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President Joe Biden has reportedly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop pushing through a “divisive” judicial overhaul bill amid protests.

It’s going to be hot, but the sales and multitude of activities are going to be even hotter in Kingfisher this weekend. Shopping. Car show. Rodeo. All that and more will highlight the weekend.

The title of Distinguished Young Woman of Oklahoma officially belongs to Kylie Hood.The soon-to-be senior at Kingfisher High School gained the state’s top honor during a ceremony Saturday at WearHouse Mercantile.

There will be some familiar names visiting the Kingfisher Roundup Club Arena this weekend.The 66th annual Kingfi sher Rodeo is Friday and Saturday nights and offers a full slate of competition.Among the more wellknown names in rodeo circles - and locally - is Nick Sartain.

Dementia causes changes in the brain that can worsen sleep.Someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia can experience frequent waking, troubled sleep or being awake at night.A good night’s sleep slows cognitive decline, prevents falls and injuries, improves mood and helps balance the sleep-wake cycle.

Debris is loaded into a trailer on the site that used to be Dover Elementary School. The school was demolished on July 20-21 after serving Dover students - and the community - for more than a century. Crews worked all last week in the removal of the debris and it continued into the weekend.

“Growing wheat is getting harder in a warming world,” was the headline of a story I came across the first week of June.Needless to say, with dismal wheat crops in both Oklahoma and Kansas thanks to the drought, this definitely caught my eye.

The descendants of Otto and Ella Bredel gathered July 22 for their annual reunion at the Interbank Community Room in Kingfisher.The family descendants have gathered annually since 1961 with the exception of three years due to deaths and COVID-19.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: July 10 - Identity theft.Officer Matthew Hollon took a report of identity theft in the 200 block of West Mitchell Drive.

Several dozen current Kingfisher Public Schools staff members gathered Monday at Kingfi sher Junior High to welcome the newest faculty members. The school hosted an ice cream social as a way to introduce the new incoming teachers to those already on staff.