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Ground water levels continue to drop in state and nation
“The six states facing the most serious groundwater crises”– that was the title of an article I came across earlier in the month while perusing the internet.My first thought when I saw this was “oh boy, where do you think Oklahoma ranks?
Deadline to request absentee ballot near
Voters in Kingfisher County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the March 5 Presidential Preferential Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said.
Not your ‘Basic’ church
It takes time to get to know people…but when they welcome you like family, it doesn’t take long.
Forensic audit of Town of Hennessey continues
An auditor from the State Auditor and Inspector’s Office spent three days at Hennessey’s Town Hall Jan. 29-Feb. 2.It’s part of a continuing forensic audit of the town’s financial records.The audit began in mid-October after a request by then-District Attorney Mike Fields of Enid.
Chen pleads guilty to murders
A large chapter in a 2022 quadruple homicide in Kingfisher County came to a close Friday morning.
Annual Lenten Services Begin This Wednesday
The annual Lenten Community Service series sponsored by the Kingfisher Ministerial Alliance begins Wednesday, Feb. 14.Each of the weekly services, which run through March 27, will begin at noon.Speakers and locations for each of the services include: Feb. 14 – Jim Thomas, Federated Church Feb.
County receives healthy dose of weekend rains
Rain fell across Kingfisher County over the weekend, supplementing already generous rainfall for this time of year.Reports ranged from .4 inch at the Okarche Grain and Feed Elevator, eight miles west of Okarche, to 1.6 inches at the Twila Adams residence five miles east of Kingfisher.