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Kingfisher High School had yet another strong delegation at the 2021 Oklahoma American Legion Boys State. Boys State has been an annual gathering of selected Oklahoma high school junior boys where they learn about leadership, government and patriotism.

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Cashion is once again planning a large Independence Day celebration. The town’s third annual Boom Fest will be held Friday, July, at Ben Kates Memorial Park just West of town. Festivities are planned from 6-10pm.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved contracts for annual professional services for three county offices Monday. Turn Key Health Clinics of Oklahoma City was awarded a $5,122.95 contract to provide health services for the Kingfisher County Jail.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: June 7, 11 a.m. - At U.S. 81 and Mitchell Avenue. Shawn Kincheloe, 44, Kingfisher, driving a tractor with brush-hog (owned by the City of Kingfisher), was mowing the median of U.S.

In addition to holding two doctorates, Austin, Texas, nurse practitioner and nursing program director Dr. Rhonda Winegar also is a prolific author.

The flood gates have opened on the 2021 wheat harvest in Kingfisher County. A combination of clear, dry weather and hot temperatures – 100 degrees registered on Thursday – have allowed harvesters to start earlier and stay later in the fields.

FIREFIGHTERS FROM the Kingfisher Fire Department read books to Gilmour Elementary School students as the first event in the Summer Lanterns program, a grant-funded, literacy-building effort organized by Kingfisher Public Schools, held on an early June evening on the lawn of the school.

Marlin Kremeier, southeast of Okarche, discovered a saltwater stream on one of his farms last week. He noticed the level of a pond he uses for stock water was only six inches below the runoff pipe, up considerably from the last time he noticed it.

The Cashion FFA Chapter held its annual banquet on Friday, May 14. Members celebrated the successes of the 2020-21 school year and honored the patrons that support the FFA program. A meal was provided by Rising Smoke following.