Articles from the January 18, 2017 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 Sheriff's Office log
Monday, January 9, 2017 10:54 a.m. Reporting party (RP) advised of two black cows out at County Road 610 and Comanche. Left message for possible owner. 2:24 p.m. RP advised of a dead cow 2 ½ miles south of Carmen on water town road. Unable to locate...
Barber County court filings
Limited Civil Filings Credit management Services Inc. vs. Taarnna Renner: debt collection. South Central Wireless, a KS corp., vs. Andrew Kuhr: debt collection. Midland Funding LLC vs. Richard L. Cross: debt collection. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC...
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 142 page 90: Lee A. Capansky and Carla M. Capansky, husband and wife, grantors, unto Lee A. Capansky and Carla M. Capansky, husband and wife, grantees. Commencing at a point 15 rods west of the southeast corner of the south...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
January 9, 2017 Medicine Lodge Rural Fire Department responded to a possible fire on U.S. Highway 281. January 10, 2017 Sheriff Small, Undersheriff Brewer and Deputy Suchy searched for suspects on BOLO from Pratt County. At 7:50 a.m. Correy Lynn...
By Alva home damaged in Sunday fire
The Alva Fire Department responded to an early morning fire Sunday, Jan. 15. The call came in at 7:14 a.m. and firefighters arrived at 1106 Mill St. at 7:19 a.m. Alva Fire Chief Kirk Trekell said the fire was contained to the area where it started...
First of three meetings featuring Anderson Creek Wildfire
Comanche Pool Prairie Resource Foundation will host the first of its three Coffee Shop meetings of 2017. The meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Wilmore Community Building 105 Taft Street in Willmore, Kansas. This meeting will feature...
2017 community health needs assessment
Over the next four months, Kiowa District Healthcare, Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and Barber County Health Department will be partnering with other community health providers to conduct the 2017 Barber County, Kansas, Community Health Needs...
New business `Eventures by Aimee' is ready to plan your next party
If you have an event to plan, there is a new company in the area that will do it for you, whether it's a themed party, help with planning a wedding, need to rent table, chairs, tents or party...
Freedom school board rehires Supt. Burgess
The Freedom school board held two meetings in one night on Monday, Jan. 16. The first, at 6 p.m., was to open bids for roof repairs on the school. No decision was made because there were several unanswered questions about the bids. The board is...
Storm brings more rain than ice
The massive ice storm predicted for northwest Oklahoma wasn't quite as dire as weathercasters warned. After testing or buying new generators, stocking up on essential food supplies and filling...
Kiowa Council talks generator, AEC lawsuit and end-of-year review
Mayor Brandon Farney called the January meeting of the Kiowa (Kansas) City Council to order with all members present: R.L. Simpson, Bill Watson, Russell Molz, Brian Hill and Tom Wells. Also seated at the council table were City Administrator Lou...
Alva man charged with 12 felony counts
An Alva man has been charged with 12 felony counts involving sexual activity with a 12-year-old girl in Alfalfa County. The charges were filed on Monday, Jan. 9. Lance Keith Shahan, 19, of Alva has been charged with four counts of lewd molestation,...
Steve Shiever hired as Lomega superintendent
Alva Longfellow Elementary Principal Steve Shiever has accepted a job as superintendent for the 2017-2018 school year at the Lomega schools. The district consists of a 45-student high school located...
Timberlake 2016-2017 first semester honor roll
Superintendent’s (4.0) 7th Grade—Jacob Diller, Greysan Koeger-Henson, Ethan Jenlink, Colten Lormand, Cade Severin, Rebecca Woodall 8th Grade—Summer Finney, Lindsay Olson, Hailey Phillips, Gaby Solis 9th Grade—Alec Judd 10th Grade—Dru Bryant, C...
Contraband intercepted at JCCC
A Tulsa man has been charged with two felonies and three misdemeanors following an alleged attempt to bring contraband into James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC) at Helena. According to court documents, on Jan. 10 at 2:26 a.m. Helena Police...
County survived weekend storm well
The Woods County commissioners had a short ten-minute meeting Tuesday morning approving previous minutes, warrants and claims, road crossing permits for D & B Solutions in District 3 and Chesapeake in District 1, and blanket purchase orders. They...
RALPH E. 'EDDIE' BRUNER
Memorial services are pending for Ralph E. “Eddie” Bruner, 81, of Carmen with Wentworth Mortuary LLC....
WILBUR CHARLES (CHUCK) HAAS
Wilbur was born to Katie E (McBeth) and Chris F. Haas on the family farm north of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on July 9, 1925, and passed away on Jan. 4, 2017, at Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 91 years,...
Lynn Says
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has inherited quite a problem with the sudden and overwhelming flood of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in the USA. The FAA is charged by law to regulate...
2017 Basketball: AMS Goldbugs want to close out their season with wins
The Alva Middle School Goldbugs are headed by coaches Pete Phillips (eighth grade) and Cody Hooper (seventh grade) for a fourth year as the 2016-2017 season winds downs. Eighth-Grade Boys After...
2017 Basketball: AMS Ladybugs fight to end their season strong
In her third year at the helm of the Alva Middle School Ladybugs' basketball program, Margo Hamilton is working to end the 2016-2017 season strong. Eighth-Grade Girls The eighth-grade Ladybugs have an...
2017 Basketball: Burlington Elks start the season strong with lots of depth in the lineup
After the retirement of head coach Ken Jones, the Burlington Elks welcome Shane Feely to the head coaching position in his 19th year of coaching, first with the Elks. Burlington is off to a great...
2017 Basketball: Lady Elks finding a rhythm to create more success
Despite losing two of their big scorers from last season, the Burlington Lady Elks are still continuing their winning ways as Kirsten Pruett enters her 14th year as head coach. In the 2015-2016...
