Kingfisher Oklahoma

Rogers State University men’s basketball’s Vaughn Raney was named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Men’s Basketball Honor Roll. Raney is a 2016 Cashion High School graduate, where he earned OCA All-State honors. He was named to the honor with a GPA of 3.75.

Kingfisher Bookcase Review Club announced it was canceling the last two monthly meetings of the year to protect the health of its members. The club is expected to resume its monthly book review luncheons in September.

Hunters took to forests and fields last Monday hoping to persuade a wily old tom turkey to get a little closer. That’s because April 6 was opening day for spring turkey hunting in all but eight southeastern counties of Oklahoma.

KT&FP Managing Editor After two months of discussion, the Kingfisher Board of Education has a new policy regarding citizens addressing it at meetings. The policy was approved during Mondays regular meeting held at the high school cafeteria.

Soccer, volleyball, four-square, swimming, picnics…. It feels a lot like summer camp with fun and games, good food, children of all ages and lots of love. But it’s not.

The Legislature on Monday stabilized the current year budget to prevent cuts to agencies and affirmed Gov. Kevin Stitt’s expanded health emergency declaration, which gives the governor additional authority to respond to COVID-19.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is setting up a two-hour drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds this week, Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis said. Testing will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8.

Because fireworks at Christmas started out as a happy accident that placed Kingfisher on the map, some Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce board members are hopeful that Easter in July might prove just as popular.

David Lee Sowards, 74, of Moore and formerly of Kingfisher, Cashion and Tulsa, died Friday, March 20, 2020, in Oklahoma City. David was born Aug. 2, 1945, in El Reno to Cleo L. and Nelva Sires Sowards. David attended school in Kingfisher and Cashion and graduated from the latter.

Crescent native Roma Joyce Roberts, 73, of Orlando died March 27, 2020. Graveside services were held April 1 at Morris Heights Cemetery near Orlando. She was born July 28, 1946, in Crescent to Marcus and Lawanda Lucille Roten Dodson.