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Judges at the recent Tri-State Music Festival at Enid gave Kingfisher High School band the highest possible rating for their marching show “Con Fuego.” The result was particularly sweet since last year’s marching season was hampered by COVID-19.

This stunning photo by award-winning local photographer Michael Louthan was misidentified in Wednesday’s paper as the Annuschat farm in Kingfisher County. In an email to the Times & Free Press, Kyle Marks wrote that the house is actually the Marks homestead in Blaine County.

Alice Lenora Mapel becomes Kingfisher County’s newest centenarian on Monday and will be feted with a week of celebration.A Kingfisher native and graduate of Kingfisher High School, she was employed by Kingfisher Public Schools until retiring in 1983.

Officers of all six Kingfisher County FFA chapters participated in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Sept. 28 at the Enid Event Center.The eight state FFA officers planned and conducted this year’s conference based on the theme “Lead Up.

Record breaking.That’s the kind of day Kingfisher choir students had Sept. 25 at Weatherford Middle School.More than 30 Kingfisher students took part in the Western Oklahoma Choral Directors Association (WOCDA) regional choir auditions and, ultimately, 20 of them earned a spot.

Hennessey Elementary Eagles of the Week for the week ending Sept.

The space between the Kingfisher APB and 13th Street will be used for additional parking for school events.The Kingfisher Board of Education last Monday voted to increase the guaranteed maximum of the contract with Joe D. Hall General Contractors by $241,414.

Drought conditions have hit some Oklahoma livestock producers hard, but help may be available through U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance programs for operations that depend heavily on forage and grazing.

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Additional rain fell in Kingfisher County last weekend but not as much as needed in some areas.Many small grain farmers are still needing moisture before sowing their crops.Kingfisher recorded .45 inch of rain as of 7 a.m.