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More rain Sunday continued to dampen prospects for grain harvest and road repairs across Kingfisher County. Kingfisher Weather Observer Steve Loftis reported 1.

An Okarche man was killed Tuesday morning after his car hydroplaned into a bridge railing and then was struck by a pickup truck on Interstate 40 in Yukon. Kenneth E. Stoner, 38, was pinned inside his vehicle for nearly two hours before being extricated by the Yukon Fire Department.

A local man struck by a train near Kingfisher May 28 was released from the hospital Monday, a family member reported.

In less than two months, Cherie Lemke says she is shocked by the success of her new business, Dreaming of Daisies. The mom of four from Kingfisher began making clothing for her nearly 17-month-old twin daughters Evalyn and Eleanor in January.

Road damage problems comprised late meeting discussion at last Monday’s weekly meeting of Kingfisher County commissioners. The Dover-Crescent Road is closed due to a mammoth washout about 6.5 miles east of U.S.

The Kingfisher Roundup Club was slated to crown its 2019 Rodeo Queen at the 67th annual rodeo on Saturday at the Kingfisher Roundup Club Arena.

Kingfisher Public Schools recently hired Sarah Keeth as the new cheer-leading coach. She was unanimously approved by the board of education at last Monday’s meeting. Keeth will be taking over as coach after Tiffanie Barnett’s resignation last month.

Baylee Durrill, a 2014 honor graduate from Kingfisher High School, was licensed recently as a certified public accountant at a ceremony at the State Capitol.

Kingfisher Middle School has announced honor rolls for the second semester of 2018-19. Students named are either on the superintendent’s honor roll (all A’s) or principal’s honor roll (A’s and B’s).

U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Alyssa A. Smalley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.