarking he would skip over the COVID-19 report by City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis at Monday’s county commissioner meeting because it was so depressing, Commission Chairman Ray Alan Shimanek invited Loftis to speak.

The Hennessey United Association will hold its 10th annual Red Carpet Night Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Ortman Auditorium in the Hennessey Public Library. The 7 p.m. program and reception is to recognize social and service organizations in our community, said Cathy Sturgeon Howard, United secretary.

Four area youth have been recognized as outstanding students by American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU). Recognized were Peyton Burns and Jentry Squires of Kingfisher and Whitney Glazier and Tate Ott of Lomega.

Beth Schieber, retired Kingfisher teacher and longtime Okarche Board of Education member and CASA volunteer, was elected to serve as the president of 70-member chapter of Beta Beta for the 2020-2022 biennium.