Articles from the March 17, 2021 edition
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Once tortured in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights spy claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million from a special U.S. government fund as compensation for years of imprisonment t...
Alfalfa County down to 9 Covid-19 cases
The number of positive Covid-19 cases in Oklahoma continues to decrease as the number of immunized people continues to grow. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) report on Tuesday, March 16, Oklahoma has 11,401 positive cases....
Kiowa Chamber and Historical Society have lots happening
Peter Cottontail didn't even get to hop around Progress Park in Kiowa last year with that nasty Covid pandemic. The picture is much happier this year with spring peeking out with daffodils and tulips pushing out of the soil. Kiowa's Chamber of...
ODOC to resume inmate visitations
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) will resume inmate visitation Thursday, April 1, 2021. The department suspended all visitations last fall as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Director Scott Crow stated, “Staff and inmate v...
Kiowa City Council requests low-interest loan funds for spiked electricity/fuel costs during February arctic blast
Monday night Kiowa's City Council held a brief emergency meeting. The purpose was to pass a resolution and ordinance to apply for some of the low-interest loan money available to Kansas cities that incurred extraordinary electric and/or natural gas...
Spring sports get underway at Waynoka schools
Spring Sports Gear Up; FFA Hot and Heavy Teachers' and students' hard-won skills at virtual learning paid off when the severe winter weather hit the area last month. “Despite the crazy weather, school continued without interruption due to virtual l...
Carl's Capitol Comments
By the time you read this, the deadline for House bills to have passed the House floor will have passed. We considered 242 bills or resolutions last week and advanced 416 to the state Senate. We’ll take a brief pause as staff on both sides of the r...
Senate Review
It’s been an extremely busy past few weeks as we worked toward the March 11 deadline to pass measures that originated in our chamber. We had a few late nights, but when it was all said and done, we p...
Your kids are watching, hopefully
Last weekend, I pulled a pitcher half full of tea from the refrigerator. I sort of lost my grip, bumped it on the counter and spilled the entire contents on the kitchen floor. My granddaughter...
