REPLACEMENT POLICE CAR …

REPLACEMENT POLICE CAR
At a special meeting last week, the Hennessey Town Trustees approved the purchase of a new police car. This will replace the one whose repair costs are more than the value of the vehicle. The new car is a 2019 Ford Explorer that includes the Police Interceptor package with heavy duty components, and special wiring for police work. The car will be outfitted with the lights and radios at an outfitter in North Carolina then transported to Hennessey. Photo is an example, not the actual police car.

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MATTHEW SMITH WINS 3RD FEATURE IN A ROW

MATTHEW SMITH WINS 3RD FEATURE IN A ROW!
Hennessey racers were back in action at Enid speedway this past weekend.

Matthew Smith (5) finished first in his heat race and improved his 3rd starting position to another A-Feature win, his 4th of the season.

Mark Smith (95) ran 2nd in his heat race and improved his 9th starting position to a 2nd place finish

Michael Meek (6*) won his heat race, but got overheated in feature and had to pull in finishing

Tommy Bohnstedt (28) won his heat race, but his water pump broke on lap one of feature forcing him to pull in.

Skylar McCall (16) ran 4th heat and had some bad luck in feature finishing 16th.

Damon Seiger (23) finished 3rd in the heat and finished 4th in the feature
Story by Matthew Smith

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THREE MAJOR WIND FARMS COMING TO NORTHWEST …

THREE MAJOR WIND FARMS COMING TO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND THE HENNESSEY AREA.

According to a press release from American Electric Power (AEP), based in Columbus Ohio, three wind projects have been added to Oklahoma’s renewable energy portfolio, slated for construction starting in 2020. AEP purchased the projects from Invenergy, based in Chicago, Illinois. The projects include the Maverick Wind Project, located in Major, Garfield and Kingfisher counties, the Sundance Wind Project, located in Major, Woods and Alfalfa counties, as well as the Traverse Wind Energy Project in Blaine and Custer counties.

All three projects were purchased by AEP and will be developed and operated by Invenergy. The Maverick Wind Project will be built northwest of Hennessey.

All of the projects are projected to be completed by the end of 2021. Collectively, the three wind projects would provide more than 5.7 million megawatt-hours of new wind energy annually to serve customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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MAJOR DRUG BUST

MAJOR DRUG BUST! Well… actually just a large single marijuana plant found growing wild in a Hennessey alley. Hennessey Police Chief Hank Weber and Assistant Chief Ed Cangiano pose with the large plant. It was called in by a Hennessey public works employee. Hold the jokes, just a light hearted story!

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