Articles from the December 13, 2017 edition
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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 obtai...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 820, pg. 648: Amber Beth Smith and Aaron Smith, wife and husband; convey unto Mark Roberts and Connie Roberts, as joint tenants. Lot 2, block 2, in Pryor's addition to Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty Deed....
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office Logs
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 11:16 a.m. Reporting party (RP) reported a two-wheel trailer sitting on the north side of the highway; it was out of the roadway. It had random items on it and there was a scissor jack under the tongue and looked like the...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
December 4, 2017 Kiowa ambulance transported patient from Kiowa Hospital to St. Mary's in Enid. Karen Lambert, Kiowa, driving a 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan, hit a deer on US-281 mm 10. Over $1,000 damage, no injuries, investigated by Deputy Paasch....
By Freedom School Board votes $1,000 stipend to employees
The superintendent of the Freedom schools told the board of education he felt full-time staff members of the Freedom schools deserved a one-time $1,000 stipend because he had added a couple of professional development days to their obligation. The...
The Alva connection
Last Sunday's Northwestern Oklahoma State University graduates were handed their well-earned diplomas as well as some good advice from alumnus Mary Margaret Miller. Miller, who is well known in Alva and serves as a director of BancCentral National...
Woods County Industrial Development Authority meets
The regular quarterly meeting of the Woods County Industrial Development Authority was held Tuesday morning at Northwest Technology Center. The meeting was chaired by Rick Cunningham, with members present including Stan Kline, Richard Ryerson, Bryce...
Lynn Says
Most of the questions I am asked about drones are from farmers who either want to count cattle or observe bad stuff in their wheat fields. In general, they are thinking of the DJI type drones that...
Woman charged with embezzlement from employer
A Cherokee woman has been charged with embezzlement after her former employer contacted law enforcement. Kayla Kathleen Klick, 32, of Cherokee has been charged with embezzlement between Aug. 1, 2017, and Oct. 29, 2017, by fraudulently appropriating t...
Alfalfa County commissioners extend burn ban
The Alfalfa County Board of Commissioners met Monday morning in regular meeting. They approved a 14-day extension on the county-wide burn ban, among other actions. All commissioners were present, as well as Nancy Lambert, Laneta Unruh, Kyle Spade of...
Cody Cosper named Aline-Cleo November Student of the Month
Cody Cosper, senior, was chosen as the Aline-Cleo October Student of the Month. His school philosophy is "School is the easiest thing if you put your mind to it." His hobbies are basketball, driving...
Rector presents `Career Cruising' program to South Barber School Board
All members attended the South Barber Board of Education December meeting Monday night including Board President Steven Allen, Mariah Doherty, Deb Helfrich, Melissa Simpson, Mark Pollock and Mike...
Letter to Editor
(Letter sent to Alva's mayor) I would like to pass on my sincere appreciation for the courtesy and professionalism of one of your airport employees and the assistance of one of your Alva citizens on Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving morning while on a...
Trump says senator 'would do anything' for cash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing into the sexual harassment debate, President Donald Trump laced into Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, tweeting that the New York Democrat had begged him for campaign contributions in the past and "would do anything" to g...
NFL Network suspends analysts over sexual misconduct suit
NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame player Marshall Faulk and two other NFL Network analysts were suspended after a woman who worked as a wardrobe stylist at the network accused them of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit. The NFL on Tuesday identified the three...
New York commuters return to bombing site, shrug off attack
NEW YORK (AP) — New York subway riders shrugged off the city's latest attack Tuesday, a day after police say a would-be suicide attacker set off a pipe bomb. The underground passageway at the Times Square station where the homemade device went off Mo...
NTSB cites weak safety culture by owner of sunken El Faro
The owner of the sunken cargo ship El Faro had a weak corporate safety culture that contributed to the vessel's demise and the deaths of 33 mariners, federal accident investigators said on Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said that...
Trump signs $700 billion military budget into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes a $700 billion budget for the military, including additional spending on missile defense programs to counter North Korea's growing n...
Paris hosts major climate summit _ and it's all about Trump
PARIS (AP) — The global climate summit in Paris was designed to bypass Donald Trump, but the U.S. president ended up playing a starring role. Trump became the unwitting villain as world leaders, investors and other Americans assailed him Tuesday f...
Tax package would ease hit to residents of high-tax states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans on Tuesday were speeding toward an agreement on a massive tax package that would ease the hit on Americans living in high-tax states and appease corporations that could have lost precious tax breaks. N...
Ancient penguin was as big as a (human) Pittsburgh Penguin
NEW YORK (AP) — Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown man, roughly the size of the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The creature was slightly shorter in length and about 20 pounds (9 kilograms) h...
US-based climate scientists to take research to France
PARIS (AP) — It is a dream come true for U.S.-based climate scientists — the offer of all-expenses-paid life in France to advance their research in Europe instead of in the United States under climate skeptic President Donald Trump, two of the win...
Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender recruits will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, the Pentagon said, as President Donald Trump's ordered ban suffered more legal setbacks. The new policy divulged Monday reflects the difficult h...
