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A total of 25 volunteers pitched in to clean up the small lake area and walking trails west of Walter Building Center, organized by Kingfisher Trails Inc. The group collected about 10 dump trailer loads of limbs and filled a roll-off dumpster with trash. Volunteers included: from left in front, Jackson Copeland, Henry Neuman and Cooper Neuman; second row, John Gooden, Christine Larson with Denova Larsen, Gracie Copeland, Mary Slofsky-Copeland, Will Neuman, Elise Morrow, Mary Westman, Cyndi Ice, Susannah Copeland, Fred Morrow, Larry Bilger and Neal Brown;back row, Jessamine Larsen, Lilly Larsen, Ember Larsen, Molly Neuman, Skylee Larsen and Greg Garrett. Not pictured are Brad Ice (taking the picture), Mark Westman and Darcy and Vicky Jech. “By any measure, the event was a complete success,” Gooden said.
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Representatives from all eight of the fire departments in Kingfisher County hosted State Sen. Darcy Jech and Rep. Mike Sanders recently at the Okarche Fire Station. Jech and Sanders were attending to present an honorary check representative of operational funds received by the departments from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Forestry division. The funds are to be used for the day-to-day expenses of operating the fire departments. The monies distributed are accounted for annually to the rural fire coordinator. Each department received $4,641.52, an increase of about 10 percent from last year. Attending the presentation were, from left: NODA Rural Fire Coordinator Cecil Michael; Kris Eaton, Omega FD; Jech; Bert Gritz and Brandon Scott, Hennessey FD; Sanders; James Matousek, Hennessey FD; Anthony Stewart, Kingfisher FD; Steve Liebel, Okarche FD; Richard Meyer, Loyal FD; Joey Maschino, Big 4 FD; CJ Hill, Cashion FD; and Kevin Johnson, Dover FD. [Photo provided]
Read moreThe Long Term Care Authority of Enid Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act funds for legally formed public, private or not-for-profit organizations in the counties of Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major and Noble.
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Some school board members appeared surprised when Supt. Dr. Mike Woods told them there would not be an official grand opening of the $8.4 million Eagle Event Center until August. One was definitely sur
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Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm Award has been presented to the owners of a Kingfisher County farm.
Read moreThere were only two bids for consideration by Hennessey Board of Education members for $1.75 million in taxable building bonds and they unanimously accepted the 1.40% low bid from Bank of Oklahoma.
Read moreThe deadline to nominate 2020 inductees into the Kingfisher High School Hall of Fame is March 23.
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Exhibitors from schools throughout Kingfisher County earned high honors at the annual Kingfisher County Spring Livestock Show last week.
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