Articles from the November 30, 2022 edition
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Kansas coach Leipold signs lucrative contract extension
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lance Leipold has signed his lucrative contract extension at Kansas, which includes a massive pay raise for the Jayhawks' football coach along with his assistants and staff, and could keep him tied to the school through the 2...
Missouri attorney nominated to be U.S. Attorney in Kansas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that will nominate a former Jackson County, Missouri, prosecuting attorney to be the next U.S. Attorney for Kansas. Kate Brubacher, a native of North Newton, Kansas, worked in the Jackson C...
Ex-majority leader jailed for DUI is leaving Kansas Senate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas lawmaker who was forced out of one of the state Senate's most powerful jobs following an arrest for drunken driving and speeding the wrong way on two interstate highways is planning to leave the Legislature in early J...
US bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. "White-nose s...
Survivor of Virginia Walmart mass shooting files $50M suit
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Walmart employee who survived the mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company. Employee Donya Prioleau claims in her lawsuit that Walmart continued to employ the shooter "who had k...
NATO renews membership vow to Ukraine, pledges arms and aid
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO doubled down Tuesday on its commitment to one day include Ukraine, a pledge that some officials and analysts believe helped prompt Russia's invasion this year. The world's largest security alliance also pledged to s...
High court to hear arguments over Biden's deportation policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute over a blocked Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Republican-led states sued and won a...
Houston lifts boil-water order affecting more than 2 million
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people in the nation's fourth-largest city to boil their tap water before drinking or using it. The boil order had been in effect since Sunday, when a p...
Qatar says worker deaths for World Cup 'between 400 and 500'
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Qatari official involved in the country's World Cup organization has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time, a drastically higher number than any other previously o...
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 logs
Monday, November 21, 2022 During this day were two traffic stops. 12:47 p.m. – Caller advised someone ripped the gate to his fence out. Report taken. 1:10 p.m. – Report of a fuel theft. 3:59 p.m. – Officer needed in the 1000 block of Oklahoma for a...
Two men die in plane crash at Gage
Two men died in the crash of a small plane at the Gage airport Monday morning. The occupants of the aircraft were James Wade Bruce, 54, of Shattuck, and David Rondel Dodd Jr., 30, of Austin, Texas....
Officer highlight
My name is Marlie Pitts, and I am currently serving as your 2022-2023 Waynoka FFA Chapter Treasurer. I am a sophomore in high school. I am the daughter of Ronnie and Alicia Pitts and I have two...
Dacoma, Waynoka fire departments receive REAP grants
Woods County commissioners learned two Woods County fire departments were approved for REAP grants. The Dacoma Fire Department was granted $55,302.63, and the Waynoka Fire Department will receive...
Board of education candidate filing begins Dec. 5
Candidates for the Board of Education in six Woods County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Holly Blevins, secretary of the Woods County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be...
JOE ALLEN COX
Joe Allen Cox was born, September 21, 1932, to Cecil and Blanche Cox in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the Kiowa District Healthcare. He celebrated his 90th birthday...
JUAN ANGEL MONTALVO
Juan Angel Montalvo was born on January 8, 1947, in Allende, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and passed from this life on November 16, 2022, at Fairview Fellowship Home. A graveside memorial service for Juan will be at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery on Saturday,...
LAVEEDA (DUGAN) MYERS
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Garrison Cemetery with Pastor Chris Ruwaldt officiating. Burial is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. LaVeeda...
PRISCILLA ANNA MARIA ELISABETH GYONGYOSHALMAJI-SZOHER DEMAREE SHELBY
Memorial services for Priscilla E. Gyongyoshalmaji-Szohner Demaree Shelby will be 2 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal...
SANDRA GAY FOOTE
Sandra Gay Foote passed away at her home in Clovis, New Mexico, on November 25, 2022, at the age of 83. Sandy (as she was known to her friends and family) was born in Alva, Oklahoma, on August 26,...
