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The memorial service for Jacquetta “Skeeter” Glazier is 11 a.m. Saturday, June 5, at Kingfisher First United Methodist Church.
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Thursday’s violent storms brought a Dover twister and flash flooding throughout the county. The photo at the top of this page shows the Dover storm moving in from the perspective of Lake Elmer, as captured by Kim Sigl. The photos above include (clockwise from top left) roof damage at the home of Frank and Flora Belle Farrar in Dover; an intrepid kayaker taking advantage of flash flooding in a Hennessey neighborhood; waters raging behind Dover School and across the baseball field; a travel trailer flipped on its side west of Dover and a roof peeled back from a Dover mobile home. See related story on Page 9. [Photo Credits: KT&FP Staffers Robin Johnston and Barb Walter, Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis and Kim Sigl/via Facebook]
Read moreThe Keith Lowry-Henry Ellyson American Legion Post 5 will present its annual Memorial Day Service honoring fallen military personnel at 11 a.m. Monday at Kingfisher Cemetery.
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Just beyond the boisterous and bustling sounds of children on the local elementary school playground, a “cottage home” offers a quiet serenity for the May Lions Silver Spade honorees.
Read moreThe Biden Presidency is a shambles in its infancy. While the new president should have found a bird’s nest on the ground when he took over, he destroyed that opportunity by enacting a string of executive orders undoing the good that former President Donald Trump had created.
Read moreAn advisory panel to President Joe Biden is trying to marry the issue of amnesty for illegal immigrants with what it calls “environmental justice,” the federal effort to confront climate change.
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Rep. Mike Dobrinski, Sen. Darcy Jech and Sen. Chuck Hall hosted and honored the Kingfisher High School boys basketball team recently at the state Capitol. The Yellowjackets won the 2021 Class 4A boys basketball state championship as well as the 4A academic state championship in the sport. The win capped a 25-1 season and was the second state championship for the current class of seniors. That group concluded its four-year run with a 107-4 record, which is the best win percentage in Oklahoma high school boys basketball history. That included a 47-game win streak and never losing on their home court. Pictured with Dobrinski (far left) and Jech (second from left) are team members Ian Daugherty, Bijan Cortes, Maverick Ridenour, Matthew Stone, Jarret Birdwell, Noah Schaefer, Braxton Mecklenburg, Caden Kitchens, Xavier Ridenour, Noah Friesen, Jud Birdwell, Maddox Mecklenburg, Jake Reagan, Braden Eaton, Mason Snider, Cash Slezickey, Jax Sternberger and Chase Davis. Managers are Josy Rivera and Frida Gonzalez. Head coach Jared Reese was presented with citations on behalf of his team and assistant coaches Chris Combs and Danny Green. [Photo provided]
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