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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 During this day there was one traffic stop. 3:40 a.m. – Officer needed for a welfare check on an elderly man who had been driving around a long time and was lost at the Jiffy Trip. 8:26 a.m. – Report of an animal complaint. 11:18 a.m. – Caller advised of a dog with a chicken in its mouth. Caller wanted to know if he could shoot the dog or if someone would come take care of the dogs. 12:51 p.m. – Caller advised there were armadillos in her trap and she would like them removed. 2:36 p.m. – Report of a wheat field on OK-58 a...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of people planning to run for Oklahoma governor next year is continuing to grow, with two more candidates filing paperwork to seek the office. Independent Paul Tay, a perennial political candidate from Tulsa, and Libertarian Natalie Bruno of Edmond both filed paperwork with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission indicating their plans to run. That brings to five the number of candidates seeking to run for governor in 2022, including incumbent Republican Kevin Stitt. Democrat Connie Johnson of Oklahoma City and R...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Five inmates have been charged with murder in the death of another inmate during a hostage-taking incident at an Oklahoma jail. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater filed charges Monday and says more are expected after further investigation into the incident at the county's detention center, according to The Oklahoman. Two inmates were charged with first-degree murder and three others were charged with second-degree murder for alleged actions that led to the death of Curtis Montrell Williams, 34, after taking a d...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa man is facing federal charges after federal prosecutors say he threatened to kill President Joe Biden, members of Congress and their families. Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson says 58-year-old John Jacobs Ahrens was charged Monday with making threats against the president. Johnson says Ahrens sent a series of emails to a Tulsa television station threatening to murder Biden, members of Congress and their families if he didn't receive money. "Making online threats to murder public officials and their families has c...
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to stop Kansas City from rerouting a portion of the police department's budget plants a "false flag" by suggesting the city council is trying to take control, city officials said in a court motion filed Tuesday. The motion filed in Jackson County Court is the latest move in a legal battle that began when the city council approved an ordinance in May to move about $42 million of the police department's budget into a new fund. That money would be used to fund social services and intervention programs in r...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man with previous drunken driving convictions has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for a crash that killed a woman in 2018. Monty Carpenter Jr., 36, was sentenced Monday to 76 months in prison in the death of 56-year-old Marsha Oglesby. He will serve three years of supervised release after he's released from prison, and was ordered to pay $7,600 in restitution. Police said Carpenter was under the influence of alcohol when he ran a red light and hit Oglesby's car on Sept. 3, 2018, in Wichita. He p...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police are asking the City Council to approve a federal partnership in an effort to address a surge in violent crime. The Wichita Eagle reports that police want help from the U.S. Marshals Service as gun violence escalates in the city. Police Chief Gordon Ramsey said Monday that shooting numbers have risen sharply over the past year. Nine people were shot over the past weekend, including a police officer who was shot in the head and legs. The partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service would be known as Operation T...
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in Iowa in 2018. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports that 34-year-old Zackery Bassett, originally from Elwood, Kansas, must serve at least 35 years of the sentence that was handed down Monday. A jury in February convicted Bassett of second-degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Andrea Solokowski. She was killed in September 2018 in Webster City, Iowa. Prosecutors said Bassett had abused and stalked Solokowski, of Sioux City, Iowa, for m...
BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) — A golden retriever who had been missing for two weeks was rescued Tuesday from a bay in New Jersey. Authorities say that New Jersey State Police troopers Ryan Koehler and Vincent Ferdinandi, of Point Pleasant Station, responded to the report of a dog swimming in Barnegat Bay and were able to bring the 3-year-old named Chunk safely ashore. Two joggers recognized Chunk from posters and reported seeing him jump into the water near Mantoloking Bridge around 7 a.m., WABC-TV reported. Jim Mathis was fishing nearby and said C...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent probe. A person familiar with the matter said after a meeting with Democrats that Pelosi had told her colleagues that she would create a select panel. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private remarks. But Pelosi later denied that, telling r...
Real Estate Transfers Book 146 page 215: Benedict T. Ricke, a single person, unto Nicholas A. Schmidt and Hannah Schmidt. Lot 4, block 2, Regnier’s Amended Revised Second Addition, City of Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 146 page 216: Springer Farms 1877, LLC, unto Jared Dean Rhea. The southeast quarter of section 11, township 33 south, range 12 West of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas. Quit claim deed. Book 146 page 218: Springer Farms 1877, LLC, unto Andrew S. Rhea. The southeast quarter of section 11, township 33...
Voters in Alfalfa County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the July 13 Special Election for the Town of Helena OG&E 25-year franchise should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot. The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 6. Voters can submit a request using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp....
At Monday's meeting, the commissioners of Alfalfa County spent some time reviewing and awarding six-month bids. Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach considered availability, quality and cost to determine the awards. With steel, availability was the big issue. Besides an executive session (no action was subsequently taken) to discuss maintenance and custodial positions, most of the agenda was basic housekeeping items that were approved: • Previous meeting minutes, blanket purchase orders, and maintenance and operation payment warrants. • A r...
