Articles from the April 6, 2022 edition
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Alfalfa County signs agreement with Grant County for road project
The Alfalfa County commissioners sorted through and signed their monthly appropriations and the alcohol beverage tax allocation Monday. Cathy Hagen-Sheik, filling in for county clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger, joined Mike Roach, Jay Hague and Marvin...
Enjoy superior vocalists and One-Act drama performers Sunday afternoon, 2 p.m., at South Barber
If you like to hear the beauty of soloists and small ensembles share their superior and excellent rated performances, plan on attending "A Fine Arts Afternoon." It's at South Barber High School in...
South Barber Elementary presents spring concert; `It's a Hit' musical really a hit
When the South Barber K-4th grade students belted out the words, "Take me out to the ballgame," the crowd of family and friends loudly joined in singing the beloved tune. This was during the SB...
Nighswonger is new Alva High principal
Dr. Vicki Nighswonger will be the Alva High School Principal next school year. She was offered a one-year contract during the Alva Board of Education meeting Monday. Superintendent Tim Argo has been...
Barber County 4-H wins the Super Saturday crops judging contest
The Super Saturday judging contests were held March 26, 2022, in Hays, Kansas. Barber County 4-H was represented by Braylee Waggoner, Breckyn Hiltner, Jancey Goodno and Janda Goodno. They competed in...
Burlington School Board of Education approves hiring of new head coach for the Burlington Elks
Dallas Hunt will take the helm of the boys’ basketball program. “We are very excited to welcome Coach Hunt to Burlington,” Superintendent Kevin Brown said. “It is an exciting time for Burlington basketball, and we believe we found the right...
Cherokee School Board hears financial audit
The financial situation really does seem to be turning around at Cherokee School District. At the board meeting Monday, April 4, during discussion of the activity fund and treasurer's reports, Superintendent Bryce Schanbacher reminded the board that...
Cherokee FCCLA members attend State Convention
Oklahoma Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members attended the annual FCCLA State Convention held on Thursday, March 24, in Oklahoma City's new convention center. The theme of this year...
Alva man charged with murder in stabbing death
A physical fight between two Alva residents resulted in the death of one man while the other is charged with murder. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) says Peter Christopher Lewis,...
KDH Childcare to open April 15, two board seats open at annual meeting May 24
The wait is over. Kiowa District Hospital (KDH) Childcare is tentatively set to open April 15. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was scheduled to visit the childcare facility this Wednesday, KDH CEO/CFO Janell Goodno confirmed....
No quorum cancels Kiowa City Council special meeting, but Bryan speaks
The people who showed up for a special meeting of the Kiowa City Council were not too happy when they could not hold the meeting due to lack of a quorum. City Administrator Sam Demel was present along with council members Janet Robison, Jason...
Jet man charged with burglary, grand larceny
A stolen property investigation in Garfield County led law enforcement to an Alfalfa County man. As the investigation continued, more charges were filed against the suspect. Court records show on...
Man from Cherokee seriously injured in collision
Three people from Cherokee were injured, one seriously, in a Saturday morning wreck in Alfalfa County. Tony Tucker, 60, of Cherokee, was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to Share Medical Center in...
New regional health director visits Woods County commissioners
Ashley Ferguson attended the Monday meeting of the Woods County commissioners to discuss her new role with the Oklahoma State Department of Health. As of April 1, Ferguson is the new regional...
PETER CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
Funeral services for Peter Christopher Lewis will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2022, at the Alva Wesleyan Church with Pastor Paul Kirk officiating. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of...
MAVA DAWN POWELL
Mava Dawn Powell, 82, of Hardtner, Kansas, died Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 11, 1939, in Alva, Oklahoma, the daughter of J.B. "Buck"...
Oklahoma revenue collections, inflation rise in March
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel says revenue collections in March were up nearly 23% from a year earlier, pushed by an expanding economy, rising wages and inflation. McDaniel on Wednesday said the state collected $1.38...
First pope, now US churches face boarding-school reckoning
U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their histories operating boarding schools for Native Americans. Native children were forced to attend these schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. The schools broke down students'...
Board faults discipline for police who joked about violence
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new report has found that Wichita law enforcement officers weren't adequately punished for joking about police violence and exchanging racist comments and images in a series of text messages. The Wichita Citizen's Review...
9-year-old shot, wounded while playing with gun in Kansas
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was shot and wounded while playing with a gun with his 11-year-old brother. The Junction City police department said in a news release that the shooting happened Tuesday. Police said the...
KS Sen. Mark Steffen sends letters to physicians on COVID-19
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas physician-legislator who has acknowledged that he is under investigation by the state medical board after supporting the deworming drug ivermectin is instructing doctors on COVID-19 treatment in a letter. The Wichita...
Michigan police investigate theft of sasquatch lawn ornament
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police are investigating the theft of a 7-foot-tall (2.13 meter-tall) metal sasquatch lawn ornament from a home in southern Michigan. The item crafted from sheet metal was stolen from a home in St. Joseph County's Park...
Mariupol's dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east
ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol has put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to gather evidence of Russian atrocities and braces for what could become a...
Texas takes new border action; ex-Trump officials want more
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will provide migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border bus charters to Washington, D.C. The move announced Wednesday amounts to a taunt at President Joe Biden and Congress over what the...
Dad who lived in dorm convicted of abusing daughter's pals
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who moved into his daughter's dorm at Sarah Lawrence College and charmed her schoolmates has been convicted of charges that he exploited the close-knit group of friends for power, cash and sex. Lawrence Ray was convicted...
