Kingfisher Oklahoma

Four positive tests and a number of others affected by contact tracing led Lomega to move to its distance learning plan for at least one week. The district announced Thursday that it would move to distance learning beginning the next day and will continue throughout this week.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission reminds residential and business phone customers served by the 405 area code to prepare for the introduction of the new 572 area code.The 572 area code will be added as an overlay to the 405 region to ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers for the area.

Weather permitting, construction work on S.H. 33 from Main Street to Sixth Street will be wrapped up this week, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.The last phase of the project, resurfacing from Sixth Street east to Second Street, is expected to begin Oct.

The Rev. Ed Young of the Second Baptist Church in Houston recalled some advice by former Speaker Sam Rayburn in his televised sermon Sunday.

When we moved to Hennessey in 1978, we were told that the only way you could get elected to the school board was to be a Baptist. “That’s the gospel truth,” said someone who acted like he knew which way was up.

Wake up. The “community organizers” of the left are in full wildebeest mode. Now is not the time for bending down, rolling over or playing nice.

As a youngster I dreamed of making my living as a musician and I certainly had Van Gogh’s ear for it. I showed early signs of musical promise when as a seven year old I could play our National Anthem by placing my palm in my sweaty armpit and jerking it up and down.

Hennessey’s town board voted to spend up to $10,000 to make repairs on a collapsed sewer line at Fourth and Main street near the funeral home. Members took the action in an emergency meeting the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Town Hall.

Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Kingfisher Lions Club.

House Majority Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, recently spoke to this year’s White House interns in Washington D.C., a diverse group of law students, attorneys, undergrads, members of the military and others from all across the country.