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Members of the Okarche High School speech team brought home the second- place sweepstakes trophy for Class 3A from Marlow on Nov. 19.Lawton Academy of Arts and Sciences won the tournament with Hennessey High School taking third.

The Kingfisher 4-H Club had a program honoring local veterans on Nov. 10. Club members recited a poem, sang and signed “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and presented certificates to the veterans in attendance. The Kingfisher High School honors choir performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:October 25 - Driving with license canceled/ suspended/revoked.Officer Aaron Schlegel said in his report that he observed a vehicle in the area of U.S.

EAGLES OF THE WEEK – Hennessey Elementary has announced its Eagles of the Week for the week ending Nov. 11.

Kingfisher, Hennessey, Dover, Loyal and Okarche all had increases in their sales tax checks, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.Loyal had the largest percentage increase, 252.4%.Kingfisher County also received a substantial increase, 55.3%, a reflection of increased oil field activity.

Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, recently completed the Legislative Energy Horizon Institute (LEHI), a national conference focusing on North American energy infrastructure, which wrapped its final session Nov. 19 in Washington, D.C.

Christmas in Kingfisher is off to a festive start, beginning with the Downtown Treelighting Ceremony last Friday night, hosted by the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with a Mistletoe Shop and Hop and events at Block 35 (see photos on Page 2).

After another five-hour electrical outage for Kingfisher residents and businesses on Saturday, City Manager Dave Slezickey is pushing for a meeting with both the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority and OG&E to find a solution.

Kingfisher County Sheriff Dennis Banther said authorities had released the scene near Lacey Tuesday morning where four people were confi rmed killed and another seriously injured after a shooting Sunday at the marijuana grow facility located there.