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Voters in four of the state’s most populous counties plus three others carried State Question 802 to a narrow victory, according to unofficial voting. Subject to the official vote certification on Friday, Oklahoma will become the 37th state to pass Medicaid expansion, by a narrow 50.

A new policy is in place that is expected to reduce the number of students earning valedictorian status in future Kingfisher High School graduating classes.

One of the last steps was taken Tuesday before actual construction begins on Kingfisher Public School’s new seventh and eighth grade center.

Although there is still a lot of planning and many decisions to be made, Kingfisher Superintendent Jason Sternberger wanted patrons to be clear about the start of the 2020-21 school year.“The No.

Kingfisher High School will look at changing its 2021 graduation date after potential conflicts were brought to the attention of the board of education.

Three Kingfisher residents were named on Oklahoma Baptist University’s academic honor roll for the spring 2020 semester.

Nearly 270 young artists from across Oklahoma – including one from Kingfisher – spent a week studying with internationally-renowned faculty and celebrity guest artists at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI).

Longtime Kingfisher residents Kenneth and Rena Tollison will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary this holiday weekend. The couple were married July 5, 1975, in Yale and have lived in Kingfisher since 1984. Kenneth was a pipeline locator for DCP Midstream before retiring in March 2014.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: June 23 - Identity theft. Officers Justin Trumbley, Justin Conner, Aaron Schlegel, Charles Trout, Dustin Brodrick and Travis Gray took 15 reports of identity theft.