Articles from the June 16, 2021 edition
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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...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 8:06 a.m. – Caller advised someone had moved and damaged her white dual axle utility trailer that was parked on her property. 10:19 a.m. – Medic needed for a female that was dizzy with symptoms of a stroke or heart attack....
Ferguson named president of funeral directors association
Kacey Ferguson of Waynoka, Oklahoma, was installed as the 2021 Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association President during the 118th OKFDA Convention and Expo on Monday, April 26, 2021. The convention...
Joe Hadwiger honored as Producer of the Year 2021
Joe Hadwiger of Cherokee, Oklahoma, was honored as the 2021 Producer of the Year, a title sponsored by Livingston Machinery Company and supported by Manitou Group. As the winner of the prestigious award, Hadwiger received a new Manitou 840...
Tulsa postal carriers among 4 indicted in meth conspiracy
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa man and three U.S. Postal Service carriers have been charged with participating in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. A federal grand jury in Tulsa indicted Kamau Jahi Williams, 42;...
Logsdon-Mize announce engagement
Dale and Vicki Logsdon of Alva, Oklahoma, announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyssa Logsdon, to Josh Mize, son of Troy and Kelli Mize of Yukon, Oklahoma. Alyssa is a 2006 graduate of Alva...
GORDON HALL VOSS
Gordon Hall Voss was born December 3, 1939, to Emerson and Bernice Zrust Voss and passed away June 3, 2021. Gordon attended Goltry Public Schools graduating in 1958. In 1964 he graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine....
KENDRA BETH HADA
Kendra Beth Hada, daughter of Jeanette (Storie) and Dudley Brown, was born November 29, 1957, in Lubbock, Texas. At the age of 63, she was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 11,...
MELVIN WAYNE JOY
Melvin Wayne Joy, 87, retired middle school teacher, was born January 23, 1933, in Amorita, Oklahoma, to John Joy and Alma (Hoff) Joy and passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro, Kansas. Melvin is survived by his son D...
Wichita police officer charged with child sex crime
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A five-year veteran of the Wichita police department was charged Tuesday with sexual exploitation of a child, police said. The Sedgwick County District Attorney's office charged Officer Thomas Wallace, who was placed on unpaid...
Jury selection begins for Oklahoma man in students' deaths
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of an Oklahoma man accused of crashing his pickup truck into a group of high school cross country runners, killing three and injuring five. Cleveland County...
GOP ends COVID emergency in Kansas; Kelly sees 'obstruction'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will struggle to vaccinate residents and thousands of families will lose extra food aid because top Republican legislators on Tuesday ended a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic, one of Democratic Gov. Laura...
Alfalfa County real estate
Real Estate Transactions Book 871 page 257: John S. McEarchern unto Hunter McEachern. The northeast quarter of section 32, township 26 north, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 871 page 296: Linda S. Myers unto Melinda Gay...
Assets recovered from large Ponzi scheme reach $722 million
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A bankruptcy trustee's search to recover assets linked to one of the largest financial crimes in Minnesota's history has netted $722 million. Doug Kelley says his work to collect assets from Tom Petters' $1.9 billion Ponzi...
Bryan leads `clean up Kiowa crusade' – asks for your help
“A friend of mine said he is willing to put up a lot of money to help clean up eyesore properties around Kiowa,” Jeff Bryan, local businessman said. Bryan said that person who wishes to remain anonymous, and hopefully some other residents who...
Longtime Sandia Labs airline safety research center moving
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A decades-old program at Sandia National Laboratories that focused on new innovations in airplane inspection will be taking flight elsewhere. The Albuquerque-based weapons research and development facility announced...
Kiowa Hospital Board gets good audit, has improved finances with COVID-related money
Following the annual meeting, the Kiowa District Hospital Board met for their regular monthly meeting May 25 at the Community Building. Board President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with all members present: Marcia Cantrell, Jeff Miller, Jim...
Hardtner's Fourth of July tradition is changing; NO celebration this year
If your Fourth of July tradition is to go to Hardtner, Kansas, for the parade to enjoy the swimming pool have a pit BBQ sandwich and watch the fireworks extravaganza explode over the old Achenbach hospital lawn, it's time to make other plans. For 62...
Do we need a negative leap second?
I never thought I’d enjoy a magazine called Popular Mechanics, but I subscribed because I could pass it on to my son-in-law and grandson. However, I’ve become a fan. Not only do they have some...
Woods County approves purchase of fire equipment
The Woods County commissioners approved purchasing some equipment for two county fire departments at their meeting Monday morning. Waynoka Fire Department will receive four sets of bunker gear and lights for a tanker totaling $11,393. Greenleaf Fire...
Waynoka Schools' summer camps, summer food program get going
Waynoka's school year ended with awards assemblies and a mix of excitement for summer and sadness at leaving friends and trusted teachers, Elementary Principal Patricia Burrow told the Waynoka Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday. “The...
Three South Barber 5th graders make perfect scores on state assessments
At the South Barber Board of Education June meeting Monday night, Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller bragged on three students who were fifth graders last school year. Each of them earned a perfect score...
Firefighters say 2 critically injured in Wichita fire
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two people were critically injured early Tuesday in an apartment fire in Wichita, authorities said. Firefighters were called around 3 a.m. Tuesday to the complex near the Kellogg and Interstate 135 interchange, television...
Federal judge blocks Biden's pause on new oil, gas leases
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Louisiana, who ordered that plans continue for lease sales that were delayed for the Gulf of...
AP: Some stolen US military guns used in violent crimes
Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police. "Don't do it!" a pursuing officer pleaded. The young man complied, releasing the bystander and tossing the gun, which skittered across the city street and then...