Articles from the June 4, 2017 edition
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Marriage license filings
Derek Cole McKinnon, Alva vs. Sierra Faith Gable, Alva: marriage license ($5)....
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1262 page 1094: Jack O. Wiebener and LaDeanna Wiebener, husband and wife, unto O’Neil land Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation. The south half of the southwest quarter of section 9, in township 27 north, range 15 west of the...
Woods County Sheriff's Office phone log
Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:20 a.m. Man was denied to go to Walmart. 9:44 am. CC office called. 11:14 a.m. Wise County Sheriff office in Decatur, Texas, called on a warrant check. 11:23 a.m. Man was denied to go to the Tag office. 5:15 p.m. Man went to...
Former NFL star talks about raising autistic twins
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Curt Warner dodged the questions for years. How come we never see you? Is something wrong? People want answers when someone such as Warner, a famed and beloved Seattle Seahawks star, withdraws from the public eye for more...
Political shift, hospital's fears hand NRA defeat in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers bucked the National Rifle Association by approving a measure meant to keep concealed guns out of hospitals — a testament to how much the Republican-controlled Legislature shifted to the left in last year's...
Minnesota to open 22 meetings on disputed Enbridge pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators are getting ready to open a series of 22 public meetings on an oil pipeline project that opponents have dubbed the next Dakota Access pipeline struggle. Enbridge Energy is seeking approval to replace its...
Energy's Perry having blast running agency he vowed to kill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Perry twice ran for president and appeared as a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars." But since becoming President Donald Trump's energy secretary, Perry has kept a low profile and rarely has been seen publicly around...
Weevil roundup a success at Montana wildlife refuge
MOIESE, Mont. (AP) — The thumping of tubs and whipping of toadflax signaled the start of the National Bison Range's great weevil roundup of 2017. Within minutes, more than a thousand of the little black bugs had been knocked from their leafy...
Despite hard times, dairyman wants to 'tough it out'
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1931, Herbert Hoover occupied the White House. Winston Churchill was in the midst of political exile in Britain, and in Germany, Adolf Hitler did not yet hold office. In Greene County, meanwhile, Ray Seaton began...
Farmers decry Trump plans to cut agriculture subsidies
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump's budget. The proposed cuts come even as...
Museum honoring daredevil Evel Knievel opens in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new Kansas museum is giving enthusiasts of late motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel a jump on appreciating his death-defying, bone-breaking exploits. The $5-million, 13,000-square-foot homage to the hard-living man who...
New Mexico institutions work to solve doctor shortage
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico and a private Las Cruces college are working to address the state's doctor shortage in hopes of improving access to care in rural areas. Valencia, Lea, Otero, Torrance and Luna counties have the...
Takeoff and cruise: Toyota making 'flying car,' luxury boat
TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a "flying car." A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who'll be able to light the...
SpaceX launches 1st recycled supply ship
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, yet another milestone in its bid to drive down flight costs. After a two-day delay caused by thunderstorms, the unmanned...
Italy police under fire for letting mob boss greet fans
ROME (AP) — Police in southern Italy are under fire for allowing one of Italy's most-wanted mob bosses to greet his fans after his arrest and let them kiss his hand. Police arrested Giuseppe Giorgi early Friday in a bunker inside his home in San...
Young men seek barbecue dad for Father's Day weekend
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A group of men in their 20s in Washington state has posted a Craigslist ad seeking a generic dad to grill burgers and hotdogs for a gathering set for the Saturday of Father's Day weekend in mid-June. Qualifications include a...
Disgruntled man releases bedbugs in Maine city office
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off. City Manager William...
Man flashing money on Facebook Live arrested on drug charges
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man joyfully flashing money live on the internet got a sudden surprise when police officers barged in and arrested him for allegedly selling drugs. A man identified by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office as...
Man accused of crimes in 3 states waives Kansas hearing
PRATT, Kan. (AP) — A man accused of killing and wounding people in Mississippi, New Mexico and Kansas in February has waived a hearing. Alex Deaton is charged in Kansas with attempted murder, aggravated robbery, theft, fleeing and attempting to...
Romero homers to lead Oklahoma past Washington 3-1 in WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Sydney Romero bounced back from an atypical performance and helped Oklahoma take a critical step in its hopes for a repeat. Romero hit a solo homer to help the defending national champion Sooners defeat Washington 3-1 on Friday...
Kansas lawmakers considering new plan to boost income taxes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators in Kansas cooked up a new plan Sunday for increasing income taxes to fix the state budget and provide money for the cash-strapped state's public schools — and they suggested an unusual move for...
Minnesota family fights to save farm from dredging plan
WABASHA, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota family is fighting to save a third-generation farm from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dredging plan. The Post Bulletin (http://bit.ly/2shU87S) reports that Corps plans to acquire a large portion of Willard...
Kansas program to help immigrants navigate driving exams
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is launching a project to help immigrants in one meatpacking town get driver's licenses, by offering them free translators when they take their exams. Meatpacking plants, the largest employers in western Kansas, have...
Couple starts organic farm in Nebraska
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Sirloin the steer has a purpose, and his name offers a hint as to what that purpose is. He is one of the more than 200 animals that reside at Turning Point Farm in Beatrice, owned by Terri Sue and Ron Mazza. They're an...
Richardson helped broker deal to provide care for chimps
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson helped broker a deal that provides long-term care for chimpanzees in northern Liberia that were part of a research colony. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/2rq3UHf) that...