Articles from the February 22, 2017 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 Sheriff's Office log
Monday, February 13, 2017 12:27 p.m. Controlled burn east of DeVine Water. 12:27 p.m. Controlled burn west of Sonic. 2:33 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Adams and Grand. 2:38 p.m. Controlled burn in Aline. 4:18 p.m. Controlled burn County Road 51...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
February 13, 2017 At 1:03, David Blackwell, Medicine Lodge, driving a Toyota Solaris, hit a gate on Curry Lane west of the fire station. Unknown damage, no injuries, investigated on River Road. Sheriff Small investigated disorderly conduct on River...
Principal Feely reemployed for 2017-18 school year at Burlington
There's lots of excitement at Burlington Public School. Last week the board reemployed Shane Feely as principal for the 2017-18 school year. Both the Elks and Lady Elks basketball teams won their Class B regional championships. Each team plays in...
Two die in Major County collision
Two men died when a pickup and a semi collided Sunday, Feb. 19, in Major County. The wreck occurred at 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of State Highway 8 and the Isabella Blacktop, seven miles west and one mile south of Ames. Jared Blake Sisco, 32, of...
South Central Judging Contest brings nearly 400 FFA entries to Kiowa
The South Barber FFA hosted the South Central District Meat, Ag Business and Food Science CDE contest in Kiowa, Kansas, last week. SB FFA Chapter Adviser Kyle Jacobs said 20 schools participated,...
`MS is BS' – Grant team's theme for northwest Oklahoma MS Walk
As someone who has battled multiple sclerosis for 29 years, this reporter loves the theme of Brandon Grant's team for the northwest Oklahoma MS Walk – "MS is BS." Grant grew up in Hardtner, Kansas, as...
Kiowa City Council approves purchase of second generator
Kiowa's City Council has talked at length about purchasing a second generator to better serve the city. At a special near one-hour meeting Friday morning, the council approved a new generator. Mayor Brandon Farney called the meeting to order with...
Waynoka Board of Education renews Meriwether's employment
The Waynoka Board of Education met Monday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. for a special meeting to review the evaluation of Michael Meriwether, principal, and vote on his reemployment, among other agenda items. After an executive session to discuss the topic,...
JACK J. HORT
Funeral services for Jack Hort will be Thursday, February 23, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel with Pastor Aaron Wagner officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Lutheran Cemetery under the...
JORETTA FAYE (SHELITE) BUCKLES
Graveside services for Joretta Buckles will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Short Springs Cemetery with Rev. Max Ridgway officiating. Interment will be in Short Springs Cemetery under...
ONA LEE TREADWAY
Funeral services for Ona Lee Treadway will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Smith, pastor of Alva Wesleyan Church, officiating. Interment...
Lynn Says
A long-time Alva friend, Sondra Schubert, called me last week suggesting I alert Newsgram readers about a scam attempt she experienced. She received a call from a person claiming to be her...
OBU Scores 5-4 Win Over No. 17 Cameron
SHAWNEE – The Lady Bison tennis team of Oklahoma Baptist scored a 5-4 win over No. 17 Cameron in their home opener Tuesday at the OBU Tennis Courts. Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg had no trouble with No. 21 Paula Gutierrez, scoring a 6-0, 6-3 win. O...
Cameron Trims Bison, 5-4
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist dropped a hard-fought match to 16th-ranked Cameron, 5-4, Tuesday. The Bison came up just short on a pair of three-set singles matches and a 9-7 doubles match. "We're right there," said OBU Coach Peter McCorkle about his t...
Lady Bison Wrap Up First Tournament of Spring
AUSTIN, Texas – (Final Results) Oklahoma Baptist women's golf wrapped up their first tournament of the spring Tuesday afternoon, finishing 13th at the St. Edward's Invitational. The Lady Bison shot 330 in the second and final round to finish at 652 (...
Sweeping Down Route 66: SNU completes sweep of Southwestern Oklahoma State
WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Southern Nazarene locked up a top-half seed in the Great American Conference Championships Monday night with an 82-55 win at Southwestern Oklahoma State. The win guarantees, at worst, the No. 4 seed for the Crimson Storm (16-10,...
Storm Fall in Weatherford: SNU fails to earn season sweep over SWOSU as it falls 93-75
WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Southwestern Oklahoma State used the help of 16 3-pointers to hold off Southern Nazarene for a 93-75 win Monday night. Sidney Carolina led the Crimson Storm in scoring with a career-high 24 points on 7-for-15 shooting. C...
Men's Golf Finishes Seventh at Rattler Invitational
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The SWOSU Men's golf team finished seventh at the Rattler Invitation hosted by St. Mary's University. After ending their opening round in third place on Monday with a 294 (+6) team scorecard, the Bulldogs struggled in the f...
Second-Half Surge Powers Lady Bulldogs over Crimson Storm
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Women's Basketball defeated Southern Nazarene 93-75 on Monday night to improve to 17-9 on the season and 13-7 in Great American Conference play. The Lady Bulldogs shot the long ball well all night and ended tied for the m...
Eagles wrap up play in St. Mary's tournament
SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 21, 2017) – Oklahoma Christian's men's golf team wrapped up play Tuesday in the Rattler Invitational, finishing 14th among 16 teams in the tournament hosted by St. Mary's (Texas). OC's team score of 311 in the final round was a s...
Pallach leads Eagles on opening day of spring season
SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 20, 2017) – Sophomore Juan Pallach led Oklahoma Christian on Monday on the opening day of the Eagles' spring golf season in south Texas. Pallach fired a 4-over-par 76 in the Rattler Invitational at The Dominion Country Club and w...
Eastin Matches School Record, Hillcat Women's Golf Finishes Ninth
AUSTIN, Texas – Rogers State's Mica Eastin tied her own school record with a 69 Tuesday at Onion Creek Course as the Hillcat women finished ninth at the 2017 St. Edward's Invitational. Eastin matched her own school record for the third time with a o...