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The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following report:
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Kingfisher athletes nearly swept the jumping events last Thursday in a large-school track and field meet.
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After a year of isolation, the return of the annual Kingfisher Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the chamber of commerce seemed a giant bunny hop in the direction of normalcy. Chamber Director Shauna Rupp estimated close to 150 little ones participated in the hunt for 4,200 eggs containing candy, cash prizes and coupons for free treats, all sponsored by local businesses. “We also had a record number of prize baskets donated by businesses, plus grand prizes like scooters, razors and hoverboards,” Rupp said. “This was a great event sponsored by local businesses and the chamber.” Some of the smiling faces on display included: clockwise from top left, buddies Raiden Bragg, 3, and Justin Conner, 5, with a prize basket; Olivia Fisher, 3, who collected her eggs in a handbag to complement her outfit; Skylah Bell, 1, carefuly retrieving her first find, and a group of eager egg seekers racing to start their hunt. See more egg hunt photos on the Cimarron Electric Cooperative advertisement on Page 16. [Photos Provided via Facebook]
Read moreA tax protest brought by the Oneta Power company in Broken Arrow is once again bringing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma to the forefront.
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Kingfisher residents now have even more reason to see Matt Damon’s Oklahoma-based film Stillwater, slated for release this summer.
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Although the 62 wooden children gathered on the Kingfisher County Courthouse lawn this month are smiling, they carry a serious message. They represent the 62 county children who were confirmed to be abused or neglected in 2019 by the county Department of Human Services child welfare division. The county’s first-ever “Wooden Children Project,” organized by the Court Appointed Special Advocate program, is intended call attention to April’s designation as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Each of the children was sponsored and dressed by a county business, church, organization or individual and each wears a badge identifying his or her sponsor. Money raised through the $25-per-child sponsorships will purchase training materials for CASA volunteers, Heather Jones, CASA volunteer coordinator for Kingfisher and Blaine counties, said. Last year would have been the county’s first year to display the children, which were created by the Kingfisher High School ag class and painted by the Kingfisher Middle School art class and STARS program. However, like many other 2020 events, the project was derailed by the pandemic. [Times-Free Press Staff Photo]
Read moreTuesday is the last day to cast ballots in municipal and school board races across the county.
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Local businessman Joe Garrison resigned from the Hennessey Board of Education during its noon meeting last Wednesday.
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