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There will be no county fair board election this year.Three candidates filed unopposed for the three positions up for election – David Gerken of Cashion, District 1; Chad Charmasson of Hennessey, District 2, and Matthew Walta of Kingfisher, District 3.Gerken returns to the board for District 1.

KINGFISHER UPPER Elementary Students of the Month for January 2023 are, from left: fourth graders Geraldine Cuellar and Aron Rivera, fifth graders Jayden Zachgo and Roxanna Padilla and sixth graders Celeste Charqueno and Kyle Meadors. [Photo provided]

An event to benefit the Lone Oak Community Center has been rescheduled.It will now be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.It was originally scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 4.God’s Covenant Church will be the location of the event to raise funds for the community center.

Before there was the Tournament of Champions for girls, there was the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.Kingfisher High School will get the opportunity to take part in “Oklahoma’s premier girls basketball tournament” in December as part of the 2023-24 season.

More precipitation is expected this week, but the forms of it could be mixed.Forecasters predict an Arctic blast to arrive in Oklahoma late Saturday.Behind it is expected to not only be frigid air, but waves of potential freezing rain, sleet and snow throughout much of the week, beginning Monday.

Kingfisher’s own Braden Burns is the guest speaker Monday when the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce holds its 84th annual banquet.“Grow With Us” is the theme and the event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds with networking and games.

Many people in Kingfisher - and the rest of the county - noticed the seemingly endless line of armored vehicles headed north on the train tracks on Monday.“Living by the tracks has its interesting scenes,” said Debbie Burpo, pastor at Frontline Ministries who posted photos of the scene on Facebook.

Landri Jones, a sophomore at Weatherford High School, was recently crowned the 2023 Miss SWOSU’s Outstanding Teen.Jones is the daughter of Jarred and Corrie Jones as well as the granddaughter of Robbye and Jan Jones of Kingfisher.

The University of Oklahoma announced last week the students named to its fall 2022 honor roll, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.A total of 9,260 students were named to the fall 2022 honor roll.

Kingfisher High School seniors Avery Davis and Cash Slezickey have been announced as the Junior Lions for January 2023.Davis is the daughter of Lindsay and Kelly Kopp and Brandon and Aly Davis.She’s active in soccer, cross country, Student Council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.