• OKARCHE’S Grady Terrell pitched a shutout Saturday against Hydro-Eakly to help Okarche move closer to a regional consolation championship. The Warriors secured it the next game with a 6-1 win against Arapaho-Butler. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    The champs are still here

    October 06, 2026 - 21:43 | By News Staff
    After one of the more painful losses a team can experience, three different locations and hundreds of miles, the Okarche Warriors played themselves back into the Class A state baseball tournament.The 13th-ranked and defending state champion Warriors got a pair of pitching gems on Saturday as they...
  • OKARCHE INFIELDER Kinley Pruett high-fives coach Scott Tahah after hitting a home run earlier this season. Pruett, Tahah and the rest of the Lady Warriors qualified for state by winning their regional last week. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Lady Warriors down Porum to punch state ticket

    October 06, 2026 - 21:43 | By News Staff
    Lawson Geheb’s had a knack for the long ball all season, especially during last week’s regional tournament.None has been bigger than the one she hit on Friday.The Okarche junior sent a three-run blast over the center field wall to give Okarche its first lead of the game against Porum.The lead stuck...
  • Oh brother, Jackets win big

    Oh brother, Jackets win big

    October 06, 2026 - 21:43 | By Michael Swisher
    Tanner Roof’s offenses are full of things meant to play with the mind.Whether it’s a ton of different formations, abundant pre-snap motion or other forms of trickery, there’s a good chance Oklahoma Christian School is going to deploy it.But Reagan Roof also knew his younger brother had a couple of...
  • KINGFISHER SOFTBALL players celebrate after the final out in last Saturday’s 5-2 win over Ada, which secured the program’s first-ever Class 4A regional championship. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    More softball history in the making

    October 06, 2026 - 21:43 | By News Staff
    After a boisterous start to the game, Kingfisher’s bid to win a softball regional championship was far from stalling out, but there was definitely a bit of sputtering.It went into overdrive again in the fifth inning and - now - the team is in for a long drive.The Lady Jackets defeated Ada 5-2 at...
  • From big dreams to big time

    From big dreams to big time

    October 06, 2026 - 21:43 | By Michael Swisher
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    News

    County approves contractor for District 3 fence project

    Kingfisher County commissioners approved a contract with Cook’s Fence and Iron Co. of Oklahoma City and a notice to proceed on the project in District 3 at their weekly meeting Monday.Bids on the project were opened at an earlier meeting.The work involves building a chain link fence for a new...

    Sports

    KHS FOOTBALL BOX SCORE

    Kingfisher 49 Oklahoma Christian School 14Score by quarter: OCS 0 7 7 0 - 14 Kingfisher 7 14 21 7 - 49 Scoring summary: K - Drew Snider 54 run (Mason Snyder kick) K - Brett Calamateo 1 run (Snyder kick) OCS - Van Gulledge 32 block punt return (Noah Wohlgemuth kick) K - Collin Farrar 31 pass from...

    Dover faces Moss in quarterfinals

    Dover’s road to a state baseball championship has been set.The fifth-ranked Longhorns begin their quest at 1:30 p.m. Thursday when they take on Moss in the Class B state tournament.The quarterfinals and semifinals for Class B will be played at Seminole State College.Moss is ranked No. 7 in the...

    Columns

    A leaner workforce is a win for taxpayers

    One of the most unheralded policy successes of President Donald Trump’s second term has been the purging of many unnecessary federal jobs.The federal government has reduced its workforce by 300,000 jobs since Jan. 20, 2025, bringing it down to a still-bulky 2.7 million employees.
    I’m getting smashed this month

    I’m getting smashed this month

    That’s what my Oologah newspaper girlfriends called it years ago when it was time for their annual mammograms for breast cancer.Luckily, as I recall, all of their scans were OK that time.Then one of the gals later tested positive, and required a lumpectomy.She is cancer-free now, but like me,...

    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. 3, 1952, to Willie Joyce and Gladys Geraldine...
    Bette Bridal

    Bette Bridal

    Bette Sharpe Bridal, 87, of Cashion, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.