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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decomposing bodies were found are set to appear in court Tuesday, facing allegations that they abused corpses, stole, laundered money and forged documents. Jon and Carie Hallford own Return to Nature Funeral Home, which has a facility in Penrose where investigators in early October discovered dozens of stacked bodies, some that had death dates as far back as 2019, according to a federal affidavit. Family members had been falsely told their loved ones were cremated a...
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend: A deer jumped through a small window and knocked over items in a classroom before fleeing the building. A man walking his dog around 10 p.m. on Nov. 25 saw the young deer smash through a window at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, which is about 60 miles east (96.5 kilometers) of Philadelphia. The man notified police, and their subsequent search of the school was recorded by the officers' bodycams. When officers e...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy. Tuberville had been under pressure from members of both sides of the political aisle to end his holds as senators complained about the toll it was taking on service members and their families, and on military readiness. President Joe Biden called the Senate's action long overdue and said the military confirmations s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their "hill to die on" in negotiations that have already grown tense as Congress considers President Joe Biden's $110 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Israel and other security needs. Johnson delivered the hard-line message Tuesday morning ahead of classified briefings the Biden administration organized to underscore how desperately the aid is needed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was s...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The owner of a Virginia house that exploded as police tried to execute a search warrant is believed to have died in the blast, officials said Tuesday, as details emerged about numerous grievances he expressed against neighbors and others on social media and in lawsuits. James Yoo, 56, was identified by Arlington County Police Chief Andy Penn at a news conference as the person whose actions brought police to the Arlington home after he fired a "flare-type gun" from inside the house into the neighborhood more than 30 times....
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza's second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians, including children, in a bloody new phase of the war. The military said its forces were "in the heart" of Khan Younis, which has emerged as the first target in the expanded ground offensive into southern Gaza that Israel says aims to destroy Hamas. Military officials said they were engaged in the "most intense day" of b...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the step after warning Israel last week that President Joe Biden's administration would be taking action over the attacks. Blinken did not announce individual visa bans, but department spokesman Matthew Miller said the bans would be implemented starting Tuesday and would c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving questions about a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth for another day. On the first issue, conservative and liberal justices voiced concerns that ruling for a Washington state couple challenging a provision of the 2017 tax bill would threaten other provisions of the tax code. After two hours of arguments, there seemed to be a consensus on the court that "there is room for some narrow ground" to decide the case, as Justice Neil Gorsuch...
A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen's family calls discriminatory. The student, Darryl George, was suspended for 13 days because his hair is out of compliance when let down, according to a disciplinary notice issued by Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas. It was his first day back at the school after spending a month at an off-site disciplinary program. George, 18, already has spent more th...
Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they're also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That's not to say they all want the same thing. Facebook parent Meta and IBM on Tuesday launched a new group called the AI Alliance that's advocating for an "open science" approach to AI development that puts them at odds with rivals Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. These two diverging camps — the open and the closed — disagree about whether to build AI in a way tha...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A man in Bosnia killed his wife and streamed the murder live on Instagram. In neighboring Serbia, 27 women were killed in gender-based attacks this year, despite efforts to raise awareness and reverse the trend. Activists in Kosovo say violence against women there is a "national emergency." Throughout the Western Balkans, women are harassed, raped, beaten and killed, often by their partners and after repeatedly reporting the violence to the authorities. The region is staunchly conservative, with a centuries-old t...
Real Estate Transfers Book 149 page 300: RST Properties LLC conveys unto Jason Rasti and April C. Rasti. The northwest quarter of Section 35, Township 33 south, Range 10 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 149 page 301: RST Properties LLC conveys unto Jason S. Rasti and Jesse P. Lynch and Jennifer S. Lynch. Lot 5, Block 48, City of Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 149 page 303: Joyce E. Smith conveys unto David L. Miller. Commencing at a point 335 ½ feet east and 858 feet north of the section corner o...
Real Estate Transfers Book 894 page 629: Tommy Grant Farnsworth and Kaleb Michael Farnsworth convey unto Tommy Grant Farnsworth. Lot 3 in Block 35 in the Original Town of Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 894 page 668: Jay D. Jenlink and Stephanie R. Jenlink convey unto Cade Forrest Jenlink and Addison Paige Jenlink. The southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 26 north, Range 9, WIM. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 894 page 694: Tommy Grant Farnsworth conveys unto Kaleb Michael Farnsworth. Lots 7 through 12 in Block 67 in...
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 Newsgram 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 Justin L. Gilchrist vs. Shane Parker and Wyatt Parker:...
Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson, the Alfalfa County commissioners, marked the beginning of yet another new month by handling the monthly business: signing monthly officer reports, the Court Clerk Records Management and Preservation monthly report, highway expenditures, appropriations and the allocation of the alcohol beverage tax and the motor vehicle tax. They also signed their weekly paperwork, including previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. Since it is the end of the...
At the Monday, Dec. 4, regular meeting of the Cherokee Board of Education, the board members were given a treat: the meeting began with several FCCLA members reporting to the board on their experience at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference. Each student who attended the national convention was already a national competitor, which one student remarked put the school and chapter in a good light. “Many of the FCCLA members had not left Oklahoma before,” reported one member, “and it was really exciting for their first trip out of the state...
Grant Gosney, sophomore, was selected as the December Student of the Month at Aline-Cleo High School. His school philosophy is, "to try his hardest in school and to maintain a smile." He thinks his school is unique because he appreciates and enjoys feeling at home and safe. Grant is inspired by his dad and his ag teacher. His favorite activities are showing pigs, hunting and fishing. His favorite quote is, "You only get out what you put in." ~ Bill Cordes Grant is the son of Troy and Shanon...
After interviewing those interested, the Alva Board of Education met in special session Monday at 12:15 p.m. to decide who to appoint to the vacant board seat. During the regular meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Paul Barton was announced as the appointee. He was administered the oath of office by Shane Hansen before officially taking his seat. Barton will fill the remainder of the term for Seat 5 left vacant by the resignation of Larry Parker. President Jane McDermott opened the meeting with board...
Operation Stalemate II was supposed to last four days. U.S. troops would quickly swoop in and take control of the Japanese island of Peleliu, commanders expected. But that wasn't the case. U.S. troops encountered brutal attacks from Japanese forces, and thousands of American men were killed or injured. Though the U.S. captured the island, American forces never used it afterward. U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient Earl "Bob" Rice was there. He watched his friends get shot and...
The Woods County Commissioners don’t often receive an application for a floodplain permit, but they had one on Monday’s agenda. Steve Foster, who handles such permits for the county, brought the application and check to the meeting. The Williams Companies are crossing a creek, which requires the special permit. The commissioners voted approval. Commissioners present for the meeting were John Smiley, Randy McMurphy and David Hamil. The commissioners approved four road crossing permits. The Wil...
Shay Wilson serves as Waynoka FFA Sentinel. She is a sophomore at Waynoka Public School, and the daughter of Shan and Ronna Wilson. She has two siblings, Reagan and Jack Wilson. This will be her third year in FFA. Her family and friends are the reason she joined FFA, she said, "and many role models have helped me get more involved. My SAE project is raising and showing show goats." Outside of FFA, her hobbies include basketball, softball and hunting. "My favorite FFA memory so far is probably...
The Timberlake Student Council sponsored a Veterans Assembly on Friday, Nov. 10, with 21 veterans in attendance. Student Council President Marlee Pecha was MC for the assembly. Student Council members Carson Harding and Sadler Gred presented the colors while Autumn May read the flag raising and flag lowering script. Katelyn and Madelyn Hollenbeck sang the “National Anthem.” The Timberlake kindergarten class sang “Thank a Vet” and “God Bless America.” Brooke Bowers, William Crain, Brody Wallace, Raegan Bowers, and Audrey Harper greeted the...
Funeral services for Elwyn Hofen will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Hopeton Church with Pastor Drake Colvin and Rev. Brent Hofen officiating. Interment will follow in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Elwyn Gene, son of the late Orville Raymond and Judith V. (Benson) Hofen was born May 30, 1946, at Colby, Kansas, and passed away December 1, 2023, at Alva, at the age of 77 years, 6 months, and 1 day. Elwyn grew up in a Pastors home...
Funeral services for Frieda Graves will be 2 p.m. Friday, December 8, 2023, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Timothy Roggow officiating. Interment will follow in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Frieda Martha Pshigoda, daughter of the late John Danial and Marie Mary Magdelina (Schaefer) Pshigoda, was born December 6, 1925, at St. Joseph, Michigan, and passed away December 2, 2023, at Alva, at the age of 97 years, 11 months and 27...
Jan Roger Jewell, age 68, entered the gates of paradise with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Jan was born February 27, 1955, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, to Alby (Junior) and Betty (Winans) Jewell. He was their third child and only son. Jan graduated from Burlington High School and later from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He married his high school sweetheart, Bobbie Highfill, on May 12, 1973. This marriage was blessed with two precious sons,...
