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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. Felony Filings Daniel Joseph Lee Meredith, 38, Dodge City,...
Katrena Lynn Ellick vs. Richardo Otto Ellick: divorce ($262.14)....
Tommy Earl Bennett, Prescott Valley, Arizona, and Rebecca Nicole Staggs, Cherokee: marriage license ($50). Jilisa Nicole McDonald and Richard Dean Jackson, both of Cherokee: marriage license with certificate ($5)....
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:05 a.m. Reporting party (RP) advised he wanted to talk to an officer. Advised that officer wasn't on duty but another one was. He asked to talk to the officer who had talked to him earlier and can't ride out any longer. Advised dispatch would send out an ambulance. RP advised he was having issues before and to go ahead and send the medic. Paged medic. Medic en route with patient to Share Medical Center. 8:59 a.m. Controlled burn 1 mile north of Ingersol on Hughes Road and County Road 590. 10:11 a.m. RP advised of a pos...
April 24, 2017 Kiowa ambulance transported patient from south of Kiowa to Kiowa Hospital. Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from east Washington to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. Gaten Thomas Wood, Sharon, hit a deer on Highway 160 east of Medicine Lodge. Unknown damage, no injuries, investigated by Officer Nygaard. Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from southeast Bethel Road to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. April 25, 2017 Darrel Romine, Isabel, hit a deer on Isabel Road. Unknown damage, no injuries, investigated...
At their Monday night meeting, the Alva Board of Education met four new teachers for the next school year who had been interviewed and recommended by the building principals. They are Rachel Cunningham and Jennifer Filson, both of whom will teach fifth grade at Lincoln School; Cecely Franz, who will teach fourth grade at Lincoln School; and Emily Kennedy, who will teach second grade at Washington School. The board hired Shane Feely as boys basketball head coach for Alva High School effective...
Several law enforcement agencies combined in a task force to make drug arrests along roadways in Alfalfa County Thursday, April 20. Large Quantity of Meth According to court records, about 7:35 p.m. District 26 Drug Task Force Officer Jeramy Rogers and Agent Brandon Powell, both with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, were parked on the eastbound shoulder of State Highway 11 about 1.5 miles east of the State Highway 11 and State Highway 38 junction. A silver Ford pickup passed their location traveling westbound, and Powell observed the driver...
Kansas ranchers who lost cattle, fence and other assets to wildfire this year can apply for relief funds from the Kansas Livestock Foundation. The applications are available online. Completed applications must be postmarked by May 15. Donations to the KLF wildfire relief fund had reached $2,028,267 as of April 18. Contributions have been made by 2,810 individuals, companies and organizations. Large contributions recently were received by KLF from Elanco at $10,000; Glass Farms of Alva, Oklahoma, at $10,000; and Leslie Family Trust of Alva,...
South Barber High School music students earned five Superior (I) ratings at the Kansas State Music Festival last Saturday. Vocal soloists Joseph Bowden, Kolby Pavlu and exchange student “Guy” Thongmeesang all received I ratings. Playing the tuba, Bowden received a I on his solo. Pavlu received a I on his trumpet solo. South Barber's Men's Ensemble received an Excellent (II) rating. Members were: Bowden, Pavlu, Thongmeesang and Nick Malone. Boram Shin is the K-12 vocal teacher at SBHS. Jill Daughhetee is band director....
The Burlington Board of Education met for a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. Board President Terry Graham called the meeting to order with the following members present: Allison Armbruster, Robert Hill and Aaron Smith. T.J. Rockenbach was absent. Others present were: Superintendent Glen Elliott, Minutes Clerk Tamre McGinnis and Activity Clerk Brenda Stricker. Buddy Carroll of Chas. A. Carroll Auditing presented Burlington School's 2015-2016 fiscal year audit. Carroll presented a copy of the formal audit and he reviewed a conde...
Alva, Okla. – On Saturday, May 13, letter carriers in more than 190 cities in central and western Oklahoma will "Stamp Out Hunger" by collecting canned food donations from households on their route. In Alva donations benefit Alva Wesleyan Church in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. To help "Stamp Out Hunger", fill the plastic donation bag you receive in your mailbox the week of May 8, or any plastic bag, with canned food donations and place it by your mailbox on Saturday, M...
What started as a routine traffic stop in 2016 is making its way to the Kansas Court of Appeals. In April 2016, Kiowa, Kansas, man Paul Tilley was issued a citation for driving with improper tags. He was also issued a citation for having no vehicle insurance. Tilley reportedly had no tags on his vehicle while driving in Kiowa and Kiowa Police Department Officer Warren Howerter issued him the citations. Tilley went before Municipal Judge Richard Befort and lost his argument in May 2016. About two weeks later Tilley appealed to the district...
