Kingfisher Oklahoma

This country is not governed by a “Republican Party” and a “Democratic Party” It is governed by an establishment “uniparty” that betrays our citizens at every turn. Exhibit A: The joint annual ritual of fiscal vulgarity known as the omnibus spending bill.

Dead voters—or at least votes recorded in the name of someone who has died — have drawn much attention in the disputed outcome of the presidential election.

Unprecedented. Uncharted territory New normal. A jar on a local business counter collecting quarters every time one of those clichés was uttered would have been 2020’s most profitable venture.

A Facebook request from KT&FP Senior Editor Christine Reid for examples of 2020’s positive events elicited this photo from reader Jerilyn Johnson of Kingfisher.

Kingfisher County’s official tally of COVID-19 related deaths climbed to 12 for 2020 in the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s last situation update of the year. OSDH data Thursday showed two additional deaths reported for the county, a female in the over 65 age group and a male aged 50-64.

Tuesday night’s rain dumped up to 1.8 inches of moisture across Kingfisher County. The National Weather Service predicted ice and snow for the county beginning at noon Thursday and continuing until noon Friday. Kingfisher Weather Observer Steve Loftis recorded 1.

A state championship is something every high school athlete aspires to. The dream came true for the Cashion Wildcats in 2020 with a 34-7 victory over Thomas in the state finals, after coming ever so close in 2019 when they dropped a hardfought, 20-14, decision to Ringling in the championship game.

We have mentioned before that we have great neighbors. We were reminded of this again after the October ice storm that tore up so many trees. The morning after the ice storm, we were out in the front yard trying to clean up the downed tree limbs using a chain saw.

Occasionally we receive a letter that give us immeasurable encouragement, such as the following from Lois Backhaus of Guthrie. Our goal, always, is to be responsible disseminators of accurate and fair information. This is what Mrs. Backhaus wrote: “I read this paper from cover to cover.

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