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Sample ballots are now available for the Feb. 8 election.Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ovp or pick up a copy at the Kingfisher County Election Board during normal business hours.

Who better to bring a summer beach vibe indoors than Summer Scott, Kingfisher High School art teacher and part-time muralist? Scott completed wall-sized beach murals in the party room at the Vernie Snow Aquatic Center and will soon be working to add more color to the lobby area as well.

The Oklahoma State Election Board released its annual voter registration report Tuesday showing that while Republican voters hold the majority, Libertarian and independent voters also are growing in number.Voter registration statewide increased from 2,090,107 on Jan.

Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, recently was appointed by House Speaker Charles Mc-Call to serve as a member of the Agriculture & Rural Development Committee for the Council of State Governments.

Hennessey lost three downtown buildings Sept. 30, 2007, due to a fire and Enid and Guthrie’s ladder fire trucks are probably what saved the town from losing the rest of the west side in the 100 block on South Main Street.

Hennessey Superintendent Jason Sternberger has told school board members the last couple of months that he didn’t have estimated costs on proposed building projects from the architect.

The Cashion High School academic team swept Newkirk, Sayre and Crossings Christian on Saturday to win a Class 3A area tournament. The area championship punches the team’s ticket to the Class 3A state tournament which will be held Feb. 5 at Rose State College.

Voters in Kingfisher County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for elections in 2022 should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts announced.The next election locally is Feb. 8.

A total of 7,683 students were named to the 2021 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,410 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A grade in all their courses.

Here we are stuck with this pandemic, but we still need to care for our loved ones without putting them in danger. This makes extra challenges for a caregiver as if they didn’t already have enough.