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House Majority Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, last week received details of the White House Internship Program for 2021 and is passing them along to anyone from his district interested in applying.

Blair and Brendan Alexander of Northlake, Texas, announce the birth of their son, Walker Cass. Walker was born June 10, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21 inches. He has one brother, Nolan. Maternal grandmother is Ruthie Bilderback of Guthrie.

Redlands Community College offices are open with classes starting Aug. 17 and beginning Monday, all individuals on campus will be required to wear a face covering.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:July 13, 11:30 a.m. - At 108 W. Will Rogers Drive.

It was incorrectly stated in Wednesday’s edition that Logun Burnham will be a junior this year at Kingfisher High School. Burnham will, in fact, be a sophomore. Burnham recently won the Lake Hefner Junior Golf Tournament in Oklahoma City.

Keep going. Those were the steadfast words of Glenda Boeckman Wolf, even in the toughest times of Wheatbelt Ambucs of Kingfisher County’s efforts to have an all-inclusive playground built here. So keep going the group did and last weekend, the “Playground of Dreams” became an official reality.

Brandon Chapman of El Reno has joined the Kingfisher Police Department as patrolman. A graduate of the Redland Community Collegiate Officers training program at El Reno, where he earned a criminal justice degree, Chapman then passed the CLEET test.

Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce is planning its annual Crazy Days and related events for Saturday, Aug. 1. On tap are the annual downtown sales, the Kool Kar Show and townwide garage sales. Watch upcoming editions for articles and advertisements with additional details.

Maggie Jackson and Brandon Fetters, regional officers of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, gave Kingfisher County commissioners a rundown on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic Monday.

A novel virus has required novel solutions by parents, teachers and administrators to ensure some degree of normalcy for students.