Articles from the July 18, 2018 edition
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Russian prosecutors want to question US intel agents
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors are pushing to question U.S. intelligence agents and a former ambassador to Moscow in their investigation of an influential foe of Vladimir Putin. The general prosecutor's office made the announcement Tuesday in t...
By Indian student's dad has questions about Kansas City killing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The father of an engineering student from India who was fatally shot in Kansas City said Tuesday that he wishes a person of interest in the killing had been arrested rather than shot to death by police, because he wants to k...
Russian pilgrims mark 100th anniversary of czar's execution
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russian pilgrims have walked in a procession marking the 100th anniversary of the execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family. Russia's last czar, his wife and five children were executed by Bolshevik soldiers in the c...
Stranded woman drank water from moss after California crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A self-described beachcomber says it was her luckiest find yet: A woman who survived a 250-foot car plunge off a cliff and a week stranded on a remote California beach. "We freakin' love that beach and we're so glad she's a...
Istation approved to provide reading assessments to Oklahoma school districts
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved Istation for the Reading Sufficiency Act. Istation’s monthly assessment will be available to Oklahoma educators as a means to screen students for reading failure. According to state law...
Kiowa's burn site to be opened at times Friday and Saturday
Kiowa residents expressing upset that the city burn site is still closed after vandalism, and discussion and action on the proposed $8.2 million city waterline replacement project took up the most time at the three-hour Kiowa City Council meeting...
Freedom Gates Boys Ranch fundraiser exceeds expectations
“What a huge blessing,” Freedom Gates Boys Ranch (FGBR) President Michael Simpson said. Last weekend the FGBR held a fundraising hamburger feed and auction in Medicine Lodge at The Heritage Center. Simpson said they had set a goal of $20,000. “By...
Freedom School Board meets at noon Monday
The Freedom Board of Education approved contracts for new employees Scott Renken, Jennifer Renken and Sara Bowman. They had previously announced hiring agreements with the trio. Superintendent James...
Woods County commissioners handle two quick items
After hosting a public hearing about the Alva Arena project, the Woods County commissioners convened into their own meeting on Monday, July 16. They approved a gravel purchase arrangement with Jean...
LEON R. SIEVERS
TOPEKA, Kansas – Leon R. Sievers, 73, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Midland Hospice House. He was born March 8, 1945, at Alva, Oklahoma, the son of Bill Bronson and LaVina Fern Rose Sievers. He grew up in Alva and graduated from high school t...
ADA MITCHELL
Ada May Mitchell, 95, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in Medicine Lodge. She was born on June 25, 1923, near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Lillieqvist and Matilda...
