• HARD WORK RECOGNIZED – Amanda Newland-Hale, center, and Jennifer Eastwood, left, co-founders and co-directors of the nonprofit organization Oklahoma Cold Cases, Inc., presented KCSO Lt. Mike Shults, right, with its 2026 Distinguished Partnership Award on Thursday during a ceremony at the sheriff’s office. Shults was recognized for his continued work on the cold case of the murder of Mary Harrison, which took place nearly 50 years ago. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Shults honored for cold case work

    October 16, 2026 - 21:17 | By News Staff
    Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Shults was recognized Thursday for his work on the 50-yearold unsolved murder of Mary Harrison.Amanda Newland-Hale and Jennifer Eastwood, co-founders and co-directors of the nonprofit organization Oklahoma Cold Cases, Inc., presented Shults with its 2026...
  • CAN’T PARK THERE – Pictured is one of multiple semi-trucks that were stranded in Kingfi sher overnight Wednesday, requiring rescues by Kingfisher Fire Department personnel as heavy rains flooded parts of the city and county. [Photo provided by KFD]

    Rescues required as waters prove dangerous

    October 16, 2026 - 21:17 | By News Staff
    Emergency personnel had a busy couple of days (and nights) due to the extraordinary amount of rain the county received.According to one report, Kingfisher Fire Department personnel on Wednesday night rescued two people who were being swept down Kingfisher Creek.A 21-year-old female from Enid and...
  • Heavy rains offer drought relief

    Heavy rains offer drought relief

    October 16, 2026 - 21:17 | By News Staff
    Needed rain fell across Kingfisher County and large sections of central and southwestern Oklahoma last week.The rain broke an extended summer and early fall drought, arriving just in the nick of time for wheat farmers anxious to begin sowing fields for the spring 2027 harvest.Rainfall, which began...
  • KHS LINEBACKER Brody Boeckman (1) brings down Marlow quarterback Brendan Weber during action Thursday night. Boeckman led KHS with seven tackles. He also had 72 receiving yards and recovered an onside kick on special teams. Pictured left is freshman Steel Snodgrass after catching a pass. Snodgrass ignited the Jackets with a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD in the fi rst half. [Photos by Chris Simon/ www.simon-sports-photos. smugmug.com]

    OT heartbreak: Marlow downs KHS

    October 16, 2026 - 21:17 | By News Staff
    In each of the last two seasons, Kingfisher’s playoff fate - in one form or another - has come down to the last seconds of Week 10.This year may be headed in that direction again.Marlow left Kingfisher on Thursday night with a 34-28 overtime victory in a game that featured numerous momentum...
  • OKARCHE SUPERINTENDENT Josh Sumrall and OHS Principal G.W. Parham present the Class A softball state runner-up trophy to Callie Cramer and Katie Parham (far right) after last Saturday’s championship game in Shawnee. [KT&FP Staff Photo]

    Lady Warriors make run to finals

    October 13, 2026 - 19:54 | By Michael Swisher
    It wasn’t quite the history Okarche was hoping for, but it proved to be historic nonetheless. The Lady Warrior softball team captured the imagination of the community by making a run all the way to the Class A state championship game last weekend.

    News

    Heavy rains offer drought relief

    Heavy rains offer drought relief

    11 hours ago By News Staff
    Needed rain fell across Kingfisher County and large sections of central and southwestern Oklahoma last week.The rain broke an extended summer and early fall drought, arriving just in the nick of time for wheat farmers anxious to begin sowing fields for the spring 2027 harvest.Rainfall, which began...
    CAN’T PARK THERE – Pictured is one of multiple semi-trucks that were stranded in Kingfi sher overnight Wednesday, requiring rescues by Kingfisher Fire Department personnel as heavy rains flooded parts of the city and county. [Photo provided by KFD]

    Rescues required as waters prove dangerous

    11 hours ago By News Staff
    Emergency personnel had a busy couple of days (and nights) due to the extraordinary amount of rain the county received.According to one report, Kingfisher Fire Department personnel on Wednesday night rescued two people who were being swept down Kingfisher Creek.A 21-year-old female from Enid and...

    Sports

    KHS LINEBACKER Brody Boeckman (1) brings down Marlow quarterback Brendan Weber during action Thursday night. Boeckman led KHS with seven tackles. He also had 72 receiving yards and recovered an onside kick on special teams. Pictured left is freshman Steel Snodgrass after catching a pass. Snodgrass ignited the Jackets with a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD in the fi rst half. [Photos by Chris Simon/ www.simon-sports-photos. smugmug.com]

    OT heartbreak: Marlow downs KHS

    11 hours ago By News Staff
    In each of the last two seasons, Kingfisher’s playoff fate - in one form or another - has come down to the last seconds of Week 10.This year may be headed in that direction again.Marlow left Kingfisher on Thursday night with a 34-28 overtime victory in a game that featured numerous momentum...

    Columns

    It’s the Pitts

    11 hours ago By Lee Pitts
    I have what linguists call a tin ear; an inability to hear the little nuances of how people speak. For example, if it weren’t for the fact that they say “eh” a lot I couldn’t tell the difference between a Canadian and a cowboy from Wyoming.

    Obituaries

    Deborah ‘Debbie’ Swallow

    Deborah ‘Debbie’ Swallow

    11 hours ago By News Staff
    Deborah “Debbie” Michelle Swallow, 42, of Kingfisher, passed away on Oct. 13, 2026, in Oklahoma City.She was born March 30, 1984, in Kingfisher to Henry Tasso Jr. and Rebecca Swallow Reyes.Debbie graduated from Kingfisher High School in 2002.She spent her time in Texas for a few years and then...
    Merle Jneanne Kadavy

    Merle Jneanne Kadavy

    11 hours ago By News Staff
    Merle Jneanne Kadavy, 92, of Kingfisher, died Oct. 14, 2026, in Watonga. She was born Oct. 9, 1934, in Fairview to Joe and Nellie (Davison) Cunningham.Jneanne attended Kingfi sher Public Schools until her senior year, when her family moved to Wewoka.