Articles from the September 7, 2016 edition
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Hattie Potter shows handwoven baskets at First Friday
Alva native Hattie Potter has many sizes of her handwoven Cherokee double-wall baskets on display at the Graceful Arts Gallery for the month of September. "I learned to do it when I was really young...
Linda Rous' art on display at Graceful Arts
Fairview resident Linda Rous once again has a display at Alva's Graceful Arts Gallery. This time, she is presenting wildlife on canvas in both oil and acrylic. Her topic is mainly American animals....
Waynoka ready for county fair
The Waynoka FFA chapter is getting entries ready for the Woods County Fair. The chapter is preparing and organizing their projects for the fair. I know there are kids all over northwest Oklahoma...
Cash prizes donated for the baking division at the Woods County Fair in honor of Katherine Urban
For 2016, cash prizes for baking have again been added through a generous donation from Fred Urban Jr., the son of Katherine Urban, a prized exhibitor to the Woods County Fair for many years. First-, second- and third-place prizes of $100, $75 and...
Sooners again are overall winners of Kiowa's Labor Day 5K Race
Temperatures were in the low 70s Monday morning around start time of Kiowa's 32nd Labor Day 5K Race. However, the humidity pretty well hit you in the face when you stepped outside. That didn't stop...
A new family champ!
Newcomers to the annual Family Feud game in Kiowa's Progress Park during the Labor Day celebration are members of the Graves family. At first they didn't have a score on the board, but started giving...
OU Medical School's oldest living graduate turns 103; shares Woodward tornado experience
Dr. William F. LaFon, Norman, is celebrating his 103rd birthday at his home in Norman this week. He was born Sept. 3, 1913, north of Edmond. Following graduation from the University of Oklahoma...
Oklahoma City man back in jail after altercation at Jiffy Trip
An Oklahoma City man who entered a guilty plea on attempting to deliver contraband to James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena received a ten year suspended sentence Aug. 31. Early the next morning, he was arrested at a Cherokee convenience store...
Free cancer screening during Indian Summer Days
Medicine Lodge, Kansas – Local Masons will host a free cancer screening on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 205 N. Main St., Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Held during Indian Summer Days, it i...
Enid man charged in theft of pickup from Cherokee
Last October Cherokee Police took a report about a stolen pickup. It was located the next day in Oklahoma City containing items that led to the identification of the likely suspect. In December police attempted to interview that suspect at the...
DEWEY REED
KIOWA, Kansas – Funeral service for Dewey Reed will be Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Kiowa First Christian Church. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. A...
HOWARD 'SAM' ROBERSON
HARDTNER, Kansas – Howard “Sam” Roberson, 66, passed away August 31, 2016, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1949, to Howard Franklin and Ethel Anderson. He was cremated and there will be no service. Arrangements are by Lanman Funer...
Letter to the Editor
(The following is an opinion piece by Kim Barker of Walnut Creek Farms in Waynoka, Oklahoma. Barker is a fifth generation rancher and opposes State Question 777 (SQ777) on the ballot on Nov. 8, 2016.) My name is Kim Barker and I am a rancher in...
Lynn Says
Dr. Bruce Meyer, MD, who at one time had a private practice in Alva but now serves as the physician for the Bill Johnson Correctional Center, commented on my column in last Wednesday's Newsgram. “I 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
Book 800, Page 30: Ted A. Goodno and Julia Louise Goodno convey unto Nelson Frantz: a tract of land situated in the SE/4 of S5-T23N-R12W. Warranty Deed. Book 800, Page 31: Goodno Farms Inc. conveys unto Nelson Frantz: location same as Book 800, Page...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office log
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 7:58 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Seventh Street and Massachusetts. 8:28 a.m. Civil papers were served. 8:44 a.m. Medical transported for a male who had fallen and broken his ankle. Medic with patient en route to Bass...
Cherokee Chiefs open football season on new home field
The Cherokee Chiefs played their first game on their new home field Friday, Sept 2. To start the game off they had parachuters bring in the game ball and the American flag during the national anthem....
EPA shuts down 17 wells in Osage Nation after Oklahoma quake
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal regulators have shut down 17 wastewater disposal wells in the Osage Nation of northeastern Oklahoma following a weekend earthquake that matched the state's strongest on record, state officials confirmed Tuesday. B... Full story
OSBI says human remains found near Interstate 40 identified
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 40-year-old Arizona man has been arrested in connection with human remains that were found alongside Interstate 40 in Oklahoma more than a year ago. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that Juan Gonzalez o...
Oklahoma agrees to extend timeframe for foster care reform
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Child welfare experts who are monitoring implementation of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services' plan to improve its foster care system have agreed to extend the timeline to fully implement proposed changes. DHS settled a c...
Suit alleges Pruitt ballot rewrite misleads Oklahoma voters
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for medical marijuana supporters allege in a lawsuit that Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt rewrote a proposed ballot question to mislead and confuse voters into thinking they were voting to fully legalize m...
Oklahoma revenue falls as unemployment tops national rate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Overall revenue collections to the Oklahoma treasury declined for the 18th consecutive month in August, Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reported on Tuesday, while state unemployment has exceeded the national rate for the first t...
AAA says Oklahoma gasoline prices take post-Labor Day plunge
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — AAA Oklahoma says gasoline prices are plunging following the Labor Day holiday and the end of the busy summer driving season. AAA spokesman Chuck Mai said Tuesday that the statewide average price for a gallon of self-serve r...
1 person injured in Enid shooting
ENID, Okla. (AP) — A juvenile has been injured in a shooting at a Garfield County apartment complex. The Enid News & Eagle (http://bit.ly/2bQ8SlT ) reports that Enid police and fire departments responded to multiple calls about a shooting at C...
