Lindsay Nicole Leedy was born May 5, 1983, to Harry (Button) Leedy and Sandy Butler. She lost her battle against cancer on Feb. 26, 2023, at the age of 39. Lindsay graduated from Kingfisher High School in 2001. Lindsay is survived by her companion and caregiver, Mark; daughter, Kyndall Pratt; son, Kaiden Bean; granddaughter, Kynlee Wittington; sister, Brooke (Dillon) Forrester; grandmother, Pat Leedy; along with several aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Church of the Open Arms, 3131 N.

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Sandy Thomas saw her Lord face to face on Feb. 15, 2023, at the age of 79. Sandra Jean was born Dec. 12, 1943, on the 31st wedding anniversary of her grandparents Herman and Emilie (Meyer) Schroeder in El Reno. She was the oldest child of Martin Carl Heinrich Schroeder and Laverne Katherine Sophia (Ahlefeld) Schroeder. Sandy was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Kingfisher. She grew up in the Big Four community and attended Big Four School. Sandy was confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

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It was a matter of when, not if. The 'when' proved to be the third quarter. Second-ranked Lomega ran away from No. 9 Calvin 78-55 Thursday night in the Class B girls quarterfinals at State Fair Arena. Dressing just seven players, Calvin kept up for much of the first half and trailed by just six points at the break. Then the third quarter happened. Abby Swart began the onslaught with a 3-pointer, a sign of things to come. Darcy Roberts and Sydni Walker followed with buckets of their own and Lomega's lead was quickly up to 13 points.

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Kylie Hood finished in the top-10 at Lake Murray Kingfisher's girls golf team got its season started with a title on Wednesday. The team took first in the small-school division of the Weatherford Girls Invitational Tournament. Raegan Snider fired an 87 to take first place indivdually. Teammate Kylie Hood was the runner-up with a 95. Both were state qualifi ers a year ago, but KHS didn't have enough golfers for a full team. That's changed this year as Merrin Evans and Mia Hartman are playing competitively for the first time.

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It's not unusual to see Kingfisher High School golfers on the range or putting green at their home course late in the afternoon. It is a bit odd after they've already played an 18-hole tournament. But that was the case Wednesday after the Jackets shot 331 at the Lake Hefner Golf Club North Course to finish seventh in Bethany's Broncho Invitational. 'We've had better days,' coach Chris Combs said. 'When we got back, many of them went back to work on the driving range.' Senior Blake Hill led Kingfisher's charge with a 4-over-par 76.

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Keith Eldon Best passed on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home near Crescent, surrounded by his loved ones. Keith was born Nov. 1, 1938, in Kingfisher County to James Raymond and Mable (née Porter) Best. He attended Big Four and Kingfisher schools. He met the love of his life, Elma Jean (née Murray), and married her on Jan. 10, 1958. Keith and Elma Jean lived in several states during Keith's time as a surveyor, but they settled in Oklahoma where they bought a farm in Crescent. This is where they raised their four children, Janet, Vicky, Deanna and Bryan.

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RAEGAN SNIDER accounted for four points and 10 rebounds in Tuesday's win over Blanchard. [Photo by Chris Simon/www.simon- sports-photos.smugmug.com] Kingfisher was never going to surrender its lead to Blanchard. But the Lady Lions also were never going away. KHS earned just enough breathing room down the stretch Tuesday for a 39-29 win at the APB. The Lady Jackets made five of their six 3-pointers in the second half and limited Blanchard's opportunities to earn the Western Conference win. The victory pushed Kingfisher, ranked seventh in 4A, to 10-2 on the season.

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Jacket seniors shine in regular season finale KINGFISHER'S Braden Eaton works his way around an OKC Storm defender. Eaton got the start Thursday and scored two points for the Jackets on Senior Night. [Photo by Chris Simon/ www.simon-sports-photos.smugmug.com] The OKC Storm made some offensive noise in the early going against Kingfi sher. The Yellowjackets' defense made sure the Storm dissipated over time. KHS wrapped up its regular season Thursday with a 55-35 win over the home-school team on Senior Night.

