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ROTARY SPEAKER – Kurt Kaya, Kingfisher High School aviation teacher, right, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club earlier this month. He is pictured with Rotarian Jenny Nusz. Kaya told Rotarians that Kingfisher was one of 87 high schools in the state that offers the elective class.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: January 11, 5:37 p.m. - At U.S. 81 and Frontage Road.Angela Beauchamp, 57, Dover, driving a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, was southbound in the outside lane of U.S. 81.

There were the traditional awards and new awards Monday at the 85th annual Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce Banquet.And then there was a surprise honor.City Manager Jim Thomas took the stage to present Kingfisher Fire Department Chief Tony Stewart with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

More than 400 people packed into the Exhibit Building as the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce commemorated another year of growth and honored a handful of award winners.Headlining the list was Greg Kannady, announced as the 2023 Citizen of the Year during the 85th annual chamber gala.

Hennessey Police Department officers have issued the following citations: No Insurance ($180) – Becerra Ortiz; Morgan Alexander Cauveren; Savanna Nichole Cooper; Eduardo Cardenas; Cirt Hochstrasser; Bart Ray Peacock; Yazaret Gamez Soto, Hennessey; Byron Enrique Ramirez Herrera, Hennessey; Lupercio...

Marriage LicensesKingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: January 11: Austin Travis Snowden, 24, and Keely Ann Patterson, 25, both of Kingfisher.January 12: Gustavo Alatorre, 56, and Virginia Barrientos Nava, 49, both of Kingfisher.

Hennessey Elementary announced its Eagles of the Week for the week ending Jan. 26.

Sometimes I feel like all I do is repeat myself.I know I harp quite a lot about getting ready for extreme weather.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm award has been presented to the owners of a Kingfisher County farm.Janet Chlouber and the late Norman Chlouber have owned Chlouber Farms located in the vicinity of Kingfisher.

Three county towns – Kingfisher, Hennessey and Okarche – had increases in their January sales tax, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s monthly report.