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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued warnings about the circulation of counterfeit oxycodone pills that actually contain fatal doses of fentanyl.
Read moreIn an open letter, more than 120 retired generals and admirals warned that congressional Democrats and Team Biden are conducting a “hard left turn toward Socialism and a Marxist form of tyrannical government.”
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HONOR GRADS at Kingfisher High School were among the students recognized at Senior Night Monday night. From left are Cora Taylor, Olivia Wilcox, Dynton Townsend, Britt Taylor, Tyler Roman, Nathan Smalley, Maverick Ridenour, Joseline Rivera, Ben Reherman, T.J. Parker, Angelica Orozco, Mason Mecklenburg, Cayman Matson, Jessica Klepper, Prairie Kaya, Karli Karrenbrock, Kaycee Karcher, Maddi Kamas, Max Henderson, Mia Farrell, Zoey Evans, Caleb Dick, Ian Daugherty, Braden Burns, Katelyn Brickman, Bryce Boeckman, Jarret Birdwell and Rebecca Auringer. Watch for the complete awards list and more photos in coming editions. KHS seniors will be recognized again at their baccalaureate ceremony Wednesday night at the APB (not at Lifeway Church, as was advertised and reported in the KT&FP Senior Edition). The Class of 2021 will graduate at 11 a.m. Saturday at the football field. [Photo Courtesy A.J. Johnson/KHS Photography]
Read moreIt could cost up to $500,000 to replace one of the two filtration skids at Hennessey’s 18-year-old water plant.
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A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cheyenne-Arapaho Emergency Response Center in Kingfisher, constructed on the site of the former Kingfisher Regional Hospital on South Ninth Street. The tribal governor and lieutenant governor, along with other dignitaries, will be present at the event, which will include public tours of the facility (masks required inside the building).The tribe’s original concept for a community wellness center presented to the Kingfisher City Commission in 2019 evolved into a pandemic response center to qualify for CARES Act funding. See the complete story in Sunday’s Times & Free Press.
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HENNESSEY BOARD of Trustees members include (front, from left) Vice Mayor Clif Vogt, Mayor Bert Gritz, Richard Simunek, and (back) Harold Shaw (newly-elected board member) and Keith Meek (elected to a second term). See related story on Page 9A. [KT&FP Staff Photo by Barb Walter]
Read moreKingfisher County commissioners opened bids on steel bridge materials for Districts 2 and 3 at their meeting Monday.
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Funeral services for Jeanita (Hardin) Richardson, 100, of Hennessey, were Monday, May 17, at First Christian Church and officiated by Rev. Ish Engle and Jimmy Berkenbile. Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.
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