Kingfisher Oklahoma

The Times & Free Press received a nice note from Dwayne Ring, formerly of Kingfisher and now of the Tulsa area, along with his subscription renewal for another year. Ring says he enjoys getting the Kingfisher Times & Free Press and especially likes the editorial page.

It was the same story about the income loss from oil and gas gross production taxes at this month’s Hennessey Board of Education meeting.

Mia Farrell and Maverick Ridenour were recently announced as the Kingfisher High School winners of the Heisman High School Scholarship competition. The two were among more than 3,600 school winners selected nationwide from a pool of tens of thousands of applicants.

Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher will open a special temporary exhibit Nov. 16 featuring historical maps from the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), as well as historical surveying equipment from the museum.

Hennessey High School was recently notified that they received a $500 grant for visual and performing arts supplies from the Oklahoma Arts Council. The school was among 70 other schools in the state to receive a grant.

As I come to the end of my tenure in the state Legislature, I’m not saying goodbye, but rather see you later. Even though term limits restrict me to 12 years in this office that does not mean I will stop serving the needs of people in House District 59 or in our great state of Oklahoma.

Reports of limited hospital capacity for Oklahoma’s COVID-19 patients are largely a product of flawed measurement, not a true shortage of beds, state officials told lawmakers on Monday.

I want to thank the veterans for their service, defending our country’s freedom. Salute! The presidential election: what the so-called news media is telling us and the sources that I have are telling two different stories.

Tuesday afternoon I was very surprised and pleased to have a representative of the Kingfisher American Legion Post 5 come to my home and present me with a beautiful Warrior’s Quilt for my service during the Korean Conflict.

Have you ever wondered about all these holidays that shouldn’t be, like National Situational Awareness Day, National Ball Point Pen Day or National Cupcake Day?