Kingfisher Oklahoma

Are sluggish oil prices and declining Oklahoma rig counts signs that the once vibrant STACK oil play in Kingfisher and Canadian counties is losing its luster for major energy companies? As with any complicated economic question, it depends on whom you ask.

Kingfisher Public Schools had a spending problem in the 2018-19 fiscal year…it couldn’t spend enough.Despite a vast array of improvements, teacher raises, teacher stipends and classroom improvements in the last calendar year, the school district’s carryover continues to swell.

Hennessey’s Lions Club will be joined by other groups Thursday, July 4, at Bullfoot Park for games and fishing competitions for children and corn hole and horseshoe tournaments for the adults. There will also be inflatables for the youngsters and music for everyone, say planners.

The 2019 Kingfisher County wheat harvest is virtually complete.

Three secret judges will select the winners at the Saturday, Sept. 21, Hennessey Wine & Chocolate Festival.That’s what the Hennessey United Association board decided at its June 27 meeting.

Two area residents received licenses last week from the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators. Kaci Farrar of Kingfisher was licensed last week as a nursing home administrator and Mary Beth Harris was licensed as a certified assistant administrator.

Maddie Bradley of Cashion competed at the West District 4-H horse show at the Stephens County Fairgrounds in Duncan and brought home several titles. Bradley, the daughter of Shaun and Megan Bradley and the granddaughter of Gary and Deborah Maxon, also of Cashion, placed first in senior showmanship.

Each year Big Five Head Start participates in the national reading program, “Ready to Read.” This program is a part of its overall literacy focus for school readiness.

Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce Manager Shauna Rupp, center, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club last Tuesday.

VIEW from behind the plow On Thursday, the nation celebrates its founding some 230 years ago. We don’t think many Americans living today, including many in government, appreciate what they were gifted.