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Additional rain Thursday and Thursday night threw a kink in Kingfisher County’s wheat harvest.Showers beginning Thursday afternoon held combines out of the fields, then additional moisture overnight further jinxed growers’ hopes to gather the ripening crop.

Dear Supporters,My life has been a whirlwind. Not complaining, just saying. I know almost everyone’s life is a whirlwind.The meeting in Washington D.C. was jampacked, and I came home for only a day or two and left for a week of vacation with my wife. So, in some ways the D.C.

The Legislature has offi cially adjourned from the 2025 session. It was an incredibly productive year as we worked to pass policies that will improve the lives of Oklahomans and move our state forward. Most importantly, we passed a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2026.

Okarche Public Schools’ eighth grade promotion took place May 8 near the end of the annual awards assembly. The class of 29 accepted their certificates, and the 10 valedictorians and two salutatorians were recognized.

Following are awards and honors presented to Kingfisher High School students for the 2024-25 school year:4.

David Blair (left) and Tanya Cameron (center) represented the Kingfisher Educational Foundation at a recent meeting of the Kingfisher Lions Club. The KEF is kicking off its annual fundraising drive that culminates with the famous “Duck Race” on July 4 at the K-Town Kove.

Kingfisher Junior High students earned a number of honors and recognitions for their achievements throughout the 2024-25 academic year.

Two local groups who spend countless hours helping others were on the receiving end of kindness recently.Local golfers gathered May 3 for the Kingfisher Golf Association Benefi t Golf Tournament.

A man has been arrested and charged with three felonies relating to what authorities have deemed illicit manufacturing and trafficking of marijuana from a grow facility east of Kingfisher.Charged last Tuesday in Kingfisher County District Court was Hui Tang, 51.

Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Redlands Community College and Kingfisher High School alumnus Jason Murray to a seven-year term on the college’s Board of Regents, succeeding retired educator Dr. Juanita Krittenbrink of Okarche.