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Misty Sweat of Kingfisher recently earned a bachelor’s degree in special education from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.

John and Linda Caldwell of Dover will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this month. The couple were married Aug. 16, 1970, at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Dover when they were both 19 years old. They had two children: One son, Jay, and one daughter, Jana.

Instagram flagged, then deleted a post by Madonna in which the pop star praised Dr. Stella Immanuel, the Houston physician who says she has successfully treated 350 coronavirus patients with hydroxychloroquine.

Four people were able to escape serious injury, but one wasn’t so fortunate Sunday when a utility terrain vehicle crashed near Hennessey.Javier Eduard Guevara, 21, Hennessey, suffered arm injuries as a result of the accident on County Road 640 about one mile east of Hennessey.

Kennedy Winter, left, and Marcus Crawford of Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service stopped by the Times & Free Press Office Tuesday to announce their open house Thursday at the new Kingfisher location, 1612 S. Main St. Area residents are invited to drop by from either 9-11 a.m. or 4-6 p.m.

Students need to be in school. That’s the message Kingfisher Board of Education President Mike Copeland delivered Monday as the board passed the school district’s back-to-school plan at its August regular meeting.

Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis announced Tuesday that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) would be providedfor schools this fall, following the directive Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Monday. Loftis said a goal of delivery regionally by Aug. 14 was announced.

RETURN OF THE RING — Kingfisher High School counselor Paula Leffingwell, left, and KPS administrative clerk Amy Woods, right, watch Tammy (Lockhart) Risher of Mustang open an envelope containing a class ring she lost in 1984 at Canton Lake.

Even though the Oklahoma City State Fair has been canceled, the Kingfisher County Fair will continue as scheduled on Aug. 26-29, with modifications.

Kingfisher Public Schools technology education instructor Kurt Kaya may not be giving up his day job, but a summer spent working in the information technology department of a major insurance company was rewarding for both him and his students.