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Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter swore in the first group of volunteers for the county’s first ever Court Appointed Special Advocates program. They include Beth Schieber, Becky Vogt, Cindy Raul and Kirsten Duran, who will work under the supervision of volunteer coordinator Heather Jones.

Kingfisher County’s current confirmed case count puts it in the low risk category in the new state COVID-19 alert system launched last week.

When First Lady Melania Trump issued a challenge to America’s young people to create artwork commemorating the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement, Davis Sanders knew the perfect subject for his submission.

FLASH FLOODS from Friday’s downpour had local emergency personnel out enforcing the “Turn Around Don’t Drown” sign on North Main Street in Kingfisher for a few hours. According to Mesonet numbers, the storm dumped 1.38 inches in Kingfisher, 1.39 in El Reno and Marshall, 1.

Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis advised county commissioners last week that the state emergency management office was not recommending county action in response to the uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Even a behemoth such as McDonald’s hasn’t been immune to the effects of the pandemic, especially when broken down to the local level. “March was really scary and April was no fun,” said Brian LaPat, owner of the franchise in Kingfisher since it opened in 2007 as well as the one in El Reno.

PVF Missie 9247 won owned reserve early senior heifer calf champion at the 2020 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show held June 26-28 in Lebanon, Tenn. Victoria Gerken, right, a 2020 Kingfisher High School graduate, owns the winning heifer.

Kingfisher Elks Lodge No. 2416 recently made its annual presentation of scholarships to area seniors.

Cotton and Colter Lopp announce the arrival of their new brother, Canon Dalton. Canon was born at 1:23 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2020, at Lakeside Women’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 20.5 inches. Parents are Laramie and Jordan Lopp of Omega.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:June 25, 6:15 p.m. - At U.S. 81 and Seay Avenue. Brooke Morley, 20, Grove, driving a 2016 Ford, was southbound on U.S. 81 and stopped to make a left turn onto the access road to Dollar General.