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The Apron Annies HCE group hosted the 2023 Okarche High School senior class baccalaureate services Sunday, May 14. Apron Annies has hosted this event for 30 years with the first being May 1993. Annies members assisting in the reception were (top right photo), from left: Mary Nell Brueggen, Jan Wittrock and Betty Kroener. Guests for the special event included (top left photo), from left: Pastor James Inman of the First Baptist Church of Okarche; G.W. Parham, OHS principal; Dr. Juanita Krittenbrink, moderator; Jim Schwarz, guest speaker and math teacher at OHS; Col. Judd Kroener, United States Air Force and guest speaker; and Father Cory Stanley of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Okarche. Apron Annies HCE scholarship recipient for 2023 from OHS is Tyson Endres (bottom right photo), the daughter of Tresa Endres-Rother, Justin Rother and the late Landon Endres. Endres plans to attend Northern Oklahoma College in Stillwater and major in psychology. She was recognized by Annie’s President, Juanita Krittenbrink, left.
Read moreThere were four bidders on the Hennessey Public Schools’ $1.215 million in building bonds dated July 2023.
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Kingfisher Elks Lodge recently held its annual honors banquet to recognize some of Kingfisher County’s top seniors. Also that night, the lodge distributed $800 scholarships to each of 11 seniors (top photo). They were, from left: Colin Kroener, Jalie Rother and Tyson Endres of Okarche; and Hope Stafford, Mayce Gibson, Natalie Dick, Caden Kitchens, Taylor Mills, Kyle Borelli, Harrison Evans and Tristun Burnham, all of Kingfisher. They are pictured with Ryan Gibson, far right, exalted ruler of the local lodge. Three Lomega High School seniors (bottom right photo) earned scholarships at either the state and/or national level. Pictured with Gibson are, from left, Kelby Ott, Rylee Glazier and Owen Duffy. The Elks also recognized one of their own in Mike Combs (bottom left photo). Combs organized the annual banquet for 30 years. Gibson is shown presenting him a plaque of appreciation for his decades of effort.
Read moreTax cuts do not cause infl ation. The claim that they do, made by the Oklahoma Policy Institute (OPI) in a recent article, was put on my radar because it was retweeted by state Senator Julia Kirt (D-Oklahoma City). The article stated, “[i] f anything, pouring more money into the economy in the form of across-the-board and untargeted tax cuts would likely make inflation worse.” This claim lacks sound economic reasoning and is inconsistent with the rest of OPI’s tax and budget proposals.
Read moreOklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small recommends state-tribal compacts that are set to soon expire be renegotiated to maximize state benefit and transparency.
Read moreGov. Kevin Stitt has signed Senate Bill 613 into law, banning irreversible gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-hormone therapies for children under the age of 18.
Read moreTwo semi-trucks and a pickup-truck were involved in an accident Wednesday that resulted in one injury.
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