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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.

Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, last Monday recognized members and coaches of the Dover Longhorns boys basketball team in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The team won the 2026 Class B-II state championship, the first boys basketball title in school history.

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), the statewide governing body for secondary school activities, is launching a new initiative to perform a comprehensive review of the organization’s 24 rules.

[ Ed. note: Jarrod Mueggenborg has authorized the Times & Free Press to publish the following paid political announcement of his candidacy for Seat 1 on the Okarche Board of Education, subject to the April 7 election.

In addition to filling a pair of seats on the city commission, Kingfisher voters on Tuesday will also decide the fate of a proposition to bump up the hotel and motel tax rate.

Two Kingfisher City Commission seats and one county school board seat will be decided by voters this week. Although early voting has already begun, the main voting day for the general election is Tuesday, April 7. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Legislation that increases state regulation of sexually graphic materials in school libraries has easily advanced from the Oklahoma House of Representatives, overcoming the opposition of liberal lawmakers who dismissed concerns about those materials.House Bill 2978, by state Rep.

Woodson Shortman of Watonga made a short visit in Kingfisher recently. John Black Owl of Concho returned from Shawnee following a brief visit there. John Tasso was in Kingfi sher on a business mission last week-end.