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• GO-KART RACES: This action- packed event is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Hennessey Rodeo Arena. General admission is $10 and a pit pass is $35 for this Outlaw Motorsports production. Contact Harold Shaw for more information and see ad on Page 2 of this edition.

Kingfisher County’s wheat harvest showed signs of winding down Thursday, a welcome relief after earlier apprehension about the possibility of additional rain delays.

Kingfisher will offer all you need and more to have a fun-filled day for the entire family this Fourth of July.The Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce is presenting the 2025 version of the Red, White & BOOMfest this Friday.

The Plush Carryover Of years past is no more.However, said Kingfisher Superintendent Andy Evans, the financial recovery is taking place.Kingfisher Public Schools is expected to have a balance of around $1 million as it enters the 2025-26 fiscal year, which starts July 1.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: June 6, 1:51 p.m. - At West Toronto Avenue and U.S. 81.Merle Kadavy, 90, Kingfi sher, driving a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, was westbound on East Toronto Avenue.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:June 1 - Domestic assault and battery/abuse/ great bodily injury, planning or threatening violent act and resisting executive officer.

Waukomis Fire Chief Bobby Kokojan is expected to recover from his injuries after his combine was hit by a northbound train south of Waukomis last weekend.That’s according to a family friend.

The wheat harvest has finally taken off in Kingfisher County after a rain-stymied start.

A Meeker truck driver died Sunday evening after crashing south of Loyal.Aaron C. Standlee, 42, was pronounced dead by Kingfisher EMS at the scene of the one-vehicle accident, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Three educators are returning to Kingfisher after brief stints away from the district.Hired Monday were Kerri Lafferty, Madison (Schaefer) Andrews and Nicole Kippenberger.They were approved during the Kingfisher Board of Education’s final regular meeting of the 2024-25 fiscal year.