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The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:June 2, 3:15 p.m. - At U.S. 81 and S.H. 33. John Williams, Jr., 82, Coyle, driving a 2013 Ford Taurus, was southbound in the inside lane of U.S. 81 at the traffic light of S.H. 33.

RECOGNIZED — State Rep. Mike Sanders, far left, his wife Nellie, far right, and sons Walker and Davis, front, were recognized at the Kingfisher County Republican Women candidate forum Thursday night.

June sales tax checks were lower for all Kingfisher County towns. The smaller checks, due in part to reduced retail activities thanks to the coronavirus shutdown, also reflect decreased drilling activity in the STACK oil shale formation.

After a 20-minute executive session, Kingfisher city commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to rehire City Manager Dave Slezickey, City Clerk Brittney Hladik and City Treasurer Anita James.

Nowhere to go and not much time to get there. As contradictory as the statement may sound, that’s essentially what the staff of Kingfisher County Department of Human Services is facing. The DHS staff has to be out of the office it leases on the south end of Kingfisher by June 19.

Local voters will have the opportunity to meet the candidates behind some of the names that will appear on upcoming ballots at a free forum at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Kingfisher Heritage School auditorium.

Prepared. For Life. That’s the motto of Scouts BSA, formerly the Boy Scouts of America. That’s also the status Michael T. Johnson believes he has attained after earning the organization’s highest rank.

The 2020 Kingfisher County wheat harvest is on the downhill run – and it’s been great. Not only has the weather been ideal for harvest – sunny and dry – but yields and quality have been exceptional. Elevator operators countywide indicated the harvest was half complete or more by Monday.

Although Kingfisher city commissioners approved a fiscal year 20-21 budget that City Manager Dave Slezickey described as “slim” Monday night, the mood at the first in-person meeting since March was cautiously optimistic.

Kingfisher Educational Foundation didn’t completely reinvent the wheel when it adopted the now annual duck race as its primary fundraiser 21 years ago. But it took more than a little trial and error to pull off the first one, former KEF president Pat Cheap said.