Kingfisher Oklahoma

Sheriff Dennis Banther said he expects to be moved into the new Kingfisher County Justice Center by the end of the month, after the facility passed its final inspection.

Kingfisher city commissioners declined to take action Monday night on an ordinance adjusting city utility rates, citing concerns for residents still reeling from economic impacts of the pandemic.

Kingfisher County commissioners discussed a fuel purchasing proposal submitted by B.J. Waeger and Leo Voth of Sooner Cooperative in Fairview, but took no action.

Hennessey Board of Education members took no action Monday night on the notice of Superintendent Dr. Mike Woods June 30 retirement/resignation. “I told them I’d get them through the next year and work part-time if they want,” Woods told the Times & Free Press Tuesday morning in a phone interview.

Hennessey schools registered nurse Shelley Choate-Muzny was given the go-ahead to give15-minute COVID-19 rapid tests to Hennessey students and employees this week. That was after Hennessey’s school board named local medical provider Dr.

Different venue. Same champs. The Three Rivers Conference Tournament championship trophies aren’t going anywhere as one repeat and then a three-peat took place in the title games Saturday at Fairview. The girls’ championship was dominated by Okarche as it thumped Fairview 52-29.

One quarter was the only thing that kept Kingfisher’s boys basketball team from winning two tournaments over the weekend. Kingfisher JV knocked off the top seed in the semifinals but couldn’t quite get second-seeded Selling as the Jackets settled for runner-up Saturday at the Ward Center Classic.

It wasn’t a question of “if” Kingfisher would win another Wheat Capital Tournament championship. The only questions were “who?” and “by how much?” The answers: The OKC Knights and a lot.

Lomega’s Noah Snowden and Hammon’s Michael Land ventured into a great scoring battle last weekend. But Snowden was surrounded by a better cast and the Raiders made themselves Warrior Classic champs with a 55-51 victory over the host team in the finals.

Hardware. The Dover girls basketball team hasn’t brought home many trophies from tournaments the last several years, but it wasn’t the case last weekend. Dover downed Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 51-37 Saturday to win the consolation championship of the Okeene Invitational Tournament.