Kingfisher Oklahoma

Congress has once again passed a measure that members did not (couldn’t have read), reminiscent of the Obamacare Act. Obamacare has proven a huge failure, raising costs and reducing medical care.

As we prepare for the 2021 legislative session, Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat recently announced committee leadership and assignments.

The concept of private property baffles some people. Gentleman and I were out checking the steers when a golf ball whizzed by right in front of Gentleman’s Roman-nose.

I am writing this column upon returning home to California after five days in Florida. For the first time since my first trip to Los Angeles in 1974 and moving there two years later, I dreaded going to California.

Thursday (Dec. 31) is the deadline to pay 2020 ad valorem taxes, County Treasurer Robin Rother reminds. Tax not paid by then is subject to a 1.5 percent penalty per month until paid.

Another coronavirus-related death was reported within the Dover zip code Wednesday, according to Oklahoma State Health Department statistics. That raises the total of official deaths related to the virus currently attributed to Kingfisher County to nine.

Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes — Luke 12:23 Thoughts on Today’s Verse In the rush of the holiday season and the grab at getting and giving gifts, it is very important to remember that life is much more than even the most basic things we think we need.

Vance Raney scored his share of points in Cashion’s most recent win, but the final five in the last 80 seconds of the game were by far the biggest. Raney nailed the game-tying 3-pointer and then made the go-ahead free throws as the Wildcats won 60-58 at Morrison on Dec. 18.

In yet another way COVID-19 has affected sports, Kingfisher’s annual high school wrestling tournament was completed in just one evening this year. Due to a number of teams having to drop out, the tournament was reduced to four teams, which set the stage for a round-robin format at all the weights..

Christmas came early this year for two Kingfisher care facilities in the form of iPads and cases, thanks to a grant obtained by Kingfisher Community Collaborative.