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KCC AT LIONS CLUB – Brittney Hladik wears many hats in the Kingfisher community. At a recent Lions Club meeting, she spoke on behalf of Kingfisher Community Collaborative and its many efforts in the area. Pictured with Lions Club President Colton DeMuth, Hladik is currently the KCC chairman.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will meet Monday, May 16, at the Farm Bureau Insurance Building, 117 W. Sheridan Ave., Kingfisher.Dutch treat lunch is $10 and will be served at 11:30 a.m.

There will be no oil and chip work done on county roads this summer.County Commission Chairman Heath Dobrovolny said the county received no bids for oil and chip work this summer.Inquiry as to why revealed that contractors had committed all their oil supplies earlier than usual.

Enid pharmacist Gregory Gene Diel, 59, was charged last Wednesday in Garfield County District Court with possession of meth and possession of meth in a county jail, a felony.

Braden Burns spent the first part of last week in Tulsa at the 96th Oklahoma FFA Convention & Expo.

Not long after reorganizing, the Kingfisher Board of Education made a significant investment to make roof repairs at the district’s middle school.The board at its May regular meeting last Monday approved an expenditure of just over $1.

A total of 622 members attended Tuesday’s annual meeting of Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, the last under the leadership of General Manager Richard Ruhl.After 46 years with the cooperative and 27 years in the top position, Ruhl is retiring in September.

Five Kingfisher High School band members took part April 21 in the State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Stillwater.Earning the right to compete at state were senior Brenden Hill, juniors Andrew Osborn and Destiny Buckner, sophomore Blake Mayfield and freshman KC Ortega.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for April 2022.Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.

Andrew Martin, center, senior vice president of author coaching for Cedar Gate, a publishing company owned by Brian and Marla Hill, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club last Tuesday.