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James Perdue of Kingfisher, third from left, was recognized as the 2020 Hall of Fame winner for Kingfisher County 4-H. With him are his family, from left, dad Jim Perdue, sister Elizabeth Perdue and mom Deborah Perdue.

FORMER STATE Rep. Mike and Nellie Sanders, left, were guests of President Donald Trump for the annual White House Christmas party last week.

From initial planning to financing to completion, the Kingfisher County Criminal Justice Center has been nearly four years in the making.

CHRISTMAS CARD WORTHY is the best description of the 6.5 inches of snow that fell in Kingfisher County all day Sunday, including these scenes captured east of Kingfisher. Local Weather Observer Steve Loftis measured 3.5 inches at 7 a.m. Sunday morning and another three inches at 7 a.m. Monday.

Kingfisher voters likely will revisit the issue of a sales tax to finance a new fire station and other capital improvements in an election next May. At least that was the tenor of discussions among commissioners and city staff at the monthly city commission meeting Monday night.

IF YOU’RE looking for some Santa letters, try page 6 and 7 and then check back for more between now and Christmas. If you’re looking for more adorable local kiddos-in-the-snow pictures, like 7-month-old Oliver Edwards, above, try our Facebook Page. /Photo Provided via Facebook]

The OSU Alumni Association recently announced the students selected for the 2021 OSU Homecoming executive team. Among them is Kingfisher’s Madelyn Gerken.

Work on a storm sewer drainage project near the Cristo Rey Church and homes on Walnut to First streets is expected to start in about a week, said Tiffany Tillman, Hennessey’s town administrator at the board’s Thursday, Dec. 10 meeting.

Kingfisher band students performed their annual Christmas program last Sunday at Heritage Auditorium. The theme for this year’s program was “Christmas at the North Pole.

After their party’s presidential nominee lost in the Electoral College, some House members lined up to object to and challenge the results during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes. House Democrats made 11 objections.