Kingfisher Oklahoma

Since the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, social media has been filled with expressions of loss and mourning, as well as opinions – both positive and negative – about Francis’ time on the Throne of Peter.

Candidates for Oklahoma’s statewide offices, such as governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, are kicking off their campaigns.

Here’s to Townhall.com which publishes (on the internet) columns that correct the lies in the mainstream media – three television networks, a couple of large East Coast newspapers and a couple of broadcast outfits that should be stripped of taxpayer funding.

The funeral for Nancy K. LaPorte, 78, was Friday, April 25, at Hennessey First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Sandra Shepherd and Jimmy Berkenbile.Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.Nancy was born in Enid on Feb.

The funeral for Edward “Cotton” Hill, 85, was Saturday, April 26, at First Christian Church of Hennessey and officiated by Ellis Weber.Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.Cotton was born in Hennessey on Oct.

Sheldon Scott Kershner, 57, passed away peacefully in Tulsa on March 31, 2025, with his wife by his side.He was born Dec. 4, 1967, in Dallas, Texas. He was the youngest of four children. Scott graduated from Seiling High School and grew up in Seiling and Canton.

Raegan Snider is officially a four-time state qualifier. The KHS senior shot a 77 on Wednesday in a Class 4A girls regional at Kingfisher Golf Course. That placed her fourth individually and automatically qualified her for next week’s state tournament in Shawnee.

Kingfisher not only got its first district baseball sweep of the season, but did it in dramatic fashion.Sophomore Kaden Cline stole home to give the Jackets a 3-2 victory in eight innings Tuesday over the visiting Clinton Red Tornadoes.

Dover’s Sam Wood had his career-best round Thursday as he shot a 1-under par 71 at the Bluejay Bash held at Lake Hefner Golf Club’s North Course.Wood was one of 20 golfers to shoot under-par on the day.His score tied him for 14th out of 105 individuals.

The Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association’s 2025 list of District 1 allstars has a strong Kingfisher County flavor.That starts at the top where Okarche’s Aaron West was named the Coach of the Year.