Kingfisher Oklahoma

Johnny Vin Anderson, 97, of Crescent, crossed the Jordan River into the arms of his loving Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, June 7, 2025.Johnny was born June 16, 1927, to Vin Anderson and Wilma (Farino) Anderson in Choctaw, where he lived until graduating from high school.

Following are reports that have been filed by the Hennessey Police Department:Vandalism/ Destruction of Property – Damages to two Town of Hennessey cement poles by an unknown driver Friday, April 18, caused estimated damages of $200. The incident occurred at about 12:41 p.m. near 101 W. Kansas St.

Marriage LicensesKingfisher County Court Clerk Lauren Stroh issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: May 22: Luke Jackson Eichhorn, 23, and Laney Rose Gatlin, 21, both of Oklahoma City.

Redlands Community College recently announced students named to the college’s honor rolls for the Spring 2025 semester.Students listed on the President’s Honor Roll have completed 12 or more credit hours and have earned a GPA of not less than 3.

The First Session of the 60th Legislature is officially adjourned. This session proved very productive for the people of House District 59 and all of Oklahoma.We’ve cut the state income tax brackets from six to four, and those in the bottom bracket will pay zero.

[EJ Antoni is a public finance economist and the Richard F. Aster research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget.

[ George Caldwell is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to George.]One of the Senate’s biggest fights is happening right now, but it is not getting much attention.

The awards program for Okarche Junior High and Okarche High School was held on May 8 in which scholarships and other awards were announced.Alia Suanny, Student Council president, started the assembly with a welcome and flag salute.Class valedictorians and salutatorians were named.

The 2025 wheat harvest made a tentative restart Monday in Kingfisher County.While some wheat was harvested the last of May, additional rains last week and over the weekend put an abrupt halt to harvesting operations due to muddy fields.The wheat is ready, but most fields are on the boggy side.

Hennessey currently pays $1,200 a year more than the state-mandated teacher salaries as an incentive and for teacher retention, Superintendent Jason Sternberger told school board members Monday night during their June regular meeting.