Kingfisher Oklahoma

When the Statewide Offi cial Compensation Commission recently convened, its members endorsed a hodgepodge of pay raises for statewide officeholders.

I’ve been surrounded by a variety of animals my entire life including our turtle who we called Rock because he moved about as fast as one. Our Rock is not to be confused with the gag gift that was popular called the Pet Rock which came long after our pet Rock.

[ Destry Edwards is a documentary filmmaker and the media production and studio manager at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

• ART ON DISPLAY: Kathryn Merrill Western Art will be open to the public on two different dates this month in lieu of its annual open house. The dates are Dec. 6 and Dec. 20 and it will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kingfisher Public Works Authority received approval last week for a $5 million Financial Assistance Program (FAP) loan.That announcement was made in a press release by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board after the board approved the loan last Tuesday.

Kingfisher Winter Nights celebrated its 2025 opening night last Saturday. The opening was commemorated by the lighting of a 55-foot Norwegian Spruce that’s planted at the north entrance of Kingfisher Park.

Once again, Kingfisher is THE place to be for the Christmas celebration… and it’s the place to be all day long.This Saturday - Dec.

Kingfisher Board of Education members on Monday opted to not conduct the evaluation of the school district’s superintendent.The December regular meeting’s agenda called for the action, but members said they didn’t evaluate Andy Evans during an executive session that lasted about 45 minutes.

Nearly all Kingfisher County teams will be in action on the hardwood Tuesday and it will serve as the season opener for three county schools.That includes Kingfisher, which makes the trek west to take on Merritt to tip off the 2025-26 season.

For the first time since its season opener, Lomega played a team that won’t be considered among the favorites to win a state championship in its respective class.The result was the Raiders putting an end to a three-game losing streak last Friday night.