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The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following traffic incidents:March 26, 2:32 p.m. — Main and Will Rogers. Involved were John A. Mitchell, 84, of Dover, driving a 2019 GMC Sierra; John Tyler Garcia, 31, of Blanchard, driving a 2018 Ford F55.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following: March 26 — Lt. Travis Gray took a report of sexual battery which allegedly took place at McDonald’s, 1600 S. Main Street. March 28 — Lt.

KINGFISHER COUNTY Department of Human Services child welfare workers and members of the Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Response Team gathered to place pinwheels in the Kingfisher County Courthouse lawn last week to commemorate April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

IN THE FAMILY — Jared Yost (at left in Photo No. 1), is the newest member of the Kingfisher County Conservation District, assuming a seat his grandfather held more than 30 years ago.

Kingfisher High School’s photography students excelled again this year in the Oklahoma City Camera Club Youth Photo Contest, winning top placings in every category and earning slots in national competition for 13 photos. All told, KHS student photographers, taught by Dr. A.J.

Rusty Sanders of Kingfisher, a longtime local funeral service owner and operator, received the highest honor bestowed to Oklahoma funeral directors, the OKFDA Stewardship Award.

An Oklahoma Department of Transportation assistant engineer said the anticipated completion date of the U.S. 81 improvement project south of Kingfisher has been pushed back to the end of July.

Two Kingfisher Electric Department linemen are now certified as journeymen linemen after completing a four-year apprentice program through Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma (MESO).

Hennessey School Superintendent Mike Woods told the board Monday night that he’d accepted Nathan Hill’s resignation. Hill served as athletic director for the past few years and was first hired as the defensive football coach in 2007.

Chisholm Trail Technology Center recently announced its Students of the Third Quarter for 2018-2019.