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A group called Georgia Patriots on Friday delivered 40,000 sworn affidavits regarding 2020 election fraud to the office of Gov. Brian Kemp.Mike Lindell and Emerald Robinson, formerly of Newsmax, accompanied the group.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:February 10, 1:30 p.m. - At 1615 S. Main St.Dorinda Wolf, 77, Kingfisher, driving a 2021 Jeep, was eastbound in the Braum’s parking lot and struck a light pole.

Hennessey Police Department members recently issued the following citations:Improper equipment ($90)— Toby Keith Ridings, Longview, Texas; Emil Olyix Martinez Murillo, Enid.

Following are reports by the Hennessey Fire Department:Robert Stotts reported a fire six miles west of Hennessey on S.H. 51 and Preacher Creek at 3:32 p.m. Feb. 9. One tanker and three brush pumper trucks responded.Leo Reyes reported a grass fire at S.H.

COVID-19 cases dropped by 66 this week, leaving a total of 38 active cases in the county.The weekly report listed on the Kingfisher County Commission’s meeting agenda showed all towns except Kingfisher and Hennessey are COVID free.

Two Kingfisher County high school seniors are listed among 100 top scholars statewide recognized as 2022 Academic All-Staters by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

Two new grant-funded walking trails are close to the construction phase, Kingfisher Trails Inc. President John Gooden said last week.Francis Nature Trail, connecting Briscoe Sports Complex to Sam Walton Plaza on the south side of the Walmart parking lot, will begin construction soon.

Back in the early 90s, Mark Snowden and his future wife Karen served as student body president and secretary at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.They answered to a Weatherford finance major named Aaron Roark who served as student body president.

Doreen Winn was recently announced as the Hennessey Public School District Teacher of the Year.A physical education teacher at both the Early Childhood Center and Hennessey Elementary, Winn was named the teacher of the year at those two schools.

Kingfisher County had three 4-H clubs compete in the Enid Northwest District Junior Livestock Judging contest Feb. 1.The three clubs who represented the county were Cashion, Dover and Kingfisher.The contest was open to 17 counties in the Northwest District.