Kingfisher Oklahoma

The Hennessey Farmerettes, an Oklahoma Home and Community Education group, met at the Hennessey First Christian Church for its January meeting.Pansy Wheeler called the meeting to order. The flag salute was led by Paula Nicholson and Wheeler gave the devotion.

Okarche Public Schools has announced junior high and high school students named to the honor rolls for the first semester of the 2024-25 school year.Students listed on the superintendent’s roll earned all A’s for the semester.Those on the principal’s roll earned no grade lower than a B.

Democrats in Congress like Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif.

Okeene tried to rally late in the first half.Dover would have none of it in the third quarter.The Lady Longhorns won for the eighth time in nine games Tuesday as they downed visiting Okeene 53-32.

Another big early lead vaulted Lomega to another Cherokee Strip Conference win.The Lady Raiders stayed unbeaten in their conference Tuesday with a 68-51 victory at Medford.

Clara Hope Henderson was born at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.She weighed 3 pounds and 1 ounce.She peacefully went into the healing arms of Jesus shortly after.Clara was the daughter of Drew and Tara Henderson.

Steven Wayne Russell passed away Jan. 21, 2025.He was born in Oklahoma City on Aug. 20, 1965, to Richard and Imogene Russell and grew up in Kingfi sher, where he attended school.After that, he moved to Hugoton, Kan., where he married Michele Sullivan on Sept. 1, 1989.

Johnnie H. Yost, 78, passed away Jan. 26, 2025, in Oklahoma City.He was born Oct. 1, 1946, in El Reno to Herman and Betty Lou (Edward) Yost.Johnnie grew up in Omega. He attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a degree in engineering.

James Lester Neeland was born July 30, 1944, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Lester and Theda Neeland. He passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. He was raised in Kingfisher and graduated from Big Four High School. He served in the National Guard before graduating from Central State College in Edmond.