Articles from the January 12, 2022 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...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 876 page 938: Carole C. Grover and Edward S. Grover, unto Bradley L. Agains. The southwest quarter of section 34, township 28 north, range 10, WIM, Alfalfa County Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 876 page 996: Michael A....
Alfalfa County Sheriff's logs
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 During this day there were three traffic stops. 7:24 a.m. – Medic needed for a female that had fell and is injured. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 10:11 a.m. – Report of a cattle theft. 11:17 a.m. – Report o...
By Alfalfa County commissioners sign routine paperwork
The commissioners of Alfalfa County handled their usual items of business during their meeting Monday. Mike Roach, Jay Hague, and Marvin Woodall started by signing the usual paperwork (previous meeting minutes, blanket purchase orders, and monthly of...
Share Trust gives donations to Alva School District
The Alva Board of Education accepted two $10,000 donations from the Share Trust during their meeting Monday. One of the donations is designated for the outdoor education program being started by...
Lock your vehicle
When asked about the rumor mill of thefts in Kiowa, Police Chief Travis Peterson confirmed. Peterson said there was an attempt to break-in to the Shining Star Car Wash in Kiowa. Owner Shelby Nielson (and husband Brian) said there were damages. She...
Crabtree inmate charged with child porn distribution
An inmate at James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC) in Helena is now facing three additional felony counts. Court records show the inmate, Corey Dave Fore, is alleged to have used a computer to...
Freedom school board approves school calendar
At its early Monday morning regular school board meeting, the board gathered primarily to discuss Superintendent Freida Burgess' evaluation. The only other item on the agenda, other than the consent agenda, was whether to approve the 2022/23 school...
KDH sees increased Covid and exhaustion, has full meeting agenda
With the busy holiday schedule, the Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors did not hold their regular December board meeting until Jan. 5. President Pat Myers called the meeting to order in the smaller Stevens conference room. The larger...
Local FFA member receives grant from Rabo AgriFinance.
A $1,000 Beef Entrepreneurship SAE grant has been awarded to Sterling Stewart of Burlington, Oklahoma, by Rabo AgriFinance. Stewart is a member of the Burlington FFA Chapter. Their application was selected from among 1,086 applications nationwide....
Commissioners review Woods County voter registration report
At the end of 2021, Woods County had 4,203 active voters registered with the election board, according to a report provided to the Woods County Commissioners. The Woods County Election Board shows...
Woods County Health Department offering vaccinations, boosters
The Woods County Health Department in Alva is holding Covid-19 vaccination clinics this week. Today (Wednesday) the hours are 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Friday hours are 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome or you can make an appointment by calling...
It's cold and flu season
As I write this, I hear coughing and sneezing from further back in the newspaper building. For the last two or three weeks a cold, bronchitis, sinus infection mixture has been making the rounds of...
Carl's Capitol Comments
The state Board of Equalization met in late December, delivering an initial estimate of the amount of revenue the Legislature will have to appropriate for Fiscal Year 2023, which starts in July. The...
CHARLES ROBERT TUCKER, DDS
Charles Robert Tucker, DDS, son of the late John Ivle and Nadola Annette Schwint Tucker, was born June 29, 1941, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and passed away, January 4, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,...
DAVID LEE CATLIN
David Lee Catlin – a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend – passed away on January 6, 2022, at his home in Hazelton, Kansas, at the age of 79. Born on August 24, 1942, in Hardtner, Kansas,...
JOYCE IRENE McNABB HOPKINS
Joyce Irene McNabb Hopkins passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022. She was the daughter of Herschel Sprague and Pauline Inez McNabb, born in Helena, Oklahoma, on February 25, 1933. She moved with her...
JEANNE LOUISE WOLF WELCH
The world lost a beloved Mother, Jeanne Louise Wolf Welch, on January 8, 2022. Jeanne passed away at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family. Jeanne was...
NANCY LEE WOODARD
Graveside services for Nancy Lee Woodard will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery with Rev. Paul Kirk officiating. Interment is under the direction of Marshall...
ROBERT 'BOB' WILSON
"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena." – Carl Sagan Beloved educator, scientist, bus driver, father, and friend Robert ("Bob") Wilson, 73, passed away on December 7, 2021, in M...
ROY THEODORE HESS
Roy Theodore Hess was born, November 12, 1933, in Anthony, Kansas, the oldest son of Ervin R. and Leona Mae (Walborn) Hess. He grew up on a farm south of Waldron, Kansas, on the Oklahoma side. His...
WANDA LEE BABCOCK
Wanda Lee Babcock, 88, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed from this life to her eternal home in the arms of her savior on Saturday, January 8, 2022 in Stillwater. Funeral services have been entrusted to Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Wanda...
Oklahoma school districts going virtual amid omicron surge
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — School districts across Oklahoma are shutting down or switching to virtual learning as a result of a surging number of coronavirus cases. Oklahoma City and Putnam City public schools both announced Wednesday plans to shift to v...
Partisan divide on COVID policy widens in state legislatures
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In Democratic-led Washington state, just four lawmakers were present in the 98-member House this week as they convened a mostly remote session with an abundance of caution. Anyone working there is required to be tested f...
