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Memorial service for Danny Hajek, 75, will be 1 p.m. Saturday Sept. 3, at Hennessey First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. P. J. Stewart. Cremation arrangements are by Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home. Danny was born in Enid on Sept. 28, 1946, to Joe and Helen Gabriel Hajek and died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at his home at Lacey.
Read moreA memorial service for Charley Burton Rasp, 84, of Enid, was Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel in Enid. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Read moreKingfisher Public Schools wants you to see what you’ve built.
Read moreSenate District 26 voters re-elected Sen. Darcy Jech of Kingfisher for his third and final term by a margin of 52.3% Tuesday.
Read moreAt least five area children are first-time entrants and first-time winners at the Kingfisher County Free Fair. Hannah Weaver, age 7, top left, earned the reserve grand champion ribbon for her four-layer cake. Her 4-year-old sister Henley, right, won a blue ribbon for her Oklahoma flowers exhibit. The sisters are the daughters of Jacob and Katelyn Weaver of Hennessey. Sisters Lillian, 6, and Josie, 4, Cansler, bottom left photo, both brought home reserve grand champion ribbons. Lillian earned her award in glass art and Josie in canned fruit. The girls are the daughters of Megan and Matthew Cansler of Omega. Annie Wehba, bottom right photo, the 9-year-old daughter of Kim and Justin Wehba of Kingfisher, shows off her first-place watercolor painting. “Go big or go home” is the motto of all five girls, each of whom completed and entered multiple projects in various categories. It’s not too late to take in this year’s fair. Exhibits remain on display through 4 p.m. Saturday, livestock judging continues through 6:30 p.m. Saturday and food trucks will serve up tasty treats both Friday and Saturday. See last Wednesday’s edition for the full schedule and watch for fair results in all categories in future editions as they become available.
Read moreTodd Russ will step into office as the new state treasurer in January after defeating Clark Jolley by a 55.5% margin in the Republican runoff primary.
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Read moreI wrote a column in 2011, as the presidential politics of the upcoming year were starting to unfold, with the headline “Why 2012 looks a lot like 1860.”
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