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Kingfisher was again named among 23 communities qualifying for national status as Tree City USA in a virtual celebration hosted by Oklahoma Forestry Services and the Community Forestry Council.
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District Judge Paul Woodward sentenced Steven Stricker, 64, to life in prison Thursday afternoon after an eight-man, four-woman Kingfisher County jury convicted him of second-degree murder in the 2019 death of his girlfriend Brenda Baber.
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Former state representative Mike Sanders of Kingfisher has been selected to advise a five-year, $24 million research project that aims to address the impacts of Oklahoma’s unpredictable weather.
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The Chisholm Trail Museum was recently awarded $16,686 through the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant program.
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The amount of funds from the American Rescue Plan to towns and cities is based on census numbers, and the Town of Hennessey “should be getting about $360,000 in relief funds.”
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KINGFISHER CITY commission voted unanimously Wednesday to award a contract to Well- Co in the amount of $26,750 to repair about 275 feet of the eastbound lane and 50 feet of the westbound lane of Overstreet west of 13th Street. Recent extreme weather events have accelerated the deterioration of the roadway beyond the ability of city crews to make repairs. The project scope includes removing and hauling off old asphalt, repairing the base foundation and replacing the surface with six inches of concrete plus curbs and guttering. Two tinhorns also will be replaced. WellCo’s quote was the lowest of three submitted, including $28,600 from Champion Ops and $31,800 from Bollenbach Construction. [Photo Provided]
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Kingfisher High School senior Dawson Diedrich holds the gold ball that represents the 2021 Class 4A boys basketball state championship.
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Steven Stricker not only admitted to authorities that he dismembered, burned and “pulverized” the remains of his grilfriend in April 2019, he also pleaded guilty to the crime in open court Tuesday.
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