Kingfisher Oklahoma

With dual state championships having been completed last weekend, the wrestling season is set to close out with two big weekends. The first is this Friday and Saturday when teams and individuals compete in the regional tournaments. Kingfisher has been assigned to the western regional in Class 3A.

The county’s small schools began their basketball playoffs last week. The larger schools follow suit this weekend. District tournaments begin Friday across the state in Classes 2A, 3A and 4A. In Class 4A, KHS will host Harding Charter Prep in a 4A district on Saturday.

Okeene pulled off one of the big surprises early this playoff season and it came at Lomega’s expense. The Whippets first eliminated Dover on Friday night, then handed ninth-ranked Lomega an 80-53 defeat Saturday on the Raiders’ home court in their Class B district championship.

Everything, it seemed, was working for Kingfisher except the 3-point shot Saturday night in its quest for another conference championship.

In the supposedly more sophisticated America envisioned by such elected socialist officials as Sen Bernie Sanders of Vermont and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issues of right and wrong would be removed from any debate.

With the 2019 legislative session upon us, the state budget discussion will soon move to the forefront. To better help you understand that discussion, OCPA has put together a few definitions of terms you are likely to hear throughout the session.

Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-two other states, along with U.S. territories Puerto Rico and Guam, allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Let’s examine some hidden issues about marijuana use.

[ Ed. Note : Nicolas Loris, an economist, focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation.] Here’s the most important fact about the Green New Deal: It wouldn’t work.

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s first State of the State address set a great tone as Oklahoma begins the 2019 legislative session. His first priority is untangling Oklahoma’s executive branch. President Harry Truman famously had a sign on his desk: “The buck stops here.

Eleven members of the Okarche High School speech team competed recently in the 2019 SWOSU Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament, bringing home eight placings and a share of the class 3A Sweepstakes title.