News

For the second straight year, Pressley Page had to make room for a very large trophy on her way home from Chicago.The Kingfisher fourth grader was the runner-up in the 10-11 year-old girls division at the Elks National Hoop Shoot competition last weekend.

Getting to Banner Road from U.S. Highway 81 on a paved road in the Dover area will be a chore in the near future.

In 2023, more than 5,800 postal employees were attacked by dogs while on the job, according to the United States Postal Service.

The April distribution of sales tax collections for Kingfisher municipalities were higher for four – Kingfi sher, Loyal, Cashion and Okarche.The receipts for Hennessey and Dover were down by less than 1%.

Kingfisher received another 3.25 inches of rain during a five-day time span, including .7 inch measured Tuesday morning by Local Weather Observer Steven Loftis.The rainfall continued to soak grain fields, lawns, gardens and pastures.The rains brought the April rainfall total in Kingfi sher to 6.

Kingfisher County commissioners opened 16 bids on a water line replacement for Kingfisher Rural Water District No. 3, then tabled action to allow a committee of district members who attended the meeting to study them.The winning bid will be announced at next Monday’s meeting.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:April 5 - False report of vehicle theft and operating place/soliciting prostitution. — Officer Jarred Tech responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 100 block of North Eighth Street.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department:April 4, 3 p.m. - At 1500 S. 13th St. — A 17-year-old male, Kingfisher, driving a 2020 Chevrolet C15, was backing out of a parking space at Kingfisher High School, 1500 S. 13th St.

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) announced Friday that The Chisholm has been awarded $25,000 through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program.