Kingfisher Oklahoma

Theodore Henry Fortmann, 85, left this earth peacefully to return home on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Ted was born in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1934, to Anton and Annisa Fortmann. In 1955, Ted met the love of his life, Sally Scott, and they were married for 55 years.

A Kingfisher softball team brought home a state championship this summer. The Lady Jackets were winners of the 2019 Babe Ruth League State Softball Tournament in the 6-under t-ball division.

Brandon Friesen, left, director of parks and recreation for the City of Kingfisher, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Lions Club last Thursday.

Oklahoma’s end-of-year financial report paints a good-news-bad-news fiscal picture for the state. The bad news is, General Revenue Fund Collections in June came in at $679.4 million, 1.5% below the monthly estimate, total sales tax collections for the year were 1.

Although it might feel like just last week when schools let out for the summer, county students will be slinging backpacks and boarding buses again starting Wednesday. Lomega students will be the first to hang up their beach towels, with classes starting there Wednesday. Dover, Hennessey, Sts.

While monthly unemployment rates are creeping upward in Kingfisher and surrounding counties from April lows, June numbers remain lower than one year ago.

Kingfisher will be the first public school district in the state to take part in a program that allows individuals and businesses to make contributions to the school and receive a tax credit in return.

Kingfisher County will receive a $75,000 material allocation distributed through the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma next fiscal year.

Kingfisher County’s reigning Distinguished Young Woman may not have won the statewide competition, but she certainly didn’t come away empty-handed.

The deadline to register to vote in upcoming school bond elections is next week.The last day to apply for voter registration is Friday, Aug. 16, in order to be eligible for the Sept. 10 special elections.Those elections are for bond issues in Kingfisher and Cashion.