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Kingfisher County Commission Chairman Heath Dobrovolny reported to fellow commissioners Monday that the construction steel supplier on the county’s six-month bid list has advised that it will not be able to supply steel at listed prices due to soaring costs.

Ann Hufnagel, Okarche Elementary School librarian, gathered extra or dated copies of appropriate-age library books, stacked them on her cart and invited the students to select a favorite book to take home.

Kingfisher Lions Club members were provided an update on continued improvements within the Kingfisher Girls Softball Association. Lions Club member Brad Wittrock was joined by fellow KGSA board members Kena Martin, Jeremy Rowan and Joe Voth in making a presentation to the civic group last week.

Kingfisher High School senior Braden Burns recently was awarded one of nine $1,000 college scholarships presented by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee. Upon graduation from high school, Burns plans to attend Oklahoma State University to study agricultural education.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University students recently elected new officers of the Student Government Association for the 2021-22 academic year on the Weatherford campus.

The Family of Richard L. Mitchell would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who reached out to us these past few weeks. We appreciate all the cards reflecting thoughts, prayers, and the kind words spoken at the rosary, mass and graveside.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: April 9, 1 p.m. - At 1213 S. Main St. Sharon Lauzet, 74, Okarche, driving a 2021 Hyundai Sonata, was northbound on U.S. 81 near Seay Avenue.

As the Oklahoma House of Representatives considers Senate Bill 131 this week, a coalition of health care organizations called on the Oklahoma Legislature to vote to stop what they are calling a “flawed” plan to privatize health care for 1 million Medicaid recipients.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. I am an expert and I am a professional.

Ricardo Tarango, better known in Hennessey as Richie Tarango, was hired as Hennessey’s Binkley Middle School principal, and he’s anxious to work in his hometown. He and his wife, Jessica, have most recently been kept busy with their nine-week-old daughter.