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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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Kristin Diane Straily, Tulsa, 34, has been...
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 1:59 a.m. Cherokee Manor advises a resident left around 2 p.m. and never came back. He has no family in the area. This is the first time he never has returned. Advised the subject was 61-year-old male. Advised he left on foot. Officer advised. Officer advised subject had returned to the manor. 2:53 p.m. Reporting party (RP) advised a female had possibly overdosed. Paged a medic. Advised the patient was not conscious. RP advised the patient also fell on Sunday and went to St. Mary's Hospital and she had a mild...
August 15, 2017 Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from south Cherry to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital to St. Francis in Wichita. Krista K. Dawson, Medicine Lodge, driving a 1996 Lexus, hit a tire in the road. Unknown damage, no injuries, investigated by Deputy McAbee. Kiowa Fire Department responded to a grass fire on U.S. Highway 281. Undersheriff Brewer and Deputy Paasch also responded. August 16, 2017 Undersheriff Brewer investigated reckless...
The Department of Corrections has published updated rules on bringing cell phones or other devices capable of communications within a state penal institution or other secure place where prisoners are located. The release stated policies have to be amended to keep up with today's technologies. In accordance with Oklahoma Statute Title 57 Section 21, any person who knowingly, willingly and without authority brings into or has in his or her possession in any secure area of state penal institution or other secure area of state penal institution or...
The Freedom School calendar is usually configured for school to begin after the completion of the annual Freedom Rodeo. That event wound up this past Saturday and school started on Monday. Many students and faculty help out at the rodeo. The board met in executive session Monday night to hire a person to complete their teaching staff. After about 30 minutes, the board returned to open session and voted unanimously to hire Elizabeth Tyree of Alva to serve as a music teacher. She will also teach one class of English. The complete staff is as...
The Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors held their annual Tax Budget Hearing (a special meeting) Aug. 10. Board President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with three members present: Miranda Allen, Jim Parker and Chantae Simpson. Board member Jeff Miller was absent. KDH CEO Margaret Grismer and CFO Janell Goodno were also present. Hardtner resident Bill Smith also attended, reportedly as a taxpayer and not in his capacity as one of the three Barber County commissioners. At a previous special meeting, the board voted to leave the...
A motorist reported a possible intoxicated driver in the very early hours of Saturday, Aug. 12, in Alfalfa County. Deputy T.J. Rockenbach was sent to check on the vehicle and occupants. The witness reported the vehicle was swerving from side to side on the road in front of him, slowing and speeding up. He stated the car almost hit an oncoming semi truck head on as well as another oncoming vehicle. The witness also said he watched the car drive into the opposite lane of traffic numerous times. Court records show when Rockenbach arrived he found...
Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Bradon Buller, Landon McClain, Zeb McCollum and Jamie Thorp, members of the Timberlake FFA chapter, will be awarded the American FFA Degree at the 90th National FFA Convention & Expo Oct. 25–28 in Indianapolis. To be eligible, FFA members must have earned and productively invested $10,000 through a...
Those who live or work in Alfalfa County are eligible to participate in Walktober, a walking competition set for the month of October. Walktober’s purpose is get people of all ages in Alfalfa County up and moving. Participants keep track of their minutes walking, jogging or running during the month of October, and then qualify for prizes. Anyone who lives, works or has children attending any school in Alfalfa County can participate. The month-long competition will run Oct. 1 – 31. Walktober consists of team and individual categories. The top...
Laneta Unruh of Cherokee and Roger and Tania Unruh of Drummond are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jess Unruh, to Landon Schanbacher, son of Rocky and Michele Schanbacher of Cherokee. The wedding ceremony and reception will be held at the Frech Centennial Farm west of Mcwillie, on Sept. 2, 2017. Jess, 22, graduated cum laude from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and is employed with Alfalfa Electric Cooperative as an accounting assistant. Landon, 22, graduated from...
Each event that occurs on the county courthouse property must be approved by the commissioners. Standards – such as what can be brought onto the property and what restroom facilities will be available, along with needs for water or electricity – must be met. On Monday, the commissioners approved use of the entire courthouse block for the NWOSU Homecoming on Sept. 30. Only one bid was received for District 3 chip and seal quotes. B & H offered a price of $16,567 per mile. The only other action was to engage Chas. W. Carroll, P. A. to create a b...
