Kingfisher Oklahoma

“Hate paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it; Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I was only eight years old when Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered, but I remember the day.

My ancestors were slaves. I am not ashamed of that because that didn’t deter my family from pursuing the American Dream of freedom. Neither did it make us distrust democracy, capitalism or the rule of law. We view them as rungs on a ladder. All we ever asked America, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Artie Doris Geeslin was born Aug. 30, 1926, to Joseph Everett and Minnie (Thomas) Langley in Oakdale, Tenn. She passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at Cimarron Nursing Center in Kingfisher at the age of 94.

/Edited 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22/How many confirmed cases of COVID-19 does it take to temporarily shut down a high school's football and volleyball programs?"Exactly two – one infected player in each program," Hennessey Public School Superintendent Dr. Mike Woods said.

Kingfisher High School senior Cayman Matson was named the seventh National Merit Scholarship semifinalist in the history of the school last week. Matson, the son of Drs.

Surprisingly most of the Hennessey Public School students who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 “are in fifth grade and down,” Superintendent Dr. Mike Woods said at the Sept. 15 school board meeting.

During the summer of the pandemic, what’s a high school student to do? Combining fun and purpose, Lily Fletcher spent much of her summer using her artistic flare to create a colorful and inviting classroom for Gilmour Elementary School reading students.

An investigation is ongoing into the cause of a high-pressure gas pipeline explosion that lit up the night sky and blew a 40-foot crater into a roadway between Cashion and Piedmont Wednesday night.

Mike Rosen submits the following, calling it the best explanation he’s seen about what’s going on in America. We agree so we are using it in this space in place of our usual commentary. Mike’s brother sent it to him, so we don’t know how to attribute it to any other source.

• The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy. • We face a global pandemic and in some places, civil unrest. But we cannot let hyper-partisanship overshadow the need to safeguard our elections.