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Devon Energy selected Hennessey and Lomega High Schools’ FFA chapters to receive over $9,000 in total grants for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Three entities operating four saltwater disposal wells northwest of Kingfisher have agreed to shut in all four wells for at least 30 days to see if a saltwater spring bubbling up on private property can be stopped, an Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesperson told the Times and Free Press late...

I run for myself and for those who depend on me. I run for those who can’t and for great causes. I run for those who can, but need encouragement. I run because someday I won’t be able to. And on that day, I hope and pray someone will run for me. — Randy L.

Kingfisher City Manager Dave Slezickey was recognized as Oklahoma’s city manager of the year at the Oklahoma Municipal League’s annual awards banquet Thursday night.

The source of a saltwater spring bubbling up on property northwest of Omega had not been identified at press time Friday, but an Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesperson said an answer could be expected by late Friday afternoon.

Authorities are still searching for an Oklahoma City woman on an Oklahoma Department of Corrections reintegration program in Kingfisher who allegedly cut off her ankle monitor and left town in a stolen vehicle.

All of Lomega’s student body was on hand Thursday morning for the groundbreaking of the new high school that will be constructed south of the current one. The 33,000 square foot structure is expected to be completed in early 2021.

After close to 40 years of being at the Kingfisher First United Methodist Church, The Salvation Army of Kingfisher County has moved with the congregation to the new location at 1800 S. 13th St.

Kingfisher Heritage School recently announced its Students of the Month at Jacket Roundup on Sept. 10.

Jasmine Torres grew up near Pelham Parkway in the Bronx. When her plane landed at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, it was the farthest west she had ever been.