Funeral services for Leona Dee Stonehocker will be at 10 a.m.,Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at the Carmen Christian Church with Rev. Kirk Board officiating. Interment will be in the Carmen City Cemetery under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary, LLC. Leona Dee Stonehocker, daughter of the late George Jackson and Iva Leona (Marks) Leatherman, was born June 7, 1945, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away August 19, 2017, at Fairview, Oklahoma, at the age of 72 years, 2 months and 12 days. Dee graduated...
Real Estate Transfers Book 816, Page 220: Ken Lee Lambert and Eva J. Lambert; convey unto Ken L. Lambert and Eva J. Lambert, Trustees of the Ken L. Lambert and Eva J. Lambert Revocable Living Trust. The NW/4 of 16-24-12. Quitclaim Deed. Book 816, Page 247: Between Warren E. McCray; and Warren E. McCray, Trustee of the Warren E. McCray Revocable Living Trust. Lots 10-12, Block 14 in Carmen. Quitclaim Deed. Book 816, Page 279: Scott Lucas and Thelma Lucas; convey unto MJR Farms, LLC. The S/2 of 17-23-12, and the SE/4 of 18-23-12. Warranty Deed. B...
School is starting and the end of August is almost here. That's means it's almost time for traditional Labor Day weekend activities in Kiowa, Kansas. This year Kiowa's Chamber of Commerce has planned a City-Wide Garage Sale and Flea Market for Saturday, Sept. 2. Some booths will be on Main Street. Maps will be available. Plan on all your favorite Labor Day activities throughout the weekend. Monday is the biggest day starting with the 5K Race about 8 a.m.; it starts on Main Street. Spend the day in Progress Park throughout the day. The...
The Stand for the Silent Organization has created a list of 55,000 children that have taken their lives in the last 7 years due to being bullied. To break that down – that is 8,000 per year, or 22 per day. Almost 1 child per hour for the last 7 years has ended their precious life due to a bully. The Alva Public Schools held an in-service program last week right before the first day of school on the topic of bullying and the various techniques bullies use. What follows is a bunch of quotes on t...
On the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 16, members of the Timberlake FFA chapter held their first meeting of the year. The officers conducted an official business meeting to take an official vote for the year's T-shirt design. Officers also discussed other business matters with members. The chapter then participated in an exciting and competitive game of Slip-N-Slide kickball, which was unfortunately cut short due to a lightning-filled thunderstorm. Even though it ended early, the members had fun...
Two girls who look as different as night and day: Sterling Rector of Kiowa is blonde and fair-skinned. Her new friend, Chiho, has dark brown eyes and hair to match. But they both flash big smiles as they learn to communicate with each other. Tim and Melissa Rector of Kiowa and their family decided to host a Japanese 4-Her in their home. This marks the 40th anniversary of the Kansas 4-H Japanese Exchange. Chiho arrived in Kansas July 21 and left Aug. 18. Age 13, this was her first time in the U.S...
Waynoka Public Schools had been preparing for the solar eclipse for over a week. Mr. Meriwether, principal of Waynoka Public Schools, felt this event had the ability to have important impact on his students. Partnering with the high school science teacher, students have been able to have hands-on experience of this event. High school students were able to teach and demonstrate to younger students about the highly unique event. Directions and education have been ongoing in the school and he...
Ryan and Sarah Bickerstaff grew up in Alva, and were known as the kids who excelled in many things, especially in the Iron Kids Triathlon competitions. Their parents are Alva CPA Henry and Harriett Bickerstaff, who took their son and daughter to around 50 of those triathlon competitions sponsored by Rainbo Bread. Fast forward many years to August 2017. Ryan, a 2000 Alva High School graduate, ran on the track team at Stanford University and resides in Palo Alto, California, with his wife Jen. He...
MADRID (AP) — An extremist cell was preparing bombs for an imam who planned to blow himself up at a Barcelona monument, a key suspect in the attacks that killed 15 people in northeastern Spain told a judge Tuesday, according to a judicial official. The suspect, Mohamed Houli Chemlal, was one of four men taken before Spain's National Court in Madrid to testify about the Islamic cell that attacked pedestrians in Barcelona and the nearby seaside town of Cambrils last week. National Court Judge Fernando Andreu questioned the four about the v...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to end America's longest war and eliminate Afghanistan's rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional U.S. troops, senior officials said Tuesday. The first deployments could take place within days. In a national address Monday night, Trump reversed his past calls for a speedy exit and recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old conflict, saying U.S. troops must "fight to win." He warned against repeating what he said were mistakes in Iraq, where an American military w...
