Articles from the March 29, 2023 edition


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  • Barber County court records

    Mar 29, 2023

    Criminal Filings Richard E. Davis has been charged with aggravated battery. Limited Civil Filings The David L. Cline and Amber A. Cline Living Trust vs. Keri Thompson: forcible detainer. Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital vs. Aaieyah Finch: debt collection. Traffic Citations William J. Israel has been cited for driving while license canceled/suspended/revoked. Holly McClellan has been cited for failure to stop at an accident. Don Nick Chewek has been cited cited for maximum speed limits. Ty Yarbrough Cranmer has been cited for maximum speed...

  • State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip

    SEAN MURPHY|Mar 29, 2023

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top prosecutor and attorneys for death row inmate Richard Glossip both asked a court on Monday to once again delay Glossip's upcoming execution while his attorneys seek to have his conviction overturned. Attorney General Gentner Drummond and one of Glossip's attorneys, Warren Gotcher, filed a joint motion for a stay of execution with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. They ask that the execution, currently set for May 18, be delayed until at least August 2024 so that the court can consider a separate m...

  • Alfalfa County court filings

    Mar 29, 2023

    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. Marriage License Filings Patrick Deon Weekly, Helena, and Aimee Marie...

  • Alfalfa County Sheriff logs

    Mar 29, 2023

    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 During this day were four traffic stops and one controlled burn. 12:09 p.m. – Medic needed for a male with abnormal EKG. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital. 7:52 p.m. – Report of kids breaking into a house in Aline. Advised they had done it before and had gotten in trouble once. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 During this day were three traffic stops. 10:22 a.m. – Welfare check needed on Custer Road. 10:38 a.m. – Caller advised someone had hit a deer on OK-8 and it was still alive in the ditch. 3:11 p.m. – Report of...

  • Early voting begins Thursday in April 4 election

    Mar 29, 2023

    Municipal and school board elections will be held Tuesday, April 4, in Oklahoma. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In addition, early voting will be offered on Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early voting in Alfalfa County will be at the election board office, 602 W. 5th St., Suite 3, Cherokee. In Woods County, early voting will be offered at the election board office at 427 Barnes Ave., Suite 2 in Alva. A number of local candidates have filed for municipal offices and there are two school board races on April 4...

  • Barber County real estate transactions

    Mar 29, 2023

    Real Estate Transfers Book 148 page 320: Rusty Allen Romine conveys unto Kaylah Ann Basoco and Alexander James Basoco. Lots 8–10 in Block 2, and the south half of Lot 3, and all of lots 4 and 5 in Block 1. Quit claim deed. Book 148 page 323: Steven Michel and Pamela Michel convey unto Dale Allen Miller and Deah Jean Miller. Or their successors in the trust of Dale and Deah Miller Family Trust. The west half of the northwest quarter of section 17 and the north half and the north half of the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of S...

  • Crystal digging season opens April 1

    Mar 29, 2023

    CHEROKEE – View the unique 11,200-acre salt flats and collect the state crystal of Oklahoma free at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge during the crystal digging season, open each year from April 1 through Oct. 15. Crystal digging is only allowed from sunrise to sunset in the dig area. First, drive to the Selenite Crystal Digging Area located at: 66003 Garvin Road, Cherokee. Once inside the gate, drive about a mile following the road and park in front of orange “Dig Area” signs. Visitors are allowed to collect up to 10 pounds and one large...

  • Cosper chosen as Aline-Cleo March Student of the Month

    Mar 29, 2023

    Ashlei Cosper, senior, has been chosen as the March Student of the Month at Aline-Cleo High School. Her school philosophy is, "Bring a pencil, some paper and you're golden." She believes her school is unique because of its small student body. You know everyone and it has a family-like atmosphere. Ashlei is inspired by her parents and brother Joe. Her favorite activities are playing basketball, track, softball, hanging out with friends and family, reading, watching movies, and lifting. Her...

