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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday set a statewide election for March 7 for voters to decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, a question Democrats had hoped would be on the November ballot to help energize liberal voters. Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws gathered enough signatures to qualify the question for a statewide vote and thought the proposal would be on the ballot in November. But because it took longer than usual to count the signatures and for courts to consider legal challenges, t...
OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — A man wanted for questioning about the deaths and dismemberment of four men in eastern Oklahoma has been arrested in Florida, police said Tuesday. Joe Kennedy, 67, was arrested Monday in Daytona Beach Shores while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a statement by Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice. Prentice has described Kennedy as a "person of interest" in the deaths of Mark Chastain, 32, Billy Chastain, 30, Mike Sparks, 32, and Alex Stevens, 29. Prentice declined to say Kennedy is a suspect, and he has not been char...
Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has seen the final minutes of four Big 12 games play out in wildly different fashions. None of them good. There was the conference opener against Baylor, when a failed onside kick kept the Cyclones from having a chance in a 31-24 loss. The game at Kansas, when Jace Gilbert missed a 37-yard field goal try with 27 seconds to go in a 14-11 defeat. Against Kansas State, the Cyclones failed on fourth down near midfield with 2 minutes left in a 10-9 loss. And last week against Texas, when they fumbled away the ball...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has begun the process of returning Native American remains and other sacred objects that were recently discovered in its museum collections, the university said. University officials said in a statement posted online that "culturally unidentified individual remains," funeral objects and other sacred objects were found in Spooner Hall and Lippincott Hall Annex on the Lawrence campus. The university is verifying its inventory of Indigenous artifacts it holds across campus. A spokesperson did not r...
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell. And bad news for mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers stay loyal to their favorites over time. "If you have high levels of this stuff on your skin, you're going to be the one at the picnic getting all the bites," said study author Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at R...
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. (AP) — Coyotes surrounded a person walking their dog north of Boston over the weekend but were apparently scared off by police cruisers that arrived to help, authorities said. Police in Swampscott received a call around 9:30 p.m. Saturday from the dog walker, who said that they were surrounded and that the coyotes were "not backing down," police said in a Facebook post. Officers counted at least nine coyotes. They retreated after the arrival of cruisers with their lights flashing. Police escorted the dog walker and their p...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump. The case against Igor Danchenko was the third and possibly final case brought by Special Counsel John Durham as part of his probe into how the FBI conducted its own investigation into allegations of collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Kremlin. The first two cases ended in an acquittal and a guilty plea with a sentence of probation. Danchenko...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Airstrikes cut power and water supplies to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians on Tuesday, part of what the country's president called an expanding Russian campaign to drive the nation into the cold and dark and make peace talks impossible. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of Ukraine's power stations have been destroyed in the past week, "causing massive blackouts across the country." "No space left for negotiations with Putin's regime," he tweeted. Depriving people of water, electricity and heat as w...
VENICE, Fla. (AP) — It was less than three weeks before the Sarasota County, Florida, school board election when the former White House national security adviser weighed in on the local political race. "These 'woke' members need to be defeated in detail this upcoming election," Michael Flynn posted on Telegram on Aug. 6. "Our children's lives and futures are at risk when our school boards here in Florida and around the nation shove (critical race theory) and transgender nonsense down their throats." A few days later, the retired three-star A...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised Tuesday that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that writes abortion protections into law — if Democrats control enough seats in Congress to pass it — as he sought to energize his party's voters just three weeks ahead of the November midterms. Twice over, Biden urged people to remember how they felt in late June when the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion, fresh evidence of White House efforts to ensure the issue stays...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday. Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 72-year-old retired project manager living in Florida, was arrested last November while visiting family in the kingdom and was sentenced earlier this month, his son Ibrahim told The Associated Press, confirming details that were first reported by the Washington Post. Almadi is a citizen of both Saudi Arabia and the U...
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. announced in August, will cancel up to $20,000 in debt per borrower. The application process is now open, and the administration says the forms should take five minutes to complete. Borrowers who apply before mid-November should see forgiveness before Jan. 1, when payments on loans are scheduled to restart after a pause during the pandemic. Some Republican-led states have filed lawsuits to try to stop the cancellation, but the Biden administration says they're confident t...
The cost of living in Cairo has soared so much that security guard Mustafa Gamal had to send his wife and year-old daughter to live with his parents in a village 70 miles south of the Egyptian capital to save money. Gamal, 28, stayed behind, working two jobs, sharing an apartment with other young people and eliminating meat from his diet. "The prices of everything have been doubled," he said. "There was no alternative.'' Around the world, people are sharing Gamal's pain and frustration. An auto parts dealer in Nairobi, a seller of baby clothes...
