Articles from the December 12, 2018 edition
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Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 1:42 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 64 and County Road 580. 3:22 p.m. Report of a horse out on County Road 550 and Custer Road. 4:39 p.m. A young caller on the phone with a child crying in the background. He...
Alfalfa County court filings
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 837 page 661: Linda K. Pulliam and James W. Pulliam, wife and husband, Linda K. Pulliam being a lineal heir of Berna Mac Merrihew, deceased, herein called grantor, convey unto John Lamle and Lola Lamle, grantee, the north...
Declarations of surplus made by Alfalfa County officials
Perhaps slowing down a bit for the impending holiday, the commissioners in Alfalfa County had yet another short agenda. The group performed their usual routine of going through paperwork, approving last week’s meeting minutes, signing off on the m...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
December 3, 2018 Deputy Woods performed a warrant arrest. Sheriff Small transported inmate from Barber County jail. Medicine Lodge EMS responded to call on Second Ave. Sheriff Small transported inmate from Barber County jail. December 4, 2018...
Swimming: Clark Powers Tigers at TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas – Ouachita Baptist freshman Lilia Clark (Hillsboro, Texas) won the women's 100-yard freestyle event with a time of 53.53 on Saturday afternoon as both the men's and women's swim teams fell to TCU. "The atmosphere and the crowd w...
Oklahoma woman arrested after juvenile found in Kansas
EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested the grandmother of a 17-year-old Oklahoma boy with special needs who was found alone near a southeast Kansas rest stop. Rogers County, Oklahoma, authorities say 68-year-old Janie Gill was arrested in t...
Oklahoma agriculture board punts poultry rules to lawmakers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture wants state lawmakers to develop rules for poultry operations. The board Tuesday declined to approve or reject rules requiring large poultry operations to be at least one-quarter mile from o...
Lawsuit: Gas company knew rig was unsafe before explosion
QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Drilling company officials ignored multiple warnings that safety equipment at an Oklahoma gas well was malfunctioning before an explosion that killed five workers and badly injured another, the family of one of the dead w...
No arrest in death after fight at assisted living center
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities in Oklahoma City say no charges have been filed following the death an 84-year-old woman who broke a hip at an assisted living center during an altercation with another elderly resident. The Office of the State M...
Remains of Pearl Harbor victim from Kansas identified
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The remains of a 19-year-old Kansas man who was killed during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor have been identified. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Camillus O'Grady was killed on the battleship USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7...
Royals, Hamilton finalize to $5.25M contract
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton have agreed to a $5.25 million contract for next season that includes up to $1 million in incentives. The Royals hope that spacious Kauffman Stadium will allow H...
Kansas Sen. Moran wants to speed vote on Yemen resolution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says he will support speeding up a vote on ending U.S. military involvement in a war led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas Republican said Tuesday that he supports a p...
Man arrested after police chase with 3 children in car
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 36-year-old Garden City man is facing serious charges after police say he fled in a vehicle with his three young children inside. Officers who were called Monday night to a domestic dispute saw a vehicle driven by Billy M...
Kansas governor-elect sells inauguration tables for $10K
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly is selling premium tables of 10 people each at her inaugural ball in January for $10,000, five times what the law says is the contribution limit. The new Democratic governor's swearing-in is Jan. 14 a...
Court: Marijuana smell can justify warrantless home search
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A divided Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that police can rely exclusively on their sense of smell to provide probable cause for a preliminary search of a home for marijuana without a warrant. The 4-3 ruling extends to r...
Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz sings to hospitalized teen
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz has serenaded a Kansas high school senior who is hospitalized in St. Louis while awaiting a second double-lung transplant. The Grammy Award winner stopped by the bedside of 18-year-old Madison T...
New prosecutor named for western Kansas county
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A new prosecutor has been picked for a western Kansas county where the former prosecutor decided to step down after the sheriff was acquitted of a misdemeanor. The Great Bend Tribune reports that the Barton County R...
Feds: Ohio plot suspect wrote to Charleston church shooter
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A woman accused of buying bomb-making supplies and plotting domestic terrorism attacks exchanged letters with the man convicted in the South Carolina church shooting and visited Columbine High School, federal authorities said. Pro...
Former Colorado teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A 35-year-old former science teacher at a Colorado school has pleaded not guilty to charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted one of his female students. The Aurora Sentinel reports that Gabriel Alsina pleaded not guilty o...
Woman who accused man of rape outraged he got no jail time
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain allowing a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least the third time the judge has approved probation f...
Family: German journalist jailed in Venezuela as spy
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — German freelance journalist Billy Six has circled the globe with a hand-held video camera asking people living through wars and strife to tell their stories. But when he turned his lens to Venezuela, documenting the economic...
Mary Harvey goes from soccer champ to human rights leader
Mary Harvey is used to blazing the trail in sports. Despite growing up without major soccer tournaments to aspire to play in, the goalkeeper helped the U.S. win the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 and the first women's Olympic soccer title five...
Michigan Legislature passes Great Lakes oil pipeline bill
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature approved a bill Tuesday that would allow the replacement of a 65-year-old oil pipeline in a key Great Lakes waterway, voting to create a state authority that would oversee the construction of a tunnel t...
Santa Fe considers lending former college's art collection
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The city of Santa Fe is considering lending out a collection of art and multimedia assets that once belonged to the College of Santa Fe. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the city Public Works Committee approved Monday the p...