Articles from the May 24, 2023 edition

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 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    May 24, 2023

Oklahoma lawmakers sign off on $1M settlement over inmate's death

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday signed off on a $1.05 million settlement with the family of a state prison inmate who died of appendicitis in 2018 despite five visits to the prison's medical staff in the week before his death. Atto...

 
 By CLIFF BRUNT    Sports    May 24, 2023

No. 1 seed Oklahoma is chasing softball history and Clemson stands in the way at super regional

Oklahoma must go through one of the nation's best players in Clemson's Valerie Cagle to make softball history. The top-seeded Sooners are on a 46-game win streak heading into Friday's super regional opener – one victory short of matching Arizona's D...

 

Former Kansas police officer sentenced for sexual assaults, window peeping

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer has been sentenced to 23 1/2 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults committed while he was an officer. Todd W. Allen, 52, pleaded guilty in April to 12 felony sex crime charges and f...

 

Missouri man accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier near White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to "...

 

Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year's presidential primary s...

 

Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state's attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let o...

 

DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk, sources tell AP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination, plans to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowled...

 

Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants a...

 

Millionaire's elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they've foiled an elderly businessman's plan to escape a Florida jail and return to France where he had previously fled in an attempt to avoid child pornography charges. A tip from outside the jail s...

 

Alfalfa County court filings

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 obtai...

 

Alfalfa County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 890 page 269: Loretta Doak, trustee of the Loretta Doak Trust. The west half of the southeast quarter of Section 27, Township 27 north, Range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 890 page 289: Watkins...

 

Barber County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 148 page 433: Brendon Wheelock and Mariah A. Wheelock convey unto Spring Creed Cow Company LLC. A portion of the north half of Section 11, Township 32 south, Range 2 West of the 6th PM, in Barber County, Kansas. Warranty de...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    May 24, 2023

Alfalfa County officials look for ways to preserve historical documents

The commissioners of Alfalfa County had a relatively short agenda to take care of Monday morning. Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson started by handling the routine orders of business, approving maintenance and operation warrants for payment, b...

 

Class of '73 hosts Aline-Cleo Alumni Banquet

The Aline-Cleo Alumni Banquet, hosted by the Class of 1973, celebrating their 50th, was held in the Aline Senior Center on May 13, 2023. Sixty-nine folks, including former graduates, guests and faculty, were in attendance. The host class included...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    May 24, 2023

Cities of Kiowa and Hazelton agree on water rate

Last week the Kiowa mayor and city council members traveled to Hazelton to meet with their city council to discuss water rates. The two councils spent about 30 minutes and amicably agreed on an increased price that Hazelton pays Kiowa for water. The...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    May 24, 2023

Marine Don Kuenzi Memorial Service Monday after Riverview Cemetery Memorial Day tribute

How fitting that on Memorial Day when America pauses to remember the brave men and women who gave their lives while serving in the U.S. Military to protect our freedoms – that a local Marine described as a staunch American, a true patriot, one of a...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    May 24, 2023

South Barber Teacher of the Year Cassidy Ricke known for her western rodeo-themed fun classroom

A barrel racer who met her husband Tyler when they were both on college rodeo teams (he at NWOSU, she at SWOSU), Cassidy Ricke said her second-grade classroom at South Barber (SB) has a rodeo and...

 

Senate Review

This Friday marks the end of the 2023 legislative session. Now that an education agreement has been reached, work has picked back up on the remaining appropriations. Crafting the state budget takes...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    May 24, 2023

Our family is going to the dogs

Last week my daughter Marisa drove over from Ponca City for a visit. She brought my second oldest granddaughter Jolie who had flown in from her home in Connecticut. Jolie likes to make the most of...

 
 By Rep. Carl Newton    Local    May 24, 2023

Carl's Capitol Comments

After months of wrangling, the House and Senate finally came together with the governor last week to announce an agreement on historic funding for public education. The plan includes $625 million in...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    May 24, 2023

Woods County Commissioners approve road crossings

The Woods County Commissioners had a very brief agenda for their regular meeting Monday morning with only four action items. Chairman John Smiley opened the meeting with Commissioner Randy McMurphy...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Sports    May 24, 2023

South Barber's Lily Schurter qualifies for State Track Meet

Lily Schurter, who just finished her freshman year at South Barber, is headed to the State Kansas Track Meet at Wichita State University Friday and Saturday. A honk parade is planned for Thursday at...

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    May 24, 2023

GOP-led Oklahoma Legislature agrees on largest-ever budget with little input from governor

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican leaders in Oklahoma, who control every lever of political power in the state, unveiled their largest-ever budget proposal this week, the result of bruising negotiations that left the GOP governor fuming and even s...

 

After years of controversy, national bio-defense lab opens in Kansas

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After more than a decade of controversy and delays, the nation's most secure biosecurity laboratory for research on potentially deadly animal and plant diseases has opened in Manhattan, Kansas. Although a ribbon-cutting c...

 

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