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Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter swore in the first group of volunteers for the county’s first ever Court Appointed Special Advocates program.
Read moreKingfisher County’s current confirmed case count puts it in the low risk category in the new state COVID-19 alert system launched last week.
Read moreWhen First Lady Melania Trump issued a challenge to America’s young people to create artwork commemorating the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement, Davis Sanders knew the perfect subject for his submission.
Read moreFLASH FLOODS from Friday’s downpour had local emergency personnel out enforcing the “Turn Around Don’t Drown” sign on North Main Street in Kingfisher for a few hours. According to Mesonet numbers, the storm dumped 1.38 inches in Kingfisher, 1.39 in El Reno and Marshall, 1.11 in Lahoma, 1 inch in Guthrie and just over half an inch in Yukon. Spots farther north in Garfield County reported over 2 inches and Medford posted 3.56 inches. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photo by Jeremy Ingle]
Read moreKingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis advised county commissioners last week that the state emergency management office was not recommending county action in response to the uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Read moreEven a behemoth such as McDonald’s hasn’t been immune to the effects of the pandemic, especially when broken down to the local level.
Read morePVF Missie 9247 won owned reserve early senior heifer calf champion at the 2020 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show held June 26-28 in Lebanon, Tenn. Victoria Gerken, right, a 2020 Kingfisher High School graduate, owns the winning heifer. [Photo by Next Level Imaging on behalf of the American Angus Association]
Read moreKingfisher Elks Lodge No. 2416 recently made its annual presentation of scholarships to area seniors. In the top photo, Exalted Ruler Dennis Mueggenborg, far right, presents scholarships from the lodge to, from left, Ed Schemmer (representing his daughter Irelyn Schemmer of Kingfisher, who is pictured on the far top right), Nathon Mayhew of Okarche and Sierra Townsend and Kaden Mueggenborg of Kingfisher. KEWA’s (bottom left) President Kathy Mueggenborg, left, presented scholarships on behalf of that organization to Macy Brickman of Kingfisher and Amber Schemmer (on behalf of Irelyn). On the bottom right, Mueggenborg presented Oklahoma Elks Association Scholarships to, from left, Sarah Sanders and Coltyn Young of Kingfisher. [Photos provided]
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