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Kingfisher Police Chief Dennis Baker, right, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Lions Club last week.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Weatherford has announced both the President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls for the 2019 summer semester. An undergraduate student who earns all A’s in six or more hours during the summer semester qualifies for the President’s Honor Roll.

Fall semester classes begin Aug. 19 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford and Sayre, and enrollment continues for students who want to begin or continue their educational endeavors at SWOSU.

Kingfisher High School 2008 graduate Krystian Richardson earned an award last month from a national foundation that recognizes excellence in nursing.

A Tulsa man who told deputies he “goes where life takes him” was arrested while allegedly burglarizing the second of two county homes – in full view of the absent homeowners who were watching a live feed from their security video. Mathew Jordan Mader, 25, 2723 E. Third St.

By Laura Williamson, a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation, and Nicolas Loris, economist who focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

With the start of school less than two weeks away, the Kingfisher Board of Education is expected to fill the district’s final personnel spots Monday night.

Two people were injured Thursday when a driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel and caused a multi-vehicle accident.

Summertime is in full force, and with the warmer temperatures come opportunities for outdoor adventures... and tick bites. In Oklahoma, there is a wide range of tick species, each of which can carry serious diseases, such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis and Tularemia.

Recent Cashion High School graduate Bianca House received her Academic All-State plaque for cheerleading at the annual Oklahoma Cheerleading Coaches Association meeting held Friday, July 26, in Tulsa.