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A teacher and school board member exchanged words Monday during the public participation portion of the Kingfisher Board of Education meeting.
Read moreU.S. MILITARY VETERANS, long-time members and officers in the local American Legion Post No. 5 and active community leaders Kenneth Tollison, Bill Tucker (in a photo from his service in Vietnam) and Larry Talbott, from left, will lead Kingfisher’s annual Red, White and Boom Fest Monday as parade marshals. The parade begins at 10 a.m. in downtown Kingfisher. More fun is in the offing at Kingfisher Park beginning at noon to 10 p.m., including games, train and fire truck rides and more. Great eats and cool treats are available from local food vendors from 2-10 p.m. Live music begins at 7:30 p.m. with the Katie Bailey Band, followed by fireworks at dusk sponsored by the City of Kingfisher. See the center spread of the second section in today’s issue for full details and biographies of parade marshals in Sunday’s edition.
Read moreKingfisher city commissioners voted at a special meeting last Tuesday to approve a $17.3 million budget for the new fiscal year which begins July 1, noting a desire to prioritize sewer, water, drainage and street projects.
Read moreJune 21 is a day of special significance for Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Reitz of Kingfisher.
Read moreKingfisher County 4-H Club was represented at the OSU Dairy Field Day and the Perkins Dairy Field Day judging contests recently. From left, Lester Yost, Ian Pope and Madeline Pope of Lomega and Zoie Cox of Cashion receive the second-place award from Ayrshire Princess Addison Bailey for their showing June 17 at the Perkins contest. Madeline Pope was the first-place individual at the contest. The team competed the day before at OSU where Cox was named the first-place individual. [Photo provided]
Read moreFollowing are recent reports filed by members of the Hennessey Police Department:
Read moreThe Hennessey Police Department recently issued the following citations:
Read moreFour Kingfisher County municipalities received increases in their June sales tax checks compared to June 2021, according to the June report released by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
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