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Stocks are broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, as some of the most breathtaking moves from a manic Monday reverse course. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in afternoon trading after a report showed inflation is still high but heading lower. Stocks of smaller and mid-sized banks recovered some of their prior plunges caused by worries that customers could yank out all their cash. Treasury yields soared to trim their historic drops. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 58 points, or 0.2%, at 31,885, as of 2:21 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing the first federal limits on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water, saying it could prevent thousands of illnesses. A toxic group of compounds knowns as PFAS is linked to health issues including low birthweight and cancer. The EPA proposes limiting two common types of the compounds to 4 parts per trillion, the lowest level that tests can detect. EPA Administrator Michael Regan says communities "have suffered far too long" from PFAS pollution. Environmentalists praise T...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the U.S. military said, an incident that highlighted soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow's war in Ukraine. White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on the incident by national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Kirby added that U.S. State Department officials would be speaking d...
Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about the global economy hits the technology sector particularly hard. The company announced 11,000 job cuts in November, about 13% of its workforce at the time. In addition to the layoffs, Meta said Tuesday that it would not fill 5,000 open positions. "This will be tough and there's no way around that," said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta and other tech companies have been hiring aggressively...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked ban on such care. Sanders on Monday signed the new law, which won't take effect until this summer. It would allow anyone who received gender-affirming care as a minor to file a malpractice lawsuit against their doctor for up to 15 years after they turn 18. Under current Arkansas law, medical malpractice claims must be filed within two years...
Criminal Filings Summer Daisha-Dawn Roberts, has been charged with theft of property or services, value $25,000 to $100,000 and Criminal damage to property. William N. Fussell, has been charged with possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant and use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into the human body. Sandra Roberts, has been charged with use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body. Aaron Walter Pulliam, has been charged with violating a protective order and stalking/sexual assault/human...
Real Estate Transfers Book 889 page 36: Delbert W. Boehs Jr. and Terry Genea Boehs convey unto Stephanie Lynn Hollenbeck and Louis Patrick Hollenbeck. The north half of Lot 8 and all of lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block I 22, Town of Jet, a/k/a New Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 889 page 54: Frank S. Elliott and Terry L. Elliott convey unto Frank S. Elliott and Terry L. Elliott Revocable Trust. Southeast quarter of Section 12, Township 23, Range 12, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 889 page 56: Frank...
Criminal Filings Summer Daisha-Dawn Roberts has been charged with theft of property or services, value $25,000 to $100,000 and Criminal damage to property. William N. Fussell has been charged with possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant and use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into the human body. Sandra Roberts has been charged with use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body. Aaron Walter Pulliam has been charged with violating a protective order and stalking/sexual assault/human trafficki...
Alfalfa County Assessor Jennifer Roach and commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson discussed forming an agreement with an independent contractor to perform commercial visual inspections. She told them the new software in her office had not correctly converted all digital commercial data since the transition from the old software. The data was there, she said, but the pricing was wrong. As a result, no new values have been rolled out for any commercial property within Alfalfa County over the last two years, and a massive cleanup,...
Real Estate Transfers Book 889 page 36: Delbert W. Boehs Jr. and Terry Genea Boehs convey unto Stephanie Lynn Hollenbeck and Louis Patrick Hollenbeck. The north half of Lot 8 and all of lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block I 22, Town of Jet, a/k/a New Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 889 page 54: Frank S. Elliott and Terry L. Elliott convey unto Frank S. Elliott and Terry L. Elliott Revocable Trust. Southeast quarter of Section 12, Township 23, Range 12, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 889 page 56: Frank...
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 Newsgram will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Hollie A. Kellie, Ponca City, 32, has been charged with...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 During this day were four traffic stops. 10:37 a.m. – Caller advised a controlled burn had gotten out of control in the 500 block of Pioneer. 2:25 p.m. – Medic needed in the 100 block of 2nd Street for a male who had fallen. 7:07 p.m. – Medic needed in the 300 block of 2nd Street for a male with possible kidney stone. 7:10 p.m. – Report of a possible car fire outside of Nescatunga. Wednesday, March 8, 2023 During this day was one traffic stop. 9:58 a.m. – Welfare check needed. 4:08 p.m. – Neighbor playing loud music in th...
Newspapers used to be printed with hot type, lead that was melted down and used in molds to make the lines of stories. Fitting stories into pages was tricky. Often you’d end up with a small space at the bottom of the page that needed to be filled. That’s when you pulled out the “filler,” a short story or a fun fact. The shorter ones might be a famous quote. At one time, the Alva Review-Courier featured such quotes provided as the Daily Curmudgeon, collected by former Alva resident Dan Baxter....
