Kingfisher Oklahoma

Various special-interest groups have declared their favored government agency should be protected from budget cuts, and some legislators have said they oppose any spending cuts. The numbers released by the State Board of Equalization this week provided a much-needed reality check.

Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a military historian and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He has written two articles relevant to today’s society.

Although Gov. Kevin Stitt has authorized hospitals to again perform “elective” surgeries by May 1, regulations released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) severely restrict the ability of many facilities to treat patients in a timely manner.

What’s as safe as a frog devouring bugs in your garden? First Saturday Lime. It’s a safe and effective insect repellent manufactured in Okarche since 2018 and recently featured on the hit ABC series “Shark Tank.

Usually “zero” is presumed to be rock bottom when it comes to the value of commodities traded on the open market.But observers learned last week that when it comes to the current status of the oil industry, market losses may be bottomless.

Kingfisher County is one area of the country where savings at the pump are never reasons to cheer. In a gesture of support and recognition of the value of the oil industry to the local economy, a group of businesses and individuals organized a “Kingfisher Drag Main Night,” from 7:30-9 p.m.

During her first year of teaching, Diann Magnus saw something in one of her fifth graders…something the student didn’t yet see in herself. The Kingfisher music teacher found a way to convince Elizabeth Rutherford to sing a solo in her class’s performance of “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.

The coronavirus pandemic is certainly real and appropriate actions were probably taken to level out the spread of the disease so that hospitals and emergency treatment equipment in hospitals wouldn’t be overextended.

It was Monday. The weather was great and the man across the street was teaching his son to ride a bike. The dad held onto the bike and walked, then ran alongside. It reminded me when my son learned to a ride his bike after we took off the training wheels.

I had an interesting conversation with a guy who said he was an “emerging technology specialist.” Or, was it “emerging technology officer?” Anyway, I do remember him specifically telling me that I’d better start getting in line for welfare and food stamps because I’d soon be replaced by a computer.