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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...

 

Tulsa massacre remains to be reinterred in private ceremony

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The remains of 19 bodies that were exhumed as part of a city search for unmarked burials from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be reinterred during a private ceremony this week, city officials said. The bodies were exhumed in J...

 

Oklahoma Democrats want governor to issue emergency order

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some Democrats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives want Gov. Kevin Stitt to reinstate an emergency declaration as COVID-19 cases rise in the state, something the Republican has said he will not do. "Needs across Oklahoma are...

 

Big Kansas school district mandating masks for youngest kids

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — One of Kansas' largest public school districts plans to require elementary students to wear masks this fall after a health official warned that the faster-spreading delta variant would lead to widespread COVID-19 among u...

 

Collision with cow in western Kansas kills Arizona couple

WINONA, Kan. (AP) — An Arizona couple has died after their Jeep collided with a cow that had wandered onto U.S. Highway 40 in western Kansas, authorities there said. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday about 7 miles west of Winona, t...

 

Wichita businessman accused of failing to pay payroll taxes

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita businessman faces more than a dozen federal counts after prosecutors accused him of failing to turn over more than $200,000 in employee payroll tax withholdings collected over nearly five years to the IRS. Jesus P...

 
 By WILL GRAVES    Sports    July 28, 2021

Biles withdraws from gymnastics final to protect team, self

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles arrived in Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves. She convinced herself she was prepared for the pressure. That she was ready to carry the burden of outsized expectations. Only, a...

 

A dozen years after last minimum wage hike, is $15 new norm?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The signs and banners are dotted along suburban commercial strips and hanging in shop windows and restaurants, evidence of a new desperation among America's service-industry employers: "Now Hiring, $15 an hour." It is hardly the o...

 

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole. Robert Aaron L...

 

'This is how I'm going to die': Officers tell Jan. 6 stories

WASHINGTON (AP) — "This is how I'm going to die, defending this entrance." Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell told House investigators Tuesday he could feel himself losing oxygen as he was crushed by rioters – supporters of then-President Don...

 

Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators and the White House were locked in intense negotiations Tuesday to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting on all sides to wrap up talks and show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority. D...

 

AP-NORC poll: Many Republicans uneasy about party's future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to have at least some influence over their party's direction even as many who side with the GOP say they are uneasy about its future. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC C...

 

Inside a KKK murder plot: Grab him up, take him to the river

PALATKA, Fla. (AP) — Joseph Moore breathed heavily, his face slick with nervous sweat. He held a cellphone with a photo of a man splayed on the floor; the man appeared dead, his shirt torn apart and his pants wet. Puffy dark clouds blocked the sun as...

 

EXPLAINER: US, NATO pledge billions to back Afghan forces

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan's military and security forces, which are struggling to contain an advancing Taliban. Already, the U.S. has spent nearly $89 billion over t...

 

Alfalfa County divorce filings

Divorce Filings Andrea D. Ondracek, Goltry, vs. Curtis Ondracek, Enid: divorce ($272.14)....

 

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Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 12:45 p.m. – Caller advised someone took the electric meter off the back of her house in the 200 block of Massachusetts. 5:42 p.m. – Medic needed for a female who fell and had been on the ground since 10 a.m. that morning. Med...

 

Alfalfa County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 873 page 693: Cynthia R. Springer conveys unto Terry G. Means, as trustee of the Terry and Betty Means Revocable Trust. The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 6, township 24 north, range 11, WIM, Alfalfa...

 

BENNY RAY PERKS 'PaPa'

Benny Ray Perks was born in Alva, Oklahoma, to Theodore Perks and Iva Opal (Harding) on October 13, 1954, in Alva, Oklahoma. Benny lived in Alva all of his childhood and during his teen years he was...

 

Barber County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 146 page 288: Alfalfa County Land & Cattle Inc. conveys unto Intergreen Farms LLC. The northwest quarter of section 26, township 30 south,15 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 146 page 294:...

 

Barber County court filings

Civil Filings Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism vs. High Point 9 MM Handgun: Other. Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism vs. Smith & Wesson M & P 15-22: Other. Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism vs. M & P AR-15...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    July 28, 2021

Woods County commissioners close out grant project

Monday the Woods County commissioners took final action to close out the water tower painting project for Rural Water District 3 (RWD#3). David Hamil, Randy McMurphy and John Smiley were all present...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    July 28, 2021

Alfalfa County commissioners mull over proposed handbook changes

Much discussion ensued about handbook verbiage at the Alfalfa County commissioners meeting Monday. Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague, and Mike Roach listened to County Clerk Laneta Unruh share recommendations on the county employee handbook wording. Unruh...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    July 28, 2021

Beware! It's kite season

I enjoy walking, but I’ve never been fond of running. On the other hand, my granddaughter Kat ran with her high school’s cross country team. Injuries eventually took her off the college team, but she...

 

Five things to know about the Delta variant as we head into the fall

Dr. Jennifer Rudd is a veterinarian, researcher and a board certified microbiologist at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. She teaches veterinary students about infectious diseases and is active in SARS-CoV-2 research. 1. Delta spreads faster...

 

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