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Mark Squires of Kingfisher has been elected as a delegate to the 137th American Angus Association Convention of Delegates. The convention will be held Nov. 9 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo., according to Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: August 7 - Felony value-false pretense/bogus check. Officer Aaron Schlegel took a report from Lawrence Eaton regarding fraud.

DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION – A local business recently made a sizable donation to the Kingfisher Educational Foundation. Stephenson Insurance, located at 2302 Frontage Road in Kingfisher, recently presented a $5,000 check to the KEF.

House Majority Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, recently commented on the announcement by Gov. Kevin Stitt that the state is now ranked ninth in the nation for the status of highway bridge conditions, according to the latest data from the Federal Highway Administration.

When Jacob Frost first spotted the owl, he was hanging limp and apparently lifeless, twisted tight into the top two strands of a barbed wire fence nine miles east and a half mile north of Hennessey.

The county’s first death from COVID-19 complications was a 79-year-old woman who died Monday and was among 65 confirmed positive cases at the Hennessey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

An electricity billing error has cost Kingfisher an estimated $65,000 in lost revenue, but City Manager Dave Slezickey said utility customers won’t be asked to pay the difference. “We have been billing for winter rates for April, May, June and July usage,” he said.

Kingfisher County commissioners heard a report from Kingfisher Fire Chief Tony Stewart regarding pursuit of a grant to replace the department’s outdated hose Monday at their regular meeting.Stewart said the department has been operating on old, used hose and needs new hose.

The Kingfisher County Fair will start on Wednesday, with all Exhibit Building entries due from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Livestock exhibits will be accepted as indicated in the schedule below.

The residents at the Center of Family Love (CFL) were smiling ear to ear last Thursday morning as they geared up to see their friends and family during the “Share the Love” driveby parade.