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Public consciousness and concern surrounding the threat of the invasive Asian giant hornet is on the rise.

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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 210 into law Thursday, reinstating the requirement that mail-in absentee ballots be notarized under most circumstances.

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas released the following statement after the U.S.

A dozen Kingfisher High School seniors will add their names to the list of State FFA Degree recipients this year. The Oklahoma FFA Association recently announced 826 seniors earned their degree this year. Kingfisher’s 12 recipients is the most of any program.

As the state is beginning to loosen its restrictions on gatherings, Kingfisher High School has made plans to move forward with a traditional graduation ceremony. The district’s board of education agreed at its regular May meeting Monday night for a ceremony to be held at 10 a.m.

A divided Supreme Court decision announced on Monday eliminates the requirement that mail-in absentee ballots be notarized. But by Tuesday, the State Legislature already was drafting legislation to undo the court ruling, House Majority Leader Mike Sanders (R-Kingfisher) said.

If he’d spent his entire career in the oilfield, Teocalli Exploration employee Richard Staton might not have thought twice about the SUV parked on a remote lease road in southwestern Kingfisher County.

Bids were awarded to three firms Monday for the first phase of what will eventually be Kingfisher’s new mid-high school. Board of education members unanimously approved bids for site demolition and earthwork, paving and utilities at their regular May meeting.

In the sea of state unemployment claims filed in the wake of coronavirus shutdowns, fraud is occurring in an alarming rate, state officials report. Amidst the more than 350,000 claims filed, scammers have been busy filing false claims under stolen identities in more than 4,000 suspected cases.