Articles from the July 31, 2019 edition
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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...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 848 page 31: Bradley Wayatt and Cynthia Wyatt, husband and wife, convey unto Dennis Charles Lynch and Kaylee Rochelle Lynch, as joint tenants. The southwest quarter of section 36, township 26 north, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa Co...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 During this day there were eight traffic stops. 4:28 p.m. – Welfare check on an animal in the 500 block of Oklahoma. 5:08 p.m. – Caller advised he fell asleep at the wheel and wrecked his car into a cornfield between...
Barber County court filings
Criminal Filings Nathan Tyler Ross, has been charged with use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body and distribute or market precursor for unlawful use. Civil Filings Discover Bank vs. Rusty W. Burton: debt collection....
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 144 page 373: Robert E. Stranathan, trustee of the Robert E. Stranathan Revocable Trust, conveys unto Robert E. Stranathan and Patricia J. Stranathan, trustees of the Stranathan Family Trust. All of lots 7 and 8 and the wes...
Barber County Sheriff's Office logs
July 22, 2019 Barber County Sheriff's office (BASO) investigated a suspicious vehicle on north Iliff Street. Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) performed two VIN inspections. BASO investigated a traffic hazard on Tri City Road BASO investigated an...
Quiet week for Alfalfa County commissioners
Paperwork took up most of the meeting time Monday morning at the Alfalfa County commissioners meeting. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall signed off on two road crossing permits (both for District 3 for a total of $4,250), maintenance and...
Cherokee FFA state finalists in livestock handling contest
Three Cherokee FFA members will be competing in the State Livestock Handling Finals held during the Tulsa Farm Show Dec. 12-13. Treavor Green, Riley Hensley and Drake Williams completed a written exam on the OSU campus on July 17 as the first step...
Kiowa Hospital July meeting: hospital and manor in the black year-to-date
The Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors met for their regular July meeting last Thursday evening. President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with all members present: Jim Parker, Chantae Simpson, Miranda Allen and Jeff Miller. KDH CEO...
Former bank employee charged with embezzlement
A former employee of Jet State Bank has been charged with embezzlement. The charge was filed on July 26 in Alfalfa County District Court. Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Gary Mast was first contacted about the case on Nov. 20, 2018, by Jet State Bank P...
Woods County commissioners approve short film
At the Woods County commissioners' regular Monday morning meeting July 29, commissioners John Smiley and David Hamil approved action to let a short Christian film be shot here in Alva. The movie is called “Send Me Wings.” The commissioners also...
Burlington School Board approves bid on bus barn, hires daycare staff, accepts resignation
Burlington Board of Education President Terry Graham called a special meeting of the board to order the morning of July 26. All members attended, including April Kisling, Aaron Smith, T.J. Rockenbach and Robert Hill. Superintendent Dr. Stacey Croft...
Mobile disaster centers opening in Woods, Alfalfa counties
Oklahoma City – State/federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are opening in Cherokee (Alfalfa County) and Alva (Woods County). Mobile DRCs are disaster resources that allow state and local officials to maximize their reach to as many...
FRANKLIN GLEN BRUNE
Franklin Glen Brune of Marlow, Oklahoma, was born on February 19, 1954, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, to Herman and Frances Josephine (Fox) Brune. He passed away on July 25, 2019, at the age of 65. There will be a private family memorial at a later date....
JANE ANN McKELLIPS
Jane Ann McKellips was born on March 2, 1953, and passed away on June 6, 2019. She will be laid to rest on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Keith Cemetery in Burlington, Oklahoma. The burial...
LELAND VERLE GREEN
Leland Verle Green, 92, of Caledonia, Mississippi, passed from this life on July 25, 2019. Leland was born on July 2, 1927, in Carmen, Oklahoma, to Hugh and Mabel Green. Leland served in the United...
RANDY KIRK RATHGEBER
Randy Kirk Rathgeber, age 65, of Kiowa, Kansas, passed from this life on July 18, 2019, at Kiowa Hospital District Manor. He was born on July 7, 1954, in Kiowa, Kansas, to Dick Rathgeber and Norlene...
ROBERT ALLEN MCMURPHY SR.
On July 5, 2019, the world lost an amazing husband, father, grandpa, son, brother, uncle and friend. Robert Allen McMurphy Sr. returned home to his Heavenly Father after a short battle with...
ROGER NOBLE
Funeral service for Roger Noble will be Friday, August 2, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kiowa United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, August 1, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with family present...
ROGER VANRANKEN
Funeral services for Roger VanRanken were held on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Arrangements were by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa....
Several area elections are coming soon
Several elections are coming up in the Newsgram area. On July 19, Cherokee voters overwhelmingly passed a sales tax increase of 0.25 percent to support the fire and police departments. The vote was...
Cherokee's Jordan awarded Cattlemen's scholarship
Hunter Jordan of Cherokee was awarded a $1,000 scholarship during the recent Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (OCA) Convention and Trade Show. The CLA Alumni Scholarship is funded by donations from...
Cherokee FFA members attend Oklahoma Alumni Leadership Camp
Three Cherokee FFA members, Riley Hensley, Jade Jantzen and Drake Williams, attended the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp July 10-13 at Camp Tulakogee in Wagoner. This year's theme was "Envision,"...
Cherokee FFA and 4-H members compete at OSU Big 3 Field Days
Nine Cherokee FFA and 4-H members competed July 16-18 at the OSU Big 3 Field Days. Each day, seven classes of animals were evaluated. The first day was five classes of sheep and two classes of meat go...