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Seven members of the Timberlake FCCLA chapter and their adviser attended the Get SET Conference on December 4, 2024 in Oklahoma City. Led by speakers Kelly Barnes and Rhett Lauback, the purpose of Speaking Excellence Training is to teach students how to enjoy public speaking and learn the process of speaking to judges in an FCCLA STAR Event competition or any other speaking opportunity. Timberlake students attending the FCCLA Get SET Conference were eighth graders Lilyana Lauppe of Nash, Aiden...
Three members of the Waynoka FFA chapter recently attended the Lead 360 Conference, held Dec. 7-8, at Camp Cargill in Sparks. This conference, designed to inspire personal growth and leadership skills, provided an enriching experience for Waynoka FFA members Stetson Nix, Chanan Wyatt and Rylan Nix. Throughout the two-day event, Waynoka FFA members engaged in various activities and sessions led by a diverse group of speakers and facilitators. Among them were professional speakers Rhett Laubach,...
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 David Shepard and Linda Shepard vs. Skeleton Creek Wind...
Monday, December 16, 2024 During this day: four traffic stops. 12:40 a.m. – Report of a silver Dodge pickup with a red toolbox pulled into the fairgrounds and parked around back where some equipment was. Caller advised now they can’t find anyone around the vehicle and the truck has no tag. Deputy advised the pickup had been parked at 4th St. and Massachusetts. 2:15 p.m. – Medic needed in the 400 block of Oklahoma for a 78-year-old male with hypertension. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 8 p.m. – Caller advised of a male who was...
The burial for Chad Wesley Schwerdtfeger, 52, son of Karen (Beckner) and Terry Schwerdtfeger, former Alva, Enid, and Edmond resident will be at a later date in Capron Cemetery under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home. He is survived by his mother, Karen Bingham, one son and one brother....
Les Coggins, a dedicated family man and respected member of his community, passed away on December 18, 2024, at the age of 86. Born on April 21, 1938, Les lived a life characterized by hard work, service and commitment to his loved ones. Les began his career in his early years as a farmer, which laid the foundation for his strong work ethic. After high school he worked for the Wonderlich Development Company. In 1965, he purchased H&R Welding Shop, becoming Les's Welding, showcasing his...
Mike Thomas, son of the late Mart Thomas and Betty Jean (Kraft) Province, was born March 10, 1953, at the Alva Osteopathic Hospital, and passed away December 19, 2024, in Seiling, Oklahoma, at the age of 71 years, 9 months and 9 days. Mike graduated from Alva High School in 1971. He lived his entire life in Alva, Oklahoma, apart from the last several months while dealing with health issues. He worked in the grocery store industry most of his life but was also a skilled painter and carpenter....
Terry Windecker passed away on December 19, 2024 in Kurtistown, Hawaii, at the age of 74. He was the son of Dave and Margaret Windecker. He graduated from Waynoka High School in 1968. Services are pending....
Christmas is this week, and I'm reminded of the challenge it sometimes is to keep the emphasis on Jesus. He is the reason for the season after all. I think about that first Christmas when Mary and her new husband Joseph were called to make the journey to Bethlehem to be counted in the census. They found no place to stay other than a lowly stable. There were no decorated trees, no silver bells, no shiny packages tied up in ribbons and bows, no carolers or any of the other things that make up our...
If your Christmas gifts haven’t been opened yet, they soon will be. Unfortunately, the bills and impact of all those gifts will show up in January. When I was newly married, we didn’t have much money for Christmas so we used credit cards and then spent several months paying them off. I knew a few people who set up special accounts or set aside money during the year to plan for holiday spending. The data for 2024 isn’t compiled yet, but USA Facts says Americans spent an estimated $586.98 billi...
The Alfalfa County commissioners held their regular meeting before the courthouse closes for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross didn't have a long agenda, and awarding the six-month bids took the most time. After the approval of last week's minutes, maintenance and operation payment warrants, and blanket purchase orders, Johnson and Ross approved a correction to the minutes from their Nov. 18 meeting on an agenda item regarding a donation letter for the sheriff from the Ann Holmes Foundation. (Roach...
At the Dec. 13 Burlington Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Gerrett Spears said the Targa Resources Oil and Gas in Oklahoma City reached their settlement. “The total amount we will receive is in the range of $740,000. That is roughly 35% of the total amount in protest,” Spears said. That amount received was roughly just 35 percent of the amount that was originally stated to the Burlington School from the assessor’s office due to an administrative error. Spears said because of this, the Reduction in Force (RIF) process needed to begin...
Last week, a Jet man received minor injuries in a fatal collision in Garfield County. The wreck occurred on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:14 p.