Mayor gives ‘state of the city’ at Rotary
Kingfisher Mayor Geoff Covalt covered a wide range of topics as the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club last Tuesday.
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‘Letting God guide my feet’
Chod Trout just thought his final day as a full-time police officer would quietly pass by.Instead, his fellow Kingfi sher Police Department officers and staff gathered to wish Trout well Monday on his final day with the department.
HPS wants input from patrons about projects
Hennessey Public Schools has some money to spend on school projects this year.“We finished the year very strong in the building fund,” HPS Superintendent Jason Sternberger told school board members at their Monday night meeting. “We've got around $1.2 or $1.3 million in that fund right now.
So far, so great for Kingfisher’s Annie Kate
Annie Kate Redwine is just about 15 months into her golf journey and it’s already taking her places.Will that road lead her to Augusta, Ga.? Time will tell.The 9-year-old daughter of Drew and Lesley Redwine of Kingfisher has won the first two levels of the national Drive, Chip and Putt competition.
GTA WINS AAU WORLDS
AAU WORLDS – The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t the only team from the Sooner state to bring home a world basketball championship this summer. Oklahoma GTA won the championship bracket last Thursday afternoon in the AAU Boys World Championships D2 9-under/3rd grade division in Orlando, Fla.
County commissioners approve ODOT modifications to pair of bridge projects
Oklahoma Department of Transportation modifi cations to two Turkey Creek bridge projects southwest of Hennessey received county approval Monday at the weekly meeting of Kingfisher County Commissioners.District 2 Commissioner Mike Sparks moved to approve the changes.
Celebrating 100 years of Granny K
America turned 249 on July 4.Irene Krittenbrink has been around for 100 of those.As the country celebrated its independence with a national holiday, the Krittenbrink family - dozens and dozens and dozens of them - gathered for a dual celebration.
United exit leaves multiple voids
Cynthia Morgan is unsure about her own future.But she’s also concerned about her customers.“I worry about the older people who come in needing us to help them,” said Morgan, a cashier at the United Supermarket for about 10 months.“They can barely walk our little store,” Morgan said.
Burpo resigns seat on city commission
The Kingfisher City Commission is now a member short.Debbie Burpo resigned her commission seat during Monday night’s regular July meeting.
New federal law requires Medicaid recipients to seek work
Independent Journalism CenterWhen Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” work requirements for able-bodied individuals on Medicaid were among the changes enacted.