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The following citations were recently issued by the Hennessey Police Department: Curfew violation – Juvenile, Hennessey. No license, transporting open container (beer), no insurance, defective equipment – Aldon Blanco, Hennessey. Speeding, 1-10 Over Limit – Ryan T. Sissom, Enid; Isaiah T.

Hennessey school board member Luke Lough said he was “not comfortable” going into executive session during the board’s July 13 meeting. He voted not to have the closed session on personnel, and left the meeting after the 3-1 vote.

Only Dover of Kingfisher County municipalities had a gain in its sales tax check in July. Kingfisher County’s check also took a major hit – down 69.6 percent as the coronavirus national shutdown and the drop in the county’s oilfield activity took its toll.

Marriage Licenses Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: June 24: Andrew Robert Perry, 20, and Danne Beathy Baylee, 22, both of Cashion. June 25: Ryan James Cass, 28, and Alicia Ann Burgess, 29, both of Yukon.

With the beginning of school nearing, that also means it’s time for school supplies. Kingfisher Community Collaborative is once again helping provide supplies for families who might need assistance. KCC is taking applications from now through Friday, July 24.

Thunderstorms Monday evening left only .05 inch rain in Kingfisher. Local Weather Observer Steve Loftis reported that amount at the National Weather Service station in Kingfisher and the Mesonet site on the Mueggenborg farm west of Kingfisher concurred.

He’s got a fast-paced walk with a friendly smile – like clockwork, rain or shine. A familiar face at Sonic Drive-In, Justin Waggoner has been delivering food and drinks with a warm smile to customers in Kingfisher for over 35 years.

With 58 total confirmed cases as of Friday, 17 of which were still active, Kingfisher County was bumped up into the moderate risk category for community spread of COVID-19.

This is my third and final update of roads and bridges projects in our House district. This column focuses on those in Kingfisher and Canadian counties. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) lists these projects as recently completed in Kingfisher County: • U.S.

[Ed. Note: Nellie Sanders presented a program at Wednesday’s Kingfisher County Republican Women meeting on the life of her great-grandmother Nellie Tayloe Ross, first female governor of Wyoming and first female director of the U.S. Mint. The following is a transcript of Sanders’ speech.] On Jan.