Burlington School Board President Terry Graham called the regular monthly meeting to order June 17 at 8 a.m., with four board members present including: Robert Hill, April Kisling and Aaron Smith. T.J. Rockenbach was absent. Also attending were Dr. Stacey Croft, superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year; Kevin Brown, superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year; Gerrett Spears, high school principal for the 2021-2022 school year; and Minutes Clerk Tracy Granados. Because of the need for daycare services, Burlington is opening one in the...
Kiowa's City Council had a full agenda at their June 14 meeting with guest speakers and lots of new business items. As Mayor Bill Watson opened the meeting council and the audience rose to salute the flag. Then Councilmember R.L. Simpson gave a prayer. Other councilmembers present were: B.J. Duvall, Brian Hill, Jason Thayer and Tom Wells. City Administrator Sam Demel, City Attorney Brandon Ritcha and City Clerk Kade Tucker also sat at the council table. Demel Updates on Water Project, Burn Site, Eyesore Properties Demel gave an update on the...
A little over one week of cutting and the 2021 wheat crop is mostly cut and in the elevators in the Newsgram reading area of northwest Oklahoma and southcentral Kansas. The main delay was awaiting custom cutters to arrive from cutting in Texas where they experienced rain delays. Kelln Comments on Dacoma Crop Monday Dacoma Coop Manager Jake Kelln said, "Dacoma is all but finished with harvest – down to three farmers to finish." Yields were far ranging from 20 to 70 bushels/acre. "The overall a...
One of the most loved activities of Kiowa's Labor Day weekend is the 5K Race at 8 a.m. Monday morning. It is a time when family and friends have a little friendly competition. It's also a time for serious runners to see if they can win the race on their road to tougher challenges. Maybe you're just pushing your baby stroller and visiting with your friends. Whatever the reason, hundreds if not thousands have run Kiowa's 5K the last 35 years. The Covid pandemic caused cancellation of the event last year, but it's back this year. It happens on...
The Cherokee Police Department has arrested a suspect in several recent burglaries of vehicles. Jarred Rashad Munson, 24, of Cherokee, has been charged with first degree burglary in a case where he entered a garage to break into a vehicle. He is also facing two third degree burglary charges for other vehicle break-ins. All three are felony charges. First degree burglary carries a penalty of imprisonment for seven to 20 years. Third degree burglary is punishable by imprisonment for up to five...
The Woods County commissioners tackled mostly routine business during Monday’s meeting. They approved a number of annual contracts and agreements. District 2 Commissioner Randy McMurphy chaired the meeting with District 1 Commissioner David Hamil and District 3 Commissioner John Smiley present. Workers compensation insurance from ACCO-SIF for the next fiscal year will cost $59,944. County Clerk Shelley Reed said it’s about the same amount as last year. The cost for Woods County property and liab...
A preliminary investigation into a trespassing complaint showed the alleged trespasser was listed as the property owner on county assessor records. It was learned later, he had signed the property over to his ex-wife. Cherokee Police Chief Ryan McNeil responded to a report of trespassers on Friday, June 11, about 9:15 a.m. According to court records, Allison Bigbey said her ex-husband, Christopher Burney York, had broken into her residence on South Grand Ave. McNeil learned the Alfalfa County As...
When two deputy sheriffs come into the newspaper office to ask if we know someone, it gets our attention. Turns out they were looking for an employee’s son to ask him some questions. Our employee was able to help them with some answers. The young man’s Facebook account was hacked about four months ago. It wasn’t one of those things where someone clones your account, using your photo and name and then tries to get your friends to friend the cloned account. When that happens, it’s time to change...
Graveside services will be Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 10 a.m. at Eagle Chief Cemetery under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Allez Ruth, daughter of Rella (Naureth) and Edward Guyer, was born on December 3, 1925, on the farm in the Curtis- Mooreland area and passed away on June 21, 2021, at the age of 95 years, 6 months and 18 days. Allez attended the Waynoka School System and graduated with the class of 1943. After...
Funeral services for Betty Fleming will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Katie Hill officiating. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Betty Jo Ann Prophet Fleming, daughter of the late Claud Cleveland and Cora Ann (Ager) Prophet, was born June 25, 1933, at Buffalo, Oklahoma, and passed away June 20, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. Betty graduated high school...
Funeral services for Cleta Belle Zook will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2021, at New-Song Church in Waynoka with the Rev. Tosh Miller officiating. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka, LLC. Cleta Belle Zook, daughter of the late Alfred Henry and Leona Pearl (Hall) Paris, was born June 11, 1940, in Woods County, Oklahoma, and passed away June 19, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years and 8 days. Besides her...
Graveside services for Helen Short will be Saturday, June 26, 2021, at 10 a.m. at Alva Municipal Cemetery. Wharton Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at whartonfuneralchapel.com. Helen passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 64....
