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Former Kingfisher Mayor Roger Phillips, 82, died Dec. 2, 2020 in Kingfisher. A resident of Kingfisher since 1979, he came here with his young family as a telephone cable installer for Stake Construction Co. and made this his permanent home.

The Kingfisher football coach who resigned his duties in August after an alleged incident at practice pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge relating to the investigation.

Hailey Bieren, Hunter Bieren and Kye Murray of Kingfisher are new junior members of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization.

This is an updated version of the article that appears in the Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, digital and print editions, with added information that became available after our deadline Friday. Although surprised by Gov.

KINGFISHER’S HISTORIC First United Methodist Church building, a Main and Broadway landmark since 1917, comes tumbling down Tuesday at the hands of a demolition crew.

JUST AS THE Methodist Church was coming down on the southwest corner of Main and Broadway, an official groundbreaking was happening on the northeast corner to mark the start of construction of the Kingfisher Visitors Center, the new home of the Chamber of Commerce.

COVID-19 risks and restrictions have created a confusing and often frightening situation for residents of long term care facilities and their relatives.

The Lemon Road bridge over Kingfisher Creek, which has been closed since flooding in June 2019, received the go-ahead to be replaced Monday. Kingfisher County commissioners approved a resolution for emergency bridge repairs at their weekly meeting.

Several members of Kingfisher’s junior high and high school bands were recently named to the Red Carpet Honor Band. This year’s auditions were held virtually as teachers recorded their students and then submitted the recordings.

Mercy Hospital Kingfisher will begin restricting visitors on campus due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma. As a result of these trends, visitors will be lim-ited to protect patients and co-workers. The following changes were effective Nov.