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What was historically used to be a way for soldiers to communicate on the battlefield has become the instrument for one of the most recognizable pieces of music known today.James R. Kale provided the history of “Taps” during Monday’s Memorial Day Service at Kingfisher Cemetery.

The Kingfisher County 4-H Food Showdown and Cloverbud Cupcake Wars were held at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building last mont.There were 11 Cloverbuds who participated in the Cupcake Wars.The Cloverbuds decorated cupcakes as farm animals.

Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: May 3: Robert Cale Sample, 24, Mustang, and Rhylee Tatum Straka, 25, Oklahoma City; Edgar Olmos, 33, and Karla Ugalde, 33, both of Hennessey.May 9: Joseph H. Otey, 36, and Kelsi N.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:March 7 - No valid driver’s license, transporting open container- liquor, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of dangerous drugs prohibited and possession of contraband by inmate.

The Chisholm in Kingfi sher recently received a $10,000 grant from the Ralph Enix Charitable Fund to digitize a large portion of their image collection.The museum is home to the Eugene Meacham Collection.

May sales tax checks were higher for Hennessey and Loyal, almost the same for Dover and down for the county’s other three municipalities.A slowdown in drilling activity could account for some fall off in sales tax collections locally compared to May 2023.

It was 1953.America was embroiled in the Korean War.And there was Hugh Branscum, just a 20-yearold farm boy in Kingfisher County when Uncle Sam called his name.Originally from Okemah, Branscum had come to Kingfisher, while still in high school, looking for summer work in the wheat harvest.

[ Ed. note: Forrest Smith has authorized the Times & Free Press to publish the following paid political announcement of his candidacy for Kingfisher County Sheriff, subject to the June 18 Republican primary election.

As is their tradition, volunteers with Memory Lane Inc. will be on hand throughout Memorial Day weekend to provide their brand of service to visitors.Members will be handing out water and helping visitors to Kingfi sher Cemetery locate graves.

Chief Warrant Officer Five (Retired) Jim Kale will serve as the guest speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day Service at Kingfisher Cemetery.Kale is post commander for Kingfisher’s Keith Lowry- Henry Ellyson American Legion Post 5, which annually presents the program at the cemetery.