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FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.
Read moreFive Kingfisher County towns posted increases in sales tax receipts in September compared to September 2022 and a sixth stayed even with the preceding September.
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PRESENT HONORS THE PAST – Current Kingfisher Rotary Club President Jeff Hyatt, left, recently presented Jason Harris, right, with a plaque of appreciation for his work as president for the 2022-23 year, which ended in July. Harris is executive director of Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher and has been out of town on Tuesdays (meeting days for the local service club) since his term ended on work-related trips on behalf of the Oklahoma Historical Society, so Hyatt went to the museum to make the presentation last week. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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Dover FFA chapter participated in the Exposition for the Youth of Oklahoma Stock Show, which also coincided with portions of the State Fair of Oklahoma. Kylee Bell, Colton Burns and Cole Holdridge all returned home with successful accomplishments. Bell was named the Intermediate Sheep Showman along with placing second in both the Speckle Face wether lambs and Southdown wether lamb divisions. Burns exhibited the breed champion wether lamb as well as the second place commercial ewe. Holdridge placed three times. He exhibited the second and fourth wether goats and also exhibited a third place breeding doe. [By Fatima Aboite/ Dover FFA]
Read moreMore than 30 varieties of tree seedlings native to Oklahoma will be on sale beginning Monday, Oct. 2, in Goldsby.
Read moreOctober is National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, a time to acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices many long-term care (LTC) residents have made to better our community and to call attention to the rights of residents in long-term care facilities.
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Between legislative sessions, we hold interim studies to evaluate issues affecting Oklahomans. I have requested two myself, which will look into issues affecting our agricultural producers and public schools. The first study will be heard by the Finance Committee and will seek to understand the issues and inconsistencies those with an agricultural sales tax exemption are experiencing at retailers. The Retirement and Insurance Committee will hear a study on school insurance rates. Many districts are dealing with rising costs across the table and insurance is taking up a large portion of their budget. We want as much money going into the classroom as possible, so I am looking forward to hearing from industry experts and school officials on how we can mitigate these costs.
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