Kingfisher Oklahoma

Rick Bollenbach’s contributions to wrestling will now be forever remembered in the sport’s most prestigious shrine. It was announced recently Bollenbach is one of seven individuals named to the Class of 2019 by the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

House Majority Leader Mike Sanders (R-Kingfisher) recently received a Legislative Appreciation Award from the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) in recognition of his efforts to go above and beyond in working with the OCA to accomplish its mission of advancing and protecting the Oklahoma beef...

Oklahoma Blood Institute is planning two blood drives this week in Kingfisher County. The first will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Hennessey Event Center, 600 N. Main St. It will be hosted from 2-7 p.m. OBI will host another drive from noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

Hennessey Police Officer Aaron Pitts, left, is congratulated by Police Chief Hank Weber after Pitts graduated from a recent DARE class in Oklahoma City.

The Kingfisher County Free Fair is coming soon, but the deadline to reserve booth space in the Exhibit Building is this week. To reserve space for the 2019 fair, contact the Kingfisher County Extension office by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9.

HALLIE MILNER, right, of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, was the featured speaker at the Kingfisher Rotary Club last week.

Kingfisher County 4-H is hosting a fundraiser during the Kingfisher County Free Fair.The group will be serving ribeye steak sandwiches, chips, cookies and a drink for $10 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Exhibit Building.To-go boxes will be made available for pickup orders.

The 58th Bredel family reunion was held July 27 in the Interbank Community Room in Kingfisher. The reunion was hosted by Harold and Judy Bernhardt, Vernon Bernhardt and Kay Province.

Leonard Ralph Hollar, Jr., 71, passed away Aug. 15, 2017, at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Shreveport, La. He was born Aug. 4, 1946, in Enid to Leonard Ralph and Dora Margaret Moss Hollar. In 1954 the family moved from Covington to Kingfisher.

PVF Blackbird 7285 won owned heifer class 62 at the 2019 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) held July 14-20 in Louisville, Ky. Victoria Gerken of Kingfisher High School owns the winning heifer. [Photo by Pearls Pics, on behalf of the American Angus Association.