Kingfisher Oklahoma

MEDICAL MARIJUANA dispensary owner Kaily Ball, left, of August Pharms of Kingfi sher, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary club last week. Ball presented club members and guests with a powerpoint presentation concerning the state of the medicinal marijuana industry in Oklahoma.

A big game can turn on a number of things. A huge offensive play. A turnover. An adjustment.

Nine weeks. In the grand scheme of things, nine weeks isn’t a lot of time. In football terms, it’s 90% of a high school regular season. That’s also how many weeks Cashion’s next opponent went without giving up a single point this season. Nine weeks.

This is the first of three big basketball tournament weeks in the state of Oklahoma. The next two are both in January. Four of Kingfi sher County’s area teams are taking part this week. Lomega is in the Canton Invitational and Crescent in the Frontier Shootout, both of which began Monday. [ Ed.

Hennessey school board members discussed the superintendent’s health issues with him in a closed meeting Monday night. Supt. Dr. Mike Woods critically injured his back in a one-vehicle accident the afternoon before the board’s Nov. 11 meeting, and underwent extensive back surgery.

Visitors entering Kingfi sher on U.S. 81 from the north will soon be greeted by a colorful welcome.

The 2019 ad valorem tax bills went into the mail Thursday to Kingfi sher County property owners. County Treasurer Robin Rother announced that the 2019 ad valorem tax abstract totals $37,442,543 based on a county net assessed valuation of $468,627,410.

Two county school board races have developed after the candidate filing period ended Wednesday, Kingfi sher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts reported. Kingfisher Public Schools Incumbent Carly Franks filed for re-election and will face two challengers in the Feb.

Trista Costa has begun duties as new executive director of the Kingfi sher County Farm Service Agency. She succeeds Randall Newton who retired at the end of November after 32 years as county executive director. Although she offi cially began her new responsibilities here on Dec.

Okarche native and longtime Kingfisher County social worker Heather Jones started work last week as volunteer coordinator for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program.