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Braylee Wittrock is the 7-year-old daughter of Brad and Starla Wittrock. She’s in the first grade and this is her second year as a Cloverbud. Her favorite part of being a Cloverbud is taking part in the activities.

Bryson Black, 8, is the son of Greg and Niki Black. He’s in the second grade and this is his third year as a Cloverbud. His favorite part of being a Cloverbud is having fun with friends.

Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West reminded Oklahoma private nonprofit organizations of the Sept.

After an abbreviated version last year, the Kingfisher County Free Fair is back in full force this week, starting with Wednesday night youth contests through the end of the livestock show Saturday evening. With all events at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds, the fair kicks off at 6 p.m.

Kingfisher County’s 2021 Free Fair opens with a new face as one of its organizers at the county OSU Extension Service. Well, recently-hired 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator Heather Jones may be new to current 4-H members, but not necessarily to their parents.

Enrollment is up at half of Kingfisher County’s public school districts this year compared to the same time a year ago. The districts that did drop did so marginally. Showing the biggest gain was Cashion. Superintendent Sammy Jackson on Thursday reported an enrollment of 719 students.

Adriana Gonzalez, left photo, was crowned rodeo queen at this year’s Kingfisher County Roundup Club Rodeo last Saturday, while Kayci Jo Harrison, right photo, was named rodeo princess.

Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher was one of 51 cultural and educational organizations across the state to be awarded American Rescue Plan funding through Oklahoma Humanities.

The latest hurdle has been cleared for Hennessey to add another retail store. “We’d be their landlord,” explained Alabama developer/builder Scott Delaney who asked for a variance to Hennessey’s parking space requirements. The recently-approved building code requires 52.

The State of Oklahoma has filed numerous petitions for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, highlighting cases state officials say demonstrate the need for the court to reconsider and overturn its ruling in McGirt v.