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Now it looks like mid- March before Kingfisher’s latest Oklahoma Department of Transportation construction project will begin, due to contractor scheduling.
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The marquee lights were turned on Wednesday night at Hennessey’s two-story Eagle Event Center (more commonly called “The Dome”) but it will be about 60 days before it’s move-in ready. The school’s April 25 prom is scheduled to be the first event and there’s plenty of room in the two-story, 33,000 square-foot dome-shaped structure. Hennessey United board members took a tour of the $8.4 million facility (top right). The gym floors are ready to be walked on this week (bottom right) but not ready to be tested by players yet. That’s a 32-foot-wide screen under that black drape that will show live court action. It’s at the south end, and there will be a 10-foot-wide screen at the north end and six smaller screens in the lobby and concessions area. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photos by Barb Walter]
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You’d think it would be like deja vu for Paul Caffey who served on the Hennessey Public Library board 40 years ago and was re-appointed to that board last week.
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Four Holy Trinity Catholic School students had their work selected in the top 100 posters in the 2019 American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Poster Contest. There were more than 3,000 posters submitted in Oklahoma this year and four of the top 100 were selected from the Okarche school. Division 1 winners were Kate Osborn, far left, and Georgia Nall, second from left. Division 2 winners were Arron Osborn, third from left, and Grant Krittenbrink, far right. [Photo provided]
Read moreBlood donors will receive a free, limited edition, t-shirt inspired by the hit sitcom “Friends” when they give at one of the following blood drives:
Read moreRogers State University has announced its President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls for the fall 2019 semester.
Read more“Planning Your Funeral” was the lesson presented to the Surprise Extension Homemakers when members met Feb. 13 in the home of Pansy Wheeler.
Read moreThe Hennessey Farmerettes OHCE met Feb. 13 in the home of Jean Stribel for a salad luncheon and meeting.
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