Kingfisher Oklahoma

Physician Assistant John Mellott, a former Kingfisher medical provider, is returning to the county as a part-time practitioner at Trail Creek Wellness Center. Mellott graduated Brethren Christian High School in 1980, Orange Coast College in 1982 and University of California-Irvine in 1984.

Brittney Hladik, right, Kingfisher City Clerk, and volunteer for Santa’s Toyland, a program that allows children of qualified Kingfisher area families in need to receive Christmas presents each year, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Lions Club last week.

Prize winners in the Kingfisher Holly Jolly Christmas Parade include: First place ($800) – Trail Creek Wellness Center. Second Place ($600) – Kingfisher County mass school band. Third Place ($400) – Curtain Time Dance Studio. Fourth Place ($200) – Front-line Ministries.

VIEW from behind the plow Never have we seen such virulent behavior in American politics as we are seeing today.

While I looked for a framed photo of my late husband’s mother I reopened several plastic tubs of Christmas keepers in the cold garage. “Where’d you go, Jean?” I asked her missing photo. “I just saw you this morning,” I said to her, and Tuxedo, our curious cat. Neither answered.

Dr. Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article, “Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace,” appearing in the American Institute for Economic Research.

A new study by the Commonwealth Fund shows nationwide health insurance costs increased significantly from 2008 to 2018 with rising premium contributions and deductibles for those with employee-provided insurance.

While 2019 is winding down, things are still full steam ahead at the Capitol as we look to start a new decade and convene in February for the Second Session of the 57th legislature.

The Justice Department’s in-house watchdog released a 476-page report Monday that criticizes some of the FBI’s actions in beginning an investigation of the Trump campaign’s connection with Russian election meddling, but does not conclude that political bias drove the agency’s probe.

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