Kingfisher Oklahoma

“We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers.” 1Thessalonians 1:2 † Thoughts on Today’s Verse The apostle Paul let the struggling churches he started know that he was praying for them regularly (cf. Philippians 1:3).

Kingfisher municipal judge and oil and gas operator Kurt Bollenbach is one of four people appointed Friday by Gov. Kevin Stitt to the Oklahoma State Board of Education.

Whitley Ryan Rother, 4-year-old daughter of Jared and Jaime Rother of Okarche, died Saturday at Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, of injuries suffered Friday when a metal livestock panel fell on her.

The large crowd that gathered suddenly realized the person they were there to celebrate had disappeared. That’s because Jace Sternberger got the call he’d been waiting for. That call was from the Green Bay Packers, who were about to make his dream come true.

Governor Kevin Stitt told a friendly crowd his first 100 days in office were “fun” during a town hall meeting in Kingfisher last week. “I think the biggest surprise is how much fun I’m having,” he said. “It’s so much better than campaigning.

Peyton Burns, a Kingfisher High School senior, has been awarded a $1,000 college scholarship from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee. The scholarship is presented to high school seniors pursuing a degree in agriculture at an accredited Oklahoma institute of higher learning.

Members of the Pride of Cashion band competed at the OSSAA’s state competition April 17 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. The Pride’s percussion ensemble received a Superior (1) rating for its performance.

Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Ranger Field. Roland Pederson, 1972 Northwestern graduate and Oklahoma state senator from Burlington elected in 2016, will be speaking at the commencement.

Okarche High School recently announced the January and February 2019 Students of the Month. January honorees, pictured left, were freshman Bridget Himes and junior Graci Willcutt.  February honorees, pictured right, were eighth grader Jalie Rother and senior Jaxcey Beauchamp.

Theta Tau, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, meeting was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall.President Cynthia Eaton conducted the business meeting.