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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. Civil Filings In the matter of applicant Karrissa Ashleigh Goeken: name...
Real Estate Transfers Book 900, page 425: Tammy Williams conveys unto Tammy R. Simonson. Property having lots 1 through 3 with the section No. Block 31 and having the following description: Original Town of Carmen. Quit claim deed. Book 900, page 429: Taylor Rene Fleider and Zack Fleider convey unto Gabreail Redinger. North 28 feet of Lot 11, and all of Lot 12, all in Block 71, Park Addition to the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 900, page 445: Tammy R. Williams conveys unto Austin B. Carter. Lots 4 through 8,...
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 During this day were two traffic stops. 4:26 a.m. – Medic needed in the 300 block of 7th Street for an 80-year-old female having a possible heart attack. The medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 3:19 p.m. – Report of a vehicle rollover at the intersection of state highways 8 and 45 and Choctaw Road. No transport needed. 5:25 p.m. – Caller advised of power lines down and across the road at County Road 550 between Cleveland and Coal Road. 6:30 p.m. – Caller advised their neighbor to the north had a fire going and...
Real Estate Transfers Book 150, page 149: Lois Beverly Foulkrod conveys unto Tyler C. Bell. Lot 2 and the east 7 feet of Lot 4 on Second Avenue West in the Original Townsite of the City of Medicine Lodge. Warranty deed. Book 150, page 151: Timothy Ray Thomason and Debra L. Mitchell convey unto Jason Thayer and Sameta Thayer. The north half of lots 1 and 2 in Block 56 in the City of Kiowa. Joint tenancy quit claim deed. Book 150, page 152: Chad G. Trear and Nicole Trear convey unto Brittany Leigh Moss and Deidra Diane Moss. Lots 10, 11 and 12...
Lena Faye Engle (Bickford), daughter of Florence Graves and Carl Burton Bickford, was born March 2, 1932, at Fairvalley, Oklahoma. She passed away at her home in Freedom, Oklahoma, on July 9, 2024, at the age of 92. Lena Faye graduated for Farry High School with the class of 1949 and attended Business School in Enid, Oklahoma. On March 20, 1951, she was married to Donald Ray Engle at Santa Rosa, New Mexico. To their marriage three sons, Daniel, Allan and David, were born. Following their marriage they made their home in Fairvalley, Oklahoma,...
Despite my daily use of computers, I rarely post anything on Facebook. Some of my family members are sensitive about what information is posted while others lay it all out there. Last year, I posted a video of the printing press running while we were printing the Newsgram. Shortly after, disaster struck with a thin metal plate breaking, gouging the rubber blanket and halting the process for repairs. Afterward I wrote about it in my column. Lately, my main use of Facebook is to keep up with happe...
Cheers to a remarkable milestone! Arden and Nicki Chaffee will reach the pinnacle of their marital journey as they mark 50 years of unwavering love and companionship on July 11, 2024.To honor this extraordinary achievement, they have set their sights on a grand celebration in the fall. Amidst the vibrant colors of the changing seasons, they will gather cherished family and friends to toast to the enduring bonds they have forged over half a century. It promises to be a day filled with laughter,...
The Woods County commissioners had a very short agenda for Monday’s meeting. They approved the remaining monthly reports and a gravel easement. Chairman Randy McMurphy opened the meeting with Commissioner John Smiley and District 1 Foreman Damien Starks attending. County Clerk Shelley Reed was also present. After approving minutes of the last meeting, the commissioners approved the following monthly reports: • Court Clerk Office Balance $276,353.74 • Court Clerk RM & P Balance $18,116.00 • Election Board Balance $7,467.93 • Sheriff’s...
This week, Garret Johnson and Nate Ross of the Alfalfa County commissioners were without their fellow commissioner, Mike Roach, but the two were enough to make a quorum. After approving last week's meeting minutes, they tried calling a representative with NextLink Broadband but could not get through due to inclement weather in Texas. They went ahead and signed the letter of support and moved on to take care of the large stack of maintenance and operation warrants for payment, blanket purchase orders, monthly officer reports, and court clerk...
All members of the South Barber USD No. 255 School Board were present when President Mark Pollock called the meeting to order Monday evening: Bryan Quick, Jarrod Inman, Brett Mott, Mike Miller, Karen Watts and Emily Lohmann. Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller and Board Clerk Alyssa Gonzales also sat at the table. Elementary Principal Kaynette Scheck and 7-12 Principal Steve Neal also attended to give their reports. The proposed concession stand, whether to repair the existing one or build new, has been discussed at numerous school board meetings...
The Waynoka Board of Education, among other business, raised school meal prices at its regular monthly meeting June 27. They also made financial decisions, including leasing several school properties to employees and one to the Baptist church. The cost of breakfast for students in pre-K through sixth grade will now be $1.95, and $2.05 for students in grades 7-12. The reduced cost is 30 cents. Employees will be charged $2.50 and guests $4. For lunch, the cost will be $2.40 for kids in pre-K through sixth grade, $2.60 for students in grades 7-12,...
The Cherokee School Board discussed some significant changes to policies at their regular meeting, held Monday, July 8. School begins in less than a month: Aug. 5 for teachers, Aug. 8 for students. No Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card for Drug Testing Student handbooks triggered another discussion, this time about drug testing. One of the changes to the junior high and high school handbooks was to do with student penalties for having a positive result on a drug test. In the past, the policy stated that students who failed a drug test would be restricte...
Kiowa District Hospital patrons will want to save the date Sept. 21 for the 10th Annual `Jeans and Gems' Fundraiser. With the theme “Kiowa Kentucky Derby,” including a “Casino Night,” the annual Jeans and Gems raises funds for the Friends of the Hospital and Manor Foundation. This was announced at the June 26 meeting of the KDH Board of Directors. Besides casino games, there's something for everyone – make your own Kentucky Derby hat in case you didn't wear one, stick horse races, and more. Certain to be a popular game is SINGO (a music-rel...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old "miracle baby" survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary "Stitch" Guillory said the baby had numerous bug bites but otherwise appeared to be in good condition. Autopsy reports were pending on the 4-year-old who was found Monday, Guillory said during a Tuesday news conference in Lake Charles, about 2...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday that NCAA rushing champion Ollie Gordon II will not miss any games because of his recent arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence, then later had to clarify what he meant when discussing his decision. Gundy told reporters at Big 12 football media days that he made decisions based on what he thought was best for Oklahoma State, the football team and Gordon. When talking with ESPNU after his remarks on the main podium, Gundy said drinking two, three or four beers could p...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk. American Rounds said their machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser's age and are as "quick and easy" to use as a computer tablet. But advocates worry that selling bullets out of vending machines will lead to more shootings in the U.S., where gun violence killed at least 33 people o...
LONDON (AP) — British police said they found Wednesday the man suspected of killing the wife and two daughters of a well-known BBC radio commentator near London in a brutal crossbow attack. In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said 26-year-old Kyle Clifford was found in the Enfield area of north London, near his home, and that he is receiving medical treatment for his injuries. Police did not say how those injuries happened but stressed that they had not fired any shots. The BBC confirmed that the women killed were members of the family of i...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. "I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry," the former Toronto Raptors center said as he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Echoing findings in an NBA investigation and allegations in an ongoing prosecution of four other men, Porter acknowledged that he agreed to withdraw e...
WENZHOU, China (AP) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China's eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket sleeves, collars and brand labels protrude from the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines. It's the first stage of a new life for the textiles, part of a recycling effort at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of the largest cotton recycling plants in China. Textile waste is an urgent global problem,...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an "unspeakable tragedy" but that " Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting." Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro emphasized in his opening statement in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, courtroom that Baldwin, who is on trial for involuntary manslaughter, did exactly what actors always do on the set of the film "Rust," where Hutchins was killed in October, 2021. "I don't have to tell you any more about this, because y...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely "it's up to the president to decide" if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump. The sudden flurry of grave pronouncements despite Biden's determined insistence he is not leaving the 2024 race put on public display just how unsettled the question remai...
LONDON (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti threw his head back and spread his arms wide to celebrate reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, then covered his face with both hands. His 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Taylor Fritz on Wednesday was a big deal, to be sure. After all, the 25th-seeded Musetti, a 22-year-old from Italy, never had made it past the third round at the All England Club — or past the fourth round at any major tournament — until this fortnight. Now, though, comes a far tougher test: taking on Novak Djoko...
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani 's bankruptcy case after lawyers for the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his biggest creditors — two ex-Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him — agreed this was the best way forward. The case has been roiled by creditors' allegations that Giuliani is flouting bankruptcy laws and potentially hiding assets. A dismissal would end his pursuit of bankruptcy protection, but it wouldn't let him off the hook for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking point even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare. The legislation, approved largely along partisan lines but with a few Democrats voting in favor, is unlikely to advance through the Democratic-led Senate. The Biden administration also says it's strongly opposed because i...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely, despite a string of vexing breakdowns. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing's new Starliner capsule early last month, the first people to ride it. Helium leaks and thruster failures almost derailed their arrival at the International Space Station, and have kept them there much longer than planned. Now the earliest they could return may...
