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City Manager Jim Thomas presented the final budget of his career on Monday.Kingfisher city commissioners approved a budget presented by Thomas of just over $28 million during their June regular meeting.Thomas also announced during the meeting that he planned to retire effective Dec.

Early voting begins this Thursday, June 11, for voters in Kingfisher County.Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on election day next Tuesday have the option of voting early later this week.

A second member of the Hennessey Town Board of Trustees was also expected to lose his seat on Tuesday night.Harold Shaw confirmed to the KT&FP that he had received an email stating his seat on the board was to be vacated due to excessive absences.

A busy election schedule is on tap next Tuesday for Kingfi sher County residents.Voters will take to the polls to decide a number of issues, including a state question regarding minimum wage and a county question dealing with ambulance service for one community.

Kay Bishop, left, will play Gladys Gilmour for the all-school girls’ tennis championship at the tennis festival here June 17. Miss Gilmour is defending champion. Both girls are in junior highschool.

THIS GROUP is putting together the History of Kingfisher County, a 450-page book that will be off the press soon.

The above is a picture of the log cabin recently erected at the city park for the local Campfire Girls. It will be used by them as a meeting place and as a place for summer outings and social events.

With hundreds of dollar’s worth of improvements made during the last fourteen months and with the expected expenditure of still greater sums in the near future, the Temple Theatre of Kingfisher is rapidly assuming its place among the leading playhouses of the state.

Chris Kubat, nine-year old son of Brian and Angelia Kubat and student at Dover Elementary School, placed first in the American Shooters Association (ASA) state qualifying archery shoot held at Trosper Park in Okla. City. The state finals will be held July 14 in Osage County.