The Alva Middle School will host another Taste a Book event on May 8. This time, the event will take place in the school's gymnasium. This is the second Taste a Book the school has hosted, with the first event taking place in January of this year. Taste a Book incorporates fun, interactive learning, food and age-appropriate books. The event will be the same, but with a twist. The previous event's audience was the middle school's seventh and eighth graders, but the audience size is going to be increased this time – with the entire Alva Public S...
The Waynoka School Board had a productive meeting on May 1 at 7:30 p.m., wrapping up business for the end of the school year and getting things in line for the summer and fall. Present for the meeting were Loren Tackett, Michael Meriwether, Lori Adair, Mark Carson, Dezi Malicoat, Rick George, Travis George, Garrett Gum and Andy Ferguson. As per usual, the consent agenda was approved, which consisted of minutes from April 3 (regular meeting) and April 11 (special meeting), the financial reports, and the encumbrances of the General Fund, General...
In a short meeting, attended by just two of the three county commissioners, the pair voted to approve land and right-of-way acquisition services with Pinnacle Consulting Management Group, Inc. The land to be considered is five miles east and one-half mile south of Dacoma. Commissioner David Hamil was absent because his wife, Laura Beth, was facing foot surgery at noon. A John Deere track loader was removed from inventory because it had been traded for a new one. Charla Parker appeared on behalf of the Nescatunga Arts and Crafts festivals asking...
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel. Burial will take place in California. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Barbra Jean was born to Lois (Paul) and Charles A. Warner, one of five children, born in Richmond, California, on September 1, 1956. She passed away at Share Convalescent Home on April 29, 2017, at the age of 60 years, 7 months and 28 days. Around the age of seven Barbra suffered an...
Gib Clark was born March 2, 1935, in rural Byron, Oklahoma, where he lived until he was 12 years old. His parents were Raymond Clark and Blanche “Replogle” Clark. He was the seventh of 11 children. He died April 26, 2017. A memorial worship service will be held on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kiowa Christian Church. Interment will be in Driftwood Cemetery, Driftwood, Oklahoma. Gib was married to Marcia Kile on August 4, 1962, in Enid, Oklahoma. They had two sons: Todd and Kipp, born while he was minister as a student app...
Funeral services for Helen Louise Thiesing will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Wagner officiating. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Helen Louise Thiesing, daughter of the late Herbert Earnest and Agnes Louise Ida (Meyer) Petermann, was born March 8, 1930, just south of Alva in Woods County, Oklahoma, and passed away April 29, 2017, at Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years,...
Real Estate Transfers Book 813, Page 113: Kale Bennett and Dianna Bennett; convey unto Bryant Bennett. Lot 8, in Block 6 and Lot 8 in Block 7 of McSparrin’s Subdivision in SW/4 of S3-T26N-R9W. Quitclaim Deed. Book 813, Page 159: Alva State Bank & Trust Company; conveys unto Mike Penner and Michelle Penner. N. 50’ of Lot 9, Block 2 in Aubrey Tatro’s Addition to Cherokee. Warranty Deed. Book 813, Page 182: Shale Properties, LLC; conveys unto Oneil Metcalf and Erin Metcalf. The E/2 NW/4 of S23-T27N-R9W. Warranty Deed. Book 813, Page 232: Matthew C...
A new district superintendent, James Miller, has been approved for the 2017-2018 school year for Freedom Public Schools. Miller was approved during a short, special meeting of the Freedom Board of Education at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 27. Members present during the meeting were Board President Shane Morris, Shan Wilson, Donald Simmons, Robert Babcock, Russell Reed and Minutes Clerk Patricia Dauphin. Miller is currently superintendent of Coleman Public School in Coleman, Oklahoma, and has been S...
The settlement is signed by both the City of Kiowa and Alfalfa Electric Cooperative (AEC) regarding a lawsuit involving the two entities. When asked by the Newsgram about the results, Kiowa City Administrator Lou Leone said “no money was exchanged, but Kiowa acquired 2.3 miles of line.” Leone explained that the settlement resolved several issues and some confusion of ownership between Kiowa and AEC. “There were some differences of opinion as to the original agreement between Kiowa and AEC that has lead to additional problems all of which neede...
The Kiowa District Hospital (KDH) Board of Directors met for their monthly meeting April 20 with members present including: President Brenna May, Jeff Miller, Jim Parker and Chantae Simpson. Member Pat Myers was absent. Now that KDH has entered a management service agreement with Cohesive Healthcare as previously reported, Cohesive President/Founder Godwin Feh attended the meeting along with Cohesive Director of Provider Relations Michelle Brown and Director of IT and HIPAA Security Craig Peter. Others attending the meeting were: Margaret...
