Playing for the second time in a week, Weatherford threw a couple of new wrinkles at Kingfisher in hopes of pulling off the upset.
Playing for the second time in a week, Weatherford threw a couple of new wrinkles at Kingfisher in hopes of pulling off the upset.
The Week of Abbie
![OFF WITH THE BEARD – Okarche senior Maddie Vogt takes her turn shaving off part of the beard of academic bowl coach Robert Ford. The coach promised team members last year that they could shave off his beard if they won the state title this year, so members took turns making sure he followed through on that promise Monday. [Photos provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/fa12ceaa89_Ar00103003.jpg?itok=jyvp4hJR "OFF WITH THE BEARD – Okarche senior Maddie Vogt takes her turn shaving off part of the beard of academic bowl coach Robert Ford. The coach promised team members last year that they could shave off his beard if they won the state title this year, so members took turns making sure he followed through on that promise Monday. [Photos provided]")
Okarche academic bowl coach follows through on promise after team wins state championship
Perry dominated the largest weight classes to earn a dual comeback win Tuesday and spoil Kingfisher High School’s wrestling homecoming.
![MATT SCOTT lays in a hospital bed after nearly 12 hours of surgery on Christmas Eve as his 6-year-old daughter Charlie opens gifts. [Photo provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/2cebb51066_Ar00101001.jpg?itok=vSEV_wEv "MATT SCOTT lays in a hospital bed after nearly 12 hours of surgery on Christmas Eve as his 6-year-old daughter Charlie opens gifts. [Photo provided]")
Local trainer recovering after major holiday medical scare; upcoming 5K aimed to help with expenses
Okarche is academic bowl champ
Twenty Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior education students recently began their student teaching assignments at local schools to gain critical hands-on experience.
Local trainer recovering after major holiday medical scare; upcoming 5K aimed to help with expenses
Okarche academic bowl coach follows through on promise after team wins state championship
Kingfisher County Commissioners made quick work of a short agenda Monday at their weekly meeting.
The Weatherford team that visited the APB last Tuesday wasn’t in the same class as the one that’s played in the Class 4A state championship the last three seasons.
The Week of Abbie
Perry dominated the largest weight classes to earn a dual comeback win Tuesday and spoil Kingfisher High School’s wrestling homecoming.
Dover rebounded from its first loss of the season to down Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 71-25 last Tuesday.
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Republicans are beginning to sound the alarm about the 2026 midterm elections, and not without reason. The concern was crystallized by a Texas state Senate race in a district President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024 but which recently shifted 14 points toward Democrats -- a staggering 31-point swing.
Theresa Mary Berntsen Wilczek passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 2, 2026, at the age of 96.
Dr. Jess Brewer, 88, a longtime veterinarian who practiced in northwest Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas panhandle, passed away peacefully at his home on Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2025, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Dr. Brewer had resided near Lacy on his cattle ranch for the past 25 years and, at 88, he still was licensed and active in the practice of veterinary medicine in Oklahoma.
![MATT SCOTT lays in a hospital bed after nearly 12 hours of surgery on Christmas Eve as his 6-year-old daughter Charlie opens gifts. [Photo provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/thumbnail_150/public/2cebb51066_Ar00101001.jpg?itok=ch0gwwyl "MATT SCOTT lays in a hospital bed after nearly 12 hours of surgery on Christmas Eve as his 6-year-old daughter Charlie opens gifts. [Photo provided]")
![OFF WITH THE BEARD – Okarche senior Maddie Vogt takes her turn shaving off part of the beard of academic bowl coach Robert Ford. The coach promised team members last year that they could shave off his beard if they won the state title this year, so members took turns making sure he followed through on that promise Monday. [Photos provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/thumbnail_150/public/fa12ceaa89_Ar00103003.jpg?itok=OgZHYTKs "OFF WITH THE BEARD – Okarche senior Maddie Vogt takes her turn shaving off part of the beard of academic bowl coach Robert Ford. The coach promised team members last year that they could shave off his beard if they won the state title this year, so members took turns making sure he followed through on that promise Monday. [Photos provided]")
