Articles from the July 15, 2020 edition
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Alfalfa County real estate
Real Estate Transfers Book 858 page 715: Kip Len Hungford, Craig Alan Hungerford and Colette McBride as Co-Trustees of the Ken Allen Hungerford Revocable Trust and Marilyn Hungerford revocable Inter Vivos Trust, convey unto Mahlon Boehs and Laurie...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 During this day there were nine traffic stops. 8:09 a.m. – A fire had rekindled outside of Goltry. 2:08 p.m. – Report of a grass fire on County Road 640 and Bryan. 4:26 p.m. – Medic needed for a female with chest pain. Medic...
Barber County court filings
Criminal Filings William R. Brown has been charged with criminal threat; criminal restraint; violate protection order and domestic battery. Jeremiah Powell has been charged with domestic battery. Rocky Lynn Davis has been charged with violation of...
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 145 page 242: Curtis McLemore, a married person, conveys unto H.J. Liggenstoffer and RaeLynn Liggenstoffer, husband and wife. A tract of land in lots 7 and 8 in block 79 in the City of Hardtner, Barber County, Kansas....
Barber County Sheriff's Office logs
June 29, 2020 BASO responded to a report of cattle out on Curry Lane. MLPD and BASO responded to a report of criminal trespass on S. Main Street. KWPD investigated a report of a suspicious person on N. 9th Street. BASO assisted a motorist on Ridge...
Alfalfa County to go out for bid on ambulance
Monday morning's commissioner meeting in Alfalfa County had an extensive amount of paperwork for officials to sign. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker, and Marvin Woodall spent the better portion of the meeting signing off on maintenance and operation payment...
Car show, rally added to Alva Crazy Days event
It's Crazy Days in Alva Saturday, and new events have been added to the fun. Merchants will be opening stores early to beat the heat and give shoppers a chance at bargains. Saturday is also the date...
Blick graduates from Emporia State University
Nicole Laurie Blick of Kiowa, Kansas, graduated from Emporia State University in May 2020. Blick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training and minors in psychology and health....
Freedom School Board gets its start-of-school (and anti-COVID) ducks in a row
Freedom Public Schools plans a number of strategies for mitigating the risk of students and staff catching COVID-19 when students return in the fall. A four-page document detailing all of it is available through the school. But among the measures,...
Tuckers celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
In today's changing world, few things are more inspiring than a marriage where love has stood the test of time. Charles Tucker and Jane Ann Johnson met while attending Burlington High School and were...
Lights Over Alva approved to use Woods County Courthouse lawn
Before the meeting began Monday, the Woods County Commissioners signed a sympathy card for County Clerk Shelley Reed. Her mother, Jewel LeDou, passed away on Sunday. First Deputy Clerk Grant Gibson filled in for her at the meeting. All three...
HAROLD F. MELROSE
Harold F. Melrose passed from this life on July 9, 2020, at his home in Enid with family by his side. He was born January 13, 1924, on a farm southeast of Carmen, Oklahoma, to Adam Lee and Cora Esther...
Alva will be a less interesting place
We were saddened at the newspaper to learn of the passing of Jewel LeDou. I first knew Jewel as a police dispatcher. After her retirement, she was quite active in the Woods County Senior Citizens in...
Senate Review: Treasurer reports signs of resilience in state economy
First and foremost, I’d like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the last few months. It’s been a true honor to serve District 19 over the past four years, and I’m looking forwa...
AP source: Chiefs, Jones agree to 4-year, $85M extension
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones agreed to a four-year contract that could be worth up to $85 million on Tuesday, the latest in a lavish spending spree by the Super Bowl champions as they c...
The Latest: SEC postpones start of three fall sports
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Southeastern Conference is postponing the start of volleyball, soccer and cross country competition through at least the end of August because of COVID-19. The...
Williams to Report Second-Quarter 2020 Financial Results on Aug. 3; Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for Aug. 4
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 14, 2020-- Williams (NYSE: WMB) plans to announce its second-quarter 2020 financial results after the market closes on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. The Company's second-quarter 2020 earnings conference call and webcast wit...
Topeka police investigating 3 deaths, 2 separate shootings
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Topeka are investigating two separate shooting incidents that happened hours apart and resulted in three deaths. The first shooting was reported around 8 p.m Monday, and arriving officers found two victims with g...
Oklahoma University Graduation
The University of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that it will hold in-person graduation ceremonies for 2020 graduates in May 2021. The school had planned for an August ceremony after postponing spring graduation ceremonies in May in an effort to slow...
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma rise by record 993
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has increased by a record 993 with four additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Tuesday. The p...
Coronavirus creates election worker shortage in Wichita area
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The top election official in the Wichita area is begging people to volunteer to work the polls because many of the retirees who normally fill the jobs have decided to skip this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. S...
No bodies found yet in search for Tulsa massacre victims
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Archaeologists resumed searching a Tulsa cemetery on Tuesday but found no signs of human remains from victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, state Archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said. The search of Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery h...
Mayor: Wichita hospitals could hit capacity this month
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The mayor of Wichita is warning that the city's hospitals could hit capacity this month as the number of coronavirus patients surge. Mayor Brandon Whipple issued his warning Monday as the Sedgwick County Health Department reporte...
Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic
Hour after hour in the dark, Chander Shekhar's mind raced ahead to morning. More than three months had dragged by since the coronavirus forced Shekhar to shut down his business — a narrow, second-floor shop racked with vibrantly colored saris, on a...
White House-backed campaign pushes alternate career paths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday unveiled a White House-backed national ad campaign highlighting alternative ways to start a career, an initiative targeting students, mid-career workers and the millions who are now u...