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• KOOL CARS & KRAZY DAYS: Make your way to downtown Kingfisher this Saturday, Aug. 2, for a full day of family fun, shopping and checking out the coolest cars in Oklahoma. The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Kool Cars & Chrome Show, which will include a host of new activities this year.

The Times & Free Press was told that the two former newspaper office buildings in Hennessey and Canton purchased online in April will be used as lease and rental properties.

In Wednesday’s edition, we teased a story about Jared Harrison serving on the staff of the 79th session of American Legion Boys Nation to run in this edition.We had to push the story back one edition and it will now appear in the Wednesday, July 30, issue.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:July 2 - Obedience to and required traffic control devices and DUI-liquor or drugs/APCV. — Sergeant Aaron Schlegel said in his report that he observed a northbound vehicle on U.S.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:June 25, 5 p.m. - At North Fifth Street and East Admire Avenue. — Triston White, 19, Freedom, driving a 2007 Honda Civic, was parked in a parking space facing west.

Chris Foster of Foster Company LLC, Okarche, attended the 2025 LANDU Education Bootcamp in Tulsa and successfully completed six qualifying education classes to include Land Investment Analysis, Fundamentals of Land Brokerage, Transitional Land Real Estate and Tax Deferred 1031 Exchanges.

Everett Jones of Kingfisher proved July and hot weather are good for fishing this week when he landed this large flathead catfish as well as a few other smaller catfish from a local pond. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

STILLWATER – Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development hosted its first-ever virtual fishing tournament, from April 1 to June 1 and 140 youth throughout Oklahoma signed up to participate from their local lakes, ponds and rivers.Among the top anglers was one from Kingfisher County.

July sales tax checks were higher for Okarche, Hennessey and Kingfisher County, the Oklahoma Tax Commission reports.