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Cooler temps this week and the official first day of fall may have local residents firing up their pumpkin spice candles, but the Oklahoma State University Extension Service suggests another way to celebrate.Plant a new tree or two.

Open every Thursday and run entirely by volunteers for over 35 years, The Upper Room Thrift Store provides a menagerie of items at bargain prices donating most of the proceeds to help others.But that will soon come to an end.

Hot, dry September weather is creating problems for Kingfisher County small grain producers.At this point, fall seeding operations are normally in high gear, but many producers are waiting for moisture to begin sowing.

Kingfisher High School students and football fans will celebrate homecoming on Friday, beginning with a pep assembly at 2:40 p.m. and ending with the homecoming game at 7 p.m. against Bridge Creek.

Grand Champion Dairy Heifer – Maelee Clark, DoverReserve Grand Dairy Heifer – Saidee Wright, LomegaGrand Champion Beef Heifer – Braxton Murray, LomegaReserve Grand Beef Heifer – Judson Birdwell, KingfisherGrand Champion Market Steer – Kaden Kennedy, HennesseyReserve Grand Market Steer – Makenzie...

An original planner, wine vendor and consistent winner at Hennessey’s Wine & Chocolate Festival will be commemorated at the event with the first Curtis Turner Best of Show award.The festival will be held at Memorial Park on Main Street from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16.

Kingfisher County 2021 Fair results have been announced.Results are listed in order of placing unless otherwise indicated.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club will meet Monday, Sept. 27.The meeting will be held at the Farm Bureau Insurance Building, 117 W. Sheridan Ave., Kingfisher.A $10 Dutch treat lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by a presentation by Dr. Alan Hollingsworth of Oklahoma City.

Ben & Julia Reid, Reunited Wednesday, Sept. 15Our son Ben Reid’s Marine unit, 2nd Battalion, 1st Division, arrived back at Camp Pendleton, Calif., near San Diego on Wednesday evening, Sept. 15. As luck would have it, his wife Julia, a Naval officer attached to the USS John P.

Kingfisher County exhibitors won high honors at the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City.Cade Charmasson of Hennessey showed the reserve grand champion market lamb and Wyatt Burnett of Lomega won the state giant pumpkin contest.