Articles from the January 9, 2019 edition
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AP Explains: Can Trump declare emergency to build his wall?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is weighing using a national emergency declaration to circumvent Congress and the budget stalemate and force construction of the president's long-promised southern border wall. "We're looking at a national e...
Turkey slams US request for assurances on Syrian Kurds
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the U.S. national security adviser of making "a very serious mistake" Tuesday by demanding that Ankara guarantee the safety of Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria before the U...
The reality on the border: How much will a wall really help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says there is a security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that can be addressed only by spending $5.7 billion on a wall. Democrats have flatly refused to agree to the funding. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi c...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
December 24, 2018 Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Attica Long Term Care to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. Hardtner Fire Department responded to a grass fire on SW Gyp Hill Road in Hardtner. December 25, 2018 Marlon Eugene...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 12:33 a.m. Caller asked if an officer can do anything about the fireworks. Advised them they had till 1 a.m. to shoot them off, and if they were still going on after then, to call back. 12:49 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop...
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 real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 839 page 882: Jamie Lynn Adkisson, a single person, conveys unto AJ Adkisson, a single person, lots 22 and 23 in the west half of lot 24 in block 26, in the Original Town of Helena, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; quit claim deed...
Two from Cherokee sought for forged checks
Two Cherokee residents are being sought on multiple arrest warrants. Police say they impersonated others in order to write forged checks and make purchases. The checks were written at Jiffy Trip in...
Incoming administration appointments made for current officeholders
New Alfalfa County commissioner of District 3 Marvin Woodall took his seat at the table Monday morning with Jay Hague and Stan Tucker. His first item to vote on was the appointment of Jay Hague for the 2019 chairman of the Alfalfa County Board of Com...
Woods County commissioners discuss election board business
The first item needing action was the election of 2019 Officers for the Board of County Commissioners. Randy McMurphy will continue as chairman and John Smiley as vice president. The minutes from the last meeting, Dec. 26, 2018, were approved. Road...
Waynoka school board accepts ag teacher's resignation, approves fundraisers
he Waynoka Board of Education, at its regular meeting Monday evening, Jan. 7, accepted the resignation of ag teacher Will Anderson, extended the contract of Superintendent Scott Cline, reviewed the... Full story
Burlington native Pat Stacey in 2018 Trapshooting Hall of Fame
(Editor's note: Pat Stacey is a native of Burlington and now a longtime resident of Frederick with his wife Kendra and family. This piece was written by Stacey Cronk and is on the Trapshooting Hall...
Alva's Landry Gaddy concludes term on Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board
Ranked No. 1 in her class at Alva High School with a 4.0 GPA and a list of achievements and community service that is pages long, it's not surprising that senior Landry Gaddy is one of the 43...
Meagan Henry selected as South Barber's 7-12 Teacher of the Year
"I was on the stage digging through a box of props for the play when they found me," Meagan Henry said of South Barber USD 255 Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller and Grades 7-12 Principal Brent Shaffer.... Full story
DONALD WAYNE BOWMAN
Donald Wayne Bowman was called home to Jesus on Friday, January 4, 2019. Don was born January 25, 1961, to Harold and Barbara Bowman at Rocky Mountain Hospital in Denver, Colorado. When Don was three,...
DOROTHY LORETTA McKINLEY
Funeral services for Dorothy Loretta McKinley will be Thursday, January 10, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church with Reverend John Clapp officiating. Burial will follow in Alva Municipal...
GLEN CARY CRUSINBERY
Memorial services for Glen Crusinbery will be at 2 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Waynoka with Rev. Don and Rev. Kathryn Boren officiating. Arrangements are under the...
JEAN COLE
Jean Cole, 90, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at her home. Jean was born on October 30, 1928, in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Grace (Hathaway) Lytle. The...
MARVIN NIXON
Marvin Nixon, 65-year-old Freedom resident, died in an automobile accident Friday, January 4, 2019, south of Freedom on State Highway 50. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. in Haskew...
SYLVIA LUMM
Sylvia Lumm, 96, of Charles City, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019, at the Shell Rock Care Center in Shell Rock. A funeral service for Sylvia Lumm will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January...
