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Both Democrats and Republicans will have ballots to vote on at the Tuesday, Aug. 23, runoff primary elections.

Kingfisher, Hennessey, Dover and Okarche had increases in their August sales tax checks compared to August 2021, according to a release from the Oklahoma Tax Commission.Dover led the way in percentage of gain at 89.4%.

Kingfisher County residents can expect no disruptions in 911 services while county commissioners search for a new administrator for the program, Heath Dobrovolny, board of county commissioners chairman said.

Extra security measures are continuing to be addressed at the county level.Kingfisher County commissioners on Monday accepted a proposal for the installation of a WAVE Plus security alert system to be installed at the courthouse building.

Hennessey’s Board of Trustees have asked for more involvement from the community at its meetings and got it...from three different citizens last Thursday night.

More than 200 students from across Oklahoma participated in one of two American Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Summit sessions held July 24-30.Among them were at least eight from Kingfisher County.

The Math Tutoring Corps initiative offered by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is encouraging interested Oklahoma families to register their students for free, high-dosage tutoring in mathematics.

On the sad anniversary of the chaotic U.S. pullout, Afghanistan is once again primed for terror.Today (Aug. 15) is a deeply sad anniversary. One year ago, the Taliban seized Kabul, the Afghan government collapsed, and U.S. President Joe Biden ordered a hasty and chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan.

Even though the regular session ended in May, work continues year-round at the Capitol. Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee chairs are already examining economic data and revenue collections ahead of next year’s budget.

The Hennessey United Association board discussed a number of upcoming plans and events during its Aug. 4 meeting at the Wellness Mercantile.President Stacy Cline said the Roundup Club was working on its fall open rodeo scheduled Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20.