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The Kingfisher Lions Club has announced Kingfisher High School seniors Irelyn Schemmer and Harrison Themer have been named the Junior Lions for March 2020. Schemmer is the daughter of Ed and Amber Schemmer.

Kingfisher and Cashion’s hopes of playing in the state basketball tournament remain alive. Spring sports and other fine arts activities haven’t been ruled out either. Only time will tell if they’re able to actually realize those dreams.

Kingfisher got one final baseball game in before all activities were shut down by the Department of Education. And, whether it’s their last game for a while or for the season, the Jackets made it an exciting one.

Kingfisher Study Club met March 4 in the home of Terri Peck with Clairetta Lowe as co-hostess. President Melda Fischer opened the meeting by reading “A Very Special Bank Account.” Thirteen members answered the roll call. Minutes were read and the treasurer’s report given and approved.

Pioneer Telephone employees, from left, Cindy Gore, Kyle Reherman and Donna Gore, were the guest speakers of the Kingfisher Lions Club at a recent meeting.

[Ed. Note: Neal Dunnigan and Virginia Giglio are former Kingfisher residents who relocated in 2018 to County Cork, Ireland. They agreed to share their perspective of how their adopted country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.] When Irish pubs are closing, ‘Tis a very serious thing...

BEFORE HIS coronavirus disaster declaration, Gov. Kevin Stitt visited Kingfi sher County on Friday to tour the Center of Family Love’s Okarche campus and the CFL fi lter factory in Kingfi sher, as well as joining Eischen’s patrons for lunch.

Kingfisher Supt. Jason Sternberger wrote this statement in an email Monday evening to school board members: “This is uncharted territories for all of us.

Heightened concerns over possible coronavirus spread in the wake of state and national emergency declarations over the weekend are having impacts on activities and events across the county.