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  • NICE VIEW – Kingfi sher’s Mike Sanders stands on the Mount of Olives, which offers one of the more famous views of Jerusalem, including the golden-domed Dome of the Rock. Sanders was recently part of a bipartisan group that toured different parts of Israel for seven days. Sanders is pictured on the left with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who currently serves as the United States ambassador to Israel. [Photos provided]

    ‘A very moving religious experience’

    20 hours ago | By Twila Adams
    Resilient and optimistic.That’s how Mike Sanders described the people of Israel after a recent trip to the Holy Land.
  • Not enough rain: Drought conditions lead to potential issues for county producers

    Not enough rain: Drought conditions lead to potential issues for county producers

    20 hours ago | By News Staff
    Drought is the big word for Kingfisher County agricultural producers at this point.It’s affecting both crop and livestock producers.“It’s time for a rain,” Kingfisher County OSU Extension Director Bryan Kennedy said.
  • Another fun-filled Fourth of July

    Another fun-filled Fourth of July

    3 days ago | By News Staff
    Kingfisher celebrated America’s 250th birthday with some traditions of its own last Saturday during the Chamber of Commerce’s Fourth of July activities. It started with the downtown parade, which featured a massive U.S.
  • BIG WINNERS (AND PROFITABLE LOSER) – A duck purchased by LuGreg Trucking fi nished fi rst out of 872 entries in last Saturday’s KEF duck race. Pictured at the top left are KEF board members Kathy Kadavy (left) and Jeff Wilcox (right) with LuGreg’s Zac Kannady and his fi rst-place trophy. Cimarron Electric Cooperative (top right photo) purchased the runner- up duck. Representing Cimarron are, from left, Jeff Hyatt, Mark Andrews and Aaron Roark. They are pictured with KEF board members Jennifer Farrar and Hea

    KEF Continues Record Pace

    3 days ago | By News Staff
    If they keep it up, they’re going to need a bigger pool.For now, the K-Town Kove is more than adequate to host the Kingfi sher Educational Foundation’s Duck Race.But space continues to get tighter as the KEF sold yet another record number of entries this year - 872 to be exact.
  • CALE REAGAN watches a chip shot during a golf tournament earlier this year. Reagan helped lead KHS to the state golf tournament and won an all-star tournament after the season. He’s pictured on the right side of the page during his junior year of football. A dominant defensive lineman for the Jackets, he was named the 3A-1 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. [Golf photo by KT&FP Staff/Football photo by Chris Simon

    All-American Kid

    1 week ago | By News Staff
    Academics. Football. Golf. Class projects. It requires a versatile student to not just take part in all of those high school functions, but excel in each of them. Cale Reagan was one such student. He did it so well, in fact, he was voted the 2026 Kingfi sher High School Student of the Year.

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    Upcoming

    20 hours ago By News Staff
    •BONUS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: The second of three free concerts as part of The Chisholm’s Summer Sounds Concert Series will be Thursday, July 16, at Horizon Hill, 605 Zellers Ave. It has just been announced the evening will feature double the entertainment.

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    CALE REAGAN watches a chip shot during a golf tournament earlier this year. Reagan helped lead KHS to the state golf tournament and won an all-star tournament after the season. He’s pictured on the right side of the page during his junior year of football. A dominant defensive lineman for the Jackets, he was named the 3A-1 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. [Golf photo by KT&FP Staff/Football photo by Chris Simon

    All-American Kid

    1 week ago By News Staff
    Academics. Football. Golf. Class projects. It requires a versatile student to not just take part in all of those high school functions, but excel in each of them. Cale Reagan was one such student. He did it so well, in fact, he was voted the 2026 Kingfi sher High School Student of the Year.

    This week marks dead period for schools, athletes

    2 weeks ago By News Staff
    The fast and furious month that is June for junior high and high school athletes will end with a break.A mandated one. At least as far as schools are concerned.The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association mandates a nineday dead period each year.

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    Obituaries

    Anthony Swallow

    20 hours ago By News Staff
    Anthony Swallow, 79, passed away, July 9, 2026, in Hennessey.He was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Clinton to George and Florence (Hollingcrane) Swallow. Wake will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Cheyenne & Arapaho ERC in Kingfisher.Funeral Services will be 10 a.m.
    Jeannie Swisher

    Jeannie Swisher

    3 days ago By News Staff
    Jeannie Annette Swisher, 67, of Kingfisher, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026, at Cimarron Nursing Center in Kingfisher, surrounded by her loving sons and sisters.Jeannie was born on March 23, 1959, in Cushing to Emery and Emily Swisher.