The fourth time was a charm for the House of Healing.

The not-for-profit faith-based ministry dedicated to helping teenage girls was the recipient of the latest round of funding provided by the Power of 100 Canadian County.

Organizers of the Power of 100 presented an oversized check to Kathy Boeckman, founder and leader of the House of Healing for the Teenage Soul Inc.

The gift totaled more than $17,300.

Among the major issues addressed during the 2021 legislative session was a funding reform that reduced schools’ ability to receive state payments for departed students, informally referred to as “ghost students.”

Opponents claimed that reform would wreak financial havoc in schools, but a new report confirms that the majority of districts will actually receive increased funding or face no change as a result of the law.

Funeral services for Linda Louise Bassham of Minco were held Friday at the Assembly of God Church, with burial following in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. 

A wake for Amber Kay Williams will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, with funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday, both in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at the Concho Cemetery.

Amber died Aug. 17, 2021, at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 6, 1992, in El Reno. She was raised in El Reno and Clinton, graduating from Clinton High School. She was a homemaker, volunteer for the RESPECT Program and participated in the Sand Creek Massacre Run.