Articles from the April 4, 2018 edition
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Barber County Sheriff's Office log
March 26, 2018 Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital to St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita. Sergeant Suchy did a welfare check in Kiowa. Sergeant Suchy did a welfare check in Sharon. March 27, 2018 Sergeant...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 7:05 a.m. Residential alarm going off at the south door of the shop. Called the owner and verified he wasn't on the scene. Officer en route. Officer advised everything was okay. 12:16 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop south of...
By Alfalfa County commissioners going out on bid for Helena EMS building
The Alfalfa County Board of Commissioners met Monday morning in the regular meeting. All commissioners were present, as well as Nancy Lambert and Laneta Unruh. After the call to order, Lambert gave the invocation, then the flag was saluted. The...
Woods County commissioners buy two tractors
The regular first Monday meeting in April was short because many of the county offices were closed the Friday before and as a result some reports were not yet turned in. The monthly reports were approved for three offices and not turned in for four...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 823 page 727: Jeffrey Coy Troutt and Kay Diane Troutt, husband and wife, grantors, convey unto Linda Faye Swindlor, grantee: lots 13, 14 and 15, block 31, Original Town of Helena, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quitclaim deed. B...
Two arrested on drug charges during traffic stop
Officers with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office were conducting a drug interdiction on Highway 11 on March 23. They were about six miles east of the junction with Highway 8 in Alfalfa County when they saw a w...
Two from Cherokee, one from Alva arrested by drug task force
A drug interdiction was held several days on Highway 11 in Alfalfa County by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Drug Task Force. Among those arrested were a couple from Cherokee and a man from Alva. Court records show on March 24 about 4 p.m. Officer...
Aline man faces drug charges
An Aline man is facing two felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Alfalfa County. Colton Ray Cheshire, 19, of Aline is charged with maintaining a place for keeping and/or selling controlled substance and with distribution of controlled...
Canola variety plot tour at Leeper Farm
Producers interested in seeing the latest canola varieties and visiting with canola production experts will want to attend the 2018 Woods & Alfalfa County Canola Plot Tour hosted by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. The tour will take...
Burlington high school student charged with indecent exposure
A Burlington High School student is facing three felony charges in Alfalfa County. On March 26, Tyler Dakota Cass, 18, of Amorita was charged with indecent exposure, a felony punishable by imprisonment up to 10 years or a fine up to $20,000, or...
Turkey season April 6 through May 6
Turkey season will begin Friday, April 6, and run through Sunday, May 6. Remember that the regulations require that if you are lucky and harvest a bird it must be checked. To check your turkey go to ODWC.com and follow the instructions. If you are...
Aline Star Cemetery Association meeting
The Aline Star Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the Methodist Church fellowship hall in Aline. This meeting is for all parties who own burial space(s) or are interested in purchasing. Those who own...
Carl's Capitol Comments
Lawmakers in the House passed bills to increase teacher and state employee salaries, and more importantly, representatives voted to fund those pay raises. It was a bit of a whirlwind on Monday, March 26, but I’m proud of the House Democrats and R...
Waynoka School Board rehires teachers
The Waynoka Board of Education held their regular first of the month meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. in the main school building's boardroom. The meeting lasted only about ten minutes as they quickly...
Save Hardtner's swimming pool from a fatal belly-flop: closure
Many people in the Newsgram reading area have fond memories of summers spent with friends at Hardtner's Achenbach Swimming Pool. Maybe you remember diving off the high board, floating on a raft...
New Barber County Extension agent hired
Barber County Extension has announced that Justin Goodno has been hired as the agriculture and natural resources extension agent. He started on March 26, but spent the first week learning about K-Stat...
Aline-Cleo February Student of the Month
Zayne Bohnet, junior, was chosen as the February Student of the Month at Aline-Cleo High School. His school philosophy is, "Self belief and hard work will always earn you success," by Virat Kohli. He...
Term limits petition deemed 'invalid' at Kiowa City Council special meeting
Kiowa Mayor Ron Rohr opened a special meeting of the Kiowa City Council Monday morning with the Lord's Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. All members attended, including: R.L. Simpson, Bill Watson, Tom Wells, Brian Hill and Russell Molz. Also seated...
Kiowa's Pioneer Days weekend of April 20-22
At Kiowa’s Pioneer Days there’s always some orneriness and fun. This year will be no exception with many traditional events and some new twists planned for April 20-22. Friday night the Methodist Men are grilling free burgers in the park. On Sat...
Lynn Says
(from the web) 1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. 3. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. 4. A day without sunshine...
Record high jump nets Stanford weekly GAC honor
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 3, 2018) – A high jump that set an Oklahoma Christian record and matched the best this season in NCAA Division II earned McKenzie Stanfordrecognition Tuesday as the Great American Conference's women's field athlete of the w...
Huslig's hurdles excellence earns him weekly GAC award
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 3, 2018) – A week during which he automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in one hurdle event and provisionally qualified for another earned Oklahoma Christian's Landon Huslig recognition Tuesday a...
Men's Golf Turns in Best Performance of the Season for 2nd at DBU Patriot Classic
IRVING, Texas – The Rogers State men's golf team turned in its best performance of the 2017-18 season with a second-place finish out of 14 teams at the DBU Patriot Classic on Tuesday (April 3) at Hackberry CC. The Hillcats posted a three-round t...
Midlife 'wealth shock' may lead to death, study suggests
A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn't. The heightened danger of death after a...
