• Ramsdell spends summer growing on, off the court

    Ramsdell spends summer growing on, off the court

    August 07, 2026 - 16:18 | By News Staff
    When the Kingfisher High School basketball team tipped off its 2000-01 season, all eyes were on Jeff Johnson and Heath Myers, two guards who were expected to lead the team to whatever destiny awaited.
  • WAR rakes in another World Series title

    WAR rakes in another World Series title

    August 07, 2026 - 16:18 | By News Staff
    The Wake and Rake (WAR) 14-under baseball team recently returned from Destin, Fla., after capturing another World Series championship.
  • LILY VOTH returns for her junior season on the KHS softball season after missing all of 2025 with a torn ACL. She’s expected to be a big boost for KHS at the plate, in the field and in the pitcher’s circle. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    KHS softball opens up Monday

    August 07, 2026 - 16:18 | By News Staff
    Tiffany Goodwin makes her official debut as Kingfi sher High School’s softball coach on Monday.The Lady Jackets open their 2026 campaign with home games on back-toback days beginning Monday when Enid comes to town.First pitch is at 5 p.m.
  • ALL SMILES

    ALL SMILES

    August 07, 2026 - 16:18 | By News Staff
  • STARK FAMILY – Clint Stark is the new pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Okarche. The Stark family has recently moved to Okarche from Texas. Pictured with Clint and his wife Brianne (far right) at the church are their son Benjamin (front row), daughter Mary (far left) and sons Simeon (middle row), Henry and Wyatt (back row). [Photo provided]

    Bibles and basketballs

    August 07, 2026 - 16:18 | By Twila Adams
    Sharing the pure gospel of Jesus Christ and the comfort it brings is what motivates Pastor Clint Stark wherever he goes.Currently, that place is Okarche.Recently installed as the new pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stark said he and his family are loving it here.

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    STARK FAMILY – Clint Stark is the new pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Okarche. The Stark family has recently moved to Okarche from Texas. Pictured with Clint and his wife Brianne (far right) at the church are their son Benjamin (front row), daughter Mary (far left) and sons Simeon (middle row), Henry and Wyatt (back row). [Photo provided]

    Bibles and basketballs

    5 hours ago By Twila Adams
    Sharing the pure gospel of Jesus Christ and the comfort it brings is what motivates Pastor Clint Stark wherever he goes.Currently, that place is Okarche.Recently installed as the new pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stark said he and his family are loving it here.

    Sports

    Columns

    How Pittsburgh became the early alarm bell for the DSA’s

    5 min ago By Salena Zito
    The rise of the Democratic left in Pittsburgh did not happen overnight. It was built over years through patient organizing, disciplined recruiting and a clear-eyed focus on the races that mattered most: low-turnout primaries where entrenched power was vulnerable.

    Again and Again

    6 min ago By Lee Pitts
    The older I get the more I realize that life consists of doing the same thing over and over again. Why can’t you do a job once and forever be done with it?Personal hygiene is the worst. As I mature the more I dread having to even take a shower every four days or so.

    Obituaries

    John Gazin

    9 min ago By News Staff
    John Gazin, 79, of Pawnee, died Tuesday, Aug. 4,2026. A full obituary and funeral arrangements will appear in a future edition.
    Delbert Spomer

    Delbert Spomer

    1 week ago By News Staff
    Delbert Ray Spomer, 68, of Okarche, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2026, in Canton.Born on April 20, 1958, in Enid, he was the child of Delbert Bill Spomer and Vera Marlatt.Ray attended Ringwood High School and graduated in 1976.