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Helen Jo Smith was born in Hanna on Dec. 11, 1929, to Elmer and Maud Dickerson. She passed away in Kingfisher on March 15, 2022.
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Six Kingfisher High School basketball players and a coach earned honors when the Western Athletic Conference coaches announced the all-conference teams.
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Kingfisher High School basketball players raise yet another gold ball on the State Fair Arena floor. The Yellowjackets claimed the 2022 Class 4A state championship last Saturday with their 51-43 victory over Victory Christian. The title is the third straight for KHS and the fourth overall. KHS has played in every 4A state championship game since 2017 as it won the title that year as well as 2019 and 2021. The Jackets were runners-up in 2018 and no tournament was played in 2020. This year’s team finished 28-1, which matched the program’s best record. The story on the championship game can be found on Page 1B. Cashion’s boys basketball team took runner-up in Class 2A with its 65-58 loss to Dale on Saturday. The Wildcats’ silver ball photo can be found on Page 3A and the title game story on Page 7A. [Photo by Russell Stitt]
Read moreTwo state agencies have launched investigations into allegations of hazing, bullying and abuse in the Kingfisher High School football program, which were made by a former player and his parents in a federal lawsuit against the school district and coaches.
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Fresh on the heels of his recognition as Kingfisher’s Citizen of the Year by the chamber of commerce, Times & Free Press Managing Editor Michael “Swish” Swisher is presented a Media Excellence Award at State Fair Arena by Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association Assistant Director David Glover. The award is in recognition of “many years of outstanding media coverage of OSSAA activities.” [Photo by Russell Stitt]
Read moreAn early morning burglary last week at Heritage II Pharmacy in Hennessey mirrors a similar incident at a Kingfisher pharmacy last month.
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