Kingfisher Oklahoma

Gorden “Dwane” Kuehl, 59, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, at his home in Hennessey. Dwane had been a truck driver since age 16, driving in the Oklahoma oil fi elds, cross country and, most recently, hauling rock and sand across Oklahoma.

Services are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home in El Reno for Paul Hoebing. Paul died Monday, Nov. 18 at Oklahoma Veterans Center in Norman.

Entries are being sought for the Cashion Christmas parade, which will kick off the holiday season. The “Parade of Lights” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. There will also be a tree lighting, caroling and Santa Claus after the parade.

Kingfisher travels to Tulsa Friday to play second-ranked Lincoln Christian in the second round of the 3A football playoffs. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Lincoln Christian is 11-0 and coming off a 56-7 win over Inola. “They’re good...really good,” KHS head coach Jeff Myers said.

Cashion and Loyal showed nice increases in November sales tax distribution announced by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. All other county municipalities refl ected lower sales tax checks in varying degrees, likely due to a slowdown in county oilfi eld activity.

For many families celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, the centerpiece on the table is the turkey. Oven roasted, deep fried or whatever the cooking method, making sure the turkey is handled safely from the store to the table is of utmost importance.

CANINE CAMOUFLAGE — Local resident Teddy enjoyed rolling in fallen leaves during last weekend’s beautiful fall weather before winter sneaked in an early sucker punch with frigid north winds and drastic temperature drops Monday and Tuesday.

Warrants were still outstanding Friday for the arrests of two Kingfisher County men charged Nov. 8 in unrelated cases with multiple sexual assaults on underage girls.Ronnie Duane Smith II, 37, 1327 S. Eighth St.

Kingfisher County Treasurer Robin Rother distributed four years worth of property taxes disputed by DCP Operating Co. after the county reached a negotiated settlement with the company last month.

Now in its 33rd year, the Kingfisher County Eighth Grade Health Conference has a history of introducing middle school students to frank discussions of diffi cult topics brought by dynamic speakers.