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Families in Kingfisher and surrounding communities can now search for loved ones honored on the Centennial Wall outside the Kingfisher County Courthouse.

Plans for the Town of Hennessey’s annual Fourth of July fireworks events will be expanded this year to include a parade, games, vendors, inflatables and, of course, fireworks.

Isaac Waltman is saying goodbye, but he hopes it’s more of a “see you later.”Waltman announced last week that he has accepted the position of assistant principal at Garfield Elementary School in Enid.

A major road reconstruction project is set to begin next week in Kingfisher while a potential hike in utilities was put on hold.City commissioners last Monday awarded a bid for the “pavement improvement project” of a portion of Will Rogers Drive.The bid was awarded to Rudy Construction Co.

Wheat harvest got under way in Kingfisher County this week.However, an overnight shower Monday deposited .55 inch of moisture at the National Weather Service Station in Kingfisher, likely delaying a harvest renewal on Tuesday.Elevators in the southern sections of the county were open Monday.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved action affecting all three districts, requesting a state grant to assist in solid waste removal at an abandoned dump site near Kingfisher known as Harry’s Hole.

Chief Warrant Officer Five (Retired) Jim Kale will serve as the guest speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day Service at Kingfisher Cemetery.Kale is past post commander for Kingfisher’s Keith Lowry- Henry Ellyson American Legion Post 5, which annually presents the program at the cemetery.

Members of the Kingfi sher High School Student Council delivered a year’s worth of work for a good cause on May 5. STUCO members dropped off some 80 pounds of pop tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Oklahoma City.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: March 11 - Driving with license canceled/ suspended/revoked.