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A Kingfisher man was killed last Monday evening when a motorcycle he was riding struck a stop sign 7.3 miles east of Kingfisher.Jesus Esquivel-Carillo, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the collision, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.

Action by the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority’s board of directors on Thursday will lift the financial burden of skyrocketing natural gas costs from the shoulders of Kingfisher electric customers.

New signs installed on U.S. 81 by ODOT (at no expense to the county) direct motorists to the new Kingfisher County Justice Center on Victory Lane. [Photo Provided]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he has deployed the National Guard in response to the crisis at the southern border which he said gets worse by the day due to Joe Biden’s “open border policies.

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative reminds all customers served by the 405 area code should prepare for the start of 10-digit dialing and the introduction of the new 572 area code. The 572 area code will be added as an overlay to the 405 region.

During their regular March meeting, Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners approved all but one of the changes, additions and deletions proposed this year for Title 800, the administrative rules that govern operations of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

The following traffic accident is being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: March 2, 10 a.m. - At U.S. 81 and Will Rogers Drive. Brandon Loudermilk, 40, El Reno, driving a 2020 Ford F250, was stopped in the outside northbound lane of U.S.

Gilmour Elementary School reminds parents of prospective pre-K students for the 2021-22 school year that it’s time to begin the enrollment process. To be eligible for enrollment, children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 and be able to use the restroom without assistance.

The extreme winter weather that hit the southern Plains States in mid-February may have reduced bull fertility in herd sires – potentially bad news for the economic well-being of cow-calf operations.

By Michael SwisherKT&FP Managing EditorBefore 2017, the state championship game was foreign territory for the Kingfisher boys basketball team.Now it’s like a second home.