Articles from the May 3, 2023 edition

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 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    May 3, 2023

Woman IDs 4 of 7 Oklahoma bodies as daughter, grandchildren

HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A registered sex offender found dead on a rural Oklahoma property, the latest apparent mass killing site, with his wife, her teenage children and two visiting teens was quiet, but kept the family "under lock and key" and a...

 
 By Austin Sarat    Regional    May 3, 2023

Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency's changing role in US death penalty system

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) When the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip,...

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    May 3, 2023

Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma on Monday became the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors as Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that makes it a felony for health care workers to provide children with treatments that c...

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    May 3, 2023

Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled daughter's family

HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A registered sex offender found dead on a rural Oklahoma property with his wife, her teenage children and two visiting teens kept the family "under lock and key" and always had to know where they were, the wife's mother said T... Full story

 

300 nabbed in global crackdown on dark web drug marketplace

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Authorities in the U.S. and Europe arrested nearly 300 people, confiscated over $53 million, and seized a dark web marketplace as part of an international crack down on drug trafficking that officials say was the l...

 

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest p...

 

Almost half of midterm voters cast ballots early or by mail

Almost half of all voters in the 2022 midterm elections cast their ballots before Election Day either by mail or through early voting, with Asian and Hispanic voters leading the way, according to new data the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday. The...

 

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions. Military personnel will do d...

 

'Godfather of AI' leaves Google, warns of tech's dangers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired s...

 

Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows go dark

NEW YORK (AP) — The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionized TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a work stoppage that is leading most l...

 

Alfalfa County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 890 page 15: Christopher D. Horseman conveys unto Hannah K. Johnson. The south half of Lot 5 and all of Lot 6, in Block 3, in Gilmore’s Addition to Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 890 page 19: Aman...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    May 3, 2023

Driver injured in Alfalfa County wreck

An attempt to pass led to a collision with injuries Thursday, April 27, in Alfalfa County. The wreck occurred about 2:45 p.m. on US-64 270 feet west of the intersection with OK-8. The location is two...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    May 3, 2023

Alva Schools hire new principal, basketball coach, three teachers

The Alva Board of Education meeting Monday began with the administration of the oath of office to new board member Kevin Pingelton. Board Clerk Karen Koehn read the oath, which Pingelton repeated. He...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    May 3, 2023

Alfalfa County contraband charges filed against several people

Charges have been filed in Alfalfa County against several individuals involving contraband at James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC) in Helena. • Tamika Marie Anderson, 38, of Oklahoma City, has b...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    May 3, 2023

Alfalfa County proclaim OHCE Week May 7-13, countywide burn ban lifted

The Alfalfa County commissioners proclaimed May 7-13 Oklahoma Home and Community Education Week on Monday. OHCE is a statewide, county-based organization that partners with Oklahoma State University...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    May 3, 2023

Kiowa City Council still settling business with BG on water project

The multi-million waterline project that updated Kiowa's underground water pipes and the waterlines from the city's water wells south of Sharon, Kansas, is almost complete. However, the city council keeps approving checks for needed work to finish...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    May 3, 2023

Burlington School again searching for more savings on new gym project

Burlington Public School Superintendent Brent Rousey said, “We need to find another $250,000 in savings” on the new gym project. He told the Burlington School Board of Education this at their April meeting. Rousey also talked to the Newsgram aft...

 

CAROL JO SCHULTZ

Funeral services for Carol Jo Schultz were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Alva Church of God with Rev. Sheryl White and Rev. Bob Brown officiating. Interment followed in the Freedom...

 

CLIFTON MARK PHILLIPS

Clifton Mark Phillips was born January 14, 1959, to Clifton Pope and Jean Harlene Phillips in Clarendon, Texas. He passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the age of 64. Mark grew up with his brother...

 

CYNTHIA MARIE BRYAN

Cynthia Marie Bryan, 75, passed away April 29, 2023 in Kiowa, Kansas, at Kiowa District Hospital Manor. She was born May 11, 1947, in Hardtner, Kansas, to Cecil Tucker Jr. and Verna Merryman Tucker....

 

JAMES 'JIM' LEWIS STRICKLAND

James Lewis Strickland (Jim) was born in the old Alva Hospital on April 30, 1941, to Rex and Mary Strickland and passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 81 years, 11...

 

NINA VAUGHN (SCHIFFNER) TATRO

Funeral services for Nina Tatro will be Monday, May 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with Rev. Drew Kirtley and Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. Interment will...

 

RICK ALVIN SCHROCK

Rick Alvin Schrock, 68, passed from this life at his home in Kiowa, Kansas, on April 22, 2023. He was born on January 7, 1955, at the Kiowa District Hospital to Raymond Lee and Maxine Meyer Schrock. Rick graduated from Kiowa High School where he had...

 

VIRGIL GENE DIEL

Graveside memorial services for Virgil Gene Deal will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Burlington, Oklahoma. In case of inclement weather services will be held at Driftwood Christian Church Fellowship...

 

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