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Chase Farrar, right, was the guest speaker at the the Altrua Literary Club’s meeting Wednesday at the Chisholm. Farrar is president of Kingfisher Winter Nights and discussed the history of the organization with club members. Farrar also provided details of a new attraction for this year’s event.

A resolution calling for the 2025 annual school election was approved with candidate filing for seat 5 scheduled Dec. 2-4 at the Kingfisher County Election Board.That seat is currently held by President Patrick Griffin. He told the KT&FP he’d decide in “coming weeks” if he will run again.

Community leader Judy Johnson passed away Monday, Oct. 7.A story on her impact in Kingfisher and beyond appeared in the Oct. 13 edition.Both Johnson and her husband, Mike Johnson, who preceded her in death, were graduates and ardent supporters of Oklahoma State University.

Kingfisher Public Schools is making one last effort to recoup some of the money spent in a civil lawsuit that was settled last year.

Andy Evans says he’s empathetic to those who have expressed a range of emotions regarding the current financial state of Kingfisher Public Schools, most notably the prospect of ad valorem taxes increasing the next three years to cover a civil lawsuit settlement.

Kingfisher citizens are encouraged to attend a community conversation this week in regards to the construction of a new fire station for the Kingfisher Fire Department.And they’ll get to eat, too.The City of Kingfisher is hosting the open forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

By default, Carina Ponce is the best foreign language teacher for Kingfisher Public Schools.By merit, she’s proven to be one of the best in the state.

Kingfisher County Commissioners declared a two-week burn ban in the county effective immediately at their weekly meeting Tuesday.District 2 Commissioner Ray Alan Shimanek moved to begin the burn ban due to drought conditions and the possibility of high winds.

Parking issues for certain Hennessey areas remained a hot topic at the town trustees’ meeting last week.“Maybe it’s just an angle issue,” said Hennessey Trustee Bert Gritz said about parking problems on Main Street and Oklahoma Avenue.

Kingfisher Heritage Elementary School recently announced its Students of the Month for September 2024.