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Kingfisher’s Gabe Rednose is pictured having his arm raised after he fought his way into a gold medal bout at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Pan-American Championships. Rednose needed just 1:29 Thursday to earn a technical knockout over Trinidad and Tobago’s Ronnie Chadband in their light heavyweight semifinal in Monterrey, Mexico. That put Rednose into the finals where he was to face off against Mexico’s Aaron Rios. In his semifinal bout, Rednose used his grappling to score a takedown about a minute into the fight. Rednose worked from side control to a full mount and began to rain down punches when Chadband’s corner quickly threw in the towel. His championship fight took place Friday afternoon (after press time of this edition). See Wednesday’s edition for results. [Photo provided]
Read moreHotly contested primary races wrap up soon with the start of early voting on Thursday.
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It has been dubbed “The week that shapes a lifetime.”
Read moreA 22-year-old Geary man was killed Saturday afternoon when his 2018 Honda Civic ran into the back of a John Deere swather south of Greenfield.
Read moreKingfisher Community Collaborative announced that June 30 is the deadline for qualifying county families to apply for free school supplies for their children in grades pre-K through high school.
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More than two dozen local students have been inching closer to their driver’s licenses this summer. Twenty-eight have been taking part in driver’s education courses offered in Kingfisher. The courses are taught by Doug Jech and T.J. Harris. They include 30 hours of classroom instruction and then six hours of driving instruction. A pair of local dealerships once again donated vehicles to be used for the driving portion. The top photo shows Jeff Johnson (far left) and Adam Perkey (far right) from Johnsons of Kingfisher. They are joined by students Slade Snow and Alezandro Cuellar. The bottom photo is the car donated by Jacksons of Kingfisher. Pictured from Jacksons are Nick Jackson (far left), Katie Ward (second from right) and Victor Beckwith (far right). Students pictured are Alex Montiel and Angela Munoz. Among those helping out with the classroom instruction (middle photo) were Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers Seth Wallace (left) and Justin Noll. [Photos provided]
Read moreThe OERB hosted a first responder training workshop at the OSU Fire Service Training Center in Stillwa-ter to educate firefighters about the best practices in developing a response plan for oil and natural gas sites.
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