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Kingfisher Police Chief David Catron, right, hands over the trophy to Fire Chief Tony Stewart after the fire department narrowly won this year’s “Guns and Hoses” blood drive battle. The drive was held Feb. 15 and was hosted by the Oklahoma Blood Institute. The fire department had 38 donations made in its name. The police department received 37. “These donations will impact 255 potential lives,” said Meaghan Dorn, an account consultant with the OBI. [Photo provided]
Read moreKingfisher County commissioners ran through a brief agenda in about 10 minutes Monday during their weekly meeting.
Read more[Daren Bakst analyzes and writes about regulatory policy, trade, environmental policy, and related issues as a senior research fellow in regulatory policy studies at The Heritage Foundation.] and [Joshua Loucks is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation.]
Read moreWhen lawmakers voted last year to expand open-transfer opportunities, allowing families to more easily send children to school districts other than the one in which they reside, supporters thought the change would empower parents.
Read moreThe Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:
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If you’re seeing this edition before 3 p.m. Saturday, you still have time to take in the sights, sounds and – most importantly – tastes of the Old West at the Chisholm Trail Museum’s annual outdoor Chuckwagon Gathering. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and admission is free. Volunteers and museum workers were scurrying Friday to unload wagons, above. In addition to cast iron cooking demonstrations, like the scrumptious pie Becky Conway whipped up last year (top right, with Jason Harris, CTM executive director), plenty of re-enactments are in store, including Marna Davis’ portrayal of trick shooter Annie Oakley (center right). CTM education specialist Bradley Fritch loads ice tea into coolers to provide plenty of chilled refreshment (bottom right) Admission is free and while the luncheon has sold out, plenty of food samples will be available. [Photos Provided]
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