Kingfisher Oklahoma

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We have enough turnpikes.When the Turner Turnpike was paid for, it was supposed to be free. Yeah, right.The turnpike authority is an out of control bureaucracy. There’s some old politicians drawing a big salary, spending money because they can.

The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:January 5 - Larceny of merchandise from retailer.Officer Jarred Tech responded to a report of theft at Walmart, 200 W. Starlite Drive.

Okarche REAL Warriors of January 2025 were recently announced. Each month, students at Okarche Elementary School are recognized for a good character trait. In the month of January, the character trait was “sportsmanship.” REAL is an acronym for Respect, Effort, Attitude and Leadership.

Gilmour Elementary School has announced its Good BEE-havior Students of the Week for the week ending Feb. 7.

One of the best regular seasons in Dover High School boys basketball is complete.The Longhorns wrapped it up Monday afternoon with a 66-17 victory at Canton.The game was moved up a day to avoid possible inclement weather.

Players aren’t the only ones reaching milestones in Cashion.Days after recognizing Megan Shafer’s accomplishment of reaching 1,000 career points, coach Andrea Taylor grabbed her 100th career win.It came last Friday night when the Lady Wildcats downed Watonga 50-32 on the road.

At Kingfisher’s APB, you can’t pay cash to get in, but you can pay to get in to see Cash.Cash Laird paid off in a big way last Friday as he led the Kingfisher Yellowjackets to a 61-48 victory against Clinton on homecoming night.

Both Okarche and Minco scored 11 points in the first quarter. Okarche continued scoring in double figures.Minco never did again. That saw the Lady Warriors win for the sixth time in seven games as they pulled away Friday for a 49-34 victory over the visiting Lady Bulldogs.

Lomega had another comeback fall short.This time it was against the reigning Class A state champ Seiling.In a showdown between the No. 1 team in Class A and the No. 1 team in Class B, the Ladycats held off Lomega’s rally Saturday to preserve a 47-43 victory.

It was a quick night Monday for Hennessey basketball.The Lady Eagles dispatched of Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 49-21 for a road win.It was Hennessey’s third game in four days, but the boys can’t say the same.