Kingfisher Oklahoma

In what has become a recurring pattern, the governing board of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) has been accused of interfering with student transfers despite state law allowing open transfer between public-school districts and the association’s own rules.

Judy Lynn Beecher, 85, of Kingfisher, went to her eternal home on Aug. 10, 2025.Judy was born to Kenneth and Mildred Dodson Barrett on June 26, 1940, in Hinton.Judy grew up in the small rural community of Hinton, alongside her sister, Patsy, and brother, Gary.

Jackie Albert Friesen, 84, of Kingfisher, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Kingfisher Church of Christ.Cremation services were under the care of Wilson Funeral Home.

Three straight wins capped a successful run for the host team last weekend in the Dover Festival.After dropping their first game to Ripley on Thursday, Dover rattled off wins against New Lima later that night (see our weekend edition) and then picked up wins over Hammon and Vici on Friday.

Okarche capped off one of the more impressive week’s in recent memory last Saturday.The Warriors laid claim to the Dale Invitational Tournament with a 6-1 victory over the host Pirates.It capped a three-day run in which Okarche outscored its foes 23-2.

Five wins in one day?No problem. That was the task accomplished last Saturday by the Kingfisher High School softball team.Kingfisher held off a late Dickson rally to claim a 4-3 victory in the decisive game of the Mia Tapia Tournament at Pauls Valley.

[ Mike is the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow in the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation.]P resident Donald Trump is correct in seeking to exclude illegal immigrants from being counted in the census.

Another Kingfisher High School fall sport begins Saturday while yet another inches closer to its season.The KHS cross country teams will make their season debuts Saturday at Weatherford’s Sand Plum Invitational.Junior high teams will also be running at the meet.KHS will host its own meet on Aug. 20.

Town of Hennessey utility customers who were “overbilled” were “corrected” and “adjusted down” last week.That’s what Hennessey Town Administrator Tiffany Rowen included in her written report to town trustees Friday morning.

• Kingfisher County Free Fair begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday. It will include livestock, crops, baking, canning, photography, art, crafts and more at the Exhibit Building and MACenter. For a full list of events, see the story in our Aug. 17, edition.• Grief Share resumed at 6:30 p.m.