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The Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 10, at the Kingfi sher County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, chamber manager Shauna Rupp announced. The evening begins with a 5:30 p.m. social hour, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Jim and Nancy Stock of Kingfi sher hosted a Christmas get-together for their three sons and families. The reunion pulled in family members from the West and East coasts, as well as Stillwater. “It was a little crowded at times but I wouldn’t have traded it for anything,” Dr. Stock said.

The Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute at UCO recently accepted Hennessey Public Schools’ Early Childhood Center’s application into the OKA+ Schools Network.

Kingfisher County Retired Educators will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Kingfisher Memorial Library. State Senator Chuck Hall, District 20, will be the speaker. All retired teachers and support personnel are invited and encouraged to attend. Local dues are $10.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: December 20 - Petit larceny, possession of drug paraphernalia prohibited, possession of dangerous drugs prohibited, receiving and/or concealing stolen property and bringing or possessing contraband in jail or...

The following traffi c accidents are being investigated by the Kingfi sher Police Department:December 4, 12:05 p.m. - At U.S. 81 and S.H.33. Robert Winter, 67, Enid, driving a 2012 Ford, was southbound on U.S. 81 and stopped at the stoplight of U.S. 81/S.H. 33 intersection.

Marriage Licenses Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued a marriage license recently to the following couple: Dec. 17: Isaac Edson Walt-man, 20, and Jordan Kay Phillips, 20, both of Kingfi sher. Divorce Decrees Divorce decrees were granted recently in the following cases: Dec.

A 21-year-old Kingfi sher man was found dead on New Year’s Day after apparently hanging himself in a tree near his residence at 524 W. Miles Ave, according to a Kingfi sher Police Department report.

For the first time last year, the Times and Free Press abandoned its traditional Year-In-Review and instead asked local leaders to share their expectations for the coming year. That same forward-facing perspective seems particularly relevant for a series of articles at the dawn of a new decade.

Kingfisher County commissioners elected Ray Alan Shimanek as chairman and Heath Dobrovolny as vice chairman for the 2020 calendar year Monday at their final meeting of 2019.