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After a week of generous rainfall, along with cooler weather, more of the same may be in the offing for the coming week.The rainy week brought upwards of four inches of moisture to Kingfisher County and adjacent counties.

– The building blocks for success are simple: hard work, leadership and, for the Cashion FFA officer team, a retreat to plan for the upcoming school year.

Monday, Labor Day, will be a holiday for many in Kingfisher.Banks will be closed as will the county courthouse, city hall and state and federal offices.Many businesses will be open as usual.Football season returns full blast for county teams on Friday, marking the approach of fall.

One morning in early August, Cashion native Mark Beutler received a surprise text message from Nashville recording artist Pam Tillis.“Hey, what are you doing August 26?” the message read.“Recovering from dental surgery on the 25th,” Beutler responded. “Why?

It all started with inspiration.“A kid down the street who was deaf amazed me with what she could do,” said Dover native Debi Trout.That’s what led her to a master’s degree with 32 years of teaching special education students in Kingfisher County.

In a 21-minute special meeting on Wednesday, the Kingfisher Board of Education approved the school district’s estimate of needs for the 2025-26 fiscal year.Prepared by Britton, Kuykendall & Miller of Weatherford, this year’s estimate of needs totaled $11,925,603.53 in the general fund.

Kingfisher Mayor Geoff Covalt and City Manager Jim Thomas held a “State of the City” meeting for approximately 80 citizens and city employees on hand last week.The Wednesday luncheon meeting was held at the Pioneer Engineering Conference Center.

Sometimes they need you to talk with them.Other times, they just need you to listen.Most of all, they just need you to be there.And this is your opportunity.The Kingfisher Educational Foundation’s mentoring program is starting its third year.

•Fraud awareness will be the topic of a seminar this week. It will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds ExhibitBuilding.It is being hosted by F&M Bank.It is free to the public and will cover a number of important topics presented by Staff Sgt.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:July 25, 9:21 p.m. - At U.S. 81 and Victory Lane. — A 15-year-old male, Kingfisher, driving a 2004 Yamaha V Star 650, was southbound on U.S. 81.