Articles from the May 12, 2021 edition


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  • Barber County real estate transactions

    May 12, 2021

    Real Estate Transfers Book 146 page 110: Harold Dean Willmon, a married man dealing in his own property, and his spouse never having been a resident of the State of Kansas, convey unto Judith Ann Willmon and Terry Lee Colborn. Beginning at the northeast corner of block 41 in Lake’s Third Addition to Lake City, now vacated, thence west 150 feet, thence south to the center line of the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad right of way, now vacated, thence east along the center line of said railroad right of way to Seminary Street, t...

  • Race massacre commission leader rips gov for signing bill

    SEAN MURPHY|May 12, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A leader of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Commission sent Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt a scathing letter on Tuesday over Stitt's signing of a bill that prohibits the teaching of certain concepts of race and racism in Oklahoma schools. Phil Armstrong, the commission's project manager, said the commission was "gravely disappointed" that neither Stitt nor a representative chose to attend a meeting Monday night to discuss the signing of House Bill 1775. Stitt is also a member of the commission. "Indeed, your office failed to e...

  • Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs

    May 12, 2021

    Tuesday, May 4, 2021 1:19 a.m. – Garfield County called for a welfare check in the 200 block of Broadway. 5:40 a.m. – Medic needed in the 700 block of Pennsylvania for a female who fell. 8:11 a.m. – Report of a dog complaint in the 700 block of Massachusetts. 8:52 a.m. – Report of a female who fell in the 700 block of Pennsylvania. 12:22 p.m. – Report that his wife fell and possibly broke her leg. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 4 p.m. – Report of a vehicle theft in the 100 block of Colorado and they reported their car had bee...

  • Barber County court filings

    May 12, 2021

    Limited Filings Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Rudy Perez: debt collection. Small Claims Filings SC Telcom vs. Sooner Directional. Traffic Filings Francesca Delaney Deberg has been cited for maximum speed limits ($183). Alexandra Savannah Goolsby has been cited for maximum speed limit ($333)....

  • Alfalfa County court filings

    May 12, 2021

    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 Misdemeanor Filings Trenton Ray Soules, Yukon, 29, has been...

  • Alfalfa County commissioners sign contract on bridge construction

    Stacy Sanborn|May 12, 2021

    It was a cool, rainy morning Monday when the commissioners of Alfalfa County met. Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach had a considerable amount of paperwork to sign. The three men spent a large portion of time signing off on maintenance and operation payment warrants, blanket purchase orders, and monthly officer reports. The Court Clerk Records Management and Preservation Monthly Report received approval as well. They then awarded a $7,900 bid to Archers Electrical Services for a new addition in District 1. Declarations of surplus on a Dis...

  • Cherokee FFA Banquet

    May 12, 2021

    The 72nd Annual Cherokee FFA Banquet was held on May 4 in the exhibit building at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds. The evening began with a short welcome from President Drake Williams and was followed by the meal invocation given by Vice President Kacie Eshleman. A slide show of various FFA activities and memories was watched while eating. After the meal, an opening ceremony video entertained the crowd prior to the introduction of officers by Treavor Green and Neveah Rameriz. The officers perform...

  • Freedom School curricula update almost complete

    Kathleen Lourde|May 12, 2021

    The Freedom School Board of Education, at its meeting Monday evening, learned that the school's project of completely updating the English, math, science and history curricula, including textbooks, is nearly complete. The board, with all members present, voted to approve purchasing new science curricula using 515 grant funds of $48,540.09. This would update the science textbooks for elementary through eighth grade classes. Science is the last of the four subject areas the school has used grant money to purchase up-to-date teaching materials....

  • KDH hires Nurse Practitioner Dedra Rathgeber

    Yvonne Miller|May 12, 2021

    Marcia Cantrell, retired elementary principal at South Barber, sat at the table for the first time as a new board member at the Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors meeting April 27. President Pat Myers called the meeting to order in the new spacious conference room inside the new therapy and wellness addition at KDH. All board members were present including: Jeff Miller, Jim Parker and Chantae Simpson. KDH CEO/CFO Janell Goodno attended as did Operations/IT/Manor Administrator Philip...

