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Okarche Public Schools will host its third annual Art Auction Gallery this Monday, Feb. 23.
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Gilmour Elementary School has announced its Good BEE-havior Students of the Week for the week ending Feb. 6. Those earning the honor were, from left: front row, Elias Camarena, Hernan Rodriguez, Eithan Galindo Rocha, Elizabeth Blair, Mylah Yost, Lincoln Post and Mateo Hernandez; middle row, Karlee Friesen, Gracely Johnson, Oliver Edwards, Camila Rodriguez, Saylor Stewart, Gambit Goodblanket-Morton, Lucas Campos, Valentina Rodriguez, Jude Stutts and Sarah Corkery; back row, Kate Andrews, Josie Cole, Caroline Blackwolf, Everly Pace, Baylor Brickman, Cael Hellwege, Declan Willms and Kaiden Knapski. [Photo provided]
Read more![PACKED HOUSE - Nearly 80 people attended an informational meeting last Tuesday regarding a potential waste facility being proposed near Hennessey. [KT&FP Photo by Barb Walter]](https://kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/medium/public/9d15d26aee_Ar00103004.jpg?itok=TQvYnMwx "PACKED HOUSE - Nearly 80 people attended an informational meeting last Tuesday regarding a potential waste facility being proposed near Hennessey. [KT&FP Photo by Barb Walter]")
Hillsdale landowner tells group of his experiences with nearby waste facility
Read moreFour Kingfisher County towns, plus Kingfisher County, had larger sales tax for February than in February, 2025.
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Hazen Earl Marshall of Hennessey was honored Feb. 12 at the Piedmont Veterans Center with the presentation of a Quilt of Valor. Marshall had just joined the Army for a few weeks when the armistice to end the Korean Confl ict was signed. He served from 1952-1954. Supporting Marshall that night were Loy and Linda Marshall, Dian Graft and Pansy Wheeler. The Piedmont chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, The Stitching Sisters, have made over 3,000 quilts in the 19 years they have been organized. Each quilt is handmade by one of the ladies and then presented to a veteran. Nationwide, the group has honored over 430,000 veterans with quilts. Marshall is pictured with his son, Loy Marshall, left, and daughter, Dian Graft. [Photos provided]
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The Lone Oak Community Association of Dover held its 28th annual Black History Program at Wannamaker Baptist Church on Saturday, Feb. 7. Members of the community and family from all over the state, came together to recognize and honor the community’s ancestors, matriarchs and patriarchs who have paved the way and built a foundation of history. Among the speakers at the program were Rodney and Cynthia McCarty (bottom right), Wendell Prim (top right), Anna Caldwell (top left with daughter Cynthia McCarty), Grace Kinslow, Alex Caldwell, Dr. Pamela Caldwell, Rod McCarty II, Dyamonique McCarty, R.J. McCarty and Rylee McCarty. [Photos provided]
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Grace Anne Sinclair recently received the Kingfi sher County Retired Educators scholarship in the amount of $500.
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