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A reception was recently given in honor of George Ray and Deanna Heupel’s 50th wedding anniversary.
Read moreKingfisher County Extension will host a workshop on barn quilts next month.
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Oklahoma Blood Institute needs you to keep the blood supply “rolling along” this summer.
Read moreThe Kingfisher County Free Fair is fast approaching, and planning is in full swing.
Read morePresident Biden has a miserable 33% job approval rating, according to the New York Times/Siena College poll, making him one of the least popular first-term presidents in history.
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BLAINE COUNTY FIRE Extremely hot, dry and windy conditions are compouding efforts to contain a fire west of Hitchcock burning since Thursday. Blaine County fire departments, assisted by neighboring county units and the Red Cross, were still battling the massive blaze at press-time Friday. The fire was visible to residents living northwest of Kingfisher and ash was reported falling at Canton Lake. State Sen. Mike Dobrinski of Okeene shared the above photos on Facebook. The top photo was taken looking south from Roman Nose State Park Thursday afternoon and the bottom photo shows the fire still raging at 2 a.m. Friday, looking northwest from the intersection of county roads N2590 and E720. Firefighters are working in temperatures exceeding 105 degrees in rough terrain in their efforts to contain the fire.
Read moreSouth Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA), the Kingfisher County Coalition and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) encourage communities to increase public awareness of, and action around, mental and substance use disorders.
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In June 2013, the county finally relinquished its status as the last of Oklahoma’s 77 without a paved airport runway.
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