Articles from the April 19, 2023 edition

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Oklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal

An Oklahoma sheriff's office says a newspaper's audio recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists and hanging Black people was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. A post on the...

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    April 19, 2023

Oklahoma officials accused of talk of killing journalists

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's governor is seeking the resignation of four county officials after a newspaper's audio recording apparently captured some of them complaining about two of the paper's journalists and knowing hit men and where two hol...

 

Rat ambassadors show off abilities to help humans, wildlife

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As an ambassador for rats, it's never easy to win over the public. There's that hairless tail after all. But Runa at the San Diego Zoo is doing her best to counter the bad press. She is one of a handful of such so-called...

 

Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787 million settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company's defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting...

 

US charges 4 Americans, 3 Russians in election discord case

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere...

 

Ralph Yarl shedding 'buckets of tears,' shooter in custody

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As 16-year-old Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot for going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in on... Full story

 

Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his latest trip near the...

 

Rep. Jones brings infant-sized casket into Tennessee Capitol

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The recently reinstated Rep. Justin Jones carried an infant-sized casket into Tennessee's Capitol as protesters calling for gun safety legislation outside the Capitol were blocked from bringing caskets inside. After passing...

 

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

WASHINGTON (AP) — A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers,...

 

Donut painting sparks free speech debate for bakery, town

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall over his doorway last spring with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate and...

 

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...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    April 19, 2023

Alfalfa County opens bid for new fire truck

At this week's Alfalfa County commissioners meeting, officials Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson heard from Aline Fire Department's Rob Sims regarding a quote opened for a new fire truck. Out of five bids sent out, the lone bid received back...

 

Alfalfa County Sheriff logs

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 During this day was one traffic stop. 10:38 a.m. – Report of a domestic issue in process in the 300 block of Kansas. Advised his son had a chain and hitting the washer and throwing things. Officer advised all way okay. 1:56...

 

Alfalfa County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 889 page 509: Spice Welch and Andrea R. Welch convey unto Angelica Blessman. Lots 7 and the west 12.5’ feet. Of lot 8 in block 12 in. The west side of Addition to the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty...

 

Weber named 2023-24 principal

The Freedom Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday, April 17. Much of the business was handled off-stage – either in the executive session, required when discussing personnel matters, or in the consent agenda, which covered broad...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 19, 2023

Described as `a student magnet' Judy Elliott retires from Burlington School after 27 years

Glen and Judy Elliott shared a lifetime love of family and education. They moved to Burlington in 1991 as he became the Burlington Public School Superintendent. Many describe the Elliotts as “a great team.” When Judy first arrived she started the...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 19, 2023

Kiowa hosts 38th Annual Pioneer Days, flea market and food truck show

“All my rowdy friends have settled down,” Kiowa cowboy John Miller said in his slow drawl with a big grin. It was his rowdy friends that were part of the first surprise roping and bull dogging event his wife Bev planned for him to celebrate his...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 19, 2023

Schubert-Akin finishes her 29th consecutive Boston Marathon

“No. 29 is in the books,” Jennifer Schubert-Akin said of her running the Boston Marathon Monday. At age 65, her time was 4:05:59 – her fastest time since 2016. As a member of the Boston Marathon Quarter Century Club (for running the race 25...

 

Senate Review

April 11 was Agriculture Day at the Capitol. I was able to meet with agriculture students from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Northern Oklahoma College. These young adults are the future...

 

Carl's Capitol Comments

The House and Senate are still working to come to consensus on an education plan that will add more funding to public schools, reward teachers and give parents more choices for their children. I know...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 19, 2023

Vinegar has surprising weight-loss benefits

Sometime back I was texting with my brother, who lives in Missouri. It was near lunchtime, and he mentioned his wife was making turkey burgers. Then she presented him with his usual noon drink, a...

 

VIRGIL GENE DIEL

Virgil Gene Diel was born July 12, 1937, to Marcine and Helen (Terhune) Diel in Kiowa, Kansas. Gene graduated from Burlington High School in 1955. From there, he went on to graduate from Oklahoma...

 

LOIS ANN JONES

Funeral services for Lois Jones will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Elm and Murrow Street Church of Christ in Waynoka. Interment will follow at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka....

 

LARRY DON MILLER

Larry Don Miller was born July 17, 1951, in Hardtner, Kansas, to Lawrence Miller and Velma Yvonne Sherman Miller and passed from this life in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 14, 2023. Larry graduated from...

 

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