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Early in his career, Dr. Keith Smith noted that hospitals were “constantly poor-mouthing, saying, ‘We’re going broke,’” yet those same hospitals constantly had cranes in front of them due to expansion. And self-contradiction was not the worst thing happening at those hospitals.

Kingfisher County Treasurer Robin Rother and Assessor Carrie Turner issued some reminders last week about property tax payments and assessments.Dec. 31 Tax Deadline Kingfisher County property tax payments for 2022 are trickling in very slowly this year, County Treasurer Robin Rother reported.

Re-elected county officers will begin their new terms next week. Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter, County Assessor Carrie Turner, top row from left, and county commissioners Jeff Moss (Dist. 1) and Heath Dobrovolny (Dist. 3) bottom row, were re-elected without opposition.

If you’re planning a New Year’s Eve celebration that involves alcohol, a safe ride home should be your first priority, law enforcement officers urge.According to the most recent statistics, about 24% of all Oklahoma traffic fatalities involve an intoxicated driver.

The empty lot where the old Kingfisher County Jail used to sit might be a welcome sight for the thousands of men and women who found themselves involuntarily housed there over the course of its 87-year-history.

Kingfisher Elks Lodge members recently made a pair of sizable donations to local groups that work to benefit those in need.

Kingfisher County residents woke up to a wintry blast of wind and light snow Thursday.Local Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis issued warnings of additional snow reaching a depth of one inch accompanied by winds of 35 to 50 miles per hour.

Longtime transportation executive Gary Ridley, who served as Oklahoma Department of Transportation maintenance superintendent in Kingfisher early in his career, died Wednesday night.

From the Times & Free Press Facebook page, top row, from left, Noah Bass, 2, and Kennedy Bolyard, almost 3; Karson Patterson, 4; Abel Vorderlandwehr, 2; Addy Mae Kraus, 2, (above) Camdyn Palmer, 3 (below); Case, 1, and Hartley Mae, 3, Mercer (above); Jude Muniz, 3, (below); middle row,...

Richard Stern is a senior policy analyst for budget policy at The Heritage Foundation.Congressional leaders have dropped 6,825 pages of text for their “omnibus” spending bill, plus explanatory materials that include a list of at least 4,000 earmarks, on the doorstep of every American family.