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Kingfisher County Retired Educators gathered recently for its final meeting of the year. Cosette Wymer of Fairview, Northwest District OREA representative, was the featured speaker.

New officers for Sts. Peter & Paul Altar Society were recently elected for two-year terms. They were, from left: Paige Kraus, treasurer; Cindy Wilczek, secretary; Carolyn Schulte, vice president; and Brenda Walta, president. [Photo provided]

Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business has announced Shane Soudek of Kingfisher as a 2019 graduate.

The White House is inviting Americans to share their experiences having their social media accounts banned or suspended for “unclear” reasons through an online tool that launched Wednesday.“Social media platforms should advance freedom of speech.

KINGFISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL recently announced its Students of the Month for April 2019. Earning the honor were, from left, Harrison Evans, eighth grade; Kate Henderson, seventh grade; Ell Thomas, sixth grade; and Sealey Coughlan, fifth grade. [Photo provided]

John Robert “Bert” Gritz was sick Monday night. That means he missed presiding as vice mayor at the Hennessey Board of Trustees meeting since former Mayor Mike Shaw wasn’t there because his term expired. Gritz also missed the board electing him mayor that night in a 4-0 vote.

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The funeral for Viola Olive Peach, 91, Hennessey, was Tuesday May 14, at First Christian Church of Hennessey officiated by Rev. Drew Kirtley.Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.

A former teacher and three alumni will be inducted into the Kingfisher High School Hall of Fame during the 2019 graduation Saturday.

An Arkansas man convicted of killing a Kingfisher woman in a 2005 Blaine County home invasion joins a queue of 20 death row inmates awaiting an execution date after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal. Without comment Monday, the U.S.