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When it comes to conservation policy, I generally like to brag on Oklahoma.Many people don’t realize what a great job the Sooner State does when it comes to protecting natural resources on farm and ranch land.

Michael Farrar and Cati Killman of Kingfisher announce the birth of their son Owen Mitchell, who was born Aug. 8, 2023, in Oklahoma City.Owen arrived at 8:13 a.m., weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21.5 inches long.Maternal grandparents are Boyd and Tammy Killman of Mustang.

Kingfisher County commissioners re-elected the same officers for the year 2024 at their first meeting of the new year Tuesday.District 3 Commissioner Heath Dobrovolny will continue to serve as chairman and District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss will continue as vice chairman.

A metal detector has been placed in the Kingfisher County Courthouse, visitors learned last week.

City government and coaching moves were the biggest newsmakers of the last half of 2023 - and for the entire year for that matter.New city managers. New mayors. Additional wards. Court rulings. Court settlements. Coaches resigning.All of that and more shaped the latter half of the year.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is entering into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant Program.More than $6.

Kingfisher County commissioners Wednesday declared a number of pieces of equipment surplus.The action involved six items for District 3, which will go in the Circuit Engineering District #8 auction in March.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: November 25 - Larceny of merchandise from retailer.Officer Aaron Schlegel responded to a report of theft at Walmart, 200 W. Starlite Drive.

From the coastal blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea to the waving wheat fields of Oklahoma, foreign exchange student Giulia Scano is embracing a new culture during her junior year of high school.

Former Kingfisher and Canadian county prosecutor Eric Epplin will return to District 4 Tuesday, Jan. 2.Epplin will be serving as incoming District Attorney Tommy Humphries’ first assistant DA, Humphries announced last week.“I am excited to return home to District 4,” Epplin said.