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Five of six Kingfisher County towns and Kingfisher County showed increases in sales tax checks for November compared to a year earlier.
Read moreProverbs 16:3 was one of the verses that came to mind when Pastor Wendell Prim considered canceling his church’s free Thanksgiving dinner for a second year: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Instead, God’s Covenant Church and cosponsors forged ahead to feed 590 people last Thursday. “God’s Covenant Church may be small in numbers, but when we all come together as a team, everyone achieves more,” Prim said. Except for last year, the dinner has been served annually since 2010. Top left and right, volunteers Brenda Estep and Jacqueline Prim prepare some birds while Angelica Thomas and Mackenzie Estep center, box up meals. Bottom left, eager diners line up, while Nina Collums, bottom right, prepares to dig in.
Read moreInflation. Skyrocketing gas prices. Work absences due to illness. Unexpected job loss. Christmas looks mighty bleak this year for lots of area families and Santa gets that. So do his helpers at the Kingfisher Community Collaborative and other local philanthropists who are making Santa’s Toyland possible again this year. Applications are being accepted now for qualifying families who want to make sure each of their children have nice gifts waiting for them under the tree on Christmas morning. They can be picked up and returned to Kingfisher City Hall or downloaded from the Community Collaborative Facebook page and must be submitted by Dec. 6.
Read moreO COME LET US ADORE HIM — A crowd gathered Friday night as the community Christmas tree was lit for the first time and a choir led by longtime musical director Harold Drake performed carols outside the new Kingfisher Visitor Center. The tree will remain in place until Christmas but won’t be lit again until Thanksgiving night. [Photo Courtesy Robert Reid]
Read moreThe candidate filing period for area school boards and an unexpired Hennessey Town Board seat is scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 6-8, Kingfisher County Election Board Seceretary Shawna Butts said.
Read moreA project began Monday to replace the single-lane bridge on Bowman Avenue, east of the Golf Course.
Read moreEighteen Kingfisher 4-H and FFA members participated Nov. 12 in the Local 4-H and FFA speech contest held at Kingfisher Middle School.
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