  • Cleo Springs man dies in motorcycle crash

    Marione Martin|May 12, 2021

    A Cleo Springs man died in a motorcycle wreck Friday, May 7, in Major County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Kelly G. Nightengale, 64, of Cleo Springs, was operating a 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on State Highway 8, traveling at a high rate of speed. He failed to negotiate a curve, departed the roadway to the left, struck a dirt pile and went airborne before coming to rest. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. The wreck occurred at approximately...

  • South Barber duo Binning and Erickson are state forensics champions

    Yvonne Miller|May 12, 2021

    “It's been a good 10 plus years since we (South Barber) had a state forensics champ,” teacher and forensic coach Meagan Henry said. South Barber senior Porsha Binning and junior Ruston Erikson are the state champions in Improvised Duet Acting (IDA) Class 1A. Binning also won another top honor – second in Serious Solo Acting at 1A State Forensics. Henry said in IDA contestants have to draw for characters, locations and situation. Then the duo has 30 minutes to prepare a 4-7 minute skit that must include all the elements they drew. Their coach...

  • South Barber joins KASB Coalition to protest inflated February natural gas bill

    Yvonne Miller|May 12, 2021

    At the May meeting of the South Barber USD #255 Board of Education Monday night, they took action to protest their natural gas bill with Symmetry for February. Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller said during the arctic blast with sub-zero temperatures, the school's monthly gas bill for February was over $15,000. It's normally $3000 the superintendent said. The maximum the gas company can charge the school is $4.57/BTU of gas, Miller said. This charge for February was in the neighborhood of $18/BTU...

  • OG&E representative visits Woods County commissioners

    Marione Martin|May 12, 2021

    OG&E representative Alex Mantz visited the Woods County commissioners meeting Monday morning. She wanted to let them know as of the first of the year she was transferred to the Woodward area which means she’s covering Woods County. Mantz, who lives in Alva, provided contact information in case they have questions about OG&E service. The commissioners approved and signed an application for John Smiley’s District 3 for May 2019 ODOT Flood Disasters. Smiley had submitted an application earlier but...

  • Woodward man dies in roll-over motorcycle wreck

    Marione Martin|May 12, 2021

    A Woodward man died in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Cimarron County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports Joseph T. Castor, 71, of Woodward, was operating a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle on US-64 approximately four-tenths of a mile east of Boise City at 12:47 p.m. Saturday. He was traveling eastbound on US-64 and started to negotiate a curve. He was starting to straighten his path of travel when he departed the roadway to the right, rolling end over end five times and coming to rest on the...

  • CYNTHIA (CYNDI) SHORTER CUNNINGHAM BOUGH

    May 12, 2021

    Cynthia (Cyndi) Shorter Cunningham Bough was born on October 8, 1946, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Daniel A. Shorter and Margery Jean Peck Shorter. She died on April 10, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. She attended schools in Anthony, Kansas; Stillwater, Oklahoma; and Alva, where she graduated from high school in 1964. In 1964 she started college at Northwestern State College in Alva, and was chosen Freshmen Queen that year. She graduated in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in education. For more than 40 years...

  • Happy Mother's Day?

    Marione Martin|May 12, 2021

    I’ve always considered Mother’s Day as a time to honor our mothers. Even though my daughter was traveling out of state, she sent me some nice gifts and a sweet text message. However, this past Sunday altered my view. Perhaps Mother’s Day is meant to be a test of mothering skills. At the end of last year, my household expanded temporarily with the addition of granddaughter Kat and her two children. Brie will be four this month, and Isaiah will be two in June. My quiet home has become livel... Full story

  • Senate Review

    Senator Roland Pederson|May 12, 2021

    We’re going to start with a little good economic news this week – Oklahoma’s April tax collections rose 38 percent in comparison to April 2020 – a clear sign that our economy is recovering from the devastating impacts of the Cobif-19 pandemic. Collections were led by an increase of about 120 percent in oil and natural gas taxes, a welcome sign to those in the industry. Oil and gas were one of the hardest hit industries during the pandemic, and I’m glad to see they are rebounding nicely. N...

