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The Farmhand Olympics were held recently during the week of the Kingfisher County Fair. Local competitors vied for prizes in a number of events held at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds. Winners from those events have been announced.

Students at the University of Central Oklahoma will find new choices this fall among the university’s 119 undergraduate majors, 103 minors and 81 graduate programs.

The University of Central Oklahoma graduated 346 students from Oklahoma, the U.S. and the world who completed their college degrees during the summer 2022 semester.

When Carol Kooken moved back to Kingfisher in 2014, a lot had changed since she and husband Ralph had moved away in the 1980s.“I didn’t even recognize people and everything was different,” she said.

For The Times & Free PressIn response to incendiary Facebook comments posted Sept. 2 and directed at Town Administrator Tiffany Tillman, Hennessey Mayor Bert Gritz said “the buck stops right here (at this table).

Walk-Tober deadlineThe deadline to register for Kingfisher Community Collaborative’s second annual 31-day Walk-Tober challenge is Friday.Register online at bit.ly/Walk-ToberRegistration and join the Facebook group at bit.ly/WalkToberFBGroup.

For The Times & Free PressRecommendations to create a mobile home neighborhood district and other mobile home districts will soon be on the Hennessey Planning Board’s agenda.

“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” — Robert Arnott Looking to make the best investment, Aaron Long had to step out of his comfort zone.He’s eager to teach others how to do the same.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved the low bid submitted by Jackson Wrecking of Enid to tear down and remove the old jail and sheriff’s office on the courthouse block Monday.Jackson’s bid of $75,000 was under the pre-bid estimate of $77,000.

Colton Burns of Dover showed the grand and reserve grand champion wethers and Emerson Belt of Cashion showed the grand and reserve grand champion ewes in the 2022 Kingfisher County Free Fair.Results are listed in order of placing unless otherwise indicated.