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Three Kingfisher High School seniors were guests recently at a meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club. Joining the local civic group were David Owens, Abraham Prieto and Sydnie Toepfer. Owens is the son of Jason and Mandy Owens.

Kingfisher students were honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarship support for the 2026-2027 academic year. The scholarships were awarded at the 2026 Scholarship and Awards banquet, hosted by the Ferguson College on March 26.

[ Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections.”.

Denise Shimanek retired last May after 27 years of teaching at the Hennessey Elementary School. She was enjoying retirement, and having fun babysitting her granddaughter, Kennedy, at their home northeast of town... until September.

There will be no local political races after last week’s filing period, but there will be a new county officer this year. Kingfisher County Treasurer Robin Rother is retiring in July and her chief deputy Kelly Majetic will be appointed by commissioners to finish the last year on her term.

George Caldwell is a correspondent for The Daily Signal. Prominent Democrats considering a 2028 presidential run face a new litmus test: telling the public where they stand on America’s relationship with Israel.

Don’t look now, but FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Jim Acosta agree on something: President Donald Trump is “winning” his effort to reshape the media landscape in his second term.

After months of work, the Senate, House and Gov. Kevin Stitt have reached an agreement on a budget proposal to fund state government for the fiscal year that begins in July.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for March 2026. Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.