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Sabra Tucker, right, was the guest speaker Sept. 1 when the Kingfisher County Retired Educators met. Tucker is the executive director of the Oklahoma Retired Educators Association. She was introduced by local member Terri Peck, left. The next meeting of the county’s retired educators is 10 a.m.

The Kingfisher Police Department is investigating an alleged incident of grand larceny from a vehicle.On Aug. 11, Officer Justin Trumbley took a report of theft from a vehicle at the Kingfisher garbage collection site.

Two sisters.Two books.Two stories of inspiration.From a simple tale about a bunny rabbit to thoughts about God, sisters Sherry Yarbrough Williams and Cynthia Yarbrough want to uplift others through their recently published books.

Recognition of a Cheyenne medicine man who lived in the area even before the 1889 Land Run that brought white settlement was hailed as a “grand gesture” by current tribal Governor Reggie Wassana.

All Kingfisher cities and towns. except Cashion, showed losses in their August sales tax checks but Kingfisher County had a 35.14% increase.The August 2021 distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission primarily represents local tax receipts from June business.

The Pentagon announced Monday that the last American troops were flown out of Afghanistan, in what was seen as an ignomious end by many of the two generations of U.S. service men and women who fought there.

The Chisholm Trail Museum will host two days filled with cowboy fun at its Chuck Wagon Gathering on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1-2.Visitors can drop in and see a variety of working chuck wagons from across the region as they prepare some time period dishes.From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The University of Central Oklahoma announced the 409 students from throughout Oklahoma, the U.S. and the world who completed their college degrees during the summer 2021 semester.Of that number, UCO received applications for graduation from 341 undergraduate students and 68 graduate students.

Mike Frey and Mark Squires of Kingfisher have been elected as delegates to the 138th American Angus Association Convention of Delegates, reports Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus AssociationThe convention will be held Nov.

The 26th annual Sts. Peter & Paul Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament is less than two weeks away.The four-person scramble will be held Sunday, Sept. 12, at Kingfisher Golf Course.