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October sales tax checks were down for area cities and towns and Kingfisher County, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The drop in local sales tax revenue mirrored the state experience.

The Oklahoma Hospital Association has outlined several key points for the public to understand about hospital ICU bed capacity and patient care during COVID-19, as well as what the public can do to lessen the strain on the hospital system.

Parents were irritated when they learned it’s unknown when fencing, door alarms and more cameras would be installed at the Hennessey Early Childhood Center. “What’s the timeline on the fencing?” asked Chandra Seiger, a parent and a regular at board meetings.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation is urging motorists to start planning now to locate an alternate route for a full closure of eastbound and westbound State Highway 33 between Sixth and Second streets in Kingfisher.

Lomega students and staff all returned to school Monday for the first time since Sept. 24. “We’re all back and in full swing,” said Superintendent Steve Shiever.

The state’s largest school system was ordered Monday by the Oklahoma State Board of Education to pay back $11.2 million in taxpayer funding after an investigative audit pointed out excessive administrative costs among its findings.

Brian Walter gave Kingfisher Lions Club members and guests an update on the progress of Unity Above Self when he addressed the civic group last week. Unity Above Self is a movement he started to get U.S.

Kingfisher took the lead this week in number of active coronavirus cases in the county. Kingfisher County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis reported to county commis-sioners Tuesday that as of 8 a.m. the county still had 73 active cases of 463 cases reported since the pandemic began.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for September 2020. Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and other criteria.

Theta Tau Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International met Monday, Sept. 21, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Christian Church in Kingfisher to begin its new year. Terri Peck, president, called the business meeting to order at 7 p.m. The members repeated the opening ritual.