• Laken Lewallen, left, and Claire Myers were named Mr. and Miss LHS at the annual ceremony held last Friday at Lomega High School. Other members of the LHS court were Breckon Murray, Olivia Landreth, Noah Lentz, Whitney Ramer, Cal Krittenbrink and Reagan Snowden. Adela Marquez and Grayson McCollum were the flower girl and crown bearer. [Photo provided]

    Mr. & Miss LHS

    September 29, 2026 - 21:46 | By News Staff
  • ‘The Brother Bowl’

    ‘The Brother Bowl’

    September 29, 2026 - 21:46 | By Michael Swisher
    Reagan Roof has been a head football coach for almost 20 years.He’s done a lot and seen a lot in those nearly two decades, whether coaching the Bethany Bronchos, Weatherford Eagles or the Kingfisher Yellowjackets.
  • HENNESSEY SOPHOMORE Julianne Matousek was the top local finisher at last weekend’s cross country meet hosted by her school in Enid. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Matousek leads local runners in Hennessey meet...at OBA

    September 29, 2026 - 21:46 | By News Staff
    Kingfisher was far from full strength, but did have two medalists Saturday morning in Hennessey’s 13th annual Mike Driskill Turkey Creek Classic cross country meet.Mattie Slezickey placed 11th overall and Lily Lunsford 17th out of 103 runners to help lead the Lady Jackets to a sixth place finish.
  • No ‘BCD’ helps KHS overcome TOs

    No ‘BCD’ helps KHS overcome TOs

    September 29, 2026 - 21:46 | By Michael Swisher
    There came a point in the second half last Friday night when Reagan Roof posed a question to himself.“What else could go wrong?
  • KHS SOFTBALL SENIORS, from left, Liliana Garramone, Adlee Friesen and Kinlee East posed for a photo after their team’s 7-0 win at Clinton on Monday clinched the program’s first District 4A-3 championship. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    ‘They definitely left their mark here’

    September 22, 2026 - 16:51 | By Michael Swisher
    Since Class 4A softball went to a district format for the regular season, the Kingfisher High School program hadn’t fared particularly well.For much of the past decade, the Lady Jackets had placed no better than fifth in the district, which equated to an early exit in the playoffs.

    News

    Upcoming Events

    Upcoming Events

    • DRIVE THRU FLU CLINIC: Kingfisher County Health Department is offering flu shots for people 12 years and older during a clinic next month. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 421 W. Bowman Ave. in Kingfisher. For more information, see the ad in this edition.

    Sports

    ‘The Brother Bowl’

    ‘The Brother Bowl’

    Reagan Roof has been a head football coach for almost 20 years.He’s done a lot and seen a lot in those nearly two decades, whether coaching the Bethany Bronchos, Weatherford Eagles or the Kingfisher Yellowjackets.

    KHS softball regional set

    Dates, times and opponents are set for this week’s Class 4A softball regional in Kingfisher. The Lady Jackets earned the right to host by virtue of winning their district this year.

    Columns

    VIEW from behind the plow

    VIEW from behind the plow

    School not like when I was a boyColumnist Laura Hollis called attention to the causes of failure of American schools in educating young citizens.She called particular attention to the lack of discipline and effective teaching methods.Most of the problems, as usual, are found in metropolitan areas.

    Obituaries

    Paula Zelnicek

    Paula Zelnicek

    The funeral for Paula Frances (Pitcock) Zelnicek, 73, was Friday Sept. 25, at First Baptist Church officiated by Jimmy Berkenbille.Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.Paula was born in Duncan on Dec.
    Bette Bridal

    Bette Bridal

    Bette Sharpe Bridal, 87, of Cashion, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. She was born June 7, 1939, in Oklahoma City to Melvin and Dorothy (Shipman) Sharpe.