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Fifty-two relatives and guests of the WC Wehrenberg family gathered on July 26 at the Loyal Evangelical Church to celebrate their heritage.
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The traffic returned to 13th Street on Thursday and the drop-off lines were full of vehicles. That can only mean one thing. School has started in Kingfisher. That was the case as the hallways and classes were full of students and teachers across all five of Kingfisher Public Schools’ campuses. The same can be said in Dover and Lomega as well as Chisholm Trail Technology Center. School starts back for students in Okarche, Cashion and Hennessey this Thursday, Aug. 14. Pictured above left is Kingfisher Heritage second grader Luke Giles as he was being dropped off for the first day of school and was promptly greeted by Principal Lisa Meier. On the right are Kingfisher Upper Elementary fifth graders Hope Voth (left) and Emily Francis making their way down the fifth and sixth grade wing after starting their morning being addressed by new Principal Miranda Shelton. [KT&FP Staff Photos]
Read more![ACCIDENT SCENE – A wreck west of Kingfisher on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a fatality and one other injury and also shut down State Highway 33 for more than eight hours. [Photo provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/medium/public/4c995bdee5_Ar00103002.jpg?itok=dLbkzNZl "ACCIDENT SCENE – A wreck west of Kingfisher on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a fatality and one other injury and also shut down State Highway 33 for more than eight hours. [Photo provided]")
Accident west of Kingfisher closes down S.H. 33 for more than 8 hours
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Read moreKingfisher County commissioners opened six bids on an emergency management command center, ranging from $232,179.99 to $377,706, and voted to close the courthouse Friday and possibly Monday due to completion of the work to upgrade electrical service to the courthouse.
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There were tons of cool cars at this year’s Kingfi sher Chamber of Commerce Kool Cars & Chrome Show held last Saturday. There were 103 of them, in fact. However, there was a lot more added to this year’s event. Attendees could pay money to take their turns venting some frustrations with a hammer on a car, as Mikael Barcenas is pictured doing on the far left. There was also the inaugural burnout competition, which was won by Dustin Isom (pictured above). Look for results of the car show judging in our weekend edition.
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• MEET THE CANDIDATE: Kingfisher County Republican Women is continuing its series of hosting candidates for the next gubernatorial election. Jake Merrick will make a presentation at the group’s next meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, at the Kingfisher County Farm Bureau Insurance Building, 117 W. Sheridan in Kingfisher. Merrick is a former state senator and is currently a radio host. The public is invited to attend and there will be a Q&A after his presentation. Other candidates set to appear are listed in an ad in this edition.
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Projects in Cashion, Dover, CTTC at or near completion just in time for the new year
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