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• SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: The second of three free concerts as part of The Chisholm’s Summer Sounds Concert Series will be Thursday, July 16, at Horizon Hill, 605 Zellers Ave. The concert will feature Kyle Dillingham and Peter Markes. For more information, see ads in our previous editions.

A congested ballot to determine the Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s governor has been narrowed down.Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei were the top two vote getters Tuesday in the state’s primary election that saw nine names on the ballot.

Senator Chuck Hall, District 20, was recently honored with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s (OCA) 2026 Legislative Appreciation Award.OCA annually honors legislators who have worked hard to protect and promote the Oklahoma beef cattle industry in the Oklahoma Legislature.

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-D1-Oklahoma), who was nominated Tuesday to seek the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Markwayne Mullin, visited Kingfisher as part of a campaign tour through northwest Oklahoma.The victory paves a path to be elected to the position in November.

The Redlands Community College academic team has been a perennial contender at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) and this year the team sent three squads to compete in Chicago.

Five Oklahoma recent Oklahoma high school graduates were named Chancellor Hans Brisch Scholars for outstanding leadership, civic involvement and academic talent.Hadley Ott of Lomega is among them.

• SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: The first of three free concerts as part of The Chisholm’s Summer Sounds Concert Series will be Thursday, June 18, at Horizon Hill, 605 Zellers Ave. The first concert will feature Travis Kidd. For more information, see ads in our previous edition.

As crews work on the sidewalk replacement project on Miles Avenue on the west side of U.S. Highway 81, the evidence of their work on the east side is showing.