Articles from the August 23, 2023 edition
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US tightens some offshore oil rig safety rules that had been loosened under Trump
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, reversing some Trump administration policies and returning to a more s...
Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided so far threatens to hinder efforts to i...
Rescuers evacuate over 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province in 3 weeks
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks, officials said Wednesday. The rescue operations were expanded last week when the Sutlej R...
Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall and dumps heavy rain on Haiti and Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, bringing fears it would trigger deadly landslides and heavy flooding in both c...
European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that left 20 people dead, while major blazes also burned in Spain's Tenerife in t...
Elected officials have a lot of homework
9 pages – that’s the length of the Alva City Council meeting packet for their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 21. The packet was posted online Friday evening, and councilmembers had the weekend to f...
Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work
LONDON (AP) — Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. The first phase of the European Union's groundbreaking new digital rules...
Putin was meant to be at a summit in South Africa this week. Why was he asked to stay away?
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg this week. While all the others are set to attend the meetings in person, P...
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense system
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin's forces launching another bombardment of Ukrainian grain storage depots in what have r...
India becomes the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Wednesday landed a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements, as the country cements its growing prowess in s...
Alfalfa County court filings
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An ndividual 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 892 page 89: Amy D. Erickson conveys unto Mary Magdalene Lynch-Clay and Craig R. Clay. A 5.003 tract of land located in the northeast quarter and southeast quarter of section 24, township 24 north, range 12 WIM. Joint tenan...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Monday, August 14, 2023 During this day were six traffic stops. 2:56 a.m. – Medic needed in the 100 block of Pioneer for a female with stomach issues and a fever. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 1:15 p.m. – Report of a reckless dri...
Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say
SANTA FE, N.M (AP) — A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequa...
Barber 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 commissioners approve visual inspection invoice
Garret Johnson of the Alfalfa County commissioners couldn't attend their meeting Monday morning, but Nate Ross and Mike Roach were there to handle the agenda. County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger and Administrative Assistant Nancy Lambert were present,...
Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexico, US official says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mexico's government has repeatedly raised concerns with the U.S. about large buoys Texas put on the Rio Grande to deter migrants and agreements between the two countries could suffer if the floating barrier remains in place, a S...
College fans might not notice new first-down clock rule, but some coaches are wary of its effect
The NCAA rule change that drew the most notice in the offseason might go mostly unnoticed by fans once the college football season is underway. For the first season since 1967, the clock will continue to run, as it does in the NFL, when a team makes...
Five high school students, from all over the country, have been named National Student Poets
NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year's National Student Poets, a program founded more than a decade ago. Each winner represents a different region in the country, and brings their own d...
Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition advocating for Native American people impacted by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers. T...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Monday, August 14, 2023 During this day were six traffic stops. 2:56 a.m. – Medic needed in the 100 block of Pioneer for a female with stomach issues and a fever. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 1:15 p.m. – Report of a reckless dri...
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 149 page 42: Alan Maher conveys unto American Webster Bonding. Beginning at a point 50 feet east of the southwest corner of Out Lot 26 in the City of Hardtner. Quit claim deed. Book 149 page 53: Shelly J. Merklein and...
New gym project ahead of schedule, daycare teacher hired
All members attended Burlington's Aug. 14 monthly board meeting that was called to order by President Robert Hill. Those members are: Lindsey Callison, Terry Graham, April Kisling and T.J. Rockenbach. Also attending were: Superintendent Brent...
South Barber's back-to-school rally electrifying
"To the left to the left ..." the popular line dance music was blaring when South Barber students walked into the gym for their Back to School Rally. Students of all ages joined the cheerleaders on...
More City Property Sold, Kiowa City Council declined several requests
Kiowa Mayor Bill Watson called the August meeting of the Kiowa City Council to order and opened with a Flag Salute and prayer. All council members attended: Janet Robison, B.J. Duvall, Brian Hill, Jason Thayer and Tom Wells. City Administrator Sam...
