Kingfisher Oklahoma

Kingfisher County Assessor Carolyn Mulherin has certified her report on county property valuations to the county excise board.

Kingfisher County’s estimate of needs for the 2019-20 fiscal year totals $17,161,762.18, according to the publication of the county’s financial statement last week. The county’s solid financial status is revealed in the $12,082,106.67 cash fund balance carried over from last fiscal year.

A Kingfisher teenager, Koby William Leblanc, 18, has been charged with murder and first degree burglary in Oklahoma County District Court. Leblanc, who is charged in a case in which officials say a burglary victim was shot three times and his wallet stolen Feb. 12.

Hennessey United’s board voted to accept credit cards at the gate during the ninth annual Wine & Chocolate Festival. The festival is planned 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Memorial Park in Hennessey.

Fifty- nine descendants and guests of Chas Wehrenberg gathered at the Loyal United Methodist Church on July 27 for a reunion. The Wehrenberg family settled in Indian Territory in 1901 near the town of Loyal, which was then known as Kiel.

In June 2020, a group of nine or 10 high school students led by Rotarian leaders will depart for a two-week adventure in northern Japan. It’s called Wings of Rotary and is an annual trip to part of the Tohoku region identified as Rotary International District 2520.

Oklahoma Blood Institute will hold a Bigfoot-themed blood drive with Kingfisher High School on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The blood drive will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1500 S. 13th St.  Each blood donor will receive a limited edition Bigfoot t-shirt.

Nearly two dozen guests gathered Aug. 10 for the Chisholm Trail Museum’s Victorian Tea Party. Guests dined on tea, sandwiches and desserts before an active discussion on the history of women’s movements.   Pictured speaking to the group is Dr.

Kingfisher will be defending its championship this weekend at the annual Highway 33 Classic softball tournament. KHS defeated Chisholm in last year’s title game, winning its own tournament for the first time.

SWISHER’S SUITE I used a number of newspaper inches in our last edition to recall some memories of my time covering Ray West over the last 22 years.