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Officially the second oldest living Oklahoman by less than two months, Christine Phillips still remembers the Spanish Flu, which devastated Kingfisher County when she was 9 years old. This year, Mrs. Phillips and her fellow residents of Countrywood Assisted Living Center and other nursing homes are living under extreme restrictions to keep them safe from yet another pandemic. But that won’t stop the celebration. Her family and Countrywood staff have organized a birthday parade of well-wishers caravaning through the facility’s parking lot on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Anyone interested in participating in the birthday parade is asked to meet at the First Baptist Church parking lot on South 13th Street at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Countrywood Administrator Kaci Farrar said. [TIMES-FREE PRESS File Photo]
Read moreAfter a poll of the senior class, the Kingfisher Board of Education on Monday night agreed to change the date of this year’s high school graduation.
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Members of the 2020 Hennessey football team are keeping their fingers crossed that they’ll be able to celebrate homecoming Thursday, Oct. 15.
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Hennessey Public Library’s Friends of the Library have pumpkins galore available to purchase at their annual pumpkin patch on the library lawn. From left are FOL members Ann Taylor and Kendal and Christopher Choate working on the setup Monday afternoon. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photo by Barb Walter]
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma announced today it will take further action to support its members, customers, and communities during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing approximately $20 million in relief to fully insured employer customers in the form of a premium credit.
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The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available, and colleges, universities and career tech schools are encouraging prospective 2021 students to fill it out as soon as possible.
Read moreNorthbound and southbound S.H.74F will be closed between S.H. 33 and Triplett Road north of Cashion Wednesday for utility and surface repairs.
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FIRE HYDRANT GRAVEYARD — The city of Kingfisher is in the process of replacing 19 of its aging fire hydrants, a project expected to be completed this week. Commissioners approved the updates at their September monthly meeting. The new fire hydrants will provide enhanced fire protection and ongoing replacements of 20-30 per year are a part of the city’s capital improvement plan, which it is seeking to fund through an extension of a one-third cent sales tax which expired this month, City Manager Dave Slezickey said. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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