It opened in 1976 to lots of fanfar.
It opened in 1976 to lots of fanfar.
Fundraiser Saturday for building that now serves as community center
Even last place, but especially KPS students & staff as KEF smashes records
Children and adults of all ages lined Main Street last Friday for Kingfisher’s annual Fourth of July parade hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. The day full of events included the Lions Club turtle races at the park. Among those enthralled by the action were (seated in front) Harley and Rylie Wall and (in back) Marli Savage and Rozlyn Cambron. [KT&FP Staff Photos]
Bobby Stitt acknowledges it.
Local artist Merrill’s work once again to be featured at esteemed art show
Independent Journalism Center
Cell phones and other personal electronic devices will not be allowed during the school day this year at Kingfisher Public Schools.
Evans mulls options to fill position as school year nears
The fallout from a quadruple homicide at a marijuana grow farm near Lacy in 2022 saw two more people plead guilty Wednesday to felonies.
Kingfisher’s season came to an end Saturday, but not before the team was able to reach the OK Kids 12U state tournament semifinals. Altus advanced to the title game with an 8-0 win over Kingfisher in Weatherford. Later in the day, Altus downed Sulphur 5-4 to win the state championship. Sulphur was the only other team to beat Kingfi sher in the state tournament. After winning regionals last week, Kingfisher opened the state tournament with a 4-0 win over Elk City last Tuesday at state before falling to Sulphur 3-0 on Wednesday. The Jackets then rattled off three consecutive wins in the consolation bracket. They downed Chickasha 3-2 on Thursday and then got two thrilling wins Friday evening. The first was 6-4 against Weatherford and then 5-3 against Cushing. The last win advanced Kingfisher to the Final 4. The team finished the season with a 43-6 record. Team members are Maverick Stebens, Bryson Black (Photo #3), Cooper Myers (Photo #7), Jo Jo Voth (Photo #5), Beau Brueggen, Kolton Cline, Jordan Maddux, Kruz Meyer (Photo #4), Isaac Martin, Declan Matthews (Photo #6), Gage Kusik (Photo #2), Reid Swafford, Matthew Schaefer, Cal Farrar (Photo #1) and coaches Heath Myers, Chase Farrar and Joe Voth. [KT&FP Staff Photos]
12U team wins regional, heads to Weatherford this week
Okarche bus ride home turns scary when metal beam busts through windshield
Kamas recovers from major surgery to win 4th conference title
(A column of opinion by Gary Reid, Publisher Emeritus)
As we begin the countdown to the 250th anniversary of the formation of this nation, we should be thinking about the circumstances that made the foundation of the United States of America possible, what has undergirded the prosperity and relative peace we have enjoyed for almost two and a half centuries, and how best to ensure that the “blessings of liberty” the Founders wrote in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution will in fact be handed down to future generations.
Lila M. Beltz, 93, passed away July 6, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan.
Clifford Walter Meyer was born to Walter Meyer and Myrtle E. (Maass) Meyer on Nov. 12, 1933, in Okarche. At home and surrounded by his family, Clifford left to go to his heavenly home on July 5, 2025. Clifford was raised in Okarche with his brothers on a dairy farm. He was a natural born farmer and continued to farm for most of his life.
