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His mind says it’s a mid-life crisis of sorts.His body says he’s in the best shape ever.Both the mind and body have combined the last 18 months to transform Casey Jackson.“I never want to go back there again,” Jackson told Kingfisher Lions Club members at a recent meeting.

Deer Creek homebuilder Doug Waggoner, accompanied by Edmond homebuilder Cy Trindle, were the guests of the Kingfisher Rotary Club last Tuesday.Waggoner is the project manager for the 38-lot Highlands West addition located southwest of Kingfisher off Starlite Drive.

U.S. Senate candidate T.W. Shannon will be hosting a meet-and-greet this week in Kingfisher.The former state speaker of the House will be at Johnsons of Kingfisher at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 25.

Hennessey’s new public library director was a volunteer at the libary for seven years during his middle and high school years.He’s Steven Mitchell, a 2011 Hennessey High School graduate and a May graduate from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva.

A team of Kingfisher County 4-H members came in fourth at the Sooner State Dairy Show judging contest in Stillwater earlier this month. The team consists of, from left: Zoie Cox of Cashion, and Maddy Pope, Ian Pope and Lester Yost, all of Lomega.

Valerie and Tommy Mueggenborg of Okarche announce the birth of their daughter, Josie Lenae.Josie was born May 9, 2022, in Oklahoma City.She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 19 3/4 inches. She has two older sibShe has two older siblings, Kyler and Andrew.

The showmen pictured above won top-15 finalists and honorable mention at the 2022 National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest, held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 7-9 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left are Dalton Chambers, Tenino, Wash.

Seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are especially vulnerable to the effects of social isolation and loneliness.Dementia also makes it difficult to maintain relationships or participate in social activities, which often creates detachment from family and friends.

Kingfisher city commissioners met two hours in executive session to discuss the parameters of a new clause in City Manager Dave Slezickey’s contract during a special meeting Thursday, July 14.

Swift response from the Kingfisher Electric Department staff and area fire departments kept an engine fire at the power plant from advancing from merely disruptive to disastrous Monday.