  • Carl's Capitol Comments

    Rep. Carl Newton|May 12, 2021

    I wanted to talk about the state budget this week, but negotiations are still underway. As you can imagine, when you have three bodies of power – the House, the Senate and the executive – all led by people with their own vision and their own sense of priorities, negotiating something as significant as the state budget takes more than a minute. My hopes are that we will get to a point of unity soon; we have to. A balanced budget is the one duty the Legislature is constitutionally bound to pass ea...

  • Alleged serial killer faces death penalty trial in Oklahoma

    May 12, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jury selection continued Tuesday in the death penalty trial of an alleged serial killer accused of kidnapping and killing an Oklahoma woman more than 20 years ago. William Lewis Reece, 61, faces charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 1997 killing of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston, who was abducted from a car wash in Bethany, Oklahoma. Her body was found the next day in Canadian County. The Oklahoman newspaper reported that District Judge Susan Stallings had potential jurors questioned one at a time, and away f...

  • Brent Kisling returning to Burlington as graduation speaker Friday night

    Yvonne Miller|May 12, 2021

    Burlington native Brent Kisling is now Oklahoma's executive director of commerce. He was appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt when he took office two years ago. Kisling grew up on a farm west of Burlington and is the son of Keith and Marlene Kisling who still reside on that farm. He graduated with the BHS Class of 1990. He returns Friday night as the commencement speaker at Burlington's graduation that starts at 7 p.m. Kisling has an extensive background in economic development. He was executive direct...

  • Cherokee sports are benefiting whole area, school superintendent notes

    Kathleen Lourde|May 12, 2021

    School's winding up – Wednesday at 7 p.m. is Cherokee's baccalaureate ceremony; Thursday at 7 p.m. is the junior high graduation; Friday at 7 p.m. is the high school graduation. “It's been a very busy last couple weeks,” Superintendent Bryce Schanbacher told the school board Monday evening. Cherokee hosted both the regional and state track meets, and the events have benefited the whole area, he said. All the paperwork from the state track meet has not yet arrived, so a more accurate report will be available in the future, but anecdotally it wa...

  • Aline-Cleo High School students inducted into National Honor Society

    May 12, 2021

  • Man charged in death of Wichita QuikTrip security guard

    May 12, 2021

    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of a security guard and former Wichita police officer. Laroy Monzell West, 41, of Wichita, is accused of killing 39-year-old Will Robinson, who died two days after being shot on May 5 at a QuikTrip in Wichita. Police said Robinson escorted West out of the QuikTrip after he caused a disturbance. Robinson was shot after a scuffle, police said. West was also charged with aggravated assault and criminal possession of a weapon by a felon. And he was charged with t...

  • US parents pay nearly double the 'affordable' cost for child care and preschool

    Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst|May 12, 2021

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) President Joe Biden wants to make child care more affordable across the U.S. Under his American Families Plan, proposed in April 2021, the federal government would subsidize the costs of child care to the tune of US$225 billion annually. Lower-income families could access child care free of charge, while middle-class families would pay no more than 7% of their income. Additionally, the plan seeks to make free, high-quality...

  • Services set for Kansas priest considered for sainthood

    May 12, 2021

    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas priest who is being considered for sainthood will be laid to rest in Wichita in September, his family and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita announced Tuesday. The remains of the Rev. Emil Kapaun, who died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War, will be flown from Hawaii to Wichita on Sept. 25. The body will be taken to his hometown of Pilsen before being returned to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita on Sept. 27, the diocese said. A vigil will be held Sept. 28 and the funeral Mass i...

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