Articles from the January 1, 2020 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...
BRANDON BROWN
Brandon Carrie Brown passed away on December 26, 2019, at the age of 42, at his home in Freedom, Oklahoma. He was born November 28, 1977, in Lakin, Kansas, the son of Deborah (Martin) and Johnny Brown...
Marriage license filings
Colby Lynn Tackett, Alva, and Chelsey Marie Ketterman, Cherokee: marriage license with certificate. ($5) Bobby Ray Gould and Tiffany Diann Ward, both of Cherokee: marriage license with certificate. ($5)...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 852 page 693: Andrea L. (Herren) Horn, Successor Trustee of the Ramona O. Herren family Trust, unto Taylor D. Waugh and Katelyn M. Waugh, husband and wife. The northwest quarter of section 16, township 25 north, range 10,...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 1:02 a.m. – Caller advised a Gray Honda Civic with Colorado tags was driving the wrong with on Highway 412 and turned north onto Highway 58 into Alfalfa County. OHP advised no troopers in the area. Caller advised the s...
Barber County court filings
Civil Filings Wells Fargo bank vs. Cody L. Mitchell: mortgage foreclosure. Limited Civil Filings LVNV Funding LLC vs. Debra Powell: debt collection. Portfolio recovery Associates LLC vs. Teresa Rogge: debt collection. Microwave Vision Group vs....
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 145 page 19: Dean L. Lyman and Jean E. Lyman, husband and wife, unto Casey Mahon. The east 70 feet of lots 5, 6, and 7 in block 11 in Highland Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge. Quit claim deed. Book 145 page 20:...
Barber County Sheriff's Department logs
December 23, 2019 Barber County Sheriff's Office (BASO) responded to a bank alarm in Sharon. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to a bank alarm on E. Kansas. Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) responded to a motorist assist on Main...
Alfalfa County rolls out 2020 drug policy
Last week, Alfalfa County commissioners gathered the day after Christmas to hold their weekly meeting, joined by county clerk (Laneta Unruh) and administrative assistant Nancy Lambert. With an empty gallery, Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall...
BOBBY "BOB" ALAN McCRAY
Funeral services for Bob McCray were held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Marshall Funeral Home Chapel, Alva. Interment followed in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral...
GEORGE HERMAN RHOADES
George Herman Rhoades, 86, entered into this world to Bertha and Charles Rhoades on February 3, 1933, in Wilsey, Kansas, and departed from his loved ones on December 29, 2019, and is resting in...
GUY PAPON
Guy Papon, 95, resident of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away December 26, 2019, at the Kiowa District Hospital, in Kiowa, Kansas. He was born August 23, 1924, at Coyville, Kansas, to Peter and Edith Papon...
MARVIN THOMAS GUTHRIE
Memorial services for Marvin Guthrie will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Waynoka with Rev. Ken Hansen officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of...
Touching tomorrow with stories and photos
Recently I came across an autobiography written by my father-in-law. Luther was a prolific writer, mainly for religious publications. He was also a broadcast engineer, owned and operated a radio...
Rockenbach uncontested to serve another term on Burlington School Board
All members of the Burlington School Board were present as President Terry Graham called the December meeting to order including: Robert Hill, April Kisling, T.J. Rockenbach and Aaron Smith. Also present was Superintendent Dr. Stacey Croft and...
Goodno named CEO of Kiowa District Hospital
Janell Goodno is now chief executive officer (CEO) of Kiowa District Hospital in Kiowa, Kan. The KDH Board of Directors made the announcement that Goodno accepted that position in December after servi... Full story
Digital Radiology Equipment upgraded at KDH
Kiowa District Hospital's December board meeting was called to order by President Pat Myers with all members present including: Miranda Walz (via cell phone), Chantae Simpson, Jeff Miller and Jim Parker. Others present included: outgoing CEO Robert...
Woods County Fair Board election is Jan. 21
The Woods County Fair Board Election is scheduled for Jan. 21. The Woods County commissioners passed the election resolution during their Dec. 30 meeting. The filing period will be Jan. 13-17 at the Woods County Clerk’s office. The nine-member f...
Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) — Alarms went off in Jack Wilson's head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat and a long coat walked into a Texas church for Sunday services. By the time the man approached a communion server and pulled o...
Sooners roll past UTRGV 91-72 on Manek's career night
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Wanting a sharp performance after four so-so outings, Brady Manek and Oklahoma produced one Monday night against Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Manek, a junior forward, scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds and O...
10th Circuit orders hearing for man in Oklahoma killings
DENVER (AP) — A man sentenced to death for killing a Texas couple camping in Oklahoma nearly 20 years ago won a chance on Monday to prove he should be spared the death penalty over questions about why his lawyer didn't tell jurors of the client's b...
GOP lawmakers in 2 states seek anti-red flag laws on guns
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans in two Midwestern states where GOP-controlled legislatures have gun-rights majorities are proposing measures aimed at preventing the U.S. government or other states from taking guns away from residents whom the c...
Oklahoma City police say woman injured by officers' gunfire
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A woman who was injured when two Oklahoma City police officers opened fire last week on a gun-wielding man was wounded as a result of the officers' gunfire, police said Monday. Police initially said that 55-year-old Rolana K...
Oklahoma authorities investigate county jail inmate's death
DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says it is investigating the death of a Stephens County jail inmate. The OSBI said Raymond Smith, 31, died Saturday at a hospital in Duncan where he was taken after his cellmates r...