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Attempting to elude a police officer, no driver license and reckless driving – Jesse J. Woolsey, Hennessey.
Read moreThe following is being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: August 8, 8 p.m. - At 1015
Read moreAfter Kingfisher County commissioners approved a 2020-21 budget totaling $22,606,879.55 at their weekly meeting Monday, District 3 Commissioner Heath Dobrovolny told the Times & Free Press the county is “still very strong.”
Read moreAfter the longest and most stressful spring break in history, area school students and teachers began re- turning to actual classrooms last week to navigate their way through a new normal.
Read morePatricia Woodward, director of the 2020 Census program in Oklahoma, has issued an appeal for all state residents to fill out their census forms. The deadline to respond is Sept. 30.
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What if you paid for a service, were then told the service would not be provided, that you wouldn’t get your money back, and that you are now expected to pay for the same service again? That’s the reality facing parents in Oklahoma school districts that have refused to re-open physical sites and are instead mandating distance learning for all.
Read moreKingfisher County’s net property valuation for 2020 increased 5.5% over last year, with increases in every county school district except Hennessey, according to a report certified last Wednesday by County Assessor Carolyn Mulherin.
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Thursday was 41 new pre-k students’ first experience of Hennessey Public School. Friday was Gov. Kevin Stitt’s. Superintendent Dr. Mike Wood hosted State Sen. Chuck Hall, Stitt and State Rep.-elect Mike Dobrinski (top photo, from left) on a tour of the campus. Stitt expressed admiration of Hennessey’s new event center, noting that he’d be surprised to see a comparable facility at a 6A school. (He took a moment to show off his ball handling skills in one of the locker rooms (bottom left photo). Stitt also admired the district’s technology, which allows students to access classrooms virtually from home via their phones as well as from their school-issued Chromebooks. Meanwhile, some of the pre-k students who didn’t let the district’s COVID-19 protocols mask their enthusiasm included (clockwise from top right) Karsyn Fipps, daughter of Brady and Allison Fipps and Jordan Streck; Allen Wood, son of Brandon and Tonya Smith; Dawson Powell, son of Taylor Black; Cesar Roman, son of Cesar and Araceli Roman; Blake Moulton, son of Brice and Laura Moulton, and Weston Jones, son of Everett and Lindsey Jones. [Stitt Photos by Barb Walter; Students by Principal Stacey Shovanec]
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