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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 Civil Filings In the matter of applicant; Kathleen Lee...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 8:02 a.m. – Caller reported a vehicle that had been in the parking lot for a few days; wanted to speak to an officer. 3:44 p.m. – Report of stolen property. 6:11 p.m. – Caller reported a male wasn’t feeding his cats or dogs in the 100 block of Texas and also advised he was being mean to his sister. 10:30 p.m. – Report of a man with a fire under a bridge at County Road 650 and OK-11. 10:40 p.m. – Deputy, while checking on the man under the bridge, advised the man had cut his hand deeply. Medic took patient to Share Medic...
May 18, 2020 Barber County Sheriff’s office (BASO) responded to a request to speak to an officer on Reutlinger Road. BASO responded to a vehicle fire on US-281. BASO responded to cattle out on Gyp Hill Road. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) and BASO responded to a reckless driver on Main Street. MLPD responded to an EMS call on W. Kansas Avenue. MLPD investigated a report of burglary on W. Second Street. Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) and BASO performed traffic control on Main Street. May 19, 2020 KWPD responded to an accident on M...
Art instructor Greg McClure spoke to the Alva Board of Education during their meeting Monday. Plans for the remodeling of the art building were projected on a screen, and McClure described how the different sections will be used. McClure said one of his goals was to make sure he could see every part of the building from a central location. This way he could monitor all students to make sure they were working during class. Entry will be on the east side of the building. As he pointed to...
June 1 was the filing deadline for the 2020 election. The Primary Election is August 4 and the General Election is November 3. Barber County Election Deputy Amy Sill provided the following list of candidates who filed by this Monday, June 1 for positions: County Commissioner #2 Paul Harbaugh, Kiowa – Republican Darrin W. Hern, Sharon – Republican County Commissioner #3 Steve Bryan, Medicine Lodge – Republican Adam Mills, Lake City – Republican Nick Noland, Medicine Lodge – Republican Bill Smith, Hardtner – Republican County Clerk Debbie Wesl...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas officials will pay $3.5 million to the family of a man who was killed in 2017 with a homemade beanbag round fired by a Barber County undersheriff at close range. "This is one of the toughest things I have ever had to do besides losing him and having to deal with being a widow," said Kristina Myers. Bodycam footage from October 6, 2017, shows the moment Kristina's husband Steven Myers was killed after being shot by the Barber County Undersheriff with a bean bag gun. "...
The Cherokee Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday, May 28, to take the next step in the building bonds issuance process, and to discuss Middle School and High School Principal Jeremy Hickman's contract. Present were Board President Kory Littlefield and board members Kurtis Goodwin, Amber Wilhite, Desiree Gison and Shane Parker, as well as Superintendent Donna Anderson. Also present was Bondsman Andy Davis with Stephen L. Smith Corp., a Jenks, Okla.-based financial services firm specializing in school district...
In this world that still adheres to COVID-19 restrictions (though they're getting less stringent), the Kiowa District Hospital held their annual meeting in the lobby of the KDH Rural Health Clinic Tuesday, May 26. Board members and others participating in the meeting had the option to attend in person or via the internet. All board members were physically present when President Pat Myers called the meeting to order: Jeff Miller, vice president; Jim Parker, secretary; Chantae Simpson, treasurer; and Miranda Walz-Allen, director. When it came to...
The newly elected team was announced a couple of weeks ago during the virtual chapter banquet/awards presentation. South Barber FFA seniors Takira Blick, Kutter Jewell and junior Allie Hoch were among 254 Kansas FFA members from across the state who submitted applications for review to be considered for the prestigious Kansas State FFA Degree. The degree is the highest award that can be bestowed upon an FFA member at the state level. All were recognized. Officers met last Thursday, May 28, for...
The beef industry provides us with more than just the food we eat every day. Most of the items we enjoy incorporate a beef byproduct. To understand the impact the beef industry has on us, we must first recognize what byproducts are, the export market for them, and the value added to the carcass by acquiring these products. Byproducts such as the offal, blood, hides, and rendered products all come from parts of the animal's body that are not included in the packaged meat that we buy at the...
The Waynoka school board met Friday, May 29, for a special meeting to vote on two related agenda items. • Discussion and vote to set a date, time and place for a hearing, upon receipt of the recommendation for the non-renewal or dismissal of Kristen Harris from employment. • Consideration and vote to direct the Superintendent to mail a copy of the recommendation to Kristen Harris and to notify Kristen Harris of her right to a hearing and the date, time and place of the hearing. Harris teaches fifth grade at Waynoka. Previously, she taught fif...
Access to the Woods County Courthouse in Alva is still limited. Monday morning the Woods County Commissioners agreed they would make no changes to their policy. They also agreed that each county officer could make their own rules regarding access to their offices. The doors to the courthouse will remain locked except for the entrance on the northeast side of the courthouse next to the sheriff’s office. Lockboxes for individual county offices are located in the hallway outside the sheriff’s office where people can leave payments or pap...
For the health and safety of the family and friends, a celebration of life service for Danny Lohmann will be conducted at a later date. There will be a private family graveside service for the family under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Danny Gene Lohmann, son of Alice (Pfeiffer) Lohmann Chaffin and the late Edgar Theodore Lohmann, was born September 20, 1954, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away March 28, 2020, at his home at the age of 65 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Danny was b...
