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Confirmed coronavirus cases had reached 322 statewide Friday, with cases reported in 38 counties, all of which now fall under Gov. Kevin Stitt’s amended executive order last week ordering the closure of nonessential businesses through April 16.
Read moreDisruptions and distractions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic must not be allowed to keep Oklahomans from participating in the 2020 Census, officials said.
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Two Kingfisher residents were recently awarded academic scholarships by Oklahoma Baptist University for the 2020-21 academic year.
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David Fuksa’s Grade Work Construction Co. crew took advantage of the good weather Wednesday and worked to repair a leak in the concrete wall on the west side of the walking trail at Hennessey’s Bull Foot Park on south U.S. 81. The repair quote was $42,816 and approved by the town board in January. The work includes taking out existing overflow pipe concrete structure, 30 feet of walking path, clearing trees around bottom of pipe, installing new drop inlet structure and pipe, pouring all concrete and replacing concrete walking path. [Photo courtesy Richard Simunek]
Read moreWith a vote on Thursday, the high school sports careers of thousands of Oklahoma seniors came crashing to a halt.
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A likely coronavirus exposure reported Friday on an Oklahoma City TV news broadcast has sent a judge, an attorney and a court reporter into self-quarantine and virtually sealed off one wing of the Kingfisher County Courthouse.
Read moreAlthough the writing is on the wall that public school students will not return to the classroom this year, local school districts can’t finalize plans for how instruction will continue until after the state board of education meets Wednesday.
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