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The Chisholm Trail Museum will hold two of its popular barn quilt workshops on Friday, July 21, and Saturday, July 22.The workshops will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Barn quilts are squareshaped boards painted to resemble a quilt block and then put on buildings.

More than 70 4-H and FFA students gathered at the Oklahoma state Capitol June 27-28 for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s second annual Capitol Camp.

Kingfisher County voters will decide the fate of continuing a one-half cent sales tax on Tuesday, Aug. 8.The proceeds of the tax will be designated for county roads and bridges for five more years beginning Jan. 1, 2024.

Wrapping up 30 years of service with the United States Postal Service, Kingfisher Postmaster Gary Townsend completed his career where it began…with many points in between.

The skyline at Chisholm Trail Technology Center will soon be dotted with more telephone poles.Not to be strung with power lines for use, but to bring to fruition a partnership that has been budding for several months...more like years.

A total of 7,729 students were named to the 2023 spring semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,491 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A grade in all their courses.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:Sergeant Justin Trumbley took a report of fraud at BancFirst, 124 S. Main St.

An “initial draft” of architectural plans for an addition to the school’s State Highway 51 transportation building were approved by the Hennessey Board of Education Monday night.

Kingfisher County commissioners awarded a contract to North End Construction of Norman Monday for the construction of a new parking lot at the courthouse.North End Construction was the low bidder on the project at $139,948 at the bid opening in June.

Eight inches of rain over the last four days has created swamp-like conditions in much of the Kingfisher area.Area creeks and the Cimarron River surged with heavy rains.Local Weather Observer Steve Loftis reported 2.75 inches Saturday morning, 2.