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Kingfisher received another 3.25 inches of rain during a five-day time span, including .7 inch measured Tuesday morning by Local Weather Observer Steven Loftis.The rainfall continued to soak grain fields, lawns, gardens and pastures.The rains brought the April rainfall total in Kingfi sher to 6.

The April distribution of sales tax collections for Kingfisher municipalities were higher for four – Kingfi sher, Loyal, Cashion and Okarche.The receipts for Hennessey and Dover were down by less than 1%.

In 2023, more than 5,800 postal employees were attacked by dogs while on the job, according to the United States Postal Service.

Getting to Banner Road from U.S. Highway 81 on a paved road in the Dover area will be a chore in the near future.

For the second straight year, Pressley Page had to make room for a very large trophy on her way home from Chicago.The Kingfisher fourth grader was the runner-up in the 10-11 year-old girls division at the Elks National Hoop Shoot competition last weekend.

A Cashion man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of attempting to solicit sex with a minor.Curtis Hansen Wade, 37, was charged April 23 with five counts of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with minor by use of technology.

Citizens following the state of competitive robotics in Kingfisher Public Schools may recall that the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team qualified for the state competition for the first time this year (Kingfisher Times and Free Press, Feb. 9, 2025).

Wednesday, April 30 –11:30 to 1

Gilmour Elementary School has announced its Good BEE-havior Students of the Week for the weeks ending April 11 and 17.