Kingfisher Oklahoma

Okarche’s 51-game win streak came to a halt Monday in Tulsa.The Warriors were downed 82-69 by Class 5A’s Tulsa East Central in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions at the BOK Center.

A dominant fourth quarter pushed Kingfisher into the semifinals of the Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic.

I mentioned former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of England (1979 to 1990) Wednesday in this spot and the fortunate arrival of Thatcher, former President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II on the world scene in the early 1980s.

I’m sitting on a pillow at my kitchen table so I can write this on my laptop. That’s because the mouse isn’t working on my big computer. Make that mice aren’t working since I’ve tried two without any success.I hadn’t touched my work computer for at least four days.

(Ed. Note: This column arrived after Christmas but still bears on the season. Also, may you be blessed in the new year.

Connection.Support. Encouragement. We all need it. The Oklahoma Baptists organization recognizes that need more than ever for its ministers’ wives.

As 2025 is wrapping up and making way for 2026, there’s no better time than to look back at some of the stories that shaped the past year.From tragedy to triumph. From championships to special honors.Weather. Sports. School news. Government. Politics.

Kingfisher County Assessor Carrie Turner reminds citizens that Jan. 1 through March 15 is the time to assess.

(Visit www.declinetosignok. com to learn more.)Activists are calling for Oklahomans to junk the state’s current primary election system and instead replace it with a California- style “jungle” or “open” primary, claiming that will produce more “moderate” candidates for the general election.

Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican, has served Arizona’s 9th Congressional District since 2023.