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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Tuesday, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the path of heavy snow and freezing rain. The approaching blast of frigid weather, which was expected to begin arriving Tuesday night, put a long stretch of states from New Mexico to Vermont under winter storm warnings and watches. More than a foot of snow was possible in Michigan, on the heels of a v...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — A man faces murder charges after authorities found the bodies of his girlfriend and two other people buried in northeastern Oklahoma. Robert Edwin Lewis, 61, of Stilwell faces three first-degree murder charges for the deaths of his girlfriend, Deanna Tippey of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and Quinley Lamb and Brian Shackleford from Sharp County, Arkansas. Court documents do not list an attorney who could speak on Lewis' behalf. Authorities found the bodies on Friday and Saturday after Lamb's brother and Lewis' e...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Tax collections in Kansas exceeded the state's expectations in January for the 18th month in a row and created a 14.5% surplus for the month. The state Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that Kansas collected $944.5 million in taxes last month when the official forecast had predicted $824.9 million. The difference was $119.6 million. Since the current 2022 budget year began July 1, the state's tax collections have been 4% above expectations, with a surplus of $203 million. The state has collected more than $5.2 b...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A winter storm set to move across the country this week could drop more than a foot of snow in parts of Missouri and Kansas and, more ominously, coat trees and power lines with freezing rain. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of Missouri and southern and eastern parts of Kansas starting Tuesday night and running through Thursday. Up to 14 inches (35.56 centimeters) of snow could fall in the Kansas City area and up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) around St. Louis, according to the w...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A north-central Kansas lawmaker has been arrested in Topeka on suspicion of drunken driving. Topeka police said Tuesday that officers stopped Republican Rep. Suzi Carlson, of Clay Center, at about 9 p.m. Monday a few blocks south and west of the Statehouse. They said testing showed that Carlson was operating her vehicle under the influence of alcohol, though they were not specific about the type of testing. An online log shows that Carlson, 69, was booked into the Shawnee County jail at 11 p.m. on suspicion of DUI and m...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 73-year-old woman died after she was hit by a car over the weekend, Wichita police said Tuesday. Officers were called to private property in east Wichita on Saturday afternoon. They found Luella Beemer injured, police spokesman Trevor Macy said. Beemer died later at a hospital. Macy said investigators determined a 15-year-old girl was backing out of a parking stall and hit Beemer, who was getting into her own vehicle. Additional information was not released....
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man serving a 25-year prison sentence for rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family will be released from an Iowa prison on parole after serving nearly five years, but he could be forced to return to prison in another state if he doesn't pay required restitution. Eddie Tipton appears to owe about $1.6 million in restitution in four states and said in court documents filed in January 2020 that he couldn't pay. As of a 2019 court document, he had paid less than $2,000 toward the states' r...
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Tuesday debated a "stand your ground" bill that backers say will strengthen the state's self-defense laws but that a prosecutor has dubbed the "Make Murder Legal Act." Republican Sen. Eric Burlison's bill seeks to give shooters and other assailants the benefit of the doubt that they were acting in self-defense. If passed, it would mean that prosecutors could not bring charges against people who reasonably believed they were acting in self-defense. Police would need to find probable cause that shooters o...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The owners of a New Mexico home were doubly surprised over the weekend to find a burglar in their house with an AR-15, and then to have him apologize, give them money and leave embarrassed. The man had slept, bathed, dined and had some beer at the home on the outskirts of Santa Fe before the owners returned and discovered him, according to a Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office police report cited by the Albuquerque Journal. He had an AR-15 scoped rifle but didn't threaten them, or take any of their jewelry or other b...
MIAMI (AP) — A man and his 11-year-old grandson found a little more than they were looking for during a weekend fishing trip. The pair pulled two .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles out of a canal near Miami. Duane Smith told the Miami Herald he saw a YouTube video on magnet fishing and decided to give it a try on Sunday. They dropped a 5-pound (2-kilograms) magnet in the C-102 canal in southern Miami-Dade County. "We ended up with two pounds of scrap metal and 40 pounds of gun," Smith told the newspaper. The guns were not loaded and they d...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March. In an extraordinary move, the Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply earlier than the companies had planned — and before it's settled if the youngsters will need two shots or three. The nation's 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination aga...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden stretched out for Republican support for his Supreme Court nominee Tuesday, inviting the GOP's top Judiciary Committee senator to the White House along with the panel's Democratic chairman and phoning Republican leader Mitch McConnell for a one-on-one discussion. Biden and fellow Democrats are working for significant Republican backing for the still-to-be-named nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer — a steep challenge in a Senate that has been sharply and bitterly divided over the past thr...
Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country's three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday. The filing in U.S. District Court in Cleveland lays out the broad terms of the settlements with Johnson & Johnson and distribution companies AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. Some details are still being hashed out. All federally recognized tribes in the U.S. will be able to participate in the...
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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Misdemeanor Filings Jonathan Michael Talbot, Napoleonville,...
