Kingfisher’s Osterholt makes history with scholarship to Ivy League school
Kingfisher’s Osterholt makes history with scholarship to Ivy League school
Methodist church welcomes community with new courts, playground, stunning ‘resurrection window’
![KHS SOPHOMORE Eduardo De La Torre (right) battles for possession during the first half of last Friday’s 8-3 loss at Crossings Christian. De La Torre scored one of Kingfisher’s goals in the loss. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/slideshow_1170x780/public/3e49983788_Ar00604016.jpg?itok=kVF8oHdH "KHS SOPHOMORE Eduardo De La Torre (right) battles for possession during the fi rst half of last Friday’s 8-3 loss at Crossings Christian. De La Torre scored one of Kingfi sher’s goals in the loss. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
The Kingfisher boys soccer team is in the busiest stretch of its season - and also its most important.
As costs and other issues continue to climb before construction begins, city commissioners give CM sole authority to negotiate
Kingfisher shot a 416 last Thursday to take third place in the large school division at the Mooreland Girls Invitational at Boiling Springs Golf Course in Woodward. Senior Raegan Snider (far right) fired an 84 to tie for first place with Grace Meacham of Clinton. Meacham won the scorecard playoff to earn medalist honors while Snider was second. Clinton had four golfers place in the top eight individually en route to the team title with a 347. Elk City was second with 385. Also for Kingfisher, Ryan Scammahorn (second from left) finished with a 108 to place 32nd, Layla Kroener (far left) shot a 109 to tie for 33rd and Addison Johnson (third from left) a 115 to place 47th. There were 76 total golfers in the tournament. [Photo provided]
OPEN FOR ALL – After about six years of anticipation, the new Kingfisher Creek bridge on Lemon Road, northeast of Kingfisher, is officially open for all vehicles. That includes the big rigs, District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss, standing beside the multi-million-dollar structure, reports. Some touching up on the shoulders remains to be done, but the bridge and paved approaches are complete. The nearly 100-year-old bridge it replaces has been closed but will remain in place and open for foot traffic, complete with a historical marker. Moss thanked landowners in the vicinity who he said have been highly cooperative throughout the construction process. Work started last summer and has been completed almost without a hitch by Sewell Brothers Construction, helped along by mostly favorable weather. Additional paving work on the busy road, which had been closed since 2019, is scheduled seven miles from U.S. Highway 81 east to the Big Four Road. Asphalt resurfacing on the three miles of the Big Four Road from State Highway 33 to the Big Four corner has already been completed. Moss said the project was made possible with federal funds thanks to the first Trump administration due to its concentration on infrastructure improvement. Sewell Construction also is near completion on the Robberts Avenue bridge at the east edge of Kingfisher. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
Kingfisher’s Osterholt makes history with scholarship to Ivy League school
The Hennessey Lions Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Bull Foot Park at noon this Saturday (April 19) will include more than the “usual” prize eggs, and more events this year after the hunt, say planners.
Hennessey Town Trustees had agreed last month to gift 13.5 acres to the county and currently plan to add property currently used as a soccer practice field.
Methodist church welcomes community with new courts, playground, stunning ‘resurrection window’
Kingfisher was all but eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday when it lost 6-4 at home to Astec Charter.
Kingfisher took part in the Elgin Tennis Tournament at the OKC Tennis Center on Thursday. In girls’ No. 1 singles, Mia Franco (top left) took third place. In her first foray in singles, Kadyn Daugherty (top center) was the No. 2 singles runner-up. The No. 1 doubles team of Sydney Burk and Emiley Watkins (right) was the consolation champion. And for the boys, Hayes White (top right) was the No. 1 singles runner-up. [Photos provided]
The basketball games at the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Games later this year will have a strong Cashion flavor on the sidelines. Not only will the Small West boys be coached by Cashion’s John Hardaway, but the Small West girls will be coached by Andrea Taylor (pictured right). Taylor coached the Lady Wildcats to a 20-11 record. They reached the Class 2A area consolation championship game where they were defeated 47-44 by No. 2 Pocola. The All-State games are played in late July in Tulsa.
KINGFISHER HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
The clock-changing ritual Americans have endured for generations may finally be coming to an end.
It’s that time of year again when the letters finally arrive announcing the decisions of colleges and universities, and when countless applicants find themselves disappointed – if not distraught – that they were rejected by their top schools. This is particularly frequently the case when the applicants’ top choices were any of the Ivy League universities or others with a comparable reputation and/or ranking.
Thomas “Tom” Wayne Kraus, 74, of Kingfisher, passed away April 14, 2025.
Daniel Gordon Webber, 82-year-old resident of Yukon, passed from this life on April 11, 2025. Dan was born on June 5, 1942, to Clarence Arlington Webber, Jr., and his wife Peggy (Martin) Webber. Upon graduation from Kingfisher High School in 1961, he attended Oklahoma State University on an ROTC scholarship.
![BLAST FROM THE PAST – These kids were sure having fun at this 2013 Easter Egg Hunt at Bull Foot Park in Hennessey. It’s a good chance some of those pictured are now in high school, or might be graduating this year. [Photo by Barb Walter]](https://kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/thumbnail_150/public/acab479a8a_Ar00201007.jpg?itok=CoWiehPa "BLAST FROM THE PAST – These kids were sure having fun at this 2013 Easter Egg Hunt at Bull Foot Park in Hennessey. It’s a good chance some of those pictured are now in high school, or might be graduating this year. [Photo by Barb Walter]")
