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Youths show off their goats during the 2021 Fletcher Free Fair. Antique ranching and farm equipment, baked goods, horticulture and floral arrangements, live music and more bring between 1,500 and 2,000 visitors to the Fletcher Fairgrounds. Photos courtesy of Kashen Urban

Youths show off their goats during the 2021 Fletcher Free Fair. Antique ranching and farm equipment, baked goods, horticulture and floral arrangements, live music and more bring between 1,500 and 2,000 visitors to the Fletcher Fairgrounds. Photos courtesy of Kashen Urban

Fletcher Free Fair kicks off Sept. 1

Tim Farley
Friday, August 26, 2022
FLETCHER – Fletcher’s annual Free Fair will feature beef, goat, sheep and swine shows combined with a Sept. 2 parade and live entertainment. The purpose of the event, which began around 1952, has been to raise money for the junior and senior classes at Fletcher High School.
-letcher Fian School senior Caleb Camobell, left, with his ma teacher, Inju Snyder. PHOTO PROVIDED

-letcher Fian School senior Caleb Camobell, left, with his ma teacher, Inju Snyder. PHOTO PROVIDED

Fletcher's Caleb Campbell named academic all-stater

Tim Farley
Friday, July 29, 2022
FLETCHER – Caleb Campbell had an outstanding academic career at Fletcher High School and his plan is to build on those accomplishments at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.

School districts predict increased enrollment

Tim Farley
Friday, July 15, 2022
ELGIN – Elgin Public Schools will likely experience an increase in enrollment as new military families move into the district, Superintendent Nathaniel Meraz said. “Right now, we are full and at capacity, but that doesn’t matter. Military families can choose where they want to go,” he said.
Attendees listen to music during a previous Rock The Park festival and Fourth of July Celebration in Medicine Park. Jeremy Robbins/File Photo

Attendees listen to music during a previous Rock The Park festival and Fourth of July Celebration in Medicine Park. Jeremy Robbins/File Photo

Independence Day in the Wichitas

Curtis Awbrey
Friday, June 24, 2022
Independence Day festivities will be plentiful in the Comanche County communities of Elgin, Medicine Park, Fletcher, Wichita Mountain Estates and Sterling. ELGIN Elgin’s 2nd annual Sounds of Freedom Festival will be held Saturday, July 2 at the Youth Sports Complex. Festivities begin at 8 a.m.

Elgin Citywide Garage Sale

News Staff
Friday, June 3, 2022
Take your list, go to at least 20 garage sales, get stickers (while supplies last) for each sale you attend, then bring your list to City Hall to be entered into a drawing.

Fletcher to celebrate 120th birthday July 2

News Staff
Friday, June 3, 2022
Fletcher will celebrate its 120th anniversary this summer, combined with a fundraiser to help the Fletcher Volunteer Fire Department purchase the Jaws of Life and bunker gear.   The American Legion and Auxiliary, Post 306, will host the daylong Fletcher Birthday Fest on July 2.

Wildcats see season come to an end in district tournament

News Staff
Friday, May 20, 2022
Fletcher 7 Big Pasture 3 Fletcher 15 Indiahoma 3 Fletcher 1 Navajo 9 Fletcher 8 Navajo 12   Fletcher took on the Big Pasture Rangers in their final game before the district tournament. Big Pasture got out to an early lead scoring one run in the top of the first inning.
Fletcher police said a group of unidentified suspects set fire to a clothing donation box on Cole Avenue Sunday. The box serves as a collection point for donations to Arena Cowboy Church’s clothing closet.

Fletcher police said a group of unidentified suspects set fire to a clothing donation box on Cole Avenue Sunday. The box serves as a collection point for donations to Arena Cowboy Church’s clothing closet.

Vandals set fire to Fletcher clothing donation box

Bekah Fountain-Kobayashi
Friday, May 20, 2022
Fletcher police are investigating multiple acts of vandalism, some of which they believe occurred overnight Sunday and were discovered Monday. In one incident, police said a group of unidentified suspects set fire to a clothing donation box on Cole Avenue Sunday.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse took first place in the costume contest’s 0-3 age category.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse took first place in the costume contest’s 0-3 age category.

Fletcher ushers in autumn with traditional Fall Festival, adds new Miss Fall Fest contest

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Fletcher community gathered Saturday to welcome the season in the newly paved downtown area. The Fletcher Fall Street Festival ran from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This year’s events were organized by Eden Smith and Nettie Fisher. The pair worked tirelessly along with the help of many other volunteers.
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