Jo Melissa McDermott, daughter of B.D. and Arleen Thorne, was born July 18, 1960, in Primghar, Iowa, and WALKED home to Jesus on April 21, 2020. The family moved to Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1964, where Jo attended and graduated from Bentonville High School. Arkansas remained her home until she married Donnie McDermott on March 3, 1995, and moved to Oklahoma. Jo's passion was horses. She was at her happiest while showing and riding, particularly her beloved paint that she raised from a colt,...
Kirk Jay Hungerford was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 26, 1959, to parents Ken and Marilyn Hungerford of Helena, Oklahoma. Kirk became the youngest of five boys, who included his older brothers Kim, Kip, Craig and Chris. Kirk was later blessed with two younger sisters, Candace and Colette. Kirk passed from this life on May 25, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. Kirk enjoyed doing many things in his youth at Helena. He obviously loved tormenting his brothers and sisters, and they all returned the favor while growing up. Kirk joined his...
The second session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature is a wrap. With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the Capitol and much of the state for about a month and a half, we ended up passing considerably fewer bills than during a normal session. We started the session with 2,240 pieces of legislation filed, and ended with 167 measures becoming law. One new law will prohibit our state, cities, counties or political subdivisions from enacting red flag laws. Red flag laws allow law enforcement to confiscate firearms on the suspicion that a person...
When I’ve talked with local people about the demonstrations in the Oklahoma metro areas, everyone seems to feel the same way. We respect the peaceful demonstrators and the reasons behind their marches, but the riots and violence that follow have no purpose and no meaning. As I watched TV coverage in Oklahoma City Saturday evening, I was encouraged by the orderly procession and the way law enforcement was facilitating their progress. Everything changed later as the responsible people went home t...
As of May 29, we have officially concluded the Second Session of the 57th Legislature. This session was historic – after the COVID-19 pandemic quickly spread across the state, we were flexible and transitioned to a blend of both in-person and virtual meetings to complete our business. Although our time at the Capitol was cut short, I’m still proud of the progress we made in key areas like education and health care to move our state forward. As I’ve shared before, we passed a cost-...
It was a big day Monday at the Alfalfa County courthouse, as commissioners decided to unlock the doors to the public after being closed since March. (This includes the fairgrounds in Cherokee.) Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall chose to go ahead and remove the "COVID-19 concerns/decisions" line item from the agendas as well. Before taking those actions, the three men signed their usual paperwork: last week's meeting minutes, maintenance and operation payment warrants, and blanket purchase orders. The month's beginning brought with it...
It ended up being a beautiful evening for an outdoor graduation with Burlington High School's six seniors walking across the stage – especially since they weren't sure this spring if they could even hold commencement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Burlington's Class of 2020 are: Valedictorian Lauren Lagos; Co-Salutatorians Tateyn Rieger, Gabe Stewart and Anna Motycka; and classmates Stanley Klippenstein and Hailey Dotson. Administrators, teachers and staff worked together to make the outdoor g...
Burlington School Board President Terry Graham called the May meeting to order with the following members present: Robert Hill, April Kisling and Aaron Smith. T. J. Rockenbach was absent. Superintendent Dr. Stacey Croft was also present as was Principal Tim Bart and Minutes Clerk Tamre McGinnis. They held the meeting in the IETV Room. The board voted to re-employ those personnel listed on attached exhibit A, plus Jenny Stewart. Those names are: Alisha Matzke, Aliene Gosselin, Brenda Russell, Rhonda Pinkston, Cheryl Czerniak, Mark Guffy,...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Empty seats have been the norm the past few years at the University of Kansas, where a succession of football coaches has failed to turn around the flailing fortunes of the Jayhawks. Now, all those open seats — and short lines and quiet concourses — will be the norm in stadiums just about everywhere. The coronavirus pandemic has forced universities, leagues and franchises to evaluate how they might someday welcome back fans. While opinions vary from sport to sport, nation to nation and even state to state, one thing seems...
NORMAN, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 2, 2020-- PCI is pleased to announce that Avista Corporation (Avista) will deploy the PCI EIM Enterprise Platform to facilitate its participation in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Avista previously announced its intentions to join the WEIM by April 2022. Avista plans to consolidate its legacy IT infrastructure onto PCI's WEIM platform used by both Balancing Authority and Merchant Group mission critical functions, which will each receive turnkey, 7x24 support from PCI's renowned Client Services...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is no longer shielding renters and homeowners who are financially strapped because of the coronavirus pandemic from being evicted or having lenders foreclose on their mortgages. Kelly allowed an executive order that had banned new evictions and foreclosures to expire May 26. Her office confirmed Monday that the executive order no longer was in place, The Wichita Eagle reports. The Democratic governor let the ban on evictions and mortgage foreclosures expire the same day she lifted statewide r...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Bartlesville police officer in 2019 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and two of its officers. The estate of Thomas Gay filed the suit Monday in federal court in Tulsa, alleging the two officers used excessive and unreasonable force. Gay was shot and killed in June 2019 after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at the Bartlesville home of Gay's parents. According to the suit, police officer Jessica Pitts shot and killed Gay after he had been shot w...
