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We’re ready to start publishing those “Letters to Santa” from county elementary students.We’ll publish them, then send them on to the North Pole for Santa and Mrs. Claus.The deadline this year to turn them in is Friday, Dec. 12.You can email your letters to kfrlegalsetup@gmail.com.

The following traffic accidents are being investigated by the Kingfisher Police Department: October 10, 12:26 p.m. - At East Admire Avenue.Sherry Farrar, 67, Kingfi sher, driving a 2022 Ford F-150, was parked in a northwest direction in the 100 block of East Admire Avenue.

Transource Oklahoma LLC – a partnership between American Electric Power (AEP) and Evergy – is planning to build approximately 40 miles of 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line between Luther and Piedmont.

Kingfisher County commissioners opened 29 bids Monday from companies seeking to provide materials for road construction work or do work on county roads during the first six months of the 2026 calendar year.

There are five “voting members” on the board of Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office. However, only three members were listed in their meeting minutes received by the KT&FP. Those were the only board members listed in our Sunday, Nov.

The Hennessey Farmerettes met Nov. 13 at the First Christian Church with 10 members present.Prior to the meeting, members decorated cards and wrote thank-you messages to be presented to veterans in appreciation for their services.

Kingfisher High School seniors Gracie Rowan and Cooper Young were named the Junior Lions for November 2025.The two visited a pair of meetings last month as guests of the Kingfisher Lions Club.Rowan is the daughter of Jeremy and Melinda Rowan.

Filing began for school board seats across the county on Monday morning.As of press time of this edition, only incumbents had filed for seats at they county’s school districts and no races had developed.

“After 12 weeks of intensive training at Ft. Benning he was sent to Vietnam in 1969, where he received his first Purple Heart after he and his battalion were ambushed. Sgt. Toney is a recipient of two bronze stars, as well as other honors.

• ART ON DISPLAY: Kathryn Merrill Western Art will be open to the public on two different dates this month in lieu of its annual open house. The dates are Dec. 6 and Dec. 20 and it will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.