Kingfisher Oklahoma

The state Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting at the Hennessey Public Library at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in the History Museum.

Although it will go on newsstands and arrived in your mailbox at the normal time, this edition of the Kingfisher Times & Free Press printed two days earlier than a normal weekend edition.The Times & Free Press will return to a normal printing schedule next week.

Zach Goodwin saw the advertisement and took a leap of faith.Now he wears a holster and a uniform, one that bears the badge of the Kingfisher Police Department.Goodwin is the newest member of the department, joining on Dec. 15.“It’s been a lot of fun so far,” said Goodwin.

The second of our multipart series of the 2025 year in review focuses on the months of April through June.The events during those months were varying and impactful.There were elections, milestones for businesses and civic groups, politics and more.

No injuries and no hazardous chemical spills were reported when a train derailed north of Dover late Monday evening.An apparent broken rail caused the derailment on the Union Pacifi c Railroad at about 10:30 p.m.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Stanley Douglas Bowden on Dec. 3, 2025, in Madera, Calif., at the age of 51.Though he faced a difficult year of health challenges, his memory remains a light to those who knew him.

Kingfisher County commissioners held their annual “changing of the guard” Monday, electing District 2 Commissioner Michael Sparks to serve as chairman for the 2026 calendar year.He succeeds District 3 Commissioner Anthony Schwarz.

For roughly a decade now, reading outcomes have plummeted in Oklahoma. In 2015, national tests showed Oklahoma fourth-grade students performed above the national average, but in the most recent round of tests, Oklahoma students’ performance was among the worst in the nation.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:November 25 - Uttering forged instruments.Officer Aubrey Massey responded to a report of fraud at Interbank, 1209 S. Main St.According to the report, a male suspect cashed a fraudulent check for $2,252.55.

Half of the teams in the semifinals of the Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic reside in Kingfisher County.Lomega assured that late Monday night with a 48-41 victory over 2A’s second-ranked Latta in the final game of the day at the Kerr Activities Center in Ada.