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KADYN DAUGHERTY (22) looks for a driving lane during Kingfisher's 61-27 victory at Clinton last Tuesday night. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug.com] Addy Matthews got the strong start. Abbie Myers got the strong finish. The Lady Jackets also did plenty in between as Kingfi sher thumped Clinton 6127 at the Tornado Dome last Tuesday night. Matthews scored all 15 of her points in the first half, one that saw KHS get out to a 27-10 advantage. She was joined by Emily Myers and Peyton Walker in making one 3-pointer each in the first quarter.

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As a child growing up in Okarche, Zac Kretchmar enjoyed taking trips with his family….as long as there was no air between himself and the earth.Then his parents, Mike and Laurie Kretchmar, made the decision it was time for a family trip aboard an airplane and time for their son ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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A man was arrested Thursday night on a first-degree murder complaint after a woman's body was found Thursday in a Kingfisher motel.Arrested was Joseph Hayslip, 38, who listed Kingfisher as his residence on previous felony charges.Hayslip was booked into Kingfisher County Criminal Justice Center after being interviewed by Oklahoma State ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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Cowboys and cowgirls from all around will be competing on horseback or riding a bull Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 16-19, during Hennessey's annual rodeo events. There will also be greased pig, a calf scramble and mutton bustin' events for the kids at the open rodeo Friday and Saturday nights. All events will be held at the Hennessey Arena located at 122 N. Arapaho St. (U.S. Highway 81 - Main Street - to only stoplight then west on Oklahoma Avenue and south onto Arapaho Street). Admission for the Friday and Saturday nights open rodeo is $10 for adults and $5 for ages 6-12.

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Jancee Matthews scored on an error Thursday to help give Kingfisher a walkoff win and end a threegame losing skid. Matthews walked and then scored when Kinlee East was able to reach on an error in the bottom of the fifth inning to lift KHS to a 3-2 victory over Okarche in the Highway 81 Classic. The victory came after the Lady Jackets opened the tournament with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Alva. That came on the heels of the team's worst defeat of the season when it lost 17-5 Monday in a District 4A-1 contest at Elk City.

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Regular seasons are winding down for the small-school softball and baseball teams this fall, meaning the playoffs are near. The OSSAA recently released the district assignments for Classes A and B in those two sports and they'll begin this week. In Kingfisher County, the Okarche baseball team is the only local team that will host a district. The Warriors were ranked 10th in Class A with a 15-3 record heading into this weekend's Ripley Tournament. All three of Okarche's losses are by one run…and to highly-ranked teams.

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Kingfisher brought home two conference championships on Wednesday. The KHS boys golf team dominated the field at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament held at Prairie West in Weatherford. The Jackets turned in a 307, which bested runner-up Tuttle's total by 19 strokes. 'It was fun to watch them compete in such tough conditions,' said coach Chris Combs. 'They did a great job considering how the wind blew all day.' On top of the team title, the Jackets also had the conference's individual champ.

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VIEW from behind the plowThe best reason I can come up with for the gender confusion of the Woke Left is that most of them must have been city raised.Country kids know, almost from the time they can walk, the difference in roosters and hens, bulls and cows, stallions and ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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Golfers this weekend will help put food on the table throughout the year. The Kingfisher Golf Association will host its eighth annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday at the Kingfisher Golf Course. The 18-hole four-person scramble is set to tee off at 9 a.m. Cost is $200 per team and the payout for winners comes in the form of gratifi cation. That's because 100 percent of the proceeds each year go to a charity selected by the golf association's board. The beneficiaries this year will be the Kingfisher County Food Bank and Kingfisher County Meals on Wheels.

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Kingfisher High School seniors Andrew Osborn and Lily Fletcher are the May 2023 Junior Lions.The two were guests at recent meetings of the Kingfi sher Lions Club.Osborn is the son of Debbie Osborn.He's active marching, jazz and concert band, Technology Student Association, Chess Club, KHS newspaper and Boy Scouts.Osborn is ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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Kingfisher will see two more veteran teachers head north next year, one of them to keep intact one of the most successful coaching trios in Oklahoma.The Dover Board of Education last Wednesday approved the hiring of Chris Combs and Jill Haub beginning in the 202324 school year.Haub, who teaches seventh ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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Ervin Lawrence Meacham, 88, of Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away on May 30, 2023, peacefully in his sleep. On Feb. 20, 1955, Ervin married Lu Rita (Henry) in Colorado Springs and they would share nearly 60 years of marriage together. Ervin and Rita went on to have three children: daughters Lois (Dave) and Beverly (DJ) and son Frank (Holly). Ervin and Rita enjoyed traveling together, espeing cially on cruise ships with family and friends. They would return to Colorado Springs as their home after living in Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma.

