Kingfisher Oklahoma

The battle of contrasting styles went Kingfisher’s way. Class 4A’s No. 1-ranked Yellowjackets jumped on Anadarko early and largely kept the pace in a 64-35 home win last Friday. Kingfisher upped its season record to 18-1 with its 13th straight win.

Three Kingfisher County gymnasiums will serve as main regional sites when the basketball playoffs get under way.

Life is what happens when you are busy making plans. No one knows thatbetter than a longtime newspaper person. Usually, that makes this a dream job for a lifelong procrastinator like me.

DOWN CAME THE BLACKBIRDS — Local amateur photographer Rik Hankins captured this stunning sunset west of Kingfisher recently, one of several dramatic skyscapes from a collection gathered on a Facebook post that can be viewed at this link: http://bit.ly/KTFPSunscapes.

Due to ongoing coronavirus protocols, the in-person bidders’ feed and premium sale which traditionally follows the Kingfisher County Spring Livestock Show will not be held this year, OSU Extension Ag Educator Bryan Kennedy announced.

After a slow start in the first day and a half of the municipal filing period last week, races have developed in every town with open seats.

Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for Citizen of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. Winners will be announced at the Chamber Banquet March 8. Email nominations to: Email nominations to: chamber@kingfisherchambencom or mail to 123 W. Miles, Kingfisher, Okla. 73750.

If you’re reading this, you’ve at least made an attempt to embrace the concept of a digital-only Sunday edition. For that, we thank you.

Judging by what we see in Washington, D.C., we are now in the “crazy times.” The newly-empowered left administration is writing executive orders by the score to undermine America’s constitutional, citizen-authorized government which has served the nation beautifully for 233 years.

Everything old is new again. The corruptocracy of the Obama administration is back with a vengeance in the White House. Once more, the “S” in “DHS” stands not for security -- but for sleaze. Our nation is back for sale to the highest foreign bidders and their “America last” cronies.