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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 Traffic Filings Tammy Renee Williams, Carmen, has been cited...
James Ray Reneau III, Cherokee, and April May Green, Wellington, Kansas: marriage license ($50)....
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:48 p.m. – Caller advised her employee was bitten by a dog. 4:09 p.m. – Caller advised of a pit bull running loose. Caller caught the dog and took him to the vet. 9:05 p.m. – Report of a black Dodge pickup being driven recklessly. Officer unable to locate the vehicle. 9:51 p.m. – Caller advised he had a 7-foot boat stolen off the shore at the lake. Caller advised it happened between approximately 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:43 a.m. – Caller advised of a male having seizures. Caller then advised they were...
April 27, 2020 Barber County Sheriff’s Office (BASO) investigated an accident on US-281 and College Hill. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to a dog call on Main Street. Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) did a welfare check on North 9th. MLPD and BASO responded to a disturbance on Robie. MLPD responded to a citizen assist at White’s. BASO responded to a driving complaint in Sharon. MLPD responded to a citizen complaint on US-160. MLPD responded to a citizen complaint on West Washington. MLPD responded to a dog call on West Sec...
There wasn't much doing at the Alfalfa County commissioner meeting this week. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall spent the majority of their time giving signatures to the usual orders of business (maintenance and operation warrants for payment, blanket purchase orders, and monthly officer reports). There were no road-crossing permits for the week. Valerie Vetter, Alfalfa County's treasurer, was on hand to explain to commissioners about some legislation being tied up in the senate. That...
At the Freedom Public Schools regular meeting of the board of education, Superintendent Bryant Weber told the board he expects a $600,000 carryover into the next school year. He also talked about graduation plans. Vice President Phillip Kirkpatrick ran the meeting in the absence of Board President Shane Morris. Board Deputy Clerk Shan Wilson was also absent. Also present were board members Robert Babcock and Russell Reed, as well as Superintendent Bryant Weber, Principal Michelle Shelite and Minutes Clerk Patricia Dauphin. Superintendent...
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Hill will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 24. Rodger Hill and Jan Schwerdtfeger were married at the Capron United Methodist Church, Capron, Oklahoma, on May 24, 1970. Rodger served in the US Navy from 1971-1975, taking the couple to Millington, Tennessee, and Beaufort, South Carolina, before they returned to Capron. Rodger and Jan moved to Burlington in 1978 and have been active community members since. Rodger spent many years working at the Salt...
The regular monthly meeting of the Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors was held April 28 with members in their homes via Zoom online meeting software. All members were present as President Pat Myers called the meeting to order including: Jeff Miller, Jim Parker, Miranda Allen and Chantae Simpson. CEO/CFO Janell Goodno was also on the call along with other hospital personnel. Myers said that Allen and Simpson's board seats are up for reelection at the KDH Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. with the location to be determined. He...
As Waynoka Public Schools began wrapping up the school year, beloved coach Brett Pitts and wife Laura, who taught kindergarten, have resigned for family reasons. “We're losing a very good asset,” said Waynoka Junior High/High School Principal Dustin Smith. “It's very disappointing to lose Coach Brett Pitts. He's more than a coach; he's a fine human being and the kind of person you want leading your kids. So that's a pretty big blow.” Junior high and high school teachers have this week to get their grades turned in, Smith said. “Some students...
The Woods County commissioners approved a contract for E911 services with Harper County during their meeting Monday morning. The new contract may require some budget adjustments, but Commissioner Randy McMurphy said that will be handled on the next fiscal year budget. The Woods County Courthouse will continue to be closed to the public until the commissioners receive guidelines that indicate they need to open. All departments have been able to operate well through phone calls, email and online services. Lockboxes for paperwork and mail for...
Bobby Lee Huff, 90, passed away on May 2, 2020. Bobby was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma. He was a photographer and attended OMA....
Gary Leroy Winchell was born October 15, 1938 to Charles and Clovis Winchell in Wellington, Kansas, and passed from this life on May 7, 2020. He has one older brother, Paul Winchell. Gary had a happy childhood. His father was a section foreman for the Santa Fe Railroad, which gave them the opportunity to live in many different places including Lambert, Oklahoma; Oakwood, Oklahoma; Nobscot, Oklahoma; and then Coldwater, Kansas. Gary attended high school there and lacked half a credit from graduat...
Memorial graveside services for Joanne Alice Price will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, 2020, at the Forgan Cemetery in Forgan, Oklahoma. Cremation was under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Joanne Alice Sorter Mauk Price, 68, a resident of Alva, died May 2, 2020, at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid. She was born December 18, 1951, to Frank and Florence Sorter. Joanne was a long term resident of Forgan, Oklahoma, and in recent years had made her home in Alva with her...
