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Oklahoma Democratic lawmakers have called on Gov. Kevin Stitt to declare a health emergency following a recent uptick in Covid cases, saying schools should be allowed to mandate mass quarantine of students who may have been exposed.
Read moreCONSOLATION PRIZE — Soaring late July temperatures and heat indexes over 100 degrees may not be pleasant, but dramatic area skyscapes offer some consolation, like this vivid sunset captured last week by local amateur photographer Lisa Harris. [Photo Provided via Facebook]
Read moreReports of waitlists for Covid-19 treatment beds in some parts of the state, particularly ICU beds, are beginning to re-emerge as hospitalizations trend upward in the wake of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Read moreA local church has created a mission out of making sure area students can walk into school with an extra spring in their step.
Read moreThe last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in Kingfisher’s runoff election for city commissioner is Friday, Aug. 20.
Read moreThe Okarche Police Department last week picked up a distinguished piece of paper.
Read moreBeth Schieber, Beta Beta Chapter president and board of directors member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Educators Foundation, recently attended the International Conference in Portland, Ore.
Read moreKingfisher County Sheriff Dennis Banther, center, conducted a guided tour of the newly-completed Kingfisher County Criminal Justice Center for local Lions Club members recently. Located south of town, west of the hospital on Victory Lane, the facility houses a state-of-the-art jail facility, the entire sheriff’s department staff, a 911 call center, an office for Kingfisher Emergency Management, prisoner transfer facilities, interrogation room, a kitchen for feeding inmates, an on-site courtroom for the Kingfisher County associate district judge and architectural features planned for expansion as future growth dictates. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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