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On the day his jury trial was set to begin, a Cashion man pleaded no contest to two felony charges in which he was accused of shooting at other individuals with a gun.Chad Gene Botchlet, 45, made his plea Monday before District Judge Paul Woodward in Kingfisher County District Court.

Lomega Lions Club held its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 7, and celebrated the Students of the Semester. Recognized were seniors Cameron Ramer (left) and Hadley Ott (right). They are pictured with State Rep.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for December 2025. Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.

November was a busy month for the Cashion FFA Chapter as members grew through competitions and leadership activities.FFA members competing in various leadership and career development events traveled to Goodwell where they attended the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Interscholastics Contest.

The 76th annual Cashion Achievement Day events are set to kick off Saturday, Jan. 17, when several competitions will take place.By 1 p.m., all projects to be entered in the agriculture mechanics contest must be completed and submitted to the contest judge.

Seven companies submitted bids on asphalt overlay projects on roads in Commissioner Districts 1 and 3 Monday.Commissioners tabled action at the weekly meeting to allow additional study before taking action at next week’s commission meeting.

The Okarche and Dover boys basketball teams made impressive runs through their respective tournament brackets last weekend. For more on their championships as well as results from other county teams, see Pages 6 and 10 inside this edition.

During the state Department of Environmental Quality permitting meeting last week in Hennessey, a room full of protesters decided that registering their water wells with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board could help their cause.

Water and wastewater discussion flowed through a large portion of Monday’s meeting of the Kingfisher City Commission.However, beyond water, the January regular meeting provided a busy agenda that also saw the introduction of a new assistant city manager.

Outside of extending Superintendent Andy Evans’ contract, the Kingfisher Board of Education made a handful of other moves during last Monday’s January regular meeting.