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The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:April 26 - Changed lane when unsafe, driving with license canceled/suspended/revoked, DUI-liquor or drugs, violating license restrictions and possession of dangerous drugs prohibited.

Voters in Kingfisher County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 28, primary election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said.Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested.

Kingfisher County commissioners received no bids on a solicitation for labor and materials for repairs, cleaning and painting the exterior of the courthouse annex at their weekly meeting Tuesday.Chairman Heath Dobrovolny directed County Engineer Nik Smith to pursue a new agreement.

Kingfisher Police Department is investigating the following accidents:April 26, 12:15 p.m. - At West Overstreet Avenue and South 13th Street.Brody Boden, Kingfisher, driving a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, was northbound on South 13th Street and attempted to make a left onto West Overstreet Avenue.

The search for Kingfisher Public Schools’ new superintendent officially began Wednesday night.The board of education held a special meeting, which was spent almost exclusively in executive session.

A group of youngsters are among the most enthusiastic suporters of local law enforcement honored at “Coffee With Cops,” an event hosted at Banc-First in Kingfisher.

Miriam the comfort dog and her handlers from Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Kingfisher were deployed to Uvalde, Texas, within 24 hours of the school shooting Tuesday.

The Keith Lowry-Henry Ellyson Post 5 of The American Legion will present its annual Memorial Day Service at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Kingfisher Cemetery.Commander Joe Bliss will serve as emcee and speaker for the event.(Note: Bliss was incorrectly identified in Wednesday’s print edition as “John Bliss.

The Oklahoma Association of School Administrators has selected Lomega’s Steve Shiever as the 2022 District 3 Superintendent of the Year. He will be recognized at the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) Summer Leadership Conference in June.

Hennessey’s Board of Trustees learned it was approved this month for a matching $300,000 Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) to finish the second phase of a drainage project. It’s to help flooding on Third, Fourth and Fifth streets west of Mitchell Road.