Kingfisher Oklahoma

An oversight committee voted Friday to hire a former legislator-turned-lobbyist to head a newly created agency tasked with auditing and reviewing state spending. Democrats on the committee criticized the hiring process, saying it lacked transparency.

Add another major award for a Kingfisher High School boys basketball player. Only this time, the honor represents accomplishments on and off the court. Senior Harrison Themer was named to the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State Super 5 team.

Hennessey school board members gave the green light to start a winter wrestling program and a daycare center for children of employees.

Early in the global pandemic shutdown as people were isolating at home, different patterns of hope emerged. Whether it was writing chalk messages of love on the driveway or placing a teddy bear in the window, positive reinforcements began appearing.

Hennessey United, in partnership with Enel Green Power Energy, released names of the 12 Hennessey High School seniors to receive $8,500 in scholarships. Enel owns the Red Dirt Wind Farms near Hennessey.

Graduation is on for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, in The Eagle Event Center for 59 Hennessey High School graduates and up to four of their family members. Some of the graduates leave the next day for the military, Superintendent Dr. Mike Woods said.

Dear Dave, I feel truly blessed. Even with everything that is going on these days, I still have a steady job and a good income. I’m thinking about taking some money out of my savings account in order to completely pay off my credit card debt. How do you feel about this idea?

The Oklahoma Department of Securities announced this week that it has joined an international enforcement task force organized by the North American Securities Administrators Association to investigate fraudsters looking to capitalize during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation launched an Unemployment Fraud Task Force last week to investigate fraudulent unemployment claims in Oklahoma and identify those responsible for the criminal activity.

Edward M. Sigl, 72, Kingfisher, died May 3, 2020. He was born Jan. 20, 1948, in Kingfisher to Fred and Marie Sigl. He graduated from Kingfisher High School and attended Okmulgee Tech for one year.