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Cashion and Okarche received larger sales tax checks in January, bucking the state trend. The January distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission primarily represents local tax receipts from November business.

Kingfisher County commissioners released B&S Construction Co. from a contract for asphalt overlay work on two roads in District 3 at their meeting Monday.

The last day to apply for voter registration for the March 3 election is quickly approaching. The final day to apply is Friday, Feb. 7. Those who apply on or before that date will be eligible to vote in the election next month that includes the presidential primary.

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State Rep. Mike Sanders recognized the number that popped up on his cell phone as he was driving to the House Speaker’s Ball last Saturday night, but he had no idea why he was receiving a phone call from the White House.

A steady rain beginning Tuesday night soaked Kingfisher County.Rainfall amounts ranged from two inches at Cashion Grain and Feed to 1.3 inches at CHS Elevator in Okarche and at the Harold Ebers residence near Hennessey to .75 inch at Dover.

The saltwater spring still bubbling up in a field southwest of Omega featured prominently in a legislative briefing hosted by an oil and as trade association at the tate Capitol Wednesday.

State Sen. Darcy Jech has been chosen to chair the Senate Rules Committee. Jech, R-Kingfisher, was appointed to the chairmanship by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City.

A busy agenda awaits the Kingfisher Board of Education on Monday for its February regular meeting. The agenda calls for an executive session for evaluation and contract discussion of Superintendent Jason Sternberger.

The NSF has awarded a $1.49 million grant, part of its National Robotics Initiative 2.0 program, to OSU researchers He Bai, Rushikesh Kamalapurkar, Jamey Jacob and Matt Vance and former faculty member Balaji Jayaraman.