Kingfisher Oklahoma

Rep. Mike Sanders and his wife Nellie were among just over 100 guests at a Christmas party hosted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania at the White House Friday night.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved two purchases, several requests for county road access drives, denying one, and acceptance of a $90,000 REAP grant through NODA Monday at their weekly meeting.

The Town of Hennessey recently received notice that it received a $45,000 grant to help upgrade four-inch water lines to six-inch lines between two water wells that run into the town’s water plant.Town Administrator Tiffany Tillman gave the Utilities Authority board the good news at its Dec.

Kingfisher Heritage School announced its Great Expectations Students of the Month for December 2019 during Jacket Roundup on Dec. 6.

Mustang Fuel Corporation helped spread holiday cheer during its annual Holiday Care and Share distribution on Dec. 11 at Good Samaritan Ministries in Hennessey. The distribution, in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, helped to provide food to 60 families in the Hennessey area.

All Lomega School students took part in a food drive for the local food pantry that took place during the week of Dec. 2-6.

Kingfisher Public Schools will have an early release Friday, Dec. 20, which is the last day before the Christmas Break. Student dismissal times at schools will be: Pre-k and kindergarten – 1:15 p.m. on northside and eastside First and second – 1:25 p.m. on southside Heritage School – 1:25 p.m.

Lynn Shackelford has been here before and felt the sting of a state championship loss. But this one? It stings a little more. Cashion’s dream of its first football state title since 1981 was crushed last Saturday by Ringling.

It wasn’t “the big one,” but Cashion still brought home a championship last weekend.

MAT ACTION FRIDAY & SATURDAY Ten other teams will join the host school this weekend at the annual Kingfisher High School Wrestling Invitational Tournament. The 11 schools will hit the mats Friday and Saturday at the All-Purpose Building.