Kingfisher Oklahoma

I’m gonna start from the beginning, of this. As most everybody knows, I had chronic leukemia, that has been in remission for six years. I have been getting my blood checked every six months. March was my sixth month. My red blood count, was higher than normal, my Dr.

For The Times & Free Press The transition to distance learning has been rather smooth in Hennessey, reported one school official. And it’s not just students who are having to be taught.

Bijan Cortes has nabbed one of the biggest honors an underclassman can earn in Oklahoma high school basketball. The Kingfisher High School junior was voted as the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association District Player of the Year for Region 1.

The Oklahoma Coaches Association recently announced a laundry list of regional awards and Kingfisher County hauled in its share from athletes to coaches. Kingfisher High School senior Riley Myers was named the Region 1 Male Athlete of the Year.

There are a number of basketball honors to still be awarded for the 2019-20 season. The Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association and Oklahoma Coaches Association will announce their respective all-state teams. The OCA will also release its all-stars for each class.

A local preacher related recently during his Sunday church service via Facebook that more people were tuning in to the virtual services than normally attend church during non-coronavirus times. That’s probably not so unusual. People return to faith during times of difficulty.

With all of the focus on COVID-19 right now and the disruptions to normal life, it’s easy to overlook other matters. But one item of extreme importance is making sure each resident in our House district completes this year’s Census form. Having an accurate count helps us in many ways.

America’s colleges are rife with corruption. The financial squeeze resulting from COVID-19 offers opportunities for a bit of remediation.

What has happened to date? How did it happen? Why did it happen? These are the questions I hope to answer over the coming weeks in this column.

[Ed. Note: Cashion native and CHS graduate Mark Beutler, current comunications director for the American Cancer Society, shared his memories of covering the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing for an Oklahoma City radio station.