Kingfisher Oklahoma

If Dr. Daniel Craig was going to get back into education at a school, this was the time. The place just happened to be his hometown. The Kingfisher Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved Craig as the district’s new superintendent, ending a search that spanned nearly two months.

Consistency was key in keeping “Stanley” in Kingfisher. The Kingfisher FFA Chapter once again reigned supreme as last week it brought home the sweepstakes trophy from the Oklahoma State FFA Convention from Oklahoma City.

When Koda Oller was announcing the Oklahoma FFA state secretary for the new year, Braden Burns was calmly rocking back and forth with candidates for several offices. Then, when the announcement was made, every bit of calm left Burns’ body. “And your new 2021-22 State FFA secretary….

To the Editor: I once received some wise advice from former Kingfisher County Court Clerk Bea Jech, who told me the most important elections are local elections, because that’s where decisions are made that will most directly impact your life.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for April 2021. Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.

Voters will go to the polls next Tuesday to decide the fate of a Kingfisher sales tax that would fund a new fire department and other citywide improvements. Kingfisher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts offered the following information and tips as the election approaches.

Kingfisher High School seniors Tyler Roman and Joseline Rivera have been named the May 2021 Junior Lions by the Kingfisher Lions Club. Rivera is the daughter of Noah and Fatima Rivera.

Kingfisher County commissioners Monday approved reducing speed limits from 45 to 30 miles per hour in housing developments south of Cashion.

Kingfisher received almost a half-inch of rain Monday night and Tuesday morning. Local Weather Observer Steve Loftis recorded .45 inch at the National Weather Service station in Kingfisher and the Mesonet site on the Mueggenborg farm west of Kingfisher recorded .4 inch.

As President Donald Trump was getting his America First agenda rolling in February 2017, Washington Post so-called “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler created a “new interactive graphic” to track “every suspicious claim made by the president in his first 100 days in office.