Kingfisher Oklahoma

HHS HOMECOMING - Madison Vendetti and Kaden Rapp were crowned the Hennessey High School 2020 football homecoming queen and king prior to the teams’ 15-14 victory against Chisholm last Thursday.

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Kingfisher County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Nov. 3 election, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m.

Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax issued a voter alert Monday warning voters about a text message that was received by a voter last Friday, that falsely claimed the voter’s polling place had changed. The complaint has been referred by election officials to law enforcement.

Thirty-one members of the Pool-Zachgo families gathered Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Crescent Community Center for their 38th annual reunion. It was a smaller, but mighty group due to deaths in the family and COVID-19. Traveling the longest distance were Merle and Patti Brock of Broken Bow.

Marxist Theory: Communism is simply the final stage of socialism, i.e. stateless, classless, moneyless utopia. Socialism, meanwhile, is the transition period after the revolution, during which the state’s wage, labor and monetary exchange will still be necessary.

State Question 805 has been described as criminal justice reform. However, this state question will allow predators, like those targeting our children with computers/ cell phones will be given a second chance to get out of prison.

State Question 805 will be on the Nov. 3 statewide ballot. This question asks voters to change the state Constitution to prohibit the use of prior felony convictions – except for the 52 violent crimes defined in statute as of Jan.

[Ed. Note: James Jay Carafano, an authority in national security and foreign policy challenges, is The Heritage Foundation’s vice president for foreign and defense policy studies, E. W. Richardson fellow, and director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies.

Elks Lodges across the nation boast the “Elks Care, Elks Share” motto and the Kingfisher lodge recently offered proof. Kingfisher Elks Lodge 2416 recently donated $2,500 to various departments within the Kingfisher Public Schools district.

Devon Energy Corporate Security Investigator Kevin Daniel, right, delivers a Chevrolet Tahoe to Kingfisher County Sheriff Dennis Banther for use in the department’s fleet of vehicles. “Devon has been a longtime supporter of local law enforcement and first responders.