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The Hennessey Jail is officially open and available for customers to stay up to 10 days instead of only 24 hours. Don’t expect any of these three officers to be smiling if they are looking into your cell after you’ve been arrested. Chief Hank Weber, Asst. Chief Ed Cangiano and Lt.

Kaci Pennington of Kingfisher and Briley Baca of Clinton were united in marriage Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kingfisher. The Revs. Francis Nguyen and Rex Arnold and Deacon Terry Rice officiated the 3 p.m. ceremony.

Members and guests of two Kingfisher civic groups last week had the opportunity to ask questions and gather information on a proposed bond issue for voters in the Kingfisher Public Schools district.

The annual Willms family reunion was held Saturday, July 13, at Interbank in Kingfisher. The Joe Willms family were hosts for this event. About 60 people dined on a catered meal at noon. The oldest in attendance was Ervin Willms of Kingfisher and Isabella Bliss was the youngest.

The county jail isn’t the only new construction taking place south of Kingfisher. Those driving down U.S. Highway 81 may have noticed cranes on the west side of the highway as a much taller structure is going up.

Three people face felony drug trafficking charges after Kingfisher County sheriff’s deputies allegedly found 20 grams of methamphetamine in their vehicle during a July 5 traffic stop.

A routine traffic stop last Tuesday involving a Cashion police officer and a 67-year-old woman led to a pursuit, an alleged assault of the officer and use of the officer’s taser before the woman’s eventual arrest. Debra Sue Hamil, 6150 S.

After an unusually cool and wet spring, summertime heat arrived with a vengeance last week.Temperatures rose to 103 on Wednesday after a high of 102 on Tuesday. The high registered at 7 a.m.

The front view of the five eager students on Page 1. Front row, from left, Whitley Brodrick, Adam Williams and Kaelynn Coughlan; back row, Hinsley Brodrick and Adah Ackerman. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photo]

Field representatives for three members of the United States Congress recently toured the Center of Family Love (CFL) in Okarche to learn more about the programs it offers and to meet some of its residents.