Kingfisher Oklahoma

Heavy rain splattered across much of Kingfisher County Monday and Monday night. Kingfisher Weather Observer Steve Loftis reported 3.75 inches at the National Weather Service station in Kingfisher. However reports of 4.

Kingfisher County Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter sent an email to the county legal community Tuesday morning advising that the court clerk’s office, courtroom and judicial offices are closed temporarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

We watched a documentary on Netflix recently called “Fear City.” It dealt with the New York City mob’s domination of the Big Apple in the late 1900’s.

Imagine a future where you face new regulations on everything from criminal justice to environmental oversight to taxation. Now imagine a policy response is being negotiated, but no one representing your interests is allowed in the room.

I doubt whether any American would defend the police treatment of George Floyd that led to his death. But many Americans are supporting some of the responses to Floyd’s death – rioting, looting, wanton property destruction, assaults on police and other kinds of mayhem by both whites and blacks.

[Ed. Note: Kay C. James is president of The Heritage Foundation. James formerly served as director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and as Virginia’s secretary of health and human resources. She is also the founder and president of The Gloucester Institute.

Saturday didn’t start out so great for Jeff and Riley Myers. The ending, however, was considerably better. The Myers family made it a family affair Saturday as the West defeated the East 21-13 in the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association All-State Game presented by Skordle.

Her goal was to place in the top-three. Goal achieved. Maddi Kamas finished with back-to-back birdies Thursday to bring home the runner-up trophy from the Texas Junior Golf Tour Elites Cup Invitational.

Despite missing his senior season, Cashion High School graduate Logan LaGasse signed recently to continue his baseball career. LaGasse, seated center, signed to play at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

He wasn’t the leading scorer and his team didn’t even win. None of that really mattered to Jacob Woody. He was just happy to be playing basketball.