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The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: June 17, time unknown At 200 block of South Sixth Street.Stephanie Grider, 56, Kingfisher, driving a 2010 Nissan Sentra, was parked on the east side of South Sixth Street overnight.

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls; a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.

• THIS EDITION PRINTED EARLY: In order to get our weekend edition delivered to subscribers in the usual timely manner, we printed this edition a day early due to Friday being the July 4 holiday. We will return to our regular printing schedule this week.

A grand jury made up of Kingfisher County residents will be convened at the county courthouse beginning at 8:30 a.m. July 21 to investigate a fatal Hennessey shooting during an altercation five years ago outside a children’s birthday party.

Local western artist Kathryn Merrill has been selected once again to display her work at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale in Cheyenne, Wyo.The 45th annual event will be held July 17 - Aug. 10 at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum.

Bobby Stitt acknowledges it.“I certainly have a unique career path,” said the Mercy Hospital Kingfisher administrator.Stitt has served in that role for the Mercy system since 2012.He was first named administrator of Mercy Hospital Watonga that year.

“Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

The Center of Family Love’s 12th annual fundraising event brought in more than $1 million to the Okarche facility that provides a home for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Oklahoma’s big weather stories this spring overwhelmingly involved tornadoes and heavy rains – and June was no exception.The month finished as the sixth-wettest June on record, at 7.22 inches, nearly 3 inches above normal.Locally, Steve Loftis recorded 8.

Approval of annual contracts comprised a major part of Monday’s weekly meeting of Kingfisher County commissioners.The annual agreements included:• A contract with Craig County Detention Center for holding underage sheriff’s office detainees on an as needed basis.