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Trump thrills base in Tulsa; hits 2020 campaign themes

President Donald Trump on Saturday kicked off his 2020 campaign and thrilled his base amid an all-out nationwide assault from “the mob” as the alternative media characterize the violence enabled by the dominant media-political class.

China ramps up Taiwan ops with close eye on U.S. response

In April and May, as the world was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic which China was responsible for spreading worldwide, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was practicing blockade operations around Taiwan, with aircraft carriers and destroyers of the PLA Navy cooperating with...

July 4 plans under way in Hennessey

Hennessey’s Lions Club will continue to be in charge of Fourth of July plans in Hennessey, and the Town of Hennessey will again supply the annual fireworks show. The town will also offer free admission to the new pool that day from noon-6 p.m. and reopen at 7 p.m.

Sanders earns perfect RIED score

House Majority Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, received a perfect score from the non-partisan Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED) organization in its annual report.

Telethon raises over $500,000 at Center of Family Love

The Center of Family Love (CFL) raised over $500,000 last Saturday night with its live streamed telethon event. The event replaced the organization’s seventh an nual Gift of Love Gala, which has raised over $1 million each of the past two years. CFL resident Patti C.

So much for that proposed burn ban

The temporary burn ban that county commissioners had been expected to proclaim at their meeting Monday has been called off after plentiful rain fell over the weekend. Rainfall measuring up to 3.3 inches could hardly have arrived in a more timely manner.

Couple charged with child abuse

A Kingfisher husband and wife were charged Tuesday with felony child abuse in Kingfisher County District Court for periodically caging two intellectually disabled boys in a homemade cage in a closet in their home. Joel Lowes, 69, was charged with four counts of felony child abuse.

Coronavirus count surges; state, county numbers up

Oklahoma’s increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases have set records over the last few days – with 352 new confirmed cases reported Friday for a total of 9,706. Friday’s report for Kingfisher County included four new cases, also a record one-day increase, from 13 to 17, with 12 reported recovered.
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