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A 14-under softball team from Kingfisher got its final summer tune-up July 16-17 by claiming a tournament championship in Harrah. The Lady Jackets went 5-0 on the weekend and outscored foes 40-9. The team never surrendered more than three runs in any game. Kinley Taylor, far right on the back row, was named the tournament MVP. Other team members were, from left: front row, Adlee Friesen, Shelby Davis, Analicia Ramirez and Lili Garramone; and back row, Addi Johnson, Rori Wood, Layla Kroener, Aubrey Miller and Braylin Lerma.

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KINGFISHER'S Kylie Hood, above, lines up a putt during her round Wednesday at Kingfisher Golf Course. Hood shot a 92 for the Lady Jackets. Below, Merrin Evans gets ready to putt from off the eighth green while Shane Hood looks on. [KT&FP Staff Photo A blustery north wind didn't stop Allie and Abbie Justiz. The Bishop McGuinness duo on Wednesday led their team to a dominant win at the Kingfisher Large School Girls Golf Invitational. Allie Justiz shot a 4-under- par 68 and her sister a 72 as the Irish shot a team score of 317.

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Mary Elizabeth Williams died April 3, 2023, at St. Katharine Drexel Retirement Center in El Reno. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Holy Trinity Church in Okarche. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 10, also at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at the Holy Trinity Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Mary was born May 14, 1929, in Okarche. She lived in Oklahoma City during her career as a bookkeeper moving back to Okarche after her retirement from Mistletoe Express Service.

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Paul Joseph Biller passed from this life on his 95th birthday, Feb. 26, 2023. The time has come to mourn his passing and celebrate his long and beautiful life. Paul was born Feb. 26, 1928, the fifth child and second son of Lizzie and Otto 'Tobe' Biller. His youth was lived in the time of the Great Depression, but Paul never had a sense of living in poverty. It seemed everyone was poor in those days. Paul was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Parish in Okarche. He had great love and respect for Monsignor Zenon Steber and was an altar server from third grade through the end of high school.

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Kingfisher and Cashion were among the Oklahoma high school football teams that got their first live action of the season on Thursday. KHS traveled to Fairview for its first and only scrimmage of the season. The teams were joined by Watonga. 'It looked like it was a first scrimmage,' said head coach Jeff Myers, entering his 19th season with the program. 'We need to get more polished and need to be more physical as a team.' The Jackets are implementing a new-look offense this season that will be more run-heavy.

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Kingfisher split its first two games Thursday in the Highway 33 Classic softball tournament. The Lady Jackets opened pool play on their main field with a 10-1 victory against Watonga before falling later in the day to defending champ Dibble, 9-1. KHS had one game remaining Friday in pool play (after press time) before the tournament wrapped up Saturday. KHS was set to play Piedmont JV in the final pool play game. Piedmont's varsity softball team is the defending Class 5A champion and is 11-0 so far this season.

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Lisa Jane Beutler of Cashion moved on to her next grand adventure on Aug. 30, 2022. She was born in Williston, N.D., on May 14, 1973, to John and Patricia Beutler. Lisa continued to reside in Williston until the early 1990's when she made the move to Oklahoma. Throughout Lisa's life, she acquired many unique life skills and friends from her work and traveled from North Dakota all the way to Cashion, working anywhere from Taco John's, making the best burritos ever, to Falcon Rigs, running across the state of Oklahoma.

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I generally have an open Facebook tab on my browser at work (only so I can keep track of local happenings for the newspaper, wink-wink.) But this week I've left it open to someone else's newsfeed and found myself compulsively refreshing to read new messages posted there. 'This woman single handedly changed my life, and countless others. I absolutely would not be who I am today were it not for her.' 'Thank you for being the first person to really see me. It made the rest of my life possible.' 'You were the first person to ever challenge me, hold me accountable.

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Keith H. Jech, 94, of Wayne, Neb., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, at Kinship Pointe in Wayne with his son and daughter at his side. Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne has been entrusted with his services. Visitation for Keith will be from 4-6 pm on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Funeral Services will also be at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20. Keith was born Feb. 1, 1928, to Jerry and Mary (Hammermeister) Jech near Okarche and was raised on a farm near Kingfisher.

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