Kingfisher Oklahoma

The Okarche and Dover boys basketball teams made impressive runs through their respective tournament brackets last weekend. For more on their championships as well as results from other county teams, see Pages 6 and 10 inside this edition.

During the state Department of Environmental Quality permitting meeting last week in Hennessey, a room full of protesters decided that registering their water wells with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board could help their cause.

Water and wastewater discussion flowed through a large portion of Monday’s meeting of the Kingfisher City Commission.However, beyond water, the January regular meeting provided a busy agenda that also saw the introduction of a new assistant city manager.

After nearly three weeks without a game, Okarche came back Tuesday to down visiting Tonkawa 55-30.The Lady Warriors last played Dec. 19 when they edged Seiling with the winning bucket coming with just seconds remaining.

Dover worked inside and out Tuesday in its return to action.The Longhorns made 8 3-pointers and more than their share of shots in the paint in a 71-27 victory over visiting Medford.

Following is a roundup of Kingfisher County teams’ results in quarterfi nal action of various tournaments on Thursday.

Lance Yost willed his team to victory Tuesday in its return from the holiday break.Lomega outscored Okeene by 9 in the fourth quarter to earn a 48-43 come-from-behind win at home.Down 6 at the half and 4 after three quarters, the Raiders closed out with a 17-8 run to win their fourth straight.

Cashion put up its best offensive performance of the season in preparation for the conference tournament.The Wildcats ran visiting Oklahoma Bible Academy out of the gym Tuesday in a 96-35 victory.The win was Cashion’s third straight as it improved to 6-3 overall.

Maureen Seay Kordis of Kingfisher went to heaven to be with the Lord Jesus on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.Maureen was born in Ardmore on Nov. 18, 1935, to Navy Captain Lon and Maurine (Seay) Johnson.At the age of 6 on Dec.

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