Soccer, city-wide garage sale, art show, vendors on Main Street and stores open in Kiowa Saturday
This Saturday, April 27, Kiowa, Kansas, will be a hub of activity. There's a soccer tournament to be played on South Barber High School practice fields because there's not ample parking at Ellis Field. Six towns, including Kiowa, are expected to...
Two charged with child abuse in paddling
Two people have been charged with felony child abuse following an investigation by the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on March 25 when Burlington Schools reported to DHS...
Senate Review
Last week started with “Purple Up! For Military Kids Day.” Representative Dobrinski and I authored Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 (SCR20), which designates April 15 as Purple Up! For Military...
University and community combine for impressive musical production
Wow, northwest Oklahoma has a lot of talented people! Friday night, I attended the musical “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. I’ve been...
Carl's Capitol Comments
The House last week failed Senate Joint Resolution 34, which sought to dismantle the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and would instead have asked voters to allow the governor to appoint judges...
Woods County Sheriff Briggs announces retirement
Rudy Briggs Jr. is the longest-serving sheriff in Woods County. Monday morning during the Woods County Commissioners meeting, Briggs announced his retirement, to take effect July 1, 2025. Having...
Piper on the job since April 1, sees need for affordable housing
“It feels good to be back home,” Ty Piper said of his return to the Kiowa, Kansas, area. After having a career as a government contractor, he is the new Kiowa city administrator. When asked about his job as a contractor, Piper described it...
Inmates face drug charges after search at JCCC
After a search in the minimum security pod at James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena, two inmates are facing felony charges in Alfalfa County. Court records show on Feb. 13 correctional...
Waynoka FFA officer highlight: Rholton Bouziden
Rholton Bouziden currently serves as the Waynoka FFA parliamentarian. He is a sophomore at Waynoka Public School, the son of Ronnie Bouziden and has two siblings, Rowdy Bouziden and my twin sister Rhiata Bouziden. This is Bouziden’s third year in...
Oklahoma Conservation Commission supports prescribed burn associations with new equipment
In a significant advancement for land management and conservation efforts across Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) is proud to announce the distribution of essential equipment to various local Prescribed Burn Associations (PBAs)...
- Aline-Cleo High School April Student of the Month
- Aline Star Cemetery Association annual meeting
- Oklahoma Conservation Commission supports prescribed burn associations with new equipment
- Waynoka FFA officer highlight: Rholton Bouziden
- Waynoka FFA Officer Highlight: Stetson Nix
- Protecting our courts
- University and community combine for impressive musical production
- 4-H, ag, military kids recognized in busy week at the Capitol
- Correction
Kansas school district to make changes after LGBTQ dispute
AMERICUS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district plans to offer anti-discrimination training to staff and teachers in response to complaints about how an eighth-grade student was treated after she said she was a lesbian. North Lyon County officials...
Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures
NEW YORK (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war protests creating friction at universities across the United States escalated Tuesday as some colleges encouraged students to attend classes remotely and dozens faced charges after setting up tents on campuses...
An adored ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after swallowing a staff member's keys
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member's keys. The zoo announced in a social media post on Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had reached beyond...
Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law...
Oklahoma police say 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and 3 brothers shot to death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers dead in their southwest Oklahoma City home, all fatally shot by his father, police said Tuesday. On Monday morning, "(the boy) woke up and discovered what had...
Wall Street is looking to Tesla's earnings for clues to Musk's plan to restore company's wild growth
Faced with falling global sales and a diving stock price, Tesla has slashed prices again on some of its electric vehicles and its "Full Self Driving" system in an apparent effort to boost the company's earnings growth. But Wall Street was...
Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. The...
Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is poised to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday as the Senate began debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by...
- US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
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Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 150, page 1: Elkins Dairy LLC conveys unto Robert Glenn Spencer and Rhonda Rene Spencer. All of the south half of the northeast quarter, the southeast quarter, the west half of the southwest quarter and the east half of...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 During this day were two traffic stops. 8:34 a.m. – Report of a possible fraud. 10:06 a.m. – Caller wanted to report someone had slashed her tire. Advised the incident happened two to three days prior. Stated she thought...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 898, page 711: Keller Family Revocable Trust conveys unto Martin Dyck and Helena Dyck. Lots 9 through 12 in Block 36 in the Original Town of Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy quit claim deed. Book 898, page...