• Crazy Hats & Socks at Gilmour

    Crazy Hats & Socks at Gilmour

    September 08, 2026 - 17:32 | By News Staff
    HOCO WEEK – It’s homecoming week in Kingfisher, which means various dress-up days at all of the schools. Students at Gilmour Elementary participated with “Crazy Hat & Sock Day.
  • McDaniel hiring shows KPS still has allure

    McDaniel hiring shows KPS still has allure

    September 08, 2026 - 17:32 | By News Staff
    It appears Kingfisher Public Schools still has a little bit left on its fastball.Eyebrows were raised statewide last week when it was announced the district had hired Dr. Sean McDaniel as its interim superintendent.Actually, it was more than eyebrows raising.
  • DOVER RUNNERS, from left, Reid Frieouf, Nick Spradlin and Brady Reese race to the front of the pack at the start of last Saturday’s meet in Watonga. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Longhorns are runners-up at Watonga meet

    September 08, 2026 - 17:32 | By News Staff
    If not for Bly Frieouf, Keon Lackey would have won all three of his cross country races in 2026.By the same token, if not for Weatherford, the Dover High School boys would have two team titles this season.
  • KHS claws its way past Cashion

    KHS claws its way past Cashion

    September 08, 2026 - 17:32 | By News Staff
    Nearly five minutes into a fourth-quarter drive, it appeared Cashion was primed to head back east down State Highway 33 with a victory in hand.The Wildcats started their possession at their own 7 just over a minute into the fourth and with the scored knotted up against Kingfisher.
  • KHS SOPHOMORES Ryann Farrar (left) and Hinsley Brodrick (right) approach the halfway point of their race in Watonga last Saturday. Brodrick placed 34th and Farrar 40th out of 84 runners as KHS placed fourth as a team. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Lady Jackets take 4th at Watonga XC

    September 08, 2026 - 17:32 | By News Staff
    Mattie Slezickey and Lily Lunsford took home medals and led Kingfisher High School to a fourth place finish Saturday at the Watonga Cross Country Meet.Slezickey placed fourth and Lunsford 23rd out of 84 runners on the 2,500 meter course.Slezickey finished in 9:58.

    News

    McDaniel hiring shows KPS still has allure

    McDaniel hiring shows KPS still has allure

    It appears Kingfisher Public Schools still has a little bit left on its fastball.Eyebrows were raised statewide last week when it was announced the district had hired Dr. Sean McDaniel as its interim superintendent.Actually, it was more than eyebrows raising.
    Upcoming Events

    Upcoming Events

    • CIMARRON ANNUAL MEETING IS THURSDAY: Cimarron Electric Cooperative will host its 90th annual meeting this Thursday. It will be held at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds. Registration begins at 4 p.m. The cooperative will begin serving a free meal at 5 p.m.

    Sports

    DOVER RUNNERS, from left, Reid Frieouf, Nick Spradlin and Brady Reese race to the front of the pack at the start of last Saturday’s meet in Watonga. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Longhorns are runners-up at Watonga meet

    If not for Bly Frieouf, Keon Lackey would have won all three of his cross country races in 2026.By the same token, if not for Weatherford, the Dover High School boys would have two team titles this season.

    Columns

    The ‘public’ broadcasters go soft on Hasan Piker

    Just like the networks spent months helpfully skipping over the Nazi tattoo on the chest of Maine Democrat Graham Platner, they have largely ignored radical leftist influencer Hasan Piker, who has campaigned with Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

    Obituaries

    Patricia Schwarz

    Patricia Schwarz

    Patricia Lynn Schwarz went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 3, 2026, with her loving husband by her side and surrounded by loved ones.Patricia was born May 12, 1948, in Hawaii.She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Salina, Kan., in 1966. She then went on to St.
    Evan Bush

    Evan Bush

    There will be no public services for Evan J. Bush, 18.Evan was born in Pampa, Texas, on July 30, 2008, to Chasity Renee Bush and died Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.Arrangements are by Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.