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Kingfisher County commissioners approved a solicitation for bids for steel bridge materials for District 3 at their Monday meeting.
Read moreMark Morgan, a visiting fellow at the Federation for American Immigration Reform and at the Heritage Foundation, who served as acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Trump administration and as chief of U.S. Border Patrol in the Obama administration, made some interesting points in a speech, “The Disaster at Our Southern Border,” at Hillsdale College recently.
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Back in my 1959-62 OKC high school heydays everyone from Classen went to Bixler’s Drive-In on Northwest 23rd for a Coke. I don’t remember anyone getting a burger, but maybe two or three of us girls split an order of fries. We mainly went there to see everyone, and for everyone to see us.
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Whom do you trust: big government or big tech? For many Oklahomans, the answer is “neither,” and that’s understandable. When Twitter bans people for making demonstrably true statements on its platform and many high-tech companies aggressively push “wokism,” Oklahomans have good reason to view those companies with suspicion or even disdain.
Read moreA coalition of activist groups has filed a federal lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma state law that prohibits public schools from teaching children that “one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex.”
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LIONS CLUB PRESENTATION –Kingfisher FFA traveled this week to Indianapolis to take part in the National FFA Convention. While there, Kingfisher’s parliamentary procedure and conduct of chapter meetings teams will compete for national championships in their respective competitions. The teams got some practice last Thursday when they presented in front of Kingfisher Lions Club members at the civic group’s weekly luncheon. Members of the teams include, from left: Laney Rose, Gretchen Garrett (chapter student advisor), Hannah Francis, Ivy Hartman, Alli Themer, Katon Lunsford, Ashley Casillas, Natalie Garrett, Leyla Avila, Mayce Gibson, Mia Hartman, Dustyn McLean, Chloe Blair and Kylie Hood. The teams are coached by Kingfisher FFA Co-Adviser Megan Thormodsgard. [Photo provided]
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Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm award has been presented to the owners of a Kingfisher County farm.
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It’s a red Volkswagen. No, it’s one of five smokers used Saturday during the Hennessey Reserve Police Angels’ annual pork butt fundraiser, and made of Volkswagen parts. It’s owned by HPD Officer Bryan Taylor (pictured) who stepped up Saturday to help the reserves raise money for their Reserve Angels’ Christmas project. Reserve Capt. Bryan Burch said the funny thing about Taylor’s VW smoker is that his wife, Shelley, said her uncle, Randy Lee of Chandler, made one just like it. Then it turned out that Taylor’s smoker is the one her uncle built, but sold it to someone in Texas. That someone turned out to be Taylor, said Shelley Burch. Taylor, who has been on the Hennessey force for two years, has brought his smoker down for the past few years to help with the Angel project, she said. The other four smokers at the fire station belonged to Danny Bossa, Troy Watkins and James Macy. “This year we cooked 200 butts that were donated by Seaboard Farms and the Oklahoma Pork Council and had about 15 helpers,” said Burch. “They started cooking at 5:30 a.m. Saturday and finished up at 1 a.m. Sunday.” Now all the Angels have to do is find some local children who need their help this Christmas, and match them up with some Angel donors. Call Shelley Burch at Hennessey Town Hall if interested in helping with the project: 405-853-2416. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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