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A Kingfisher man reported to the Kingfi sher County Sheriff ’s Department seven head of cattle missing from his land and estimates his loss at $4,900.Mike Rosen, Rt. 3, Kingfisher, contacted Deputy Ryan Reherman Saturday about the missing cattle, which were on land he is renting northwest of Dover.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Nunemaker and Miss Effa Alexander of Oklahoma City spent Sunday with home folks.Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips and son spent Sunday at the C.G. King home.Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jung entertained a number of their friends Saturday night. Those from out of the community were: Mr. and Mrs.

Governor Kevin Stitt recently reappointed Lori Burns of Amber to serve a full, seven-year term on the Redlands Community College Board of Regents.“Regent Burns’ reappointment provides important continuity and leadership for the college,” said Redlands Community College President Jena Marr.

Four county towns, led by Cashion, had increases in their June sales tax checks compared to one year earlier.Receiving bigger checks besides Cashion were Okarche, Hennessey and Kingfisher.See the accompanying chart for comparisons.

Naomi returns to Bethlehem bitter, mourning her husband and sons, asking to be called Mara. Life feels harsh, unfair and empty. With every step, she carries grief and questions, wondering if God has seen—or forgotten—her pain. Hope feels distant, almost out of reach.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved a number of annual contracts at their weekly meeting Monday.

Barb Walter’s coverage of the proposed waste facility in Hennessey has earned recognition.It was announced last week that one of Walter’s stories during her coverage was the winner of the Oklahoma Press Association’s monthly “Public Notice Journalism Contest.

The successor to Darcy Jech’s District 26 Senate seat won’t be decided until August.

It’s been almost 100 years since Jerry Jech settled on a parcel of land east of Kingfisher in 1928.Situated approximately five miles east and a mile south of State Highway 33, Jerry and his wife, Mary, raised three sons, Keith, Delvin and Arnold, and a daughter, Betty, on the farm.

Oklahomans shot down a measure that would have increased the minimum wage, but some in Kingfisher County approved a tax to help fund an ambulance service.Voters who live in the Hennessey Public Schools district last Tuesday voted to become a “522 ambulance district.