Kingfisher Oklahoma

Hennessey’s board of trustees received an update on several projects Thursday during its June regular meeting.“Grant projects are progressing,” Town Administrator Tiffany Rowen told trustees.

Cashion’s Lynn Shackelford picked up some hardware at last weekend’s Oklahoma Athletic Directors Conference.Shackelford was named the Oklahoma interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association’s Small-School Athletic Director of the Year.

My daughter is on a mission trip in New York City for a week.She left early last Tuesday morning and is set to return sometime this week.Early on Wednesday evening as I was golfing with a friend, I received a message in a group text.

Well, the greenies really stepped in it this time. And it wasn’t a cow pie they stepped in either, but doggie doo.It’s one thing to claim that cows are terrible because their burps and gas are supposedly causing hurricanes and drouths.After all, cows are only raised by .

(A column of opinion by Gary Reid, Publisher Emeritus)Why has the tiny nation of Israel, hardly bigger than the U.S. state of New Jersey – America’s fifth smallest state at 7,787 square miles – become such a point of hatred in the world?

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small praised Gov. Kevin Stitt for signing into law important initiative-petition reforms.

As is the case every year, the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce has a full slate of activities planned for July 4, also known as “Red, White & BOOMFEST.”The all-day event begins with the downtown parade at 10 a.m. before free family fun events kick off at Kingfisher Park at 11 a.m.

Free outdoor concerts provided by The Chisholm make their return this month.The “Summer Sounds” concert series will be held the third Thursday in June, July and August.The first of those will be June 19 and will feature the band Oklahoma Swing.

Plans to start a new business?Need some help to get your current one headed in the right direction?There’s help out there. And it’s free. Emily Beesley is a business advisor with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).

Shelley Burch was named town clerk by the Hennessey Board of Trustees during its Thursday evening, June12, board meeting.Burch, who is also the Town Hall office manager, court clerk and code enforcement officer, was in the audience as usual at this month’s meeting.