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Richard Simunek told his peers he’s ready for reform in Hennessey.
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Officers and board members of the Kingfisher County Retired Educators Association (KCREA) met this summer in the home of Donna Jech to work on plans for the coming year. Pictured at the meeting are, from left, Terri Peck, Jech, Dana Golbek, Nancy Teders, Cathy Howard and Kathy Kadavy. All retired educators and support personnel are welcome and encouraged to join the association. Officers for the 2022-23 year include Teders, Howard, Golbek and Jech. Other board members are Peck and Florene Tipton. The purpose of the association is to promote the interests and welfare of retired educators, to maintain retired educators’ identity with the education profession, to enhance the image of retired educators and to participate in educational and community activities. The group awards a scholarship annually to a county college student majoring in education. This year’s recipients was Jill Newer of Kingfisher. The next meeting will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Kingfisher Memorial Library. For more information, contact Tipton or any board member. [Photo provided]
Read moreThe University of Oklahoma announced today the students named to its spring 2022 honor roll, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.
Read moreSample ballots are now available for the June 28 primary election.
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This week we have convened for both the second and third special sessions of the 58th Legislature. The second is to consider American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriations and the third is to consider inflation relief. The House passed several inflation relief bills in the 2022 regular session, and we are committed to continue delivering inflation relief for the people and businesses of Oklahoma. I know firsthand the concerns and impact that inflation has had on the residents of the 59th District. Business owners, neighbors, friends and family are feeling the weight of burdensome regulations, and we know you need help quickly. With that in mind, the House has advanced a number of bills aimed at addressing inflation concerns this week.
Read moreFirearms can only be used for hunting and sport, not self-defense, according to leftist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Citizens would presumably delegate that task to their armed and paid security details.
Read moreThe new “reality” raised its ugly head in 2020, the year Americans were told (not asked) to believe that Anthony Fauci was an infallible scientist and that Joe Biden got more than 81 million votes in the presidential election. Skeptics were banned from polite society if they were lucky and from their livelihoods if not.
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I often wonder what my wife was like when she was the same age as our teenage daughter is now.
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