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Lomega Student Council held a Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 11. Gunnery Sgt. William Denton (right) was the guest speaker for the program. Rylee Glazier gave the patriotic reading of “The Pledge of Allegiance’s Meaning” and Kelby Ott presented the “Ragged Old Flag.” Mrs.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for October 2022.Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.

Kingfisher High School graduate Lauryn McAdam was among an elite group of health care professionals and students recognized at the Oklahoma Hospital Association’s 103rd annual convention, Nov. 9-11, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center.

Madeleine Pope of Lomega was the winner recently of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) Area 1 speech contest in Enid.Pope, the daughter of Clay and Sarah Pope of Loyal, represented the Kingfisher County Conservation District in the Junior division of the contest.

Several county Farm Bureaus were recognized for their efforts to further agriculture and rural Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 12 during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 81st annual meeting in Norman.

Lomega’s month away from home continued last Tuesday with an easy 5525 victory at Calumet.The Lady Raiders improved to 4-0 with the win, which was their second of seven consecutive road games that will see them go nearly 40 days before they play on their home court again.

After a lengthy discussion, Kingfisher City Commission voted Monday night to approve payment of a 5% end-of-year incentive payment for all city employees.However, two commissioners requested that the current acrossthe- board payments be restructured next year to be based on solely on merit.

Lawyers representing Kingfisher and Canadian counties are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its unanimous decision taking wind energy production tax credits (PTCs) out of the equation for property tax assessment.

Kylie Hood, second from left, the daughter of Shane and Janet Hood, was named Kingfisher County Distinguished Young Woman 2024 at the annual scholarship program Sunday in Kingfisher.