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Marriage Licenses Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: Aug. 2: Ernesto Lopez Ponce, 31, and Claudia Idalia Rodriguez, 45, both of Kingfisher. Aug. 9: Eldon Shawn Pitts, 25, of Hennessey and Stephanie Renee Belt, 19, of Meno. Aug.

A 39-year-old Kingfisher man died last week from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a Kingfisher Police Department report.Jeffrey Earl Skinner Jr.

Kingfisher County commissioners opened bids on two projects in District 1 and tabled them on the motion of District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss to allow additional staff study. Three bids were submitted on a project to widen a bridge about one-eighth mile south of S.H.

Kingfisher, Dover and Loyal had increases in their August sales tax checks, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The state tax commission receives and distributes sales tax for local entities of government while handling the state sales tax.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: August 2 - Larceny/ knowingly concealing stolen property. Officer Bro-den Carls took a report from a Love’s employee concerning the theft of a 100-foot garden hose valued at $80.

Parking on the grass in residential areas may become more common under an ordinance adopted by Kingfisher city commissioners last week.

Edmond business woman and state mental health advocate Cathy Costello will speak at Kingfisher County Republican Women’s monthly luncheon at noon Wednesday at Kingfisher County Farm Bureau.

A listing in Wednesday’s “Keeping It Local” schedule of events incorrectly stated that the meal included in the admission to the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School’s Aug. 24 benefit auction is a ribeye steak dinner. The steak dinner is actually one of the items that will be auctioned.

Mike and Judy Johnson of Kingfisher are among seven recipients selected for the Oklahoma State University Distinguished Alumni Award by the OSU Alumni Association. The Johnsons and other honorees will be recognized at a public reception at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center on Friday, Sept. 6.