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[ Christina Lewis is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation.]Regardless of who is in the White House come Jan. 20, the next president will face a deadline at the end of 2025 that could trigger a tax increase for Americans across all 50 states.

Kingfisher Public Schools has filed a petitition for writ of mandamus with the state Supreme Court seeking emergency relief from the Kingfisher County Excise Board’s decision to amend the district’s budget.

As technology advances and industries evolve, many businesses are focusing on profits over people.This often leaves rural and underserved communities struggling to access essential services like highspeed internet, fair wages, or affordable products.

Each October, cooperatives across the United States celebrate National Cooperative Month, highlighting the power of doing business with your local co-op.CHS Inc., a diversifi ed global agribusiness cooperative, is proud to be the nation’s largest farmer- owned co-op.

Communities come in all shapes and sizes.Some are based on geographical proximity, some are based on shared interests or hobbies and some communities can even be found in virtual spaces like social media groups.

Citizens took the opportunity Monday night to voice their displeasure to the Kingfisher Board of Education regarding the possibility of their taxes being raised.

Accepting the excise board’s amendment to the budget could affect a large amount of state aid received by Kingfisher Public Schools.

In 1910, a baby boy was born to W.R. and Mable Helt.Given the name Virgil Lawrence Helt, he only lived for four hours and was buried at Grimes Cemetery, east of Kingfisher.It was a piece of history unknown to Evelyn Helt-George, his niece, until approximately 30 years ago.

Equipment purchases for District 3 took center stage at Kingfisher County commissioners’ weekly meeting Monday.Two new John Deere 6M 155 tractors were purchased off the state Sourcewell contract for a net price of $12,000.The purchase price of the new tractors was $352,234.