Kingfisher Oklahoma

It all started with inspiration.“A kid down the street who was deaf amazed me with what she could do,” said Dover native Debi Trout.That’s what led her to a master’s degree with 32 years of teaching special education students in Kingfisher County.

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In this column I’m going to reveal a secret that may destroy my career as a cow columnist. It’s so bad that my fellow cowboy friends may boot me from their ranks. My wife says I should just hobble my lip and never reveal my secret but I think I’m being dishonest in not leveling with you.

Greenies now attacking ‘Man’s Best Friend’I read an article recently claiming dogs are an environmental threat.That was about the silliest thing I ever heard of. How could man’s best friend be a threat to the planet? I sniffed.

Ray Carter, Director,Independent Journalism CenterThismonth, the15-member board of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), which oversees K-12 school competitions, voted to bar four teenagers from playing basketball for Glencoe after the boys used the open-transfer process to...

In a 21-minute special meeting on Wednesday, the Kingfisher Board of Education approved the school district’s estimate of needs for the 2025-26 fiscal year.Prepared by Britton, Kuykendall & Miller of Weatherford, this year’s estimate of needs totaled $11,925,603.53 in the general fund.

Kingfisher Mayor Geoff Covalt and City Manager Jim Thomas held a “State of the City” meeting for approximately 80 citizens and city employees on hand last week.The Wednesday luncheon meeting was held at the Pioneer Engineering Conference Center.

Sometimes they need you to talk with them.Other times, they just need you to listen.Most of all, they just need you to be there.And this is your opportunity.The Kingfisher Educational Foundation’s mentoring program is starting its third year.

•Fraud awareness will be the topic of a seminar this week. It will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds ExhibitBuilding.It is being hosted by F&M Bank.It is free to the public and will cover a number of important topics presented by Staff Sgt.

The funeral for Betty Elaine (Melton) Choate was Monday, Aug. 25, at First Baptist Church, Hennessey, officiated by Vernon Racer and Rev. Shane Bennett.Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.Betty was born at Hennessey on Sept.