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Hunters took to forests and fields last Monday hoping to persuade a wily old tom turkey to get a little closer. That’s because April 6 was opening day for spring turkey hunting in all but eight southeastern counties of Oklahoma.

KT&FP Managing Editor After two months of discussion, the Kingfisher Board of Education has a new policy regarding citizens addressing it at meetings. The policy was approved during Mondays regular meeting held at the high school cafeteria.

Soccer, volleyball, four-square, swimming, picnics…. It feels a lot like summer camp with fun and games, good food, children of all ages and lots of love. But it’s not.

The Legislature on Monday stabilized the current year budget to prevent cuts to agencies and affirmed Gov. Kevin Stitt’s expanded health emergency declaration, which gives the governor additional authority to respond to COVID-19.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is setting up a two-hour drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds this week, Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis said. Testing will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8.

Because fireworks at Christmas started out as a happy accident that placed Kingfisher on the map, some Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce board members are hopeful that Easter in July might prove just as popular.

To encourage local residents to follow the CDC’s recent updated guidelines to wear masks while out in public, the city of Kingfisher has purchased 2,000 masks for local distribution.

Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis told county commissioners he was getting the run-around from state offices on obtaining federal supplies of equipment needed to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

Kingfisher’s band program saw an increase this year in the number of students who took part in the OSSAA’s solo and ensemble district contests.

Near the end of an hourlong meeting Monday, the Kingfisher Board of Education added two new teachers for the 2020-21 school year. Approved unanimously were Katelyn Dissinger for sixth grade reading at the middle school and Ken Thompson as a high school English teacher.