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Divorce Filings William O. Martin, Helena, vs. Amanda K. Martin: divorce (no amount). Terri Lynn Henderson, Helena, vs. Kenneth Ray Choate, Helena: divorce ($262.14)....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An attorney for a Roman Catholic priest who was removed from his ministry pending an investigation of alleged sexual abuse of a minor says the allegation isn't credible. Attorney Stephen Jones represents the Rev. James Mickus, who the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has removed as pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Chandler and Saint Louis Catholic Church in Stroud. Jones wrote a letter to Archbishop Paul Coakley on Monday that questions Mickus's removal and says the allegation that prompted it was made more t...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who was spotted taking unusual photos of a memorial to Oklahoma City bombing victims and who warned his sister in Iran that hundreds more people would die has been arrested on a complaint of threatening to kill with explosives. Amiremad Nayebyazdi, 32, was being held Tuesday in Oklahoma County jail without bail, according to records. A court affidavit said police received a tip Thursday from a longtime friend of Nayebyazdi living in California that the suspect had left a phone message for his sister in Iran saying "...
COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Police in northeastern Oklahoma say a body found in a field may be that of a woman reported missing on Halloween. Coweta Police Chief Mike Bell says the body found Monday appears to have been in the field about two weeks and the death is being investigated as a homicide. Bell declined to say who authorities believe the body is, but that the missing woman had not been seen for several days prior to being reported missing last week. Bell said a person of interest has been identified. Bell said the body is being sent to the s...
Voters casting midterm election ballots in Kansas are divided over the state of the nation, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate. As voters cast ballots for governor and members of Congress in Tuesday's elections, AP VoteCast found that 46 percent of Kansas voters said the country is on the right track, compared with 52 percent who said the country is headed in the wrong direction. Here's a snapshot of who voted and why in Kansas, based on preliminary results from AP VoteCast, an innovative nationwide survey of about...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters were deciding Tuesday whether to promote to governor Kris Kobach, a strong ally of President Donald Trump, who wants to crack down on immigrants living in the state illegally and resume conservative tax-cutting policies that critics labeled a failure. Republican Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, says if elected he would go back to cutting taxes — reminding his critics of unpopular former GOP Gov. Sam Brownback — while also slashing state spending. Trump endorsed him, and that helped Kobach with some Repub...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A couple has received the maximum sentence for torturing and killing a Kansas man in a crime that the judge called "horrific beyond imagination." Jeff and Heidi Hillard were recently convicted of participating in the November 2016 killing of 33-year-old Scottie Goodpaster Jr. of Wichita. Both were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years. Prosecutors say Goodpaster and a woman were kidnapped because of $185 in missing drug money. Goodpaster was attacked at a home in Valley Center with an a...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are trying to hold on to an eastern Kansas congressional seat Tuesday with a little-known candidate who spent most of his adult life outside the state and was caught embellishing his credentials. The district represented by retiring GOP Rep. Lynn Jenkins leans Republican and President Donald Trump carried it by nearly 17 percentage points two years ago. Republican Steve Watkins emerged from a bruising seven-person primary that saw one opponent label him a "fraud" and some local leaders question his commitment to...
Real Estate Transfers Book 835 page 868: John Frederick Lawrence and Melinda Kay Lawrence, husband and wife, party of the first part, convey unto Lonnie D. Morris and Donald A. Dreher II, party of the second part, the west 50 feet of lots 13-18 in Block 51 in the Original Town of Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quitclaim deed. Book 835 page 877: Castlerock 2017 LLC, grantor, conveys unto Marvin Randall and Monica Gail Grim, grantee, all of lots 7-9 in block 46 in the Original Town of Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Special warranty deed....
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 37-year-old man from Mexico has pleaded guilty to unlawfully driving himself and 10 others people who were in the U.S. illegally from Arizona to Kansas. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Alex They Maya-Dimas pleaded guilty Monday to transporting illegal immigrants. He admitted he was driving the 10 people when he was stopped in Ford County in May. The passengers told investigators Maya-Dimas drove them from Arizona to Kansas City. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 24....
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trials of three men accused in a shooting that left three people dead in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 170 potential jurors showed up Monday as the defense and prosecution begin picking a panel to hear the case against 21-year-old Anthony Roberts Jr., 23-year-old Ahmad Rayton and 20-year-old Dominique McMillon. They were arrested last year in the days after gunfire erupted as people were leaving bars, concerts and other events on t...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas is seeking the arrest of a cult leader who hasn't complied with court orders related to an $8 million judgment for a woman who said he forced her to work without pay for a decade. Royall Jenkins, who calls himself "Allah on Earth" and "The Supreme Being," leads The Value Creators, formerly known as the United Nation of Islam. In May, U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued the $8 million judgment , ruling that the group illegally controlled the woman's romantic relationships and imposed s...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 4:56 a.m. Caller advised the subject kicked her in the head and choked her. Caller wanted to talk to a deputy, saying they were the only one who could handle the subject. Advised sheriff. Sheriff advised he would send a deputy. 7:12 a.m. Caller advised his wife had driven past a car vs. deer accident on Highway 8. Advised the car was blocking the roadway and there was a truck behind the car with its flashers on. OHP notified. 12:56 p.m. Caller advised of a fender bender at Smok-Shak. 3:30 p.m. Report of cattle out on...
Criminal Filings Loretta Lynn Evans has been charged with interference with law enforcement officer; falsely reporting a crime intending to obstruct; driving while suspended, first conviction; and exceeding maximum speed limits. Civil Filings Dirks Copy Products Inc. vs. Michael Delinger: other contract. Limited Civil Filings LVNV Funding LLC vs. Shelly Allen: debt collection. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Cassondra Lange: debt collection. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Tony L. Ferrell: debt collection. Traffic Filings Hugo...
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — NASA is monitoring how residents living near the Texas Gulf Coast react to quiet sonic booms as the space agency works on an experimental aircraft that could significantly reduce commercial flight times. NASA launched a two-week research project Monday on quiet supersonic research flights near Galveston, the Houston Chronicle reported. NASA is flying an F/A-18 jet in a unique maneuver over the Gulf of Mexico to assess the community's response to the noise. A spokesman said NASA officials hope the tests will produce d...
Real Estate Transfers Book 143 page 534: Heath M. Landwehr, a single man, grantor, conveys unto WWR Land & Cattle LLC, grantee. The south half of the southwest quarter of section 14, township 30 south, range 13 west of 6th PM. The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 23, township 30 south, range 13 West of the 6th PM The northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 22, township 30 south, range 13 West of 6th PM. Warranty deed. Book 143 page 356: Teresa J. Clarkson and Dogulas L. Clarkson, her husband, grantors, convey...
October 28, 2018 Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital to Pratt. October 29, 2018 Deputy Woods investigated a theft on Papoose Road. October 30, 2018 Sheriff Small and Deputy Woods investigated a suspicious vehicle at the Bus Barn. Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to north Oak. No transport. October 31, 2018 Deputy Woods investigated an abandoned vehicle on the north side of the co-op in Sharon. Allen Collins hit a deer on Highway 160 east of Sharon. Unknown damage, no injuries, investigated by...
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is admitting that it didn't do enough to prevent its services from being used to incite violence and spread hate in Myanmar. The company "can and should do more" to protect human rights and ensure it isn't used to foment division and spread offline violence in the country, Alex Warofka, a product policy manager, said in a blog post. Facebook commissioned the nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility to study the company's role in Myanmar and released the group's 62-page report late Monday. It has come under heavy c...
Commissioners in Alfalfa County enjoyed a change of pace at their regular Monday morning meeting, breaking away from the usual order of the agenda to hear information on internet and telephone service from a representative from Dobson Technologies. A telecom solutions company, Dobson Technologies hopes to provide services that offer higher levels of functionality and performance at a cost equal to or less than the courthouse’s current provider, AT&T. Right now, frustration is being felt by Alfalfa County courthouse employees due to the l...
Facebook said it blocked 115 accounts for suspected "coordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to foreign groups attempting to interfere in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. The social media company shut down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail, it said in a blog post late Monday. Facebook acted after being tipped off Sunday by U.S. law enforcement officials. Authorities notified the company about recently discovered online activity "they believe may be linked to foreign entities," Facebook's...
Alva School Board members heard about ongoing assessments of student learning from Shane Feely, principal at Washington Early Childhood Center. Since the state moved away from Common Core and set up new academic standards, Alva is now using the MAPS program to check student learning levels in grades K-8. Feely said the program was instituted in the spring of 2017. The old end-of-instruction tests are gone, and the ACT is now being used for high school assessment. About 30 percent more students are taking the ACT now, which will impact those...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff. The Parker Solar Probe flew within 15 million miles (24 million kilometers) of the sun's surface Monday night. Its speed topped 213,000 mph (342,000 kph) relative to the sun, as it penetrated the outer solar atmosphere, or corona. No spacecraft has ever gotten so close to our star. NASA won't re-establish contact until Parker is far enough from the sun to avoid radio interference. NASA's Nicola Fox says scientists "...
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists working at a dig in Cairo have found several fragments of stone slabs with inscriptions dating back up to 4,000 years. The Antiquities Ministry said on Tuesday that the artifacts were the latest finds in eastern Cairo's Matariya neighborhood. Some of the fragments date back to the 12th and the 20th Dynasties and the Third Intermediate Period while others are more recent. Egyptologist Dietrich Raue, the head of the mission, says one inscription points to Atum, an important and frequently mentioned god, a...
BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old boy in Ohio led officers on his second high-speed police chase in 13 months, this time after his mother took away a video game console. Police in suburban Cleveland say the boy took off in his mother's SUV around 10:30 p.m. Sunday after she went to bed. Police reports say officers began chasing the boy as he sped down a road the wrong way, running stop lights and reaching speeds of 70 to 90 mph. The chase ended about 30 minutes later when the boy crashed into a parked truck. He was treated for m...
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Charges are pending against a 23-year-old woman who police say got into a police car and tried to drive away in northeast North Dakota. KFGO radio reports that police responded to a fight early Sunday in Devils Lake, a city about 160 miles (257 kilometers) northwest of Fargo. When one officer got out of a squad car to investigate, the woman allegedly jumped in, drove the car onto a curb and tried to back up onto the street. Investigators say the officer was able to remove the woman from the vehicle. She was arrested o...
