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New time schedule on Rock Island steam passenger trains operating through Kingfi sher went into effect Sunday. Both trains now arrive in the middle of the day.No. 27 goes south at 11:23 a.m., and No. 28 goes north at 1:37 p.m.Time schedule on the Rockets was not changed.

The Kingfisher High School Hall of Fame will induct three new members at graduation May 24.The new members are Seay Austin Sanders, class of 1942; Garold Allen Dean, class of 1949, and Judd Kopp, former teacher. Garold Allen Dean Judd Kopp Seay Austin Sanders

The pile driver for the new bridge over the Cimarron River south of Dover arrived last Sunday and it was put into operation Monday. With good luck, pile driving will be finished this week.

The two Kingfisher highschool juniors shown will attend Girls State at Chickasha, June 2-9. The annual citizenship training school is sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary, and is held on the campus of Oklahoma College for Women.

Enid attorney Andrew S. Ewbank will be the new municipal judge for the Town of Hennessey.He was appointed by the Hennessey Board of Trustees at its regular monthly meeting April 14 at Town Hall.

March was a busy month for the Cashion FFA Chapter, as members began spring competitions, showed at the Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) and continued preparing for spring events.The horse judging team traveled to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) and found success.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued final approval of last-mile grants under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program for Oklahoma.

It’s called STING Week, but there’s more to it than that.Months of work culminated Wednesday afternoon in the Kingfi sher High School commons as members of the Student Council revealed they had raised more than $10,000.“It takes a lot,” said KHS STUCO President Harper Evans.

RED CARPET NIGHT – More than 70 attended the annual Red Carpet Night sponsored by Hennessey United at the Mercantile in Hennessey on Thursday evening.