Kingfisher Oklahoma

Two incumbents were unseated in six races Tuesday night in the annual school and municipal elections in Kingfisher County, according to unofficial results posted on the state election board’s web page.

House Majority Leader Mike Sanders recently received a Champion Award by the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Anesthetists (OANA) for going above and beyond to advocate for healthcare in Oklahoma. Sanders was recognized for being an “extraordinary advocate” for improved healthcare in the state.

The Youth Action Council at Kingfisher Middle School last week promoted Kick Butts, a national time of activism when youth stand out and speak up against tobacco.

April showers arrived on cue in Kingfisher County and across portions of central and western Oklahoma.The Mesonet station on the Mueggenborg farm west of Kingfisher registered an even .7 inch.An unofficial gauge along Shafenberg Road east of Kingfisher showed slightly over one inch.

UPDATE: 4/5/19 4:20 P.M. Kingfisher Police Department and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents were working through the afternoon Friday recovering what they believe are the charred remains of a missing Kingfisher woman.

New Direction After leading the Kingfisher High School cheer squad to three consecutive state championships and then helping build the nation’s top FFA chapter, Lori Burns is moving to a new school and new subject next year.

Spring showed its pretty face in Kingfisher County this week after a cold front moved across the area over the weekend. Waving wheat season has arrived as small grain fields broke winter dormancy and began growing quickly with the onset of longer daylight hours.

A Comforter to Come Despite the best efforts of his parents and professional counselors, the little boy remained mute in the weeks after a gunman shot up his classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 of his classmates.

Kingfisher ag educator Lori Burns is one of five new teachers with Kingfisher ties hired recently by Dover Public Schools, Supt. Max Thomas announced.

It was the end of a couple of eras and the beginning of a new one at Monday’s meeting of the Kingfisher Board of Education.