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Alva native Hattie Potter has many sizes of her handwoven Cherokee double-wall baskets on display at the Graceful Arts Gallery for the month of September. "I learned to do it when I was really young and I've just expanded from there," Potter said. Her baskets range in size from about 18 inches to really tiny: about 2 inches. She said the little ones take only a couple of hours, but the big ones can take from eight to ten hours. Previously, when she was in high school, Potter utilized her aunt's...
Fairview resident Linda Rous once again has a display at Alva's Graceful Arts Gallery. This time, she is presenting wildlife on canvas in both oil and acrylic. Her topic is mainly American animals. While she has a website (MyPeopleIndianDolls.com), she says most of the web interest comes from www.Etsy.com. This is a site that features crafts, vintage items and art supplies. Certainly, her items at Graceful Arts are priced for sale. She estimates she has about a dozen pieces on display here in...
The Waynoka FFA chapter is getting entries ready for the Woods County Fair. The chapter is preparing and organizing their projects for the fair. I know there are kids all over northwest Oklahoma working diligently to create a winning entry. The goal for the chapter this year is for every member to have at least one project entered in the fair. Some entry options could be grass, photography, welding, animals, and more. This is such a fun time of year for the FFA chapters around Woods County. The...
For 2016, cash prizes for baking have again been added through a generous donation from Fred Urban Jr., the son of Katherine Urban, a prized exhibitor to the Woods County Fair for many years. First-, second- and third-place prizes of $100, $75 and $50 will be given in adult and youth (18 years and younger) divisions for the most baked entries in the Woods County Fair. The baking superintendent at the Woods County Fair will record the number of exhibits individually. At the conclusion of the fair Saturday, Sept. 10, the cash prizes will be...
Temperatures were in the low 70s Monday morning around start time of Kiowa's 32nd Labor Day 5K Race. However, the humidity pretty well hit you in the face when you stepped outside. That didn't stop 412 runners and walkers from registering for the event that was supposed to shoot off at 8:20 a.m. The race didn't start until a little after 8:30 because of all the people who did not pre-register and waited to do so Monday morning, race director Kent McBrayer confirmed. He said the 412 registrants...
Newcomers to the annual Family Feud game in Kiowa's Progress Park during the Labor Day celebration are members of the Graves family. At first they didn't have a score on the board, but started giving the correct answers and became the new champions....
Dr. William F. LaFon, Norman, is celebrating his 103rd birthday at his home in Norman this week. He was born Sept. 3, 1913, north of Edmond. Following graduation from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and a residency in Wichita, Dr. LaFon opened his first practice in Waynoka where he practiced family medicine and was also the official railroad division point physician. He later moved his practice to Alva to be near a hospital. In a video interview at his home in Norman, conducted by...
An Oklahoma City man who entered a guilty plea on attempting to deliver contraband to James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena received a ten year suspended sentence Aug. 31. Early the next morning, he was arrested at a Cherokee convenience store for assault and other misdemeanor charges. He ended up back in jail. On Aug. 31, Maurice Shawta Givings, 31, of Oklahoma City pled guilty to felonies of bringing a cell phone or electronic device in a penal institution and bringing contraband drugs into a jail. A misdemeanor charge of bringing cont...
Medicine Lodge, Kansas – Local Masons will host a free cancer screening on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 205 N. Main St., Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Held during Indian Summer Days, it is one of 26 free cancer prevention events the Kansas Masonic Foundation (KMF) is sponsoring across the state in 2016. The screening is open to the public. KMF conducts the screenings in partnership with the Midwest Cancer Alliance (MCA), the outreach division of The University of Kansas Cancer C...
Last October Cherokee Police took a report about a stolen pickup. It was located the next day in Oklahoma City containing items that led to the identification of the likely suspect. In December police attempted to interview that suspect at the Garfield County Detention Facility, but he refused to talk to them. On Sept. 2, 2016, John Albert Woodruff, 40, of Enid was charged with larceny of an automobile, a felony, in Alfalfa County. A warrant was issued for his arrest. The crime is punishable for three to 20 years or a fine equal to three times...
KIOWA, Kansas – Funeral service for Dewey Reed will be Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Kiowa First Christian Church. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa, Kansas. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Dewey was born April 1, 1921, west of Alva, Oklahoma, near Ferry, Oklahoma. He passed away August 30, 2016, at Attica Long Term Care in Attica, Kansas, at the age of 95 years and 4 m...
HARDTNER, Kansas – Howard “Sam” Roberson, 66, passed away August 31, 2016, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1949, to Howard Franklin and Ethel Anderson. He was cremated and there will be no service. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa, Kansas. Memorials may be made to help with expenses through the funeral home....
(The following is an opinion piece by Kim Barker of Walnut Creek Farms in Waynoka, Oklahoma. Barker is a fifth generation rancher and opposes State Question 777 (SQ777) on the ballot on Nov. 8, 2016.) My name is Kim Barker and I am a rancher in Woods County, Oklahoma. My great-grandfather settled on land near Waynoka during the land run of Sept. 16, 1893. My family has farmed and ranched in this area since 1893. I have the right to farm. One hundred twenty three years of history proves I have the right to farm. Five generations of us have been...
Dr. Bruce Meyer, MD, who at one time had a private practice in Alva but now serves as the physician for the Bill Johnson Correctional Center, commented on my column in last Wednesday's Newsgram. “I don't always agree with Lynn Martin's commentary, but he has hit the nail on the head today. Integris is not wanting to come to Alva to help our current health care system, they are wanting to come and cherry pick easy health care dollars during the normal working hours, but what are they offering A...
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 John Albert Woodruff, 40, Enid, has been...
Book 800, Page 30: Ted A. Goodno and Julia Louise Goodno convey unto Nelson Frantz: a tract of land situated in the SE/4 of S5-T23N-R12W. Warranty Deed. Book 800, Page 31: Goodno Farms Inc. conveys unto Nelson Frantz: location same as Book 800, Page 30. Warranty Deed. Book 800, Page 32: Between Danny K. Stephenson and Rhonda J. Stephenson; and Danny K. Stephenson and Rhonda J. Stephenson, as Trustees of the Danny K. and Rhonda J. Stephenson Trust. Surface Interests Only in the NE/4 of S16-T28N-R12W. Book 800, Page 135: Stanley Bontrager...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 7:58 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Seventh Street and Massachusetts. 8:28 a.m. Civil papers were served. 8:44 a.m. Medical transported for a male who had fallen and broken his ankle. Medic with patient en route to Bass Hospital in Enid. 9:02 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop. 9:23 a.m. Reporting party (RP) advised of cattle out on County Road 750 and Holden. 1:42 p.m. Cherokee Manor requested an ambulance for a male transport. Medic with patient en route to Bass Hospital in Enid. 1:51 p.m. Civil papers were served....
The Cherokee Chiefs played their first game on their new home field Friday, Sept 2. To start the game off they had parachuters bring in the game ball and the American flag during the national anthem. Cherokee fell to Pond Creek-Hunter 0-24....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal regulators have shut down 17 wastewater disposal wells in the Osage Nation of northeastern Oklahoma following a weekend earthquake that matched the state's strongest on record, state officials confirmed Tuesday. Because the wells are located on tribal land, Oklahoma regulators have no jurisdiction over oil- and gas-producing facilities in the region. Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Matt Skinner told The Associated Press that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notified the state Tuesday that 17 wells were o...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 40-year-old Arizona man has been arrested in connection with human remains that were found alongside Interstate 40 in Oklahoma more than a year ago. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that Juan Gonzalez of Glendale, Arizona, was arrested at his apartment last week. Gonzalez is awaiting extradition in Oklahoma on a warrant for unlawful disposal of a human body. The OSBI says that the remains of 24-year-old Veneranda Flores were discovered near Hinton on April 7, 2015. The Medical Examiner's Office p...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Child welfare experts who are monitoring implementation of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services' plan to improve its foster care system have agreed to extend the timeline to fully implement proposed changes. DHS settled a class-action lawsuit in 2012 that alleged the agency victimized foster children and agreed to make improvements in the system. The settlement agreement established an ambitious five-year plan known as the Pinnacle Plan to increase the number of foster families and caseworkers, reducing caseworker w...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for medical marijuana supporters allege in a lawsuit that Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt rewrote a proposed ballot question to mislead and confuse voters into thinking they were voting to fully legalize marijuana in the state. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Court on behalf of Oklahomans for Health, a group that gathered enough signatures to have the question placed before voters. Attorney David Slane, who filed the lawsuit, accuses Pruitt of being biased against the proposal and r...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Overall revenue collections to the Oklahoma treasury declined for the 18th consecutive month in August, Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reported on Tuesday, while state unemployment has exceeded the national rate for the first time in 13 years. Gross receipts to the state treasury declined 4 percent last month compared to the same month in 2015, while collections over the past 12 months were off by more than 7 percent compared with the prior period. Miller, an economist, said he has yet to find any indication that the s...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — AAA Oklahoma says gasoline prices are plunging following the Labor Day holiday and the end of the busy summer driving season. AAA spokesman Chuck Mai said Tuesday that the statewide average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is down 7 cents since August 30. But Mai says the decline is even more dramatic in Tulsa, where the citywide average has plummeted 14 cents since August 31. Oklahoma City's average has fallen 11 cents since August 30. Pump prices are also declining nationally. South Carolina reports t...
ENID, Okla. (AP) — A juvenile has been injured in a shooting at a Garfield County apartment complex. The Enid News & Eagle (http://bit.ly/2bQ8SlT ) reports that Enid police and fire departments responded to multiple calls about a shooting at Cherokee Terrace Apartments Monday afternoon. Sgt. Bryan Hart says a juvenile suffered injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening and was taken by a private vehicle to a hospital by the time officers arrived on the scene. Hart says the suspect or suspects may have left the scene in a v...
