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Journalist, media personality, entrepreneur and author Ray Sanders will be the keynote speaker for the 80th annual Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce Banquet Saturday, Feb. 9. The child of an unwed teenage mother, Sanders has been a lifelong survivor.

The Cheyenne-Arapaho tribal legislature voted Tuesday to purchase a 2.5 acre tract at 400 S. Ninth St.in Kingfisher for $225,000 to construct a community wellness center.

The 89th annual Kingfisher County Spring Livestock Show will be held Feb. 16-18 at the county fairgrounds in Kingfisher. The annual bidders feed and premium auction will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, at the Exhibit Building at the fairgrounds, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Cheniere Energy Inc. which plans a $1 billion Midship Pipeline, got started on the project last week when county commissioners approved permits for 27 road crossings in the county. Cheniere has obtained approval for the project from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Reitz of Kingfisher called his agency’s 16-hour saturation patrol Friday of Kingfisher County’s most dangerous traffic routes “a huge success.” A total of 28 troopers were deployed in various shifts from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. in “specific high collision areas” along U.S.

A 27-year-old Edmond woman involved in a Jan. 15 high-speed chase that ended in a fiery crash northwest of Kingfisher remains jailed on a felony charge in Kingfisher County Jail. Sarah Ashley Phillips, 224 W. First St.

Kingfisher High School wrestling coach Ed Evey told Kingfisher Lions Club members that he was encouraged by the high number of younger kids involved in the program, and he and coaches Fay Barnett and Stan Blundell felt the chances were very good to place at least four varsity wrestlers in the state...

Kingfisher High School is requesting nominations for the 2019 KHS Hall of Fame inductees. Created in 1986 to honor the achievements of past graduates, the hall of fame will induct up to four new members each year, including either KHS graduates, administrators or faculty.

Gilmour Elementary students recognized as Great Expectations Citizenship Award winners at Jacket Roundup on Dec.

Makylah Endres of Kingfisher and Matthew Henton of Edmond exchanged vows Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at The Springs Event Venue in Edmond. Patrick McPherson of Kingfisher officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony.