Articles from the August 28, 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...
Divorce filings
Darsi Lynn Venegas, Aline, vs. Usbaldo Galvan Venegas, Clinton: divorce ($262.14). Jordana Jade Hudson, Cherokee, vs. Kaitlynn Garnett Ann Hudson, Cherokee: divorce ($262.14)....
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
August 20, 2019 During this day there were four controlled burns and seven civil papers served. 11:12 a.m. – Medic was needed for a male who was acting out of it. Medic took patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 3:35 p.m. – Report of a grass fire on...
Barber County court filings
Criminal Filings John Patrick Flaherty has been charged with criminal threat. Nicholas Heathman has been charged with cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct. Joshua Newston Smart has been charged with giving a false alarm. Civil Filings Greenwich...
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 144 page 408: Glenn Conaway and Pearl Conaway, husband and wife; Jeanette McCauley and Travis McCauley, wife and husband, convey unto James Smith and Bethany Smith, husband and wife. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 16...
Barber County Sheriff's Office logs
August 12, 2019 Barber County Sheriff Office (BASO) investigated a report of a suspicious vehicle on Main Street. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) and BASO performed a welfare check on north Main Street. BASO performed a VIN inspection. BASO...
Alfalfa County to start bid process
No major issues were reported or addressed at the commissioners meeting in Alfalfa County this past week. Routine items of business were handled first on Monday's agenda – previous meeting minutes, payroll warrants, blanket purchase orders and...
Burlington School Board changes maintenance positions, signs contracts
Burlington Public Schools started for the 2019-20 school year with enrollment of 129 students, 62 boys, 67 girls. On Aug. 19, Board President Terry Graham called the monthly meeting to order with all members present: Robert Hill, April Kisling, T.J....
Woods County commissioners approve new ODOT tower
At the Woods County commissioners' regular Monday morning meeting Aug. 27, commissioners David Hamil and Chairman Randy McMurphy approved action to add a new ODOT tower that will be 100 feet taller than any other tower. The commissioners also...
SHERRIE VON LEWIS
Sherrie Von Lewis, 80, of Kiowa, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 24, 2019, at Kiowa Manor in Kiowa, where she resided for the last six years. She was born on December 1, 1938, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, to Granville H....
My experience with cataract surgery
Those who have seen me lately may have noticed the absence of glasses. Yes, I know my photo with this column is without glasses. We tried versions with and without glasses, and I liked the without ver...
Shepards celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
In celebration of David and Linda Shepard for their 50th wedding anniversary a family dinner will be hosted by their children and spouses at the Red Brick in Helena. They were married on Aug. 30,...
Heather Gottsch, Cherokee FCCLA Advisor, recognized as Master Adviser
FCCLA's Master Adviser national award recognizes advisers who have successfully advised an affiliated chapter for a minimum of three years, continuously promoted FCCLA and FCS education, operated an...
United Bull Riders coming to Freedom
The United Bull Riders are coming to Freedom to take on the country's rankest bulls at Frontier Rodeo's Stables Outdoor Arena on Friday, Aug. 30, and Saturday, Aug. 31. Freedom's very own Frontier Rod...
NASA Administrator Bridenstine tells of goal to plant American flag on Mars, praises President Trump
Oklahoma's own Jim Bridenstine was nominated by President Donald Trump, confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in as NASA's 13th administrator April 23, 2018. He was the closing speaker at the 11th... Full story
At age 93,Verna Lee Lawson has Kiowa Labor Day memories from about 1940
"I graduated from the eighth grade in Hardtner (Kansas) in 1940, " Kiowa woman Verna Lee Lawson said. "I can still remember playing the baritone in the Hardtner School Band. We played in Kiowa's Park... Full story
Scenes from the Cherokee rodeo
(For more photos of the rodeo, visit our photo gallery by clicking on Photos at the top of the home page.)... Full story
Men's Golf Tabbed Second in GAC Coaches Poll
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — The Henderson State men's golf team was picked second in the 2019 Great American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. The Reddies received 66 total votes, 15 less than preseason...
As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the numbers keep rising, so do concerns over how that money will be spent. Experts say the $572 million...
Storm knocks out power, spawns tornado in central Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A storm spawned a weak tornado in central Oklahoma, left thousands without power from that state into Arkansas, and led to about a dozen high-water rescues. National Weather Service meteorologist Phil Ware said Tuesday that an...
Oklahoma group challenges move to block permitless carry law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Second Amendment Association is challenging efforts that would put on hold a new permitless carry law until voters weigh in on the issue. The law passed earlier this year will allow Oklahoma residents to openly...
2 suspects arrested in death of man found in Oklahoma ditch
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says two men have been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a northeastern Oklahoma ditch. The OSBI said in a news release Tuesday that the suspects...
J&J bolts higher after verdict in Oklahoma opioid case
Johnson & Johnson investors exhaled in relief Tuesday, pushing up the company's shares after an Oklahoma judge imposed a $572 million verdict for the health care giant's role in the nation's opioid crisis. During the seven week trial, state...