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Kingfisher registered a high temperature Thursday of 102 degrees – harvest weather for wheat growers.

With demonstrations continuing across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, two local pastors agreed to sit down with the Times & Free Press to discuss the situation from their perspectives.

Maddi Kamas didn’t get the clean sweep she was looking for, but still managed an exceptional showing last week at the Oklahoma Golf Association Junior Girls Championship.

A total of 9,399 students were named to the 2020 spring semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 5,240 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A grade in all their courses.

Dover School has announced its honor rolls for the spring semester of the 2019-20 school year.

The Town of Hennessey’s annual townwide cleanup started Friday, June 5, and continues through Saturday, June 13. Free dumping is permitted at the transfer station on Cemetery Road when you present a recent water bill. That site is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. No tires will be accepted.

The moment Bill Reitz watched the video of George Floyd being killed, he knew it was wrong and he knew there would be consequences. “It upset me what I saw,” Reitz told Kingfisher Lions Club members last Thursday. “I was upset. I was mad.

The much-awaited opening of Hennessey’s $2.1 million aquatic center is set for Monday, June 15. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Night swims will also be available from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Anglers hoping to introduce someone to the sport of fishing this year have a chance to take them for free June 6-7.Everyone can fish (while practicing social distancing, of course) without a state fishing license on Oklahoma’s Free Fishing Days.

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