Kingfisher Oklahoma

The weekend brought stocking cap weather to Kingfisher County.Saturday featured a sharp breeze. Sunday delivered notice that winter has arrived, dropping temperatures well below freezing.Hard north winds made the cold even more uncomfortable.

Though on the job for just over three months, Kingfisher Interim Superintendent Andy Evans was evaluated Monday by the board of education.The evaluation took place during about an hourlong executive session at the board’s January regular meeting.

VIEW from behind the plowGovernment intervention often hurts businessThe Congressional business intervention tendencies of the last 75 years or so in America have made it increasingly more difficult for businesses – small business in particular – to thrive in the “Land of Opportunity.

Momma always said if you could read, you could do anything.Then on Christmas eve when I wanted to play with my new card shuffler I doubted her.Printed instructions called for 2AA batteries, and I found our big box of batteries.None were 2AA. We only had AA and AAA.

In the dreamlike days between Christmas and the regular work week’s return in the new year, it’s easy to believe all things are possible.Indulge in as much pie as you like – a resolution to eat healthier in 2025 will balance the scales.For most of us, this is harmless self-deception.

In 2021, Oklahoma lawmakers voted to outlaw mandatory trainings at state colleges that embrace certain core tenets of Critical Race Theory. In practice that meant many “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) trainings were prohibited, since DEI is often based on Critical Race Theory.

A dedication ceremony and reception in memory of Hennessey High School graduate and United States Air Force Colonel Derek Ivan Grimes is scheduled this Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Hennessey Mercantile.The family invites others to join them from 3-4 p.m.State Rep.

In the latest release of the Federal Communication Commission’s internet service data, Oklahoma ranked fourth in the country for reducing the number of homes and businesses without internet.Through our programs and the work from the private sector, Oklahomans are getting connected like never before.

A “changing of the guard” occurred Monday.New county officials were on hand at the Board of Kingfisher County Commissioners’ weekly meeting.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch award has been presented to the owner of a Kingfisher County ranch.Michael Blakley owns the 4B Hereford Ranch located in the vicinity of Hennessey.