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Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, and cannot make it to the polls still have an opportunity to cast their ballot.Kingfisher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said state law permits voters who become emergency incapacitated after 5 p.m.

Hummingbirds arrive in Oklahoma in early April. Get your feeders ready using 1-part sugar to 4-parts water. Do not use red food coloring.Keep the bird feeder filled during the summer and help control insects at the same time.Lace bugs, aphids, spider mites, bagworms, etc.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:March 8 - Speeding, no driver’s license, transporting an open container, DUI-liquor or drugs and carrying a firearm while under the influence.

Cashion resident Mary Hasley and her son Mark Beutler of Oklahoma City were recent guests at an Oklahoma Hall of Fame tribute to singer Wanda Jackson.The event was held March 28 at the Capitol View Event Center in Oklahoma City.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:February 18, 8:15 a.m. - At South Ninth Street and West Oklahoma Avenue.Jenny Snow, 41, Kingfisher, driving a 2016 Buick, was southbound on South Ninth Street.

The following citations were issued by Hennessey Police Department:Speeding (11-15 Over, $212) — William Scott Cushman, Enid.Failure to yield to emergency vehicle ($265) — Jeffrey Cameron, Imhoden, Ark.No Driver’s License ($365) — Jose Calzadillas, Hennessey.

The cameras weren’t a surprise to Julie Rother. Neither was the presence of celebrity Mike Rowe.Everything else, however, was a complete shock.The good kind.

An Enid attorney’s lawsuit to block the special election to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe hit a roadblock Thursday when the Oklahoma Supreme Court decided not to hear the challenge.

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, when the filing period opens, Kingfisher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said.

The latest improvement to the Kingfisher Golf Course was opened up for play on Thursday.The newly-reconstructed green on hole No. 3 was “christened” by club pro and manager Gary Wilson along with Kingfisher Golf Association board members Chad Burnham, Reggie Redwine and Derrick Wolf.(Ed.