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The Ingle family of Dover headed north for vacation last week and, along the way, visited the gravesite of the namesake of Kingfisher.
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Judges deemed Mike Gore’s 1939 Panel truck (top left) as Best of Show at last weekend’s Kool Cars & Chrome Show hosted by the Kingfi sher Chamber of Commerce. There were 113 entries this year, the most ever for the event. Ed Thiems’ Ford F100 (top right) won the award for Best Engine. Jerry Smith (bottom right) won Best Interior with his 1959 Impala. The Best Paint honor went to Mike Effinger (bottom left) and his 1957 Bel Air. This year’s event drew hundreds. “Visitors complimented us all day long as ‘one of the best car shows in the state,’” said Chamber Executive Director Shauna Rupp. [Photos provided]
Read moreOklahoma 4-H’ers were in the spotlight during the 104th State 4-H Roundup as they took center stage with workshops, contests, district rallies and more.
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Fifty-two relatives and guests of the WC Wehrenberg family gathered on July 26 at the Loyal Evangelical Church to celebrate their heritage.
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The traffic returned to 13th Street on Thursday and the drop-off lines were full of vehicles. That can only mean one thing. School has started in Kingfisher. That was the case as the hallways and classes were full of students and teachers across all five of Kingfisher Public Schools’ campuses. The same can be said in Dover and Lomega as well as Chisholm Trail Technology Center. School starts back for students in Okarche, Cashion and Hennessey this Thursday, Aug. 14. Pictured above left is Kingfisher Heritage second grader Luke Giles as he was being dropped off for the first day of school and was promptly greeted by Principal Lisa Meier. On the right are Kingfisher Upper Elementary fifth graders Hope Voth (left) and Emily Francis making their way down the fifth and sixth grade wing after starting their morning being addressed by new Principal Miranda Shelton. [KT&FP Staff Photos]
Read more![ACCIDENT SCENE – A wreck west of Kingfisher on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a fatality and one other injury and also shut down State Highway 33 for more than eight hours. [Photo provided]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/medium/public/4c995bdee5_Ar00103002.jpg?itok=dLbkzNZl "ACCIDENT SCENE – A wreck west of Kingfisher on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a fatality and one other injury and also shut down State Highway 33 for more than eight hours. [Photo provided]")
Accident west of Kingfisher closes down S.H. 33 for more than 8 hours
Read moreKingfisher’s 68th annual event next weekend at Roundup Club Arena
Read moreKingfisher County commissioners opened six bids on an emergency management command center, ranging from $232,179.99 to $377,706, and voted to close the courthouse Friday and possibly Monday due to completion of the work to upgrade electrical service to the courthouse.
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