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County buys road grader, truck

Kingfisher County commissioners approved two purchases, several requests for county road access drives, denying one, and acceptance of a $90,000 REAP grant through NODA Monday at their weekly meeting.

Hennessey gets waterline grant from NODA

The Town of Hennessey recently received notice that it received a $45,000 grant to help upgrade four-inch water lines to six-inch lines between two water wells that run into the town’s water plant.Town Administrator Tiffany Tillman gave the Utilities Authority board the good news at its Dec.

HERITAGE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Kingfisher Heritage School announced its Great Expectations Students of the Month for December 2019 during Jacket Roundup on Dec. 6.

Mustang Fuel employees spread cheer with ‘Care and Share’

Mustang Fuel Corporation helped spread holiday cheer during its annual Holiday Care and Share distribution on Dec. 11 at Good Samaritan Ministries in Hennessey. The distribution, in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, helped to provide food to 60 families in the Hennessey area.

KPS dismissing early Friday

Kingfisher Public Schools will have an early release Friday, Dec. 20, which is the last day before the Christmas Break. Student dismissal times at schools will be: Pre-k and kindergarten – 1:15 p.m. on northside and eastside First and second – 1:25 p.m. on southside Heritage School – 1:25 p.m.

Bible verse

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. (Hebrews 2:18) Thoughts on Today’s Verse Jesus was tempted like we are! He suffered like we do!

Conflict seen between Medicaid effort and food stamp reform

As Oklahoma prepares for a likely statewide vote in 2020 on dramatically expanding the Medicaid entitlement to cover hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults, the state is ironically ahead of national trends in controlling the expansion of a second entitlement program—food stamps—for a similar...

Bad news, good news delivered on Hennessey’s dome

The bad news is that this year’s HHS basketball seniors won’t get a chance to play on the court at the Hennessey Event Center, also known as The Dome, because it won’t be ready in time. The good news: 2020 seniors will get to have their prom and their graduation ceremonies in the facility.
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