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The Kingfisher High School Student Council has been planning diligently for the 2025 homecoming festivities.This year, homecoming will be held Friday, Sept. 19.The theme for homecoming this year is “Jacket Channel” and will be a Disney Channel spinoff theme.

Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lauren Stroh issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: August 18: Jason Lee Wiebelt, 34, and Caitlin Elizabeth Fulton, 28, both of Crescent.August 22: Tanner Logan Emery, 22, and Victoria Rose Powell, 21, both of Kingfisher.

Kingfisher County Republican Women will continue a series of hosting gubernatorial candidates next week. The group hosts former Speaker of the Oklahoma House Charles McCall.He will share his vision at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Farm Bureau Insurance, 117 W. Sheridan.

A special meeting of Hennessey’s Utility Authority last week wasn’t only all about discussion with tech representatives who will provide new water meters.That’s because audience members did most of the questioning and talking at the Aug. 27 meeting.

Kingfisher County commissioners at their weekly meeting on Tuesday began studying authorization for employees of commissioners’ road crews to start carrying firearms.

Former Kingfisher Public Schools superintendent Celo Jackson “Jack” Harrel - who served in that role two different times - died Saturday, Aug. 30.He was 82. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Harvest Fellowship Church in Leedey.

Summer honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all A’s, or a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours.

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.