Kingfisher Oklahoma

Kingfisher’s seventh graders lost a heartbreaker in their final home football game of the season. Newcastle scored on a 45-yard run with about 10 seconds to play to pull out a 24-22 victory over the Jackets. “The kids played hard and never gave up,” cocoach Doug Jech said.

Mass of Christian Burial for C. Francis Voskuhl, age 90, was recently held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hennessey. It was officiated by Fr. Kerry Wakulich of St. John’s in Stillwater, and Fr. Ed Menasco of St Joseph’s in Hennessey. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery, Hennessey.

The funeral for Darrel Martin, 90, will be 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at First Baptist Church in Hennessey officiated by Jimmy Berkenbile and Todd Cameron. Burial will follow at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.

Oklahoma Press Association — Two state questions will appear on the November 3 general election ballot. State Question 805 was placed on the ballot by gathering signatures from citizens; State Question 814 was referred to a vote of the people by the Oklahoma Legislature.

Officially the second oldest living Oklahoman by less than two months, Christine Phillips still remembers the Spanish Flu, which devastated Kingfisher County when she was 9 years old. This year, Mrs.

Seniors Maricza Lopez and T.J. Parker were named the 2020-21 Kingfisher High School homecoming queen and captain during ceremonies prior to last week’s football game. The coronation was held prior to the Yellowjackets’ 21-10 loss to Clinton.

After a poll of the senior class, the Kingfisher Board of Education on Monday night agreed to change the date of this year’s high school graduation.The board voted unanimously at its regular October meeting to change the date to Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Members of the 2020 Hennessey football team are keeping their fingers crossed that they’ll be able to celebrate homecoming Thursday, Oct. 15. They’ve been sidelined due to COVID-19 for the past two games. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. against Chisholm with coronation ceremonies at 6:30 p.m.

Hennessey Public Library’s Friends of the Library have pumpkins galore available to purchase at their annual pumpkin patch on the library lawn. From left are FOL members Ann Taylor and Kendal and Christopher Choate working on the setup Monday afternoon. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photo by Barb Walter]

The big take-away from the first debate (for the left) was that President Trump didn’t condemn white supremacists – at least not enough to assuage the feelings of the left. It was about all they could glean from the debate that might help them win the presidential election.