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District and state Oklahoma Department of Human Services personnel remain optimistic that the agency’s new Service First model developed as a response to COVID-19 and then expanded to help absorb state cutbacks will result in better service for its clients statewide.

VIEWS OF Kingfisher’s July 4 th include: clockwise from top left, Carson Nusz, Hannah Johnson, Caleb Johnson and Landon Nusz in the parade; paradegoers Harper and Emry Vasquez; grand marshals Larry and Mick Hart; Sam Wittrock safely enjoying the fireworks; Kayveon, Kevyn and Kamari Lee waiting for...

The best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. He can’t ask his patients what is the matter – he’s just got to know.

Kingfisher High School graduate Ashton Wensman Bensinger received first place recently in the photojournalism category at the National Photography Society of America Youth Photo Contest. Bensinger graduated from KHS in May. His photo – “Duty, Honor, Country” – was taken during a Washington, D.C.

Two juvenile passengers suffered injuries Sunday in a three-vehicle accident at the southeastern edge of Kingfisher County.According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, three vehicles were eastbound on Waterloo Road and approaching the stop sign at the County Line Road intersection.

In his address at Mt. Rushmore on July 3, President Donald Trump warned: “There is a growing danger that threatens every blessing our ancestors fought, struggled, and bled to secure.

Following a vote on Tuesday at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the communist government in China declared victory in its enactment of a new security law which essentially ends Hong Kong’s autonomy and basic freedoms for its citizens.

[Ed. Note: Doescher is associate director of coalition relations at The Heritage Foundation’s Institute for Economic Freedom.] Expert predictions were shattered again, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 4.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 2.

Two seats at the Kingfisher City Commission table will have new occupants following a swearing-in ceremony at the July 13 meeting.

Mike Dobrinski of Okeene will succeed House Majority Leader Mike Sanders (R-Kingfisher) as the next House District 59 representative, subject to certifica tion of the official vote on Friday. Unofficial result totals show Dobrinski carrying 72.73% of the votes cast to opponent Adam Masters’ 28.27%.