Articles from the June 7, 2023 edition
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Oklahoma seeks 3rd straight softball title in best-of-3 championship series vs. Florida State
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma can become the first Division I softball program in more than 30 years to win three straight national championships. Florida State ace Kathryn Sandercock — one of the nation's top pitchers in recent years — stands in th...
Barber County has three state rodeo champs headed to National Jr Hi Finals
Last summer young Kiowa cowboy Steele Smith and his team roping partner Logan Vander Hamm of Ingalls rode into the national junior high finals arena in Perry, Georgia, and after competing rode out of...
Abortion providers sue Kansas over new medication rule, longstanding waiting period
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers sued Kansas on Tuesday, challenging a new law requiring them to tell patients that an abortion medication can be stopped but also existing restrictions that include a decades-old requirement that patients w...
Sheriff probes self-defense claim of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor in front of kids
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities came under intense pressure Tuesday to arrest and charge a white woman who killed a Black neighbor on her front doorstep in a case that has put Florida's divisive stand your ground law back into the spotlight. About t...
US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says 'gender identity is real'
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, saying in a Tuesday ruling that gender identity is r...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed paperwork Tuesday formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president after casting himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President D...
Alfalfa County court filings
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Book 890 page 495: Eric Quigley and Stephanie Quigley convey unto Randy Kistler and Denise Kistler: Tract of land located in the northeast quarter of Section 22, Township 27 north, Range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed....
Barber County court filings
Criminal Filings Samuel Lee Hall has been charged with interference with law enforcement officer. Adyn Keimig has been charged with use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body. Zachary Elias Scott has been charged with...
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 148 page 491: Chris E. Thilsted and Roye Ann Thilsted conveys unto Gregory R. Thurman and Cheryl M. Thurman. Beginning at a point 308.1 feet west of the 30 feet north of the southeast corner of outlot 77 to the City of...
Life is better this summer with blood donors
Who’s ready to relax by the water this summer? Get ready for those warm summer days by giving blood with Our Blood Institute at a local blood drive and help save a life! Please give blood at one of these local blood drives: • June 9: (Cherokee) 1 t...
Alfalfa County commissioners open various bids
Mike Roach was back this week to join his fellow Alfalfa County commissioners Nate Ross and Garret Johnson. The three men had a full agenda to tackle, plus they took time to hear from two...
Alva hires new head Ladybug basketball coach
The Alva Board of Education hired two new coaches during the regular meeting on Monday. Numerous resignations were also announced. Board members present for the meeting were Jane McDermott, Karen...
Skills learned from family
Have you considered how many skills you have learned throughout your life? Our parents taught us a lot of basics like getting dressed in clothes that match as well as being appropriate for the...
Carl's Capitol Comments
Now that our regular legislative session has concluded, I wanted to give a glimpse of how many bills were signed into law. Of the 1,991 House bills and joint resolutions introduced this year in our...
Senate Review
Now that the legislative session has concluded, I have been able to spend much more time in the district. On Memorial Day, I was honored to be a part of a ceremony at the Woodring Wall of Honor in...
Burlington School accepts resignations, hires new ag teacher
Burlington's Board of Education hired Addison Spicer as the new vocational agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at their May meeting. Spicer is reportedly from Fairview, an OSU graduate and just married. She was hired for the 2023-24 school year....
Cherokee school board handles summertime business
On June 5, the Cherokee Board of Education gathered for a regular meeting. The room had a lighter feel than usual, and broke into laughter on a few occasions. Principal's Reports “We ended the school year with a really fun Super Kids Day,” Che...
Cantrell and Simpson elected to another 3-year term on KDH Board
No members of the public attended the annual meeting of the Kiowa District Hospital. The Kirkpatrick Room at the hospital was filled with board members and hospital personnel as is typical for the monthly board meetings. Two board of director seats...
$1 million later, Kiowa's General Store celebrates 30 years, needs volunteers
There's no government involvement – just devoted volunteers who've turned your donated leftovers into treasures the last 30 years. Kiowa's General Store helps shoppers find super bargains and in t...
Oklahoma OKs the nation's first religious charter school – but litigation is likely to follow
(THE CONVERSATION) U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. And on June 5, 2023, Oklahoma's five-person Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pushed this much-debated...
Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour took a baby break between the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. With wife Ryian going into labor earlier than expected, the Panthers defenseman left Las Vegas not long after the series opener and flew back...
CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced mounting problems in his first year leading the struggling network: viewership and profits were declining, programming blunders were growing and the network's j...
Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running mate of abandoning conservative p...
