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Although Kingfisher Public Schools’ new construction plans don’t include water features, the city inadvertently provided a couple of them for a brief time Thursday. City employees struck a 12-inch water main shortly after 10:30 a.m.

The Hennessey Board of Education rehired 54 teachers and four other positions at its regular March meeting last Monday in the Seminar Room at the HPS Auditorium. All board members were present: President Patrick Griffin, Vice President Dr. James M.

Ovintiv (formerly Encana Corp.) donated $7,500 to the Kingfisher Public Schools food bank Wednesday.

A total of 25 volunteers pitched in to clean up the small lake area and walking trails west of Walter Building Center, organized by Kingfisher Trails Inc. The group collected about 10 dump trailer loads of limbs and filled a roll-off dumpster with trash.

Representatives from all eight of the fire departments in Kingfisher County hosted State Sen. Darcy Jech and Rep. Mike Sanders recently at the Okarche Fire Station.

The Long Term Care Authority of Enid Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act funds for legally formed public, private or not-for-profit organizations in the counties of Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major and Noble.

Some school board members appeared surprised when Supt. Dr. Mike Woods told them there would not be an official grand opening of the $8.4 million Eagle Event Center until August.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm Award has been presented to the owners of a Kingfisher County farm. Dennis and Beverly Yost of Kingfisher own the Yost Farm located in the vicinity of Kingfisher.

There were only two bids for consideration by Hennessey Board of Education members for $1.75 million in taxable building bonds and they unanimously accepted the 1.40% low bid from Bank of Oklahoma. The bonds will be issued May 1, the board was told during their special meeting at noon Tues.

The deadline to nominate 2020 inductees into the Kingfisher High School Hall of Fame is March 23. The hall of fame will induct up to four new members each year, including either KHS graduates or administrators or faculty.