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Local residents who receive Meals on Wheels recently got an extra with their delivery, thanks to a community service project by Kingfisher STARS students. The 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) students crafted bookmarks to be delivered to recipients.

Kingfisher city commissioners are expected to approve a proposal at their March meeting calling for a 10-year designated sales tax primarily to fund the construction of a new fire station.

A volunteer work day has been scheduled from 14 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the home of Danny and Ann Pflueger, 301 N. First St, Kingfisher. The afternoon will be spent emptying the home so that repairs can begin on damage sustained in a fire in the early morning hours of Feb. 21.

Oklahoma producers who suffered livestock deaths during the recent winter storm may be eligible for federal disaster assistance. The Livestock Indemnity Program, available through the U.S.

About 126 local senior citizens were vaccinated last Monday afternoon at a community clinic organized by medical and non-medical volunteers.

Kingfisher County Retired Educators will meet this week at the Kingfisher County Farm Bureau office. The meeting is 10 a.m. March 3. The meeting place is 117 W. Sheridan in Kingfisher. All retired teachers and support personnel are invited and encouraged to attend. Local dues are $10.

The Oklahoma Department Emergency Management and Homeland Security requests residents impacted by the recent winter storm report property damages online at damage.ok.gov. “We are requesting all Oklahoma residents who suffered winter storm damages to please report online at damage.ok.

The slowdown in the oilfield, thanks at least in part to the Biden administration’s anti-oil attitude, was reflected in lower sales tax checks for most area cities, counties and towns. Only Dover in Kingfisher County has a bigger check.

WESTERN OKLAHOMA can’t be beaten for beautiful morning and evening skyscapes. This stunning sunset is one of several submitted by local amateur photographers in response to a Facebook request from Times & Free Press Senior Editor Christine Reid. /Photo courtesy Susan Martin via Facebook.

Pete Brown, cofounder of Kingfisher-based Brown & Borelli Inc., has returned to a seat on the board of directors of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board.