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  • KENNETH KARRENBROCK cuts wheat east of Kingfisher at the beginnig of the harvest season. Others in the county were able to resume after rains late last week, but more rain is in the forecast for this week. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Harvest picks back up...for now

    12 hours ago | By News Staff
    Wheat harvest resumed in southern Kingfisher County over the weekend.That wasn’t the case in Hennessey in north Kingfisher County where deluges splashed down late last week.Ranfaill in that area ranged from 1.5 inches southeast of town, two inches at the Hennessey CHS elevator, 3.
  • Remember and Honor

    Remember and Honor

    12 hours ago | By News Staff
    Chief Warrant Officer Five (Retired) Jim Kale (pictured right) was the keynote speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day Service at Kingfisher Cemetery.
  • KHS players, coach earn top soccer honors

    KHS players, coach earn top soccer honors

    5 days ago | By News Staff
    Kingfisher’s soccer teams gathered one last time toward the end of the school year for a joint banquet.It was announced during the banquet that four KHS players and one coach had earned All-State honors for the season.
  • Track athletes nab All-State, All-Star status

    Track athletes nab All-State, All-Star status

    5 days ago | By News Staff
    Several Kingfisher County athletes earned All-State and All-Star status due to their performances at their state track and field meets.The Oklahoma Cross Country and Track Coaches Association released the list of honorees last week.
  • ODOT CREWS started placing cones and preliminary signage last week along three city streets that will be the focus of a sidewalk improvement project. Work begins Tuesday and is expected to take 60 to 90 days. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    More improvements coming

    5 days ago | By News Staff
    Will Rogers Drive won’t be the only major project beginning in Kingfisher on Tuesday.The City of Kingfisher announced Wednesday of a sidewalk improvement project set to begin on three streets on the opposite end of the city.

    News

    Hennessey to decide fate of ambulance service on June 16 ballot

    All registered voters living within the 243 square miles of the Hennessey Public School district are eligible to vote on a 3 mill ad valorem property tax election Tuesday, June 16.In addition to those Hennessey voters, the school district also includes a small portion of Garfield County.

    Free meals available to county youth through OSU Extension

    The Kingfisher County OSU Extension Office will be providing free meals to county children throughout the summer.The program will provide the meals to children from ages 1 to 18 years old at no cost.The meals will be offered on five different days at the Extension Offi ce’s back garage door.

    Sports

    KHS players, coach earn top soccer honors

    KHS players, coach earn top soccer honors

    Kingfisher’s soccer teams gathered one last time toward the end of the school year for a joint banquet.It was announced during the banquet that four KHS players and one coach had earned All-State honors for the season.
    Track athletes nab All-State, All-Star status

    Track athletes nab All-State, All-Star status

    Several Kingfisher County athletes earned All-State and All-Star status due to their performances at their state track and field meets.The Oklahoma Cross Country and Track Coaches Association released the list of honorees last week.

    Columns

    LAURA HOLLIS: What ‘ compassion’ isn’t

    One of the most frustrating aspects of contemporary conversations about politics and public policy is how often the deleterious effects of terrible programs -- local, state and federal are brushed aside with distracting (and even deceitful) claims that the intentions behind the policies were...

    Obituaries

    Terry Sedlak

    Terry Sedlak

    The funeral for Terry Joe Sedlak, 81, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday May 20, at Kingfisher Church of The Nazarene officiated by Pastor Zack Smithson and Jeff Liles.Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Hennessey under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.
    Betty Jean Klingman

    Betty Jean Klingman

    Betty Jean (Cowan) Klingman passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 14, 2026. She was born Sept. 26, 1933, in Sterling to Harley and Burtey Cowan.Betty was a sweet and gentle woman who found joy in life’s simple pleasures.