Kingfisher Oklahoma

One hundred thirty-seven Southwestern Oklahoma State University students were recently honored for their academic achievements and service. Among them were Kalie Brooke Choate of Hennessey and Victoria Ashtyn Thompson of Kingfisher.

The Kingfisher Roundup Club is now offering scholarships to graduating seniors in Kingfisher County. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Tuesday, March 10. For information on applications, contact Lacey at 405-850-3261 or email lgbailey@pldi.net.

Dover baseball’s team is hosting a fundraiser later this week. A taco dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the school cafeteria. Donations will be accepted as cost of the dinner.

Kingfisher fourth graders who take part in the 21st Century Community Learning Center STARS program can now consider themselves published authors. Students who are in the after-school program at Kingfisher wrote their own original stories using Write Brain Books.

Kingfisher High School seniors Diego Olivares, Coltyn Young, Brianda Cardenas and Sarah Sanders were guests at a recent meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club. Olivares is the son of Claudia Rodriguez. He is active in photography, horticulture and cross country.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports: February 22 - Domestic abuse, assault and battery. Officer Dillon Chaloupek responded to a report of a domestic altercation in the 1300 block of South 12th Street.

Students at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Okarche recently spent a week raising money for Sister BJ’s Pantry during Catholic Schools Week. Modeled after The Corporal works of Mercy, Sister BJ’s Pantry is named for Sister Barbara Joseph and helps the homeless in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma’s deer gun hunting season will not be lengthened, but instead will remain 16 days long following the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission’s approval of administrative rules during its regular meeting earlier this month.

Neva J. Mayes Varner, 83, of Tulsa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa after a long battle with health issues. Neva was born Dec. 15, 1937, near Dover to Ed and Bertha Mayes. She attended Dover High School and was a graduate of the class of 1956.

Ed Evey has coached two generations of Kingfisher High School families who have reached the state tournament before. There was Jeff Gaither, a runner-up in 1986 whose sons Jakob and Joe combined to place at state five times, including Jakob’s heavyweight championship in 2008.