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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 Newsgram will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Ashley Slough, 36, Memphis, Tennessee, has been charged...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 During this day were two traffic stops. 9:57 a.m. – Medic needed for a male who had fallen by the car at 3rd Street and Grand. 10:08 a.m. – Caller advised of a bike stolen and possibly ridden to Cherokee. Advised officer and sheriff. 11:53 a.m. – Report of a grass fire on County Road 580 between Dewey and Custer Road. 8:48 p.m. – Medic needed on County Road 710 for a female who is laying on her porch. Advised she was conscious and breathing. Medic took the patient to St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. 9:03 p.m. – Medic neede...
Leon Boyle, 85, of Byron, Oklahoma, died unexpectedly on June 27, 2024, in Enid, Oklahoma. He was born to Eugene and Viola Boyle in Anthony, Kansas, on February 14, 1939. Leon grew up near Wakita, Oklahoma, and attended Wakita schools, graduating from Wakita High School in 1957. After graduation, he worked in Wichita, Kansas, for Boeing Aircraft Company for a short period, but his love for the outdoors led him to go to work in the oil field. He married the love of his life, Betty Puffinbarger...
Real Estate Transfers Book 900, page 392: Karla Brown and Don Brown convey unto Scott C. Armbruster and Allison M. Armbruster. Undivided one-half interest in the southeast quarter of Section 30, Township 28N, Range 11, WIM. Warranty deed. Book 900, page 396: Brian R. Thieme and Dian E. Thieme convey unto Scott C. Armbruster and Allison M. Armbruster. Undivided one-half interest in the southeast quarter of section 30, township 28N, range 11, WIM. Warranty deed. Book 900, page 409: Paula Leona Trask conveys unto Paula Leona Trask. The south 15...
The descendants of Clester and Mary German try to meet annually to reconnect with one another. They were able to meet on June 30 this year. The Marjorie (German) Clepper family were in charge of the arrangements this time around. It fell in perfectly with a planned 90th birthday celebration for Glenn Clepper, the husband of the late Marjorie Clepper. The day started with some attending church services at the Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington. The family then met for a visit over a catered meal at the Burlington small gym meeting room....
The week prior to the Kansas Junior High School Rodeo Association (KJHSRA) finals in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, South Barber eighth-grader Steele Smith told the Newsgram, "I'm excited for nationals and hopefully we'll win it again." Well, Smith and his partner Logan Vander Hamm won their second National Junior High School Championship Saturday. The first year they competed at nationals together they won the championship as sixth graders. The next year the duo was the third-place team ropers....
"I knew we were on a roll and should make the Top 30," Taisen Ricke said, "But I never thought we'd make the Top 10." Ricke and his team roping partner, Rein Roberts of Winfield, placed seventh at the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend. Going into eighth grade at South Barber in Kiowa this fall, Ricke is the "header" of the duo. The boys met as their dads "have rodeoed together" for years. They have roped together the last three years and practice together "as much...
In a special meeting Tuesday, the Alva Arena Authority approved five contracts to move the arena project forward. Most of the agreements are financial including the sale of tax free bonds. Treasurer Todd Holder has spent months working on the financing. The design committee held plenty of meetings to hammer out the final project. It’s good to see progress being made. More details will be covered in Friday’s Alva Review-Courier. Around Alva The heavy rain last weekend not only closed some rural roads, but it also caused a problem in Alva. Bar...
OSU Extension educators from Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties are offering a pickle-making workshop on Thursday, July 11, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds. The cost is $15 to cover supplies and RSVP, and payment is due Monday, July 8, to the Alfalfa County Extension Office. Class size is limited. Participants will learn to preserve their own pickles and leave with some to share. Another upcoming workshop will be sourdough bread on Saturday, Aug. 8, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., also...
Waynoka FFA Chapter's own Stetson Nix recently traveled to Boise City to compete in the No Man's Land Summer Classic Livestock Show. Nix secured the title of Grand Champion Market Lamb with his Champion Natural Wether. The market lamb competition was judged by Carson Lott. Nix's triumph is a testament to his hard work and dedication to his FFA projects. For more updates on the Waynoka FFA chapter and their upcoming events, stay tuned to the local news....
Sophia Kay Dawson of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, was one of over 550 students who graduated from Emporia State University in May 2024. Dawson graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in human resources management. For more information on how to build your future at Emporia State University, please visit www.emporia.edu....
The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Woods County Board of Commissioners was daunting with 47 annual contracts to be approved and signed. Then there was a shorter list of health department annual contracts and a multitude of six-month bids. The meeting took a little longer than usual, but much of the work was routine and quickly handled. Chairman Randy McMurphy opened the meeting with Commissioner John Smiley and District 1 Foreman Damien Starks present. County Clerk Shelley Reed attended to take minutes and help wade through the p...
Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross had a lengthy agenda Monday morning. The three began by signing the usual paperwork: maintenance and operation warrants for payment, blanket purchase orders, and last week's meeting minutes. All of that was followed by lapsed appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2023-2024 to FY2024-2025 and FY2022-2023 to FY2024-2025. Since this was the month's first meeting, the three men signed appropriations and the allocation of taxes for...
Cherokee Police were on the lookout for a vehicle reported stolen in Garfield County after an officer contacted Alfalfa County dispatch. The officer said the victim would be coming to recover part of a vehicle in Cherokee, a recovered wheelchair lift that had been attached to the vehicle. The item was found on June 24 on a county road outside of Cherokee and posted on social media. Cherokee Police Officer Reith Claflin talked to the individual who retrieved the missing lift. He said the red Jeep Laredo had been stolen the night before by an...
Ironically, Kiowa had a county-wide emergency drill late afternoon Friday. There was supposed to be black smoke billowing from a tanker. Well, black smoke really was billowing Monday afternoon, July 1, from an oilwell west of Kiowa on the south side of the highway a mile or less from US-281. Barber County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Loreg said the oil well had a “blowout” and spewed oil into the air on a windy day. Loreg said KDHE was called in to investigate. The well is being diked and contained for the next 90 days, Loreg sai...
The Sod House Museum is selling raffle tickets ahead of a drawing for two sampler quilts. The first quilt has a patriotic theme. The second is a Dresden Plate design. Tickets may be purchased at the museum, which is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The drawing will be held during the quilting workshop on Saturday, July 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. Members of any skill level are encouraged to attend. Proceeds from the class and raffle will benefit the Sod House Museum. The museum is...
The Carmen Fire and Rescue will have a fun and entertaining evening to celebrate Independence Day on Friday, July 5, at the Carmen City Park. Bring your lawn chairs, bug spray, and prepare for a great evening. The Carmen City Pool will be open for swimming from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Events will begin around 5 p.m. and will continue until the fireworks start. There will be bounce houses for kids, face painting, and Okie Ax Slingers will be open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Children's characters will be available for pictures. A great variety of food and...
The Alva Board of Education met Wednesday for their regular end of the year session with all members present. Jeremy Brashears, new superintendent, was present although he wasn't officially on the payroll until July 1. He said that he and his family moved to Alva the preceding week. Sheep and Goat Barn Donation School board members were pleased to approve a donation from the Wisdom Foundation for a new sheep and goat barn at the school district agriculture farm. Brashears said the project will p...
Monday, July 1, at 11:17 a.m., a call came in to the Barber County Sheriff's Office about an accident on the train track crossing on the west edge of Kiowa. Undersheriff Garrett McLemore responded with other emergency personnel. McLemore said that Nathan Drake of Hardtner was westbound on Main at the railroad tracks. He was driving a 2014 black Hyundai. Drake reportedly told the officer the railroad arms were down. The arms lifted and he started to drive across the tracks. Suddenly, Drake's...
Juveniles in a reportedly stolen pickup fleeing police crashed into another vehicle ending the life of a Byron man. The medical examiner pronounced Francis L. Boyle, 85, of Byron, dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the collision. The crash occurred at 9:32 a.m. Thursday, June 27, at North 4th Street and E. Purdue Avenue in Enid. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, a 2019 Nissan Frontier was being pursued by the Enid Police Department. Officers lost sight of the pickup but later found it involved in the collision. It’s b...
Three Alfalfa County felony charges have been filed against a woman who allegedly stole silver coins from a Cherokee resident as well as using his credit cards. Ashley N. Slough, 36, of Memphis, Tennessee, has been charged with (1) burglary in the second degree, (2) grand larceny and (3) computer fraud/unlawful use of computer/system. Court records show the stolen silver coins have an approximate value of $3,468 and the monetary loss on the credit cards was estimated at $12,807.89. The victim, John Patton of Cherokee, said Slough did not have...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday to reconsider the case they dismissed last month and called on the Biden administration to help the two women seek justice. Viola Fletcher, 110, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, are the last known survivors of one of the single worst acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. As many as 300 Black people were killed; more than 1,200 homes, businesses, schools and churches were d...
Oklahoma State running back and Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon II was arrested Sunday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. A state trooper in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, reported seeing Gordon swerving in his black 2024 Cadillac. The vehicle was clocked at 82 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone, according to a probable cause affidavit. The trooper pulled the vehicle over, smelled alcohol and found half-full bottles of vodka and tequila inside of it, according to the affidavit. Gordon, 20, was arrested and...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man shot an Oklahoma City police officer on Tuesday and then barricaded himself inside a home on the city's northwest side before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. The wounded officer was doing well after surgery, said Capt. Valerie Littlejohn. He was shot as police were responding to a report of a man with a gun, she said. Police surrounded the home, closed nearby streets and urged people to avoid the area while the man barricaded himself inside with several other people and continued to shoot at o...
