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Okarche High School announced the October and November 2021 Students of the Month. These students are selected by the faculty based on a number of factors, including character demonstrated through compassion, honesty, trustworthiness, optimism and responsibility. The October Students of the Month were (top left) Sara Jacobs and Zoe Palmer. The November Students of the Month were (top right) Madison Schaefer and Jett Mueggenborg. Also announced were the October and November Lion and Lioness. Students selected as the Lion and Lioness must be a junior or a senior and demonstrate qualities such as behavior and self-control, attitude toward others and learning, good citizenship, leadership and integrity and responsibility. The October selections were (bottom left) Payton Kerby and Sophie VanDenDriessche and the November selections were (bottom right) Adyson Arms and Osbaldo Barcenas. [Photos provided]
Read moreA 32-year-old Kingfisher woman found hiding in a dumpster Jan. 8 after a highspeed chase with a sheriff’s deputy was charged Tuesday with three felony offenses in Kingfisher County District Court.
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Brady Wilson, left, regional director for Fellowship Of Christian Athletes (FCA), was the featured speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary club recently. Wilson’s wife Hayley, center, was also in attendance. The Wilsons reside in Enid. Wilson told of FCA activities in his region and presented a brief history of FCA, a nationwide organization which began in Oklahoma in 1954. He said there are currently 30 FCA staff members throughout the state and his northwest Oklahoma territory is comprised of over 50 high schools, which he visits throughout the school year. Rotarian John Johnson, right, who is a longtime FCA supporter, encouraged those in attendance to become involved in the FCA through donation of time and money. Johnson arranged for the presentation and introduced the couple to the club. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
Read moreGrief Share has delayed the start of its new semester.
Read moreA Kingfisher woman was arrested east of Kingfisher Saturday evening after a high-speed chase with a Kingfisher County Sheriff’s deputy.
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TURBINE FIRE — A wind turbine caught fire sometime Saturday at Kingfisher Wind Farm southeast of Kingfisher at the intersection of NS 2920 and EW 840 roads. Okarche Fire Department was notified of the fire shortly after 12:30 p.m. and responded with five firefighters and three units, Chief Steve Liebl told the Times & Free Press. Trucks from Big 4, Kingfisher and Cashion also were dispatched but turned back when it was determined they weren’t needed. Liebl said representatives of Apex Clean Energy also were at the scene. The fire was mostly confined to the engine housing but also partially burned the blades and about three acres of grass below, Liebl said. Two similar fires have occurred at the wind farm near Calumet, but Liebl said this was the first reported at the Kingfisher farm. An Apex representative quoted in the Enid News said the turbine was taken offline and the cause of the fire is under investigation. [Photo Credit: Charles Jindra]
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Kingfisher’s Isabella Gomez and Caleb Hendryx performed recently with the “best of the best” among junior high choir students in Oklahoma.
Read moreHennessey Board of Trustees member Richard Simunek quizzed Kingfisher County commissioners Monday regarding the county sales tax funds dedicated to fire departments.
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