As she watched her team’s lead dissipate, Andrea Taylor was happy about one thing, at least.
![CASHION SENIOR Jaylee Harp (20) blocks a shot attempt by a Watonga player during the first half of the Lady Wildcats’ eventual four-point win in their Class 2A district championship game. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/d22ed30bd4_Ar00202006.jpg?itok=mkyh9mQC "CASHION SENIOR Jaylee Harp (20) blocks a shot attempt by a Watonga player during the first half of the Lady Wildcats’ eventual four-point win in their Class 2A district championship game. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
As she watched her team’s lead dissipate, Andrea Taylor was happy about one thing, at least.
![PACKED HOUSE - Nearly 80 people attended an informational meeting last Tuesday regarding a potential waste facility being proposed near Hennessey. [KT&FP Photo by Barb Walter]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/9d15d26aee_Ar00103004.jpg?itok=gl7RTepd "PACKED HOUSE - Nearly 80 people attended an informational meeting last Tuesday regarding a potential waste facility being proposed near Hennessey. [KT&FP Photo by Barb Walter]")
Hillsdale landowner tells group of his experiences with nearby waste facility
![CASHION PLAYERS Brayden Stuemky (4), Grayson Little (22) and Parker Mitchell (3) react after Little made a bucket while being fouled to help seal their team’s win over Watonga on Thursday night. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/bd0aac8f69_Ar00201005.jpg?itok=a_gwNtMG "CASHION PLAYERS Brayden Stuemky (4), Grayson Little (22) and Parker Mitchell (3) react after Little made a bucket while being fouled to help seal their team’s win over Watonga on Thursday night. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
Wildcats strike the final blow
Mueggenborg surpasses all-time scoring mark of Okarche legend Barry Schwarz
![OKARCHE’s Callie Cramer (25) goes up for a shot in the lane during her team’s win over Laverne on Tuesday. Cramer scored 10 points as the Lady Warriors moved into the regional finals. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/e8e018c889_Ar00203007.jpg?itok=xCsDIOam "OKARCHE’s Callie Cramer (25) goes up for a shot in the lane during her team’s win over Laverne on Tuesday. Cramer scored 10 points as the Lady Warriors moved into the regional finals. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
Okarche’s defense smothered Laverne on Tuesday night and has the Lady Warriors within one win of a regional title.
![CASHION SENIOR guard Parker Mitchell was recognized prior to a game last week for surpasing 1,000 career points earlier this season. He’s pictured with Cashion coaches, from left, Brady Johnson, John Hardaway and Chad Tichenor. [Photo provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/538f38e6ba_Ar00301017.jpg?itok=0WxcQ9zX "CASHION SENIOR guard Parker Mitchell was recognized prior to a game last week for surpasing 1,000 career points earlier this season. He’s pictured with Cashion coaches, from left, Brady Johnson, John Hardaway and Chad Tichenor. [Photo provided]")
After his game was over and he was trying to unwind, Dale girls coach Eric Smith was nothing but complimentary as Cashion players walked by on Monday.
Okarche Public Schools will host its third annual Art Auction Gallery this Monday, Feb. 23.
– Pastor Gene Massey
Four Kingfisher County towns, plus Kingfisher County, had larger sales tax for February than in February, 2025.
Hillsdale landowner tells group of his experiences with nearby waste facility
As she watched her team’s lead dissipate, Andrea Taylor was happy about one thing, at least.
Mueggenborg surpasses all-time scoring mark of Okarche legend Barry Schwarz
Compton returns as Dover cruises
Okarche’s defense smothered Laverne on Tuesday night and has the Lady Warriors within one win of a regional title.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that stood out not for its bombast but for its clarity. In a room filled with political figures from across the Atlantic — and from both parties at home — Rubio was unmistakably the adult in the room.
Legislation preventing illegal aliens from accessing taxpayer-funded Medicaid coverage has easily cleared its first legislative hurdle.
Arthur Herbert Themer, 93, was born July 7, 1932, in Kingfisher to William H. and Meta (Willms) Themer and passed away Feb. 18, 2026.
James “Jim” Ramsey Wiginton went to be with the Lord on Jan. 6, 2026, after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
![PACKED HOUSE - Nearly 80 people attended an informational meeting last Tuesday regarding a potential waste facility being proposed near Hennessey. [KT&FP Photo by Barb Walter]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/thumbnail_150/public/9d15d26aee_Ar00103004.jpg?itok=QLhdF6tB "PACKED HOUSE - Nearly 80 people attended an informational meeting last Tuesday regarding a potential waste facility being proposed near Hennessey. [KT&FP Photo by Barb Walter]")
![CASHION SENIOR Jaylee Harp (20) blocks a shot attempt by a Watonga player during the first half of the Lady Wildcats’ eventual four-point win in their Class 2A district championship game. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/thumbnail_150/public/d22ed30bd4_Ar00202006.jpg?itok=NIHJ3uWh "CASHION SENIOR Jaylee Harp (20) blocks a shot attempt by a Watonga player during the first half of the Lady Wildcats’ eventual four-point win in their Class 2A district championship game. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
![OKARCHE’s Callie Cramer (25) goes up for a shot in the lane during her team’s win over Laverne on Tuesday. Cramer scored 10 points as the Lady Warriors moved into the regional finals. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/thumbnail_150/public/e8e018c889_Ar00203007.jpg?itok=DEo75De0 "OKARCHE’s Callie Cramer (25) goes up for a shot in the lane during her team’s win over Laverne on Tuesday. Cramer scored 10 points as the Lady Warriors moved into the regional finals. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
