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One local government body has moved its August meeting date while another won’t be able to meet at all.Kingfisher Board of Education generally meets the first Monday of each month, which is Aug. 4 for this month.However, the district posted a notice stating the meeting will now be held Monday, Aug.

The summer break ends this week for a large portion of Kingfisher County students.Classes for the 2025-26 school year begin Thursday, Aug. 7, for students at Kingfisher, Dover, Lomega and Chisholm Trail Technology Center.Okarche, Cashion and Hennessey schools begin classes Thursday, Aug. 14.

• LOCAL BLOOD DRIVE: Our Blood Institute is holding a blood drive Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Cimarron Electric Cooperative north of Kingfi sher. The drive will be held in the Bloodmobile from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) announced Byron Yeoman of Dover as the 2025 OCA Cattleman of the Year.

The Oklahoma State University Extension Service provides the following gardening tips for August in Oklahoma:August is a good month to start your fall vegetable garden. Bush beans, cucumbers, and summer squash can be replanted for another crop.

Free school supplies for Hennessey Public School students will be available from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, during the town’s annual Back to School Bash.As usual, the supplies will be disbursed at the First Christian Church at 500 E. Third St.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved a pipeline road crossing request, an access drive and a $10.40 purchase card payment Monday at their weekly meeting.

Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lauren Stroh recently achieved certification for county court clerks through the County Training Program (CTP).

A Hennessey man remained in jail early this week after being arrested and charged with a felony related to possessing child sexual abuse material.Arrested July 21 and charged four days later in Kingfisher County District Court was Jason Krisofer Steers, 47.

The biggest news story in Oklahoma last weekend - one that garnered national attention - was due, in part, to a Kingfisher man and has landed him in the middle of political crossfire.