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Ireland 'Soldiering On' through Coronavirus Crisis

[Ed. Note: Neal Dunnigan and Virginia Giglio are former Kingfisher residents who relocated in 2018 to County Cork, Ireland. They agreed to share their perspective of how their adopted country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.] When Irish pubs are closing, ‘Tis a very serious thing...

Governor Tours Okarche

BEFORE HIS coronavirus disaster declaration, Gov. Kevin Stitt visited Kingfi sher County on Friday to tour the Center of Family Love’s Okarche campus and the CFL fi lter factory in Kingfi sher, as well as joining Eischen’s patrons for lunch.

Schools Closed Until April 6

Kingfisher Supt. Jason Sternberger wrote this statement in an email Monday evening to school board members: “This is uncharted territories for all of us.

Viral Impact

Heightened concerns over possible coronavirus spread in the wake of state and national emergency declarations over the weekend are having impacts on activities and events across the county.

Latest hire rounds out PD

Kingfisher’s newest police officer began his supervised training period Monday, rounding out a full complement of 13 officers under the supervision of Chief David Catron. Officer Briston Lowry is an Edmond native who graduated high school in Southern California and now lives in Watonga.

Ryan Burns takes new ag position

A year after he stepped down from a 20-year career leading Kingfisher High School’s ag program to national prominence, Ryan Burns accepted a new challenge last week. Burns was hired as Dover Public School’s ag instructor at a school board meeting last Wednesday.
Ryan Burns takes new ag position

An ace in the hole and up his sleeve

Mason Overstreet’s college and professional worlds crossed paths late last week. One has the Kingfisher High School graduate excited and the other beyond disappointed. But, for now, both have him questioning what his future holds.

Why Left thinks ‘free for all’ will work

Now we understand why the American Left, as exemplified by Bernie Sanders, the socialist in the race for the Democrat nomination for president, thinks the government can raise the tax rate on very wealthy people and pay for scads of free stuff for others.
Why Left thinks ‘free for all’ will work

MIT biologist slams ‘fear mongering’ by ‘deep state’

An MIT scientist and researcher on the human immune system said the U.S. major media and the “deep state” are doing the world a disservice by exaggerating the impact of the coronavirus. “Fear mongering on coronavirus will go down as biggest fraud to manipulate economies,” Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai said.

A MINORITY OPINION: SOCIALISM’S PAST

Senator Bernie Sanders’ call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Americans. They’ve fallen prey to the idea of a paradise here on Earth where things are free and there’s little want. But socialists never reveal what turns out to be their true agenda.
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