Kingfisher Oklahoma

Rebecca Elyzabeth (Baustert) McFadden was born April 24, 1984, to Robert “Bob” Baustert and Roberta (Newer) Leather-wood in Kingfisher. She gained her angel wings May 18, 2019, in Enid. Rebecca was a 2003 graduate of Okeene High School.

 Dorothy June Ketcham passed away May 20, 2019, in Central Point, Ore. Dorothy was the third of four daughters born in Kingfisher to Sam and June Pursell on Dec. 27, 1925.

INTENT TO DRILLCanadian: Newfield Exploration Mid-Con Inc.; Slash C NO. 1406 7H-17X Well; NW1/4 NW1/4 NE1/4NE1/4 (BHL) of 17-14N-06W; TD 19,232.Newfield Exploration Mid-Con Inc.; Slash C No. 1406 8H-17X Well; NW1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 (BHL) of 17-14N-06W; TD 19,248.

SERIOUS DAMAGE — Rural residents may have been hit hardest during last week’s flooding, with major washouts on Beard Road, left, and Banner Road, right, as well as high water on a number of other county roads, left some houses isolated and has county roads, left some houses isolated and has country...

As flood cleanup efforts continued on a rare sunny and dry Monday, area residents gathered at the local American Legion Post No. 5 annual Memorial Day ceremony at Kingfisher Cemetery. Members of the honor guard (and volunteers) end the ceremony by firing the Salute to the Dead, followed by Taps.

Kingfisher High School 2014 graduate Ben Reid graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Friday, May 24, with a degree in quantitative economics. He also was sworn in and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis urges all residential, business and agricultural damage from recent storms and flooding be reported directly to the state. Call 211 or go online to damage.ok.

The Kingfisher Lions Club has recently announced Bridget Keast as its May Silver Spade winner. Keast’s yard and flowerbeds contain an assortment of trees and flowers, including hydrangeas and azaleas.