Real Estate Transfers Book 878 page 45: Marilyn R. Friend and 3JW, LLC, unto Brock Dee Buller and Kara Brooke Buller. The south half of section 15, township 27N, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 878 page 72: John D. Dawson conveys unto John D. Dawson and Bridgette M. Dawson. Lots 16, 17 and 18 in block 6 in the Original Town of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Mortgages Book 878 page 47: Brock Dee Buller and Kara Brooke Buller, to Farm Service Agency. The south half of section 15,...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 During this day there were two traffic stops. 10:22 a.m. – Report of a fire alarm going off at 3rd and Magnolia. All was okay. 4:29 p.m. – Report of a gas leak in the hall at the Catholic Church. ONG was called. 6:51 p.m. – Medic needed for a female who fell in the kitchen and hit her head. No transport needed. Wednesday, January 26, 2022 During this day there were two traffic stops. 3:47 a.m. – Medic needed for a male having back and abdominal pain. Medic took the patient to St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. 5:23 a.m....
Commissioners in Alfalfa County heard a presentation Monday morning from Tom Smith, owner of Germinator. Smith gave Mike Roach, Jay Hague and Marvin Woodall information about his advanced protection air and surface purifiers. Smith brought four different products and explained their benefits and how much square footage each machine would cover. The biggest machine he had was said to remove 99.96 percent of airborne SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, within three minutes. A few other counties in the state have signed on to buy...
Amy Wallace, seventh grader, has been chosen January Student of the Month at Aline-Cleo. Amy feels her school is unique because no matter how much they lose, they are proud of themselves for doing their best. Her school philosophy is to work hard at being positive towards everyone. She is inspired by her friend, Taygan. Amy's favorite activities are reading and having fun with friends. Her favorite quote is, "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon." ~ Paul...
This Friday, Feb. 4, South Barber High School in Kiowa, Kansas, celebrates their 2022 Basketball Homecoming. The Chieftains and Lady Chieftains host the Stafford Trojans for the homecoming games. Junior varsity games begin at 4 p.m. The Lady Chieftains game won't start until 6:30 p.m. unless the weather gets bad, Principal Brent Shaffer said. The homecoming coronation is at halftime of the Chieftains game. Three senior women were chosen as queen candidates. They are: Breckynn Behee, Grace...
After a snowfall the previous night, Jan. 26, an 80-foot white cross was erected on an empty lot owned by Roger and Chantae Simpson. It's located on the south end of Kiowa, Kansas, just north of the water tower and Kiowa District Hospital. Many carloads of people were parked in the area to watch the magnificent cross erected from the ground by a huge crane. Sitting quietly with your car window open, you could hear the sounds of the equipment, but also – if you have faith – bands of angels singin...
"It's your duty really. If you have good blood give it. Every little bit helps save a life," Kiowa woman Lenora Dodds said. A longtime volunteer and blood donor, Dodds was just shy of being a 10-gallon donor until illness halted her efforts. Kiowa Blood Drive organizer Judy Schrock complimented Dodds on her volunteerism and generosity. For that reason, Schrock said Kiowa's upcoming blood drive is in honor of Dodds. This Friday, Feb. 4, you have the opportunity to take Dodd's advice and donate...
After an unseasonably warm winter, you may be waking up this morning (Wednesday) to snow and ice. Weather forecasters are predicting six inches more or less of the white stuff. With past experience, I usually expect less. Hopefully in the Newsgram area, there will be very little ice compared to snow. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine has a warning for those of you shoveling your way out of this weekend’s snow. • In a 17-year study period, an average of 11,500 individuals a year are inj...
After an unseasonably warm winter, you may be waking up this morning (Wednesday) to snow and ice. Weather forecasters are predicting six inches more or less of the white stuff. With past experience, I usually expect less. Hopefully in the Newsgram area, there will be very little ice compared to snow. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine has a warning for those of you shoveling your way out of this weekend’s snow. • In a 17-year study period, an average of 11,500 individuals a year are inj...
'Twas the night before session, when all through the House, many creatures were stirring ... Just kidding. I'm not going to try to turn this entire poem into my column, but I can't help but feel a bit like a kid with the anticipation of Christmas morning looming as I face the upcoming legislative session. What gifts will we have for Oklahomans? What surprises lie in store? If it's like every other session I've served, there will be plenty of both. This year, 1,482 House bills, 18 House joint res...
“It's your duty really. If you have good blood give it. Every little bit helps save a life,” Kiowa woman Lenora Dodds said. A longtime volunteer and blood donor, Dodds was just shy of being a 10-gallon donor until illness halted her efforts. Kiowa Blood Drive organizer Judy Schrock complimented Dodds on her volunteerism and generosity. For that reason, Schrock said Kiowa's upcoming blood drive is in honor of Dodds. This Friday, Feb. 4, you have the opportunity to take Dodd's advice and donate so you can help save a life. Kiowa's Community Blo...
