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Mercy Hospital Kingfisher has been named one of the country’s top 20 critical access hospitals for quality by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a recognition that places the hospital among an elite group of rural health care providers across the U.S.

Maribeth Boettler of Hennessey is a fourth generation educator and was honored for her 52 years of teaching May 19 on the state Senate floor by Sen. Chuck Hall and Rep. Mike Dobrinski.

Changes of heart led Kingfisher Public Schools to regain a teacher, but see the departures of two others who were recently hired.Four new staff members were approved Monday night at the Kingfisher’s Board of Education’s regular June meeting while two resignations were accepted.

The 2025 Kingfisher County wheat harvest made a light start over the weekend and forecasted rains are likely to halt producers’ progress before it gets started.Grain was received at Wheeler Brothers Grain Elevator in Kingfisher, CHS Elevator at Omega and CHS Elevator at Okarche over the weekend.

NEW BRIDGE – Traffi c is fl owing over the recently-completed Uncle John Creek Bridge on East Robberts Avenue in Kingfi sher. District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss said the bridge is still awaiting a fi nal check by engineers before the contractor, Sewell Brothers Inc.

Lacy High School graduates and others who also attended that school, took time after lunch for a group photo during their 2025 reunion on Saturday, May 24.

 [ Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for “The Daily Signal.” ] Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk told CBS News Tuesday he is “disappointed” in the spending codified in Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill.

[ Bradley Devlin is politics editor for The Daily Signal. Send an email to Bradley.]It was not very long ago that liberal writers would rhapsodize about how America’s changing demographics would spell Republicans’ doom.

American institutions are suffering from a collapse in public support. Among the institutions worst affected are government, the press and education.

GOOD TIMES – Members of the Kingfisher High School Class of 1977 recently gathered for a reunion at the Kingfisher Elks Lodge.