News

Buckets of rainwater are good news for Kingfisher County…unless they’re scattered throughout the Chisholm Trail Museum.A recent visit to the museum revealed one of the many reasons major renovation is needed.

Remember when you could believe TV news?I remember when a person could believe a television news report – not all the time, but sometimes.Now TV watchers are highly suspicious about anything that comes out of the talking heads.

The state’s labor commissioner spent time Thursday discussing the many areas that fall under the purview of her department.However, she also spent time expressing her desire for politics to return to its former civil self.

U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Delbert Terrell was the featured speaker during the Kingfisher High School Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 11. A 1988 graduate, Terrell is one of the U.S. Navy’s top noncommissioned officers.

Darrell moved to Kingfisher in 1960 and graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1964. He started his own business, Daugherty Wrecker Service and Service Station in 1969.In 1973, Darrell and Debbie Jech were married. The couple will celebrate their 50th anniversary next year.

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee recognized nine outstanding farm and ranch families on Saturday, Nov. 12, during OKFB’s 81st annual meeting in Norman.

The Hennessey Farmerettes met Nov. 10 at the First Christian Church in Hennessey with 12 members present for their November meeting.President Dot Miller opened the meeting and led the pledge to the flag.Pansy Wheeler shared a devotion.

The Kingfisher County Retired Educators Association met Wednesday, Nov. 2, and learned more about changes and updates concerning Health Choice Insurance for 2023.The guest speaker was Nancy Romyak, a representative for Health Choice Insurance.

Chisholm Trail Technology Center Health Careers II students visited the Oklahoma Blood Institute in Enid on Nov. 3. OBI employees walked students through various skills, including venipuncture, which they recently learned as a part of their phlebotomy course at CTTC.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:October 1, 8:48 p.m. At U.S. 81 and Sheridan Avenue.A 16-year-old driver, Okarche, driving a 2012 Ford, was eastbound on Sheridan Avenue and stopped at the intersection of U.S. 81.