Kingfisher Oklahoma

Hennessey senior Alejandro Ortega, left, was recently congratulated by Staff Sgt. Austin Vogt for being the newest U.S. Army National Guard 11 Bang-Bang recruit in Oklahoma.

Two Yellowjackets won individual crowns and the team managed third place overall at last weekend’s Kingfisher High School Wrestling Tournament. Seniors Jon Henry won at 138 and Blake Neal at 182 to help KHS to 141 team points.

A two-game win streak and a winning record grace the Christmas stockings of the Kingfisher girls basketball team. The Lady Jackets outscored Elk City in each quarter last Friday night to earn a 55-41 road win to close out their pre-holiday schedule. KHS goes into the break with a 3-2 record.

Cashion handed Morrison its most lopsided loss of the season and will start the new year with an unblemished record. The Wildcats moved to 5-0 Friday with a 67-41 dismantling of Morrison at home. Morrison entered the game 3-2 with the losses coming by a combined two points.

After suffering three straight losses, the Okarche boys basketball team can go into the Christmas holiday on a positive note. Despite struggling from long range and at the free throw line, the Warriors overcamePondCreek-Hunter for a 60-51 home victory last Friday night.

VIEW from behind the plow The Sunday and this edition are the Times and Free Press’ annual Christmas greetings editions – when local businesses send out their wishes for customers to have a great Christmas holiday. We plan to read each message.

Hallelujah! The Christmas cookies are baked and decorated. No more cookie dough under my fi ngernails, only a trace of red food coloring on the kitchen floor, and for the second day, the kitchen sink is full of once sticky, and now crusty, mixing bowls. Fa-la-la. I don’t care.

With House Democrats largely voting along party lines to impeach President Trump, there is almost a sense of righteous justification emanating from politicians, media outlets, and voters who have long sought to topple this supposed usurper.

Where were the real whistleblowers when America needed them? Thanks to a report from Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the country is only now getting the full story on the abuse of power by the Obama administration and the FBI in spying on the 2016 Trump campaign.

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