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As is the case every year, there was no shortage of news in Kingfisher County in 2023.There was tragedy and triumph; droughts and flooding; big school shakeups and a major move at Pioneer Telephone Cooperative.

Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: December 7: Trevor Buckner, 25, and McKenzie Billy, 27, both of Kingfisher.December 8: Grant B. Curtis, 23, Dover, and Kylie N. Turner, 28, Loyal.

The following report is among those having been or currently being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:November 25 - Planning or threatening a violent act.Officer Christopher Mc-Daniel responded to a report of a customer making threatening statements at McDonald’s, 1600 S. Main St.

The Kingfisher Friends of the Library group sponsored its first “Gingerbread House Contest” on Friday, Dec. 15, at the Kingfisher Memorial Library.The purpose of the contest was to promote fun activities for families at the library around the holiday season.

Brian Walter was the featured speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club at last Tuesday’s meeting.He talked of his friendship with the late senator, Dr.

Hennessey, Cashion and Loyal enjoyed increases in their sales tax checks in December compared to December 2022, the Oklahoma Tax Commission reports.The tax commission collects and distributes sales taxes for cities and counties as well as the state.

Kingfisher County residents wanting to file for a homestead exemption will not be getting those forms in the mail, said County Assessor Carrie Turner.Instead, residents will be receiving a piece of mail from the assessor stating as such and what is needed to file for the exemption.

The top teachers for each of the five Kingfisher Public Schools buildings were recently announced.

The recent citations were recently issued by the Hennessey Police Department: Driving Under Suspension 1st offense ($565) – Chad Lewis Joyce; Douglas Brent Haywood; Michael Lora Garcia.No Driver License Issued ($365) – Manuel Bocanegra Dominguez.