Kingfisher Oklahoma

Kingfisher County 4-H members have created billboards that will be displayed throughout the county during October, which is National 4-H Month. This year’s billboard theme was “Oh the Places You Will Go With 4-H.” Cloverbud members are pictured above with their billboard.

A slow, gentle rain measuring an inch or a little more – just right for area crops – fell across Kingfisher County Thursday and Thursday night.The moisture continued Friday and was expected to continue until about midnight, according to the National Weather Service.

Halloween is an exciting holiday marked by costumes, decorations, and treats that set the spooky scene. While these festivities may ensure a fun evening, they can also pose additional threats to your household pet.Dr.

A Piedmont woman was charged last week with felony child neglect after allegedly leaving her four-month old baby sleeping in her car while watching a soccer game at Briscoe Park Sept. 28. Valerie Kay Stuart, 35, 546 Cimarron Road, Piedmont, was arrested Thursday and released on $5,000 bond.

The First Baptist Church of Kingfisher celebrates its quasquicentennial – 125 years of “Loving Jesus, Loving People, and Making Disciples” – this year. At 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, a special worship service will be held in the current facility, 1340 S. 13th St.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved change orders for asphalt overlays on two county roads – NS 2830 and EW 760 – at their weekly meeting Monday.

Kingfisher’s annual lighted Christmas parade and downtown holiday fireworks has become one of Northwest Oklahoma’s most popular holiday events, attracting more than twice the local population to Kingfisher’s Main Street for one spectacular night each December.

The Kingfisher High School marching band and color guard had a day that ranged anywhere from “Excellent” to “Superior” last week. The Pride of Kingfisher and color guard took part in the OSSAA’s Northwest Regional Marching Contest in Enid last Wednesday.

Wannamaker Baptist Church of Dover will be celebrating its 130th anniversary with two special services this month. The services will be held Sunday, Oct. 27, at the church, located at 11974 N. 2930 Road (one mile east of Banner Road on East 700 Road).

National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., later this fall. Kingfisher FFA Adviser Megan Thormodsgard, right, introduced the students and presented a brief explanation of national competition rules and situational setting to the Rotarians and their guests.