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Gold ball dreams dashed

Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 12:00am

When the OSSAA was forced to postpone the state basketball tournaments two weeks ago, there was guarded optimism that champions would eventually be crowned.

A likely coronavirus exposure reported Friday on an Oklahoma City TV news broadcast has sent a judge, an attorney and a court reporter into self-quarantine and virtually sealed off one wing of the Kingfisher County Courthouse.

Schools brace for likely SDE closure order

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 12:00am

Although the writing is on the wall that public school students will not return to the classroom this year, local school districts can’t finalize plans for how instruction will continue until after the state board of education meets Wednesday.

KEEPING ’EM FED

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 12:00am

With spring break over and the first full week of emergency school shutdowns starting Monday, districts looked for creative ways to keep students fed while enforcing social distancing. In Kingfisher, local churches banded together to help fill the gap. Bagged lunches are distributed from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Kingfisher First United Methodist Church on Monday and Friday, Kingfisher Lifeway on Tuesday and Thursday and First Baptist Church on Wednesday. A total of 170 lunches were distributed with another 40 taken to Kingfisher Meals on Wheels for distribution to area senior citizens. From left are Servrina Prim, Brandy Zachgo, Paula Post, Cheryl Wheelbarger, Terri Peck, Adah Anderman, Lili Giles, Jackson Leffingwell and Rev. Patrick McPherson. Hennessey Public Schools distributed about 230 grab-and-go meals Monday at various sites around town and Dover schools sent out boxes containing a week’s worth of breakfast and lunch items to 50-60 students. Families can contact each school office for lunch information. [KT&FP Photo]

City opens help line for services

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 12:00am

The city of Kingfisher has created a system to identify specific community needs during the state of emergency and share that information with public and private resources.