Articles from the October 4, 2023 edition
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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 transaction
Real Estate Transfers Book 893 page 45: Christopher E. Muhlbaier and Ashley M. Muhlbaier convey unto Caleb Walborn. Lots 7 through 12, Block 90, Park Addition to the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 893 page 63: Nickie...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Monday, September 25, 2023 During this day were 11 traffic stops. 10:43 a.m. – Medic needed at the courthouse for a male who had a tire blow up in his face. Medic took the patient to Share Medical Center in Alva. 1:45 p.m. – Medic needed at Jam...
CHASE ROBERT PUFFINBARGER
Chase Robert Puffinbarger, age 27, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Chase was born on June 23, 1996, in Alva, Oklahoma, the son of Chris Hobson and Lloyd (Chub) Puffinbarger. Chase...
COREY EUGENE WHITNEY
Graveside service for Corey Eugene Whitney will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2023, at Waynoka Municipal Cemetery in Waynoka, with Tylor McGolden officiating. Arrangements are under the direction...
PAUL KEITH SANFORD
Funeral services for Paul Keith Stanford will be 10 a.m., Friday, October 6, 2023, in the Chapel of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Enid, Oklahoma, with Rev Wade Burleson officiating. Burial will follow in...
ROY PERKS
Services for Roy Perks are pending with Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Online condolences may be made at www.marshalfuneralhomes.com....
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Stories from the Distinguished Goldbugs
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon held in the older gym at Alva High School. This was the gym where basketball was played before the new gym was built. Neither of the gyms had...
Steps towards reducing income tax
The governor has called the Legislature back into special session beginning Oct. 3. In his call, the governor specifically asked the Legislature to pass the following pieces of legislation: A trigger...
'30 Years Strong' at Timberlake Homecoming, Sept. 29-30
Andy Rooney said, “Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.” This past weekend, Timberlake Schools recognized the teachers who were workin...
Alfalfa County commissioners award bid for old hospital lots; proclaim 4-H Week for Oct. 2-6
At the commissioner's meeting in Alfalfa County this week, there was a full house as Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson proclaimed Oct. 2-6 as 4-H Week. After the proclamation, the students...
Freedom FFA chapter officers attend annual COLT Conference
Officers of the Freedom FFA chapter participated in the 2023 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Leadership Training Conference on Sept. 26, 2023, at the Enid Events Center in Enid. Kelly Barnes, from Edmond,...
4-H Week proclaimed in Woods County
The Woods County commissioners signed a proclamation declaring this as 4-H Week during their Monday morning meeting. Woods County Extension Educator Susan Holliday said there are approximately 120...
Two injured in Grant County rollover
A driver and passenger were injured in a one-vehicle rollover Friday in Grant County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol report says the crash occurred at 4:21 p.m. on Comanche Road just north of County Road 1100. The location is four miles east and five... Full story
Two injured when truck has blowout
Two passengers were injured when a truck had a blowout Friday in Grant County. The wreck occurred at 3:43 p.m. at OK-132 and McLain Road which is approximately three miles south of Manchester. William H. Morgan, 39, of Wakita, was driving a 1982...
Burlington's new gym and fitness center still ahead of schedule
Burlington's School Board had a full agenda at their September meeting. All members were present as President Robert Hill called the meeting to order including: Lindsey Callison, Terry Graham, April K...
Kiowa woman injured in wreck, other driver cited for revoked license, going left of center
A two-vehicle accident occurred when the driver's side front corner of both vehicles collided as a Wichita, Kansas, man went left of center that caused injury to him and the woman he hit. The... Full story
Alva School Board hears report on trapped moisture in school roofs
Unhappy with the appraisal of roof damage by their insurer, the Alva Public Schools contracted for moisture inspection by Alpine Roofing. A representative of the company spoke to the Alva Board of Education during their meeting on Monday. He describe...
KDH still has tax credits to sell
The Kiowa District Hospital (KDH) Board of Directors met for their regular meeting Sept. 26. In the absence of President Pat Myers, Vice-President Jeff Miller presided over the meeting with all other members present: Marcia Cantrell, Jim Parker and... Full story
Oklahoma's Republican governor wants to cut taxes. His GOP colleagues aren't sold on the idea.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt renewed his pitch on Thursday for lawmakers to reduce the state's individual income tax rate, but not all of his Republican colleagues in the Legislature are sold on the idea. On the first day of a speci...
Big 12 bids goodbye to the Red River Rivalry. Replacing the Texas-Oklahoma hype could be difficult
The Big 12 is losing its marquee matchup when the Red River Rivalry is played Saturday for the final time under the league's umbrella. No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma head to the Southeastern Conference in 2024, the same year the Big 12 expands to...
Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper seemed to have the support of most city leaders in the weeks since the search, despite public outcry and calls for his resignation. But that changed q...
Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a "point of no return." I...
