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The Hennessey Roundup Club will host its annual rodeo at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22.It will be held at the rodeo arena at 122 N. Arapaho St. (turn west at the stoplight).Parking will be staged west of arena.Turtle races are planned before the main rodeo events each night.

The three remaining members of the Hennessey Town Board of Trustees voted to call a special election for Tuesday, Nov. 3, to fill two seats on their board.Filing is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, through Wednesday, Aug.

Kingfisher Public Schools’ precarious financial situation hasn’t necessarily improved, but some steps were finalized last week to get back on more solid footing.The board of education at a special meeting on Thursday voted to run non-payable warrants through F&M Bank in Kingfisher.

BACK TO SCHOOL – All of Kingfisher County has now begun its 2026-27 school year. Kingfisher joined most of the other districts in the county by starting on Thursday. Pictured above is Junior High Principal Chris Farris greeting students as they make their way into the building.

This response is intended to explain the process the city commission followed, the role Oklahoma Municipal Management Services (OMMS) played in that process, and the basis for the commission’s decision to begin contract negotiations with Jonah Humes as city manager.

The Kingfisher County Fair is just around the corner.It’s a time when youth and adults alike show off their skills in raising livestock and growing crops, mastering the arts of baking, canning, photography, crafts and so much more.

Contract negotiations are under way between the City of Kingfisher and Jonah Humes for him to become the next city manager.That was kickstarted last Monday when commissioners voted, after more than an hour in executive session, to extend the offer to Humes, who is the current assistant city manager.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following report: August 2 - Complaint.Officer Justin Kleckner responded to a report of property damage in the 1000 block of South Ninth Street.Officer Aubrey Massey assisted with the investigation.

When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” offered states a federal match of up to 90 federal dollars for every 10 state dollars spent adding able-bodied, working- age adults to the Medicaid welfare program, many Democratic- controlled states quickly fell into line.

Since the 2017-2018 school year, when teachers staged a walkout to protest what they described as insufficient education funding, total revenue to Oklahoma public schools has exploded.In the 2017-2018 school year, schools reported having more than $6.3 billion in revenue from all sources.