Articles from the February 19, 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...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 853 page 848: East 15th, unto David Allen Penland and Jennifer Kay Penland. Lot one and the north 35 feet of lot 2; and the west 15 feet and two inches of the alley along the east side of lot 1 and along the east side of...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 During this day there were three traffic stops. 2:22 p.m. – Medic needed for a man who couldn’t walk and was confused. Medic took the patient to St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 During this day t...
Deadline to request absentee ballots nears
Less than a week remains for registered voters in Alfalfa County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the March 3 Presidential Preferential Primary Election, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today....
Annual Woods County Republican Party convention
The Woods County Republican Party will hold its annual convention on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 10 a.m. in the all-purpose room at Northwest Technology Center, 1801 S. 11th Street, Alva. Several elected officials will provide the group with updates...
By Alfalfa County to get new hydraulic excavator
The commissioners in Alfalfa County didn't have a long agenda to tackle this week. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall kicked off their meeting signing a contract on a 2020 Caterpillar 323 TC Hydraulic Excavator from Sourcewell (a public...
Aline-Cleo students who received Character Awards
Aline-Cleo Elementary students are learning about and working on character components. The month of December and January was "Humility" and the following students received awards. pre-K – Waylon V...
Payton Rauch named Aline-Cleo January Student of the Month
Freshman Peyton Rauch has been chosen as the Aline-Cleo January Student of the Month. Her school philosophy is, "Don't cause problems, and you won't have problems." She finds Aline-Cleo unique...
Principal Bart re-employed at Burlington School
As Burlington School Board President Terry Graham called the February meeting to order Monday morning, all members were present including: T.J. Rockenbach, April Kisling, Aaron Smith and Robert Hill. Also attending were: Superintendent Dr. Stacey...
Cherokee city manager proposes putting officer in school
At the Cherokee School Board's Feb. 11 meeting, the first action was to swear in board member Kurtis Goodwin. The board then voted to keep the board's organization the same. City Manager Jones Proposes Placing Officer in School Cherokee City Manager...
Briggs Jewell is regional champion in Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest
He swooshed in 22 of 25 free throws this weekend to become the Regional Champion of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest in Garden Plain, Kansas. He is Briggs Jewell, a 14-year-old eighth...
Kiowa Council hears update on waterline project
Kiowa's City Council sat in their new chambers that are nearing completion for their regular monthly meeting Feb. 10. This is in the building directly to the east of the city office that was the...
Lamont man injured in collision
A Lamont man was injured in a Grant County collision on Friday, Feb. 14. The wreck occurred at 11:20 a.m. on SH74 and Craig Road approximately two miles north of Salt Fork. Kenneth Charles Vallot, 47, of Lafayette, California, was driving a 2006...
Local student graduate of Fort Hays State University
Molly L. Miller, Medicine Lodge, Kansas (Barber County) is a graduate of Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Natural Resources). She was among 921 students who completed associate, bachelor's or graduate degrees at Fort...
South Barber Homecoming Coronation happens Thursday night
Finally the three senior girls nominated for the 2020 South Barber Basketball Homecoming Queen will find out who wears the crown. Postponed from Jan. 17 due to weather, the coronation is this Thursday night, Feb. 20. The Chieftains and Lady...
Terrel inducted into auctioneers hall of fame
Shawn Terrel, president of United Country Auction Services and owner/broker of United Country Real Estate | Kansas City Auction and Realty, was recently inducted into the Oklahoma State Auctioneers...
Cherokee man charged with embezzling $25,000
A Cherokee man has been charged with felony embezzlement. According to court records, Jesse Tyson Crissup of Alva alleges that Jason Wayne Voth, 43, of Cherokee, fraudulently appropriated $25,000 from him. Crissup says between June 21, 2018, and...
Waynoka FFA Interviewed on NWTV7
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, three Waynoka FFA officers traveled to Northwestern Oklahoma State University to be interviewed by NWTV7. During the interview they talked about what FFA is, why it's important...
Wiggins auctioneers attend the Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association Convention
On Feb. 7-8, approximately 150 Oklahoma auctioneering families and companies gathered in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association (OSAA) Annual Winter Convention and Trade Show. The participants competed in bid calling, ring...
ALLISON ADAIR ZIMMERMAN
Memorial services for Allison Adair Cunningham Zimmerman will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Herod Hall Auditorium on the Campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University with Rev....
KATHRYN ANN PULLAN
It is with great sadness that the family of Kathryn Ann Pullan announces her passing after a battle with a long illness. Kathi entered Heaven's gates on February 9, 2020, at the age of 75 years. She...
LT. SHIRLEY JO LANNING
Lt. Shirley Jo Lanning was born November 15, 1961, in Alva, Oklahoma. She left this life far too soon on February 14, 2020. Shirley had a passion for law enforcement. She worked as a public servant...
STEPHEN LYNN FARNEY
Stephen Lynn Farney was born May 14, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, to Phyllis Erline Farney and passed from this life on February 11, 2020, at his home in Enid. He graduated from Burlington High School...
Carl's Capitol Comments
The Legislative session is back in full swing with many subcommittees and committees meeting to pass bills before they can be considered on the House floor. We passed several bills recently in the House Appropriations & Budget on Natural Resources...