  • Alfalfa County: Election day reminders, tips and laws

    Mar 29, 2023

    Voters will head to the polls on April 4 for the Board of Education and Regular Municipal General Elections. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Stephanie Jantz recommends voters with questions about their eligibility or polling place call before Election Day. “We provide a number of additional services to voters on Election Day, so it can get very busy. If you have any questions, we strongly suggest you call or come by the week before Election Day if possible. If you find that you do have a q...

  • Oklahoma Youth Expo FFA results

    Breya Beck|Mar 29, 2023

    Oklahoma Youth Expo FFA results Hogs Barrows: 5th place Class 3 and 11th Overall Division 1 Dark Cross – Breya Beck Marlie Pitts, Alivia Seamen, and Jessica Goucher also exhibited hogs at OYE Goats Wether Dams: 5th place Class 2 – Makinze Smith Wethers: 6th place in both Class 8 and 13 – Tayen Redgate Sheep Ewes: 3rd place Class 1 Commercial Ewe – Stetson Nix Wethers: 4th place Class 3 Natural and 12th Overall Natural and 10th place Class 6 Cross – Stetson Nix Cattle Heifers: Reserve Breed Cha...

  • Woods County Commissioners approve road crossing

    Marione Martin|Mar 29, 2023

    The Woods County Commissioners approved a road crossing, the junking of some computers and a transfer to pay for a tractor on Monday. Chairman John Smiley opened the meeting with Commissioners David Hamil and Randy McMurphy present along with County Clerk Shelley Reed. A road crossing permit was approved in District 3 for Targa Pipeline Midcontinent WestOK LLC. The location is from 11-24-13 to 12-24-13 for a gas line and a permit fee of $500. The commissioners approved a resolution to...

  • Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball

    MIKE CORDER|Mar 29, 2023

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about the hi-tech treat. The launch in an Amsterdam science museum came just days before April 1 so there was an elephant in the room: Is this for real? "This is not an April Fools joke," said Tim Noakesmith, founder of Australian startup Vow. "This is a real innovation." Cultivated m...

  • Police: Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims

    JONATHAN MATTISE|Mar 29, 2023

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before carrying out the attack by firing indiscriminately at victims and spraying gunfire through doors and windows, police said Tuesday. The violence Monday at The Covenant School was the latest school shooting to roil the nation and was planned carefully. The shooter had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and...

  • AP sources: Judge rules Pence must testify before grand jury

    JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER|Mar 29, 2023

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That's according to two people familiar with the decision, who spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the ruling remains under seal. The ruling says Pence will not have to answer questions about his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the...

  • Carlson, Hannity among potential witnesses at Fox News trial

    DAVID BAUDER and RANDALL CHASE|Mar 29, 2023

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Bret Baier are among the stars who both Fox News and the voting machine company suing it for defamation have signaled could testify if the case heads to trial next month. They are among the names submitted this week as potential witnesses by Fox and Dominion Voting Systems, although it doesn't guarantee that they will appear in court. It still isn't certain there will be a trial. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis is expected to make a summary judgment ruling in favor of either side or t...

  • AP sources: No more action from Trump grand jury this week

    MICHAEL R. SISAK|Mar 29, 2023

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money paid on Donald Trump's behalf is not expected to take up that inquiry again this week, meaning any potential vote on an indictment probably won't happen until next week at the earliest, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The panel did meet Monday, and a longtime Trump friend and potential key witness in the investigation was seen leaving the building where the grand jury has been meeting. The grand jury has been meeting regularly Monday and Wednesday afternoons, b...

  • Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week

    MADDIE BURAKOFF|Mar 29, 2023

    NEW YORK (AP) — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon. WHERE AND WHEN CAN YOU SEE THEM? The best day to catch the whole group is Tuesday. You'll want to look to the western horizon right after sunset, said NASA astronomer Bill Cooke. The planets will stretch from the horizon line to around halfway up the night sky. But don't be late: Mercury and Jupiter will quickly dip below the horizon around half an hour after sunse...

  • Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office

    TODD RICHMOND|Mar 29, 2023

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After nearly a year of searching, investigators used DNA pulled from a half-eaten burrito to capture the man they believe firebombed a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office. The U.S. attorney's office in Madison announced that police arrested 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury at Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday. He was charged via the complaint with one count of attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive. He made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston o...