When pinkeye raged through my kindergarten class we all looked like a bunch of crybabies who’d been bawlin’ our eyes out because our class hamster, Hieronymus, died of suspicious causes.
As we begin the countdown to the 250th anniversary of the formation of this nation, we should be thinking about the circumstances that made the foundation of the United States of America possible, what has undergirded the prosperity and relative peace we have enjoyed for almost two and a half...
It opened in 1976 to lots of fanfar.It’s closing in 2025 to more fanfare, mostly in the form of great memories and sadness.United Supermarket in Kingfisher is closing its doors next month, the company announced last Monday on social media.
The fallout from a quadruple homicide at a marijuana grow farm near Lacy in 2022 saw two more people plead guilty Wednesday to felonies.Sentenced during their appearances before District Judge Paul Woodward at Kingfisher County District Court were Kevin Paul Pham and Richard Gregorio Ignacio.
Less than a month from the start of the 2025-26 school year sees Kingfisher Public Schools searching for a new principal.The board of education on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Michelle Jones during a special meeting.
Cell phones and other personal electronic devices will not be allowed during the school day this year at Kingfisher Public Schools.A new policy regarding the usage was adopted unanimously Tuesday night by the Kingfisher Board of Education.
Clifford Walter Meyer was born to Walter Meyer and Myrtle E. (Maass) Meyer on Nov. 12, 1933, in Okarche. At home and surrounded by his family, Clifford left to go to his heavenly home on July 5, 2025. Clifford was raised in Okarche with his brothers on a dairy farm.
Lila M. Beltz, 93, passed away July 6, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan.She was born June 4, 1932, in Gas City, Kan., the daughter of Irvin and Gertrude Evans Dame.A lifetime area resident, moving to Larned, Kan.