Kingfisher Oklahoma

Shirley Ella Hamilton was born April 17, 1959, the youngest daughter of Esther AmericanHorse and Albert Master Hamilton. She died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at the age of 61. Shirley graduated from Kingfisher High School.

Marjorie Louise (Smith) Bryan was born Nov. 15, 1930, and she passed away peacefully at her home in Hennessey on Dec. 19, 2020. A memorial service will be held later in the spring so that her loving family and dear friends can celebrate her long and blessed life. Marjorie was born in Atlanta, Kan.

A celebration of life service for Mike Stinson, 63, will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at the Dover Christian Church officiated by Rev. Jimmy Stitt. A private family interment will precede. Arrangements are by Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home. Mike was born in Chickasha on Sept.

It could havebeen worse. That’s not really much consolation for most of what’s gone horribly wrong in 2020, but it’s definitely the mantra Cimarron Electric Cooperative management and employees — and likely many of its member customers — are reciting about October’s ice storm.

A year and nine months after authorities found the charred remains of Brenda Baber, 56, buried in the garden of her Kingfisher home, the trial begins for her accused murderer.

Kingfisher County COVID-19 cases increased by 34 in the last two weeks, County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis advised county commissioners Monday. Loftis reported a total of 183 active county cases as of Monday’s meeting, compared to 149 at their last meeting on Dec. 14.

County Treasurer Robin Rother reported that 30.85 % of Kingfisher County’s ad valorem tax bill had been paid as of Monday. Total collections totaled $12,738,590.50 of the total abstract certified for collection — $41,289,887.00.

The year 2020 is coining to a close. It has been the epitome of “interesting times.” An old curse goes “may you live in interesting times.

It was the Sunday night before Christmas. I freaked out when I cleaned out the cat’s litter box but couldn’t smell the poop or pee. When I texted Roe LaPorte (my brother from another mother and father) he insisted I get tested for COVID. I blew off his concerns.

In a flurry of interviews, including a podcast with Tracy Beanz, former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne has described a stormy Dec. 18 meeting at the White House with “advisors and lawyers” who he said wanted the president to concede and were hostile to both him and attorney Sidney Powell.