Articles from the November 13, 2019 edition
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Alfalfa County court fillings
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 real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 851 Page 655: Charles R. Tucker and Jane A. Tucker, husband and wife, convey unto Charles R. Tucker and Jane A. Tucker, co-trustees of the Tucker Family Trust. The south half of the northeast quarter of section 25,...
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Department logs
Monday, November 4, 2019 On this day there was one traffic stop. 07:17 a.m. Welfare check, report of a man sleeping on the side of the road. Unable to locate individual. 11:30 a.m. Caller stated that some copper had been taken sometime in the last...
JAMES CLAYTON McCARTER
Graveside services for James Clayton McCarter will be 2 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the Memorial Hill Cemetery with Rev. Chris Ruwaldt officiating. Interment is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. James Clayton McCarter,...
CINDY MOLZ YANDELL
Cindy Molz Yandell was born in Barber County, Kansas, on September 13, 1956, to Jim and Beverly Moore Molz. She passed away on October 26, 2019, in Kauai, Hawaii, at the age of 63. Cindy graduated fro...
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TWO OF "THE GREATEST GENERATION" HONORED AT KIOWA'S VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM
– Local Veteran's Day programs used to have an abundance of World War II veterans. Now in 2019 so many of those heroes have died that not too many of those strong men and women are around to honor. Ho...
NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR HONORED FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE
After a 16-year career in the U.S. Army, Rusty Varnado retired as an artillery officer. He recently arrived in Kiowa as the new City of Kiowa Administrator. Varnado was one of the men and women...
`THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY'
`THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY' – The girls are cuter than the flag is patriotic in red, white and blue. They are part of the K-4th grade choir directed by Cathy Cox, who impressed the crowd with their s...
Medical marijuana calls for modifications in drug policy
The three commissioners of Alfalfa County – Jay Hague, Stan Tucker, and Marvin Woodall – met Tuesday morning to conduct business as usual, kicking off their meeting with an invocation and flag salute. The heap of paperwork before them called for a go...
Cherokee school board hears of student successes, exceptional patrons
The Veterans Day program was held the morning of Cherokee School Board's evening meeting Nov. 11, and it was still fresh in Superintendent Donna Anderson's mind as she addressed the board. “The Veterans Day program this morning was a really, r...
Cleo Springs man injured in collision
A Cleo Springs man was injured in a collision with a truck Friday in Major County. John Byron Hamen, 75, of Cleo Springs, was transported by Fairview EMS to the Fairview Hospital where he was admitted in stable condition with a leg injury. The...
Extension offers Winter Calving Management School
With calving season just around the corner, farmers and ranchers are spending every ounce of daylight to prepare feed, hay, shelter(s) and many other minute details to ensure their cows have the best possibility for a safe, stress-free birth come...
Freedom school board adopts two drug-related policies
At the Freedom School Board meeting Monday the board approved two policies related to drugs: one for medical marijuana and CBD on school premises, and the other for drug and alcohol testing of employees and applicants. Board Passes Marijuana and CBD...
Kiowa Police Chief Houston returns to Harper County, Kansas, as sergeant/detective
At the November meeting of Kiowa's City Council Monday night, Police Chief Nate Houston submitted his letter of resignation. He explained in open session that he didn't apply for another position. However, he couldn't turn down an offer from the...
South Barber to start After School Supper Program, coach named, full-time cook selected
The board table was loaded at the November meeting of the South Barber (USD 255) Board of Education Monday night. All members were present when President Mark Pollock called the meeting to order including: Melissa Simpson, Ryan Molz, Mike Miller,...
Oklahoma's open carry gun law
Before addressing the open carry topic, this week we are beginning a series of articles by John Barton on the theme of Unsung Heroes of Northwestern. Barton and the late Wayne Lane have researched and documented much of the history of the university...
Bosworth and DeLisle Unsung heroes of Northwestern – article 1
This is the first of a series of articles that is designed to recognize the work of many individuals who were responsible for getting Northwestern Territorial Normal School located in Alva, Oklahoma...
Caldwell High School football team squeaks past Medicine Lodge, 30-28
At the Medicine Lodge football game Friday, Nov. 8, the Caldwell High School Bluejays beat the Indians by a wing, 30-28. Players turned in the following performances: Passing Josh Bowman – 18 completions, 23 attempts, 249 yards, 2 touchdowns R...
South Barber Football wins regional championship
The South Barber Chieftains won the Regional Championship round of the Kansas 8-man Football Playoffs, 62-22 over Norwich. The Chieftains put away a pesky Norwich squad in the second half after trailing at halftime 22-16. South Barber came out... Full story
Oklahoma Christian University Athletics Young staff, veteran roster seek to provide turnaround for OC basketball
OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 11, 2019) – When Oklahoma Christian went about changing its men's basketball staff for the 2019-20 season and its debut in the Lone Star Conference, it went young, with a pair of 20-something coaches. That staff, in turn, will l...
Women's Basketball Drops Contest With No. 18 Minnesota State-Moorhead
ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Rogers State Women's Basketball team suffered its second-straight defeat to begin the season on Saturday, falling to No. 18 Minnesota StateMoorhead in the Central Region Challenge hosted at Wachs Arena and Northern State. The H...
Indiana faces Oklahoma City, aims for 5th straight home win
Oklahoma City Thunder (4-6, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (6-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST Indiana heads into a matchup with Oklahoma City as winners of four consecutive home games....
PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC. To Announce Fiscal 2019 Results And Host Earnings Call On Dec. 12, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC. (NYSE: PHX) today announced it will release results for its fiscal 2019 year ended Sept. 30, 2019, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, following the close of trading on the New York Stoc...
Grand Opening: U-Haul of Shawnee Offers 702 Self-Storage Units
SHAWNEE, Okla., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® will host a grand-opening event on Saturday, Nov. 16 to unveil its newest indoor self-storage facility at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Shawnee at 2323 N. Harrison St. Those attending from 10 a.m....
2 people dead after shooting in southeast Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say a shooting in southeast Topeka left two people dead. Topeka police Lt. Andrew Beightel said the shooting occurred Tuesday in the Highland Park community. One of the victims was found outside and the other was i...