After a series of unprecedented events over the last few months, the Senate and House have agreed to a Fiscal Year 2021 budget that protects core services to the fullest extent possible amid the current economic downturn. In February, the governor and the Board of Equalization projected that we would have about $85 million less to spend in 2021 than we did in 2020. Then, COVID-19 happened. Businesses and restaurants across the state closed and oil and gas prices dipped to historic lows. This...
Golf Channel was going to wait until a few hours after the Masters was over to show the latest project from its Golf Films unit called "Tiger Slam." But it wasn't going to wait until November. The timing turned out to be even better. The one-hour special, which chronicles Woods winning all four majors in a span of 294 days, will be shown two hours after Woods is seen in live competition for the first time in three months. "Tiger Slam" is scheduled to air on May 24 at 8 p.m. EDT, right after Woods and Peyton Manning face Phil Mickelson and Tom...
The people of America DO NOT NEED ANOTHER STIMULUS PACKAGE! Americans need to go back to work and get our economy thriving again as President Trump had it before the nasty COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China. By staying at or very close to home, Americans have done their part to help flatten the curve of the contagious virus. But we can't stay home forever. People are losing their businesses, their jobs, their livelihoods. Which is worse? Contracting and perhaps fighting a bad virus (like some do every year, a small percentage dies) or...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people stood in line Tuesday waiting to enter a casino in central Oklahoma that has been allowed to reopen with social distancing restrictions and sanitation safeguards in place to protect against a resurgence of the coronavirus. "It was time for everyone to get back to work, we were ready to get back to work," said Sam Caruso, general manager of the Thunderbird Casino in Norman. "It just seemed like the right time to do it. We decided to do what we call a soft opening without a lot of fanfare." The reopened cas...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old Wichita man is facing a possible charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman over the weekend. Isaac Pankratz was arrested Sunday during investigation into the death of Sarah Phillips, 36, at a Wichita home, police spokesman Charley Davidson said Tuesday. Investigators found Phillips dead of a gunshot wound at a home where she had been with Pankratz, Davidson said. Kansas Department of Corrections records show Pankratz was paroled earlier this year after serving time for aggravated a...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Judith Ridner, Mississippi State University (THE CONVERSATION) "Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds." That's what the CDC has advised all Americans to do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during this pandemic. It's common-sense advice. The surfactants found in soap lift germs from the skin, and water then washes them away. Soap is inexpensive and ubiquitous; it's a consumer product found in every...
LANSING, Kan. (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people at the largest prison in Kansas has claimed the life of an employee — the first staff member at the facility to be killed by the virus, the state Corrections Department said Tuesday. Three inmates from the Lansing Correctional Facility already had died of the virus before the employee succumbed Monday, department spokeswoman Rebecca Witte said. She provided no details, but relatives identified the man as 61-year-old George "Bernie" Robare, a former Marine and lon...
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will host the 2030 PGA Championship. The PGA of America made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. Southern Hills was originally awarded a record fifth PGA Championship in June 2017, but the year had not been determined. Southern Hills also will host the 2021 Senior PGA Championship. The course has hosted seven major championships, beginning with the 1958 U.S. Open. Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship there in 2007....
Lee McIntyre Boston University (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lee McIntyre, Boston University (THE CONVERSATION) A lot of people are facing ethical decisions about their daily life as a result of the coronavirus. Ethicist Lee McIntyre has stepped in to help provide advice over the moral dilemmas we face. If you have a question, you'd like a philosopher to answer, send it to us at [email protected] I take care of stray cats outside by giving...
Belle Plaine, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a civil rights rights group seeking the immediate release of prisoners who have preexisting medical conditions that make them vulnerable to the new coronavirus. Leavenworth District Judge David King dismissed on Friday the class action petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas on behalf of seven inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility, the Ellsworth Correctional Facility and the Topeka Correctional Facility and others similarly situated. The dis...
An afternoon slump on Wall Street gained momentum in the last hour of trading, leaving stocks broadly lower and erasing some of the market's gains from last week. The S&P 500 lost 2.1% Tuesday. The weakness came as investors debate whether the lifting of lockdowns around the world will drive an economic rebound or just more coronavirus infections. Underscoring the concerns, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told Congress that if the country reopens too soon, it could lead to needless "suffering and death" and set back...
Thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related, even as President Donald Trump urges people to return to work. There are plenty of new infections outside the workplace, including in nursing homes, and among retired and unemployed people. Yet all of the 15 U.S. counties with the highest per capita infection rates between April 28 and May 5 are homes to meatpacking and poultry-processing plants or state prisons, according to data compiled by The Associated Press. There's been a spike of new infections a...