BENGALURU, India (AP) — For countries to transition away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energies like solar power, supply chains for components need to be more geographically diverse, officials said during a conference on solar energy in New Delhi said on Tuesday. Currently, 75% of components needed for solar power are manufactured in China, according to a recent report by the International Energy Agency. Representatives at the fifth assembly of the International Solar Alliance, made up of 110 member countries, want that to change. "By 20...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied. The decision by Elnaz Rekabi, a multiple medalist in competitions, to forgo the headscarf, or hijab, came as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a 22-year-old w...
Most of the world's population has been affected in some way by climate change — 85% of the world, in fact. But the effects of climate change haven't been equally felt by all. Some communities have seen a slight rise in temperature here and there, but others have had their entire communities wiped out. As the rise of global temperatures and sea-level continues to affect the world with increasingly frequency and intensity, who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change? ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series a...
Alfalfa County Sheriff logs Monday, October 10, 2022 12:26 p.m. – Report of a vehicle on fire on 2nd Street and Bond Road. 3:13 p.m. – Report of a fire on County Road 550 and Ellis Road. Tuesday, October 11, 2022 During this day there was one traffic stop. 2:11 p.m. – Report of horses out at Illinois and 5th Street. 7:25 p.m. – Resident burglar alarm went off on County Road 640. Unable to get ahold of the keyholder. Deputy advised everything looked okay. Wednesday, October 12, 2022 During this day there was one traffic stop. 2:27 a.m. – Lift...
Real Estate Transfers Book 147 page 522: Rad Farms, LLC, convey unto Rick A. Rad advice and Ellen Radavich. All that part of section 21 lying south and east of the Hardtner Shortcut, and the northeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, and all that part of the northwest quarter and the north half of the southwest quarter of section 28 lying east of Hardtner Shortcut, all in township 33 south, range 12 west of the 6th PM. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 147 page 524: Anthony M. Farrar and Andrea M. Farrar convey unto...
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. Civil Filings Hannah Noelle Wear, Goltry: name change. ($164....
Emma Curry was crowned the new Miss Timberlake on Oct. 11. She received an arm bouquet of roses and a tiara. Hayli Watkins, Miss Timberlake 2021, was present to crown the new Miss Timberlake. Curry will represent Timberlake School in the Miss Cinderella Pageant atNorthwester Oklahoma State University's homecoming festivities Nov. 3-5. Emma is the daughter of William and Shaena Curry of Carmen. Contestant Jada Stovall presented a science experiment, “Elephant Toothpaste,” for her talent. Jada is the daughter of Karma Crawford of Enid and Joh...
Seven members of the Cherokee Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter recently attended the Oklahoma FCCLA Take AIM Conference held on Oct. 6 at Moore-Norman Technology Center. AIM stands for active and involved members and the conference is a one-day event jam-packed with leadership, laughter, and learning about the organization. The conference is designed for new members, grades 7-10, to learn what the Ultimate leadership experience is all about. Facilitated by keynote speaker, Bill Cordes, the members experienced...
The Waynoka FFA Chapter had great success at the Tulsa State Fair. The shop class fixed up an old tractor and placed 1st in the Refurbished Farm Machinery division. Tayen Redgate showed her goat and was 4th in class and 6th in division. Stetson Nix showed two commercial ewes and took 2nd place with both. He also showed a natural wether lamb and took 4th place in class. Rhiata Bouziden showed her Hereford heifer and took 2nd place. The livestock judging team placed 6th out of 105...
Monday morning, the Woods County commissioners accepted the resignation of Joe Phillips from the Woods County EMS Board. He served as secretary of the board as one of five people appointed by the commissioners. After accepting the resignation, the commissioners approved the appointment of Lisa Vermillion to replace Phillips. Commissioner Randy McMurphy said he talked with Vermillion and was convinced she was a good choice. In addition to McMurphy, Commissioners David Hamil and John Smiley were...
We’re at a point in our nation where engagement in discussion over civil matters between people with opposite beliefs seems to be at an all-time low. If you watch or read the news or try to participate on social media today, we appear a fractured nation between different yet passionately held opinions with little desire or consideration for the other person's view. Even when we totally disagree with the other viewpoint, it seems we tend to belittle those in opposition rather than being civil t...
Funeral services for Teddy Dean Jones will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Waynoka First Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. There will be a visitation with the family present from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, October 17, 2022, at Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Viewing will be in Alva until after the visitation. Viewing will be at Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Online...