I always enjoy welcoming constituents to the Capitol. Last week, Dr. Rebecca D. Lewis, DO, FACOFP, served as the Senate’s Doctor of Day. She currently practices full-scope family medicine with obstetrics at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid, where she also serves as the chief medical officer. I greatly appreciate her spending the day here in our chamber, and it was an honor to recognize her for her service to the Enid community. Last week, we celebrated Enid Day at the Capitol – it’s...
Funeral service for Wilda Flaming will be Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Cherokee First Baptist Church. Viewing will be Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. with family present from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Memorials may be given to First Baptist Youth Fellowship through the funeral home....
Sherry Dayle Wright, Woodward, Oklahoma, the eighth daughter of the late Alfred Nathan and V. LaVaughn (Liston) Young was born Friday, September 6, 1963, in Waynoka, Oklahoma. She passed quietly from this life and was received by our heavenly father on March 13, 2023 at her home, surrounded by family and friends at the age of 59 years, 6 months and 7 days. Sherry grew up in Waynoka, and was a 1982 graduate of Waynoka High School. As a child Sherry accepted Christ as her personal savior, was baptized and remained a member of the First Baptist...
Kenneth LeRoy was born February 20, 1944, to Mildred (Critchfield) and Claude D. Clark in Penokee, Kansas. A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 10, 2023 at the age of 79 years and 18 days. Although he was faced with insurmountable health challenges, he never lost his sense of humor and engaging spirit. He grew up in Morland, Kansas, with his two brothers where his claim to fame was being a member of an undefeated...
Graveside services for John Meyer will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the Alva Municipal Cemetery with Rev. Paul Kirk officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. John Clark Meyer, son of the late Leo August and Jessie Beulah (Clark) Meyer, was born July 13, 1944, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away March 13, 2023, at Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 78 years and 8 months. John graduated Alva High School and attended Oklahoma State University. He was...
Funeral services for Joe Surface will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2023 at the Alva Wesleyan Church with Pastor Paul Kirk officiating. Burial will follow in the Garber Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Joe Walter Surface of Alva has gone home to be with his Lord on March 13, 2023, at the age of 73. He was born August 19, 1949, in Alva to Paul and Hazel (King) Surface. He grew up on the family farm north of Alva where he farmed and ranched all of his life. Joe had a great love of music which led to his decision to...
Funeral services for Danna Dow will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Elm Grove Community Church in Chester, Oklahoma. She will then be laid to rest at the Memorial Hill Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Visitation with family present will be Friday from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Danna Lea, daughter of the late Susan Lee (Gooch) Brock and Vernon Brock, was born May 19, 1978, at Waynoka, Oklahoma, and passed away March 9, 2023, at her home in Fairview, Oklahoma,...
Funeral service for Burton G. Smith will be Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Apostolic Christian Church in Kiowa, Kansas. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with family present from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Burton G. Smith, son of the late George Smith and Shirley De Grange Smith, was born February 4, 1948, at Alva General Hospital. He passed away at the age of 75 years, 1 month and 7 days. Burton...
My name is Rhiata Bouziden and I am currently serving as the Waynoka FFA Chapter chaplin. I am a freshman at Waynoka Public Schools. I am the daughter of Ronnie Bouziden. I have two brothers, Rowdy and Rholton Bouziden. I have been in FFA for two years. My brother Rowdy influenced me to join the FFA. My SAE projects are cattle production and entrepreneurship as well as showing cattle. Outside of FFA I enjoy playing sports and taking and editing pictures. My favorite thing about the FFA is being...
A play that opens with the curtain call – and then cast members recalling everything they love about being in a play – with the exception of the play itself promises to bring comedic moments. South Barber's Drama Class Teacher Meagan Henry announces her students are competing in the Regional One Act Festival April 22. In preparation, the class presents “Everything But” to the public Saturday, March 25, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 26, at 2 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Admission is $5. Hen...
The City of Kiowa's insurance for all city buildings, vehicles, equipment, generators and fire vehicles dominated discussion at the March city council meeting Monday night. Mayor Bill Watson owns an insurance agency in Kiowa and the city routinely purchases their property insurance from him as a rep for EMC. The council decided to get bids from some other companies also to make sure they were getting the most cost-effective deal for the city – ultimately taxpayers. Besides Watson, the other company who bid, was Conrade Insurance Group of N...
A Kansas stolen vehicle arrest of suspects led to discovery of stolen copper in Alfalfa County. Court records show on Feb. 16 Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Deputy Loren Nusser was dispatched to Osage Road and County Road 720 to take a report of oilfield theft. Nusser made contact with David Gilley, SandRidge Energy pumper. Gilley said he had been in contact with Harper County, Kansas, Deputy Melanie Miller who had worked a vehicle theft in her county. When she caught the suspect, she found wire l...
