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[ Ed. note: Beth Seifried has authorized the Times & Free Press to publish the following paid announcement of her candidacy for the at-large seat on the Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Board of Trustees, subject to the April 20 election.

Kingfisher’s city commission reshaped - partly - on Monday as it gathered for its April regular meeting. Tammy Sammons served for the final time, Dawn Taylor relinquished her seat and Daniel Ruhl took the oath of office before the commission got to work on the meat of the agenda.

Kingfisher High School’s tenure without a full-time principal will soon come to an end. A reconfigured board of education on Monday night followed Superintendent Andy Evans’ recommendation to hire Lauren Coleman starting next school year.

[ Tyler O’Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and the author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.

To ensure no families are left behind, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to raise the amount of schoolchoice tax credits provided to families from $250 million to $275 million next year.

Air fryer basics was the lesson for the Hennessey OHCE Farmerettes on April 9 when the group met at the First Christian Church in Hennessey. Members brought their air fryers to share information and learn new ideas, so the group ended up with seven appliances spread across the counter.

Kingfisher County commissioners renewed the county’s annual agreement with Oklahoma State University to provide extension service to the county for fiscal year 2026-27.

Crop-boosting rain fell across much of Kingfisher County over the weekend. Residents awoke to drippy skies Sunday morning, but the majority of the rain arrived earlier in the night. There was also a shower in parts of the county on Friday evening. Rainfall reports ranged from .