Articles from the July 11, 2018 edition
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Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 830 page 242: Carol Nossaman conveys unto the First Methodist Church of Cherokee: Lots 11 and 12 in Block 36 in Original Town now City of Cherokee: Warranty deed. Book 830 page 244: Sandra Kay Hester conveys unto Joseph...
Alfalfa County Marriage Filings
Marriage Filings Gary Lee Carter and Tammy Jean Pruitt, both of Carmen: marriage license with certificate ($5)....
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...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
July 2, 2018 Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to 520 North Iliff. No transport. Kiowa Fire Department responded to a grass fire on K-2. Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from southwest Lasswell Road to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital....
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Monday, July 2, 2018 6:35 a.m. Deputy had a traffic stop on Seventh Street and Oklahoma. 10:04 a.m. Controlled burn on State Highway 11 and County Road 710. 10:33 a.m. Controlled burn south of Harper Road on State Highway 58. 12:04 p.m. Caller...
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Three resignations at Alva School Board meeting
Most schools in the state are struggling to fill staff positions before the start of school in about a month. Several highly visible teacher positions are still open in Alva, including both Alva...
Kiowa City Council hires new police chief
The City of Kiowa, Kansas, has a new police chief who will report for duty Aug. 8. The Kiowa City Council held a special meeting Monday, July 2, that was executive session. Upon returning to open session they voted to offer the police chief position...
South Barber's new superintendent has ties to Kiowa
After living and working in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City and with the April birth of their second daughter, Dr. Mylo Miller and his wife Heather decided to consider the open superintendent...
Woods County commissioners have quick meeting
All three Woods County commissioners were present for their July 9 meeting. A couple of water road-crossing permits were approved. One was in Commissioner John Smiley's District 3 on the Aline Blacktop at County Road 470. The other was in...
Key changes made to Cherokee Elementary School's handbook
Cherokee Public School’s board of education met Monday night and kicked off the regularly scheduled meeting by reviewing items considered to be routine in nature (consent agenda), including encumbrances, fund reports and purchase orders. This a...
Alva Public Schools enrollment
Enrollment for all Alva public schools will be July 24, 25 and 26 at the Alva Middle School cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. If you are unable to attend enrollment please contact your child's school: • Washington Early Childhood Center (pre-...
Burlington FFA members attend Washington Leadership Conference
The top four leaders of the Burlington FFA chapter recently converged on Washington, D.C., to evaluate their personal skills and interests, develop leadership talent and create service plans that...
US delays decision on drilling near Great Sand Dunes park
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday delayed a decision on a contentious proposal to allow oil and gas drilling near Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado, saying it first wants to consult with the Navajo Nation, which owns land...
Pompeo accuses Iran of using embassies for terror plots
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of using its embassies to plot terrorist attacks in Europe and warned Tehran that its actions have "a real high cost" after it threatened to disrupt M...
Wichita City Council approves bonds for Cargill expansion
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — More than $38 million in industrial revenue bonds has been approved to help pay for Cargill's new biodiesel plant in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports that the city council approved the bonds on Tuesday. The plant is part of a...
Trump replacement for Obama climate plan moves forward
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is advancing its plan to replace the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts against global warming with a new rule expected to be friendlier to the coal industry. The Environmental P...
US slaps terror designation on Iran-linked group in Bahrain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States designated a Shiite militant group in Bahrain as a foreign terrorist organization Tuesday to ramp up pressure on Iran. The al-Ashtar Brigades are "yet another in a long line of Iranian-sponsored terrorists who k...
Lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer can move forward
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer caused cancer cleared a big hurdle Tuesday when a U.S. judge ruled that cancer victims and their families could present expert testimony linking the herbicide to non-Hodgkin's l...
Wildfire in northern Nevada torches almost 700 square miles
PARADISE VALLEY, Nev. (AP) — Brush and grass are fueling a wildfire in northern Nevada that has torched almost 700 square miles, making it the largest active wildfire in the U.S. The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada says the fire burning in the P...
Ladybug, where have you gone? Aphid fighters tend to roam
To some casual observers, ladybugs (or lady beetles) are colorful symbols of good luck — harbingers of fortune and fame. Gardeners value them for their utility as ravenous insects that prey upon plant pests. They buy them by the hundreds online or f...
Trapped Thai boys being closely watched for health problems
NEW YORK (AP) — The 12 youth soccer teammates who were trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than two weeks are finally out, and now they are being closely monitored in a hospital. The boys — who ranged in age from 11 to 16 — emerged in relat...
At some colleges, no need to be separated from a beloved pet
Leaving for college involves some difficult changes, and one of them can be separation from a beloved pet. "If an animal is part of your entire life, and caring for them is a huge part of it, to take that away is pretty dramatic," says Kimberly Bruba...
Oklahoma fast-tracking medical marijuana, but with pushback
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is pushing ahead on medical marijuana after local voters approved one of least restrictive laws in the U.S., with the state health department approving emergency rules aimed at fast-tracking the industry into b...
Hero or Villain? Trump's court pick is in for a fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear Republicans tell it, Brett Kavanaugh is a skilled and well-respected judge who reveres the Constitution. To Democrats, he's a threat to women's reproductive rights and the Obama health care program. It's likely to become the...
