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Four Kingfisher County municipalities plus Kingfisher County showed increases in their sales tax checks for February.See chart on Page 13A.The February 2022 distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission primarily represents local tax receipts from December business.

Kingfisher County commissioners issued a call for bids for oil and chip work in all districts Monday at their weekly meeting.

The lighthouse bell tower at Pat Hennessy Park is crumbling and dangerous because kids try to climb on it, “and every time I mow I have to pick up rocks,” said Hennessey’s Parks Director David Treanor.“It’s a safety issue,” he told the board during its special meeting Feb.

Patrick Hennessy, an Irish immigrant, Union soldier and wagon freighter was killed July 4, 1874, in one of the last Indian uprisings in the U.S.His three-wagon train hauled supplies south from Wichita, Kan. to the Darlington Indian Agency, then stayed in Buffalo Springs.

Hennessey’s sewer lagoons are at 50 percent capacity because it has been dry for six months, said Wastewater Superintendent Bryan Burch during the town board’s planning session Feb. 5.“Rainwater is what hurts us,” he said. “The lagoons are holding.

Tanner Roberts, right, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary Club last Tuesday. Roberts is the field representative for U.S.

Two students from Chisholm Trail Technology Center’s automotive service technology program competed Feb. 8 in the District SkillsUSA contest hosted by Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno.

Students exploring different career options was the main objective for Kingfisher High School’s recent Career Day.The all-day event was held Wednesday, Feb. 9.Back in November, a planning committee began organizing for the event.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will meet Monday, Feb. 28, at the Farm Bureau Insurance building, 117 W. Sheridan Ave.A $10 Dutch treat lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by a presentation by Tracy Deshazo of Kingfisher. She will review “Orphan Train” by Christine Baker Cline.

Johnsons of Kingfisher recently donated $5,000 to the Kingfisher Educational Foundation. The foundation annually awards teacher grants to aid in the classroom experience at Kingfisher Public Schools. Making the presentation were John Johnson, far left, and Jeff Johnson, far right.