• Top talent to compete at 69th Kingfisher Rodeo

    Top talent to compete at 69th Kingfisher Rodeo

    August 12, 2026 - 05:50 | By Twila Adams
    It’s rodeo time.And there will be plenty of local talent competing for top prizes and bragging rights at this weekend’s 69th annual Kingfisher Rodeo.Events begin at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday night at the Kingfisher Roundup Club Arena.
  • KINGFISHER MAYOR Geoff Covalt stands with Jonah Humes after Humes was offered the role of city manager on Monday. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Humes is next city manager

    August 12, 2026 - 05:50 | By News Staff
    Kingfisher has its next city manager.The city commission voted Monday night after an executive session to name Jonah Humes as the next person to take over the position.Commissioner Kyle Mecklenburg made the motion after commissioners interviewed Humes for more than an hour in the closed session.
  • FRIDAY STORMS damaged this structure northwest of Kingfisher on County Road E760 (Lemon Road west of U.S. Highway 81). It was one of several structures damaged, including a number of power poles owned by Cimarron Electric. [Photo provided]

    Friday storm brings rain, but also damage

    August 12, 2026 - 05:50 | By Michael Swisher
    Parts of the county caught a slight reprieve of small amounts of rain last Friday…and even some cooler temperatures.However, the front that delivered that welcome good news also left in its wake some considerable damage.
  • Maci Bedwell

    Following footsteps of uncle, father, Bedwell lands ‘dream job’ at Lomega

    August 12, 2026 - 05:50 | By Michael Swisher
    Some might say it was destiny.Maci Bedwell will tell you it’s her dream job.Everyone will agree it’s in her blood.Bedwell - the former Maci Mendell - will have a new title when Lomega Elementary students enter the school hallways on Thursday.
  • SENIOR CATCHER Adlee Friesen waits to make a tag at home plate after a throw from centerfield by Kendall Farrar on Monday. Farrar and Friesen connected for two such outs at home plate, but Enid still managed a 6-0 win. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Enid foils Goodwin debut, Voth return

    August 12, 2026 - 05:50 | By News Staff
    It wasn’t so much that Kingfisher lost its softball season opener on Monday.It was how it went down for the Lady Jackets.Enid spoiled the start of the KHS season by taking home a 6-0 victory from the Lady Jackets in what was also the debut of new head coach Tiffany Goodwin.

    News

    FRIDAY STORMS damaged this structure northwest of Kingfisher on County Road E760 (Lemon Road west of U.S. Highway 81). It was one of several structures damaged, including a number of power poles owned by Cimarron Electric. [Photo provided]

    Friday storm brings rain, but also damage

    4 min ago By Michael Swisher
    Parts of the county caught a slight reprieve of small amounts of rain last Friday…and even some cooler temperatures.However, the front that delivered that welcome good news also left in its wake some considerable damage.

    Sports

    SENIOR CATCHER Adlee Friesen waits to make a tag at home plate after a throw from centerfield by Kendall Farrar on Monday. Farrar and Friesen connected for two such outs at home plate, but Enid still managed a 6-0 win. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Enid foils Goodwin debut, Voth return

    6 min ago By News Staff
    It wasn’t so much that Kingfisher lost its softball season opener on Monday.It was how it went down for the Lady Jackets.Enid spoiled the start of the KHS season by taking home a 6-0 victory from the Lady Jackets in what was also the debut of new head coach Tiffany Goodwin.

    Columns

    A Congress of Dunces

    3 hours ago By Lee Pitts
    If a group of cows is a herd and a mob of sheep is a flock, a crowd of dunces should be known as a Congress.All the roads to the auction site were slippery and treacherous but what would you expect for the sale of U.S. Congresspersons?

    Obituaries

    Michael Andrews

    Michael Andrews

    3 hours ago By News Staff
    Michael Hiram Andrews, 55, passed away on August 6, 2026.He was born on Aug. 15, 1970, to Murrell and Mary Lue Andrews of Cashion.Mike married Ginny Brown on March 9, 1991.Together they built a life centered around their family.
    Carolyn Humphries

    Carolyn Humphries

    3 hours ago By News Staff
    The funeral for Carolyn K. Humphries, 76, of Dover, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at Dover Christian Church officiated by Wendell Prim.Burial will follow at New Home Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.Carolyn was born in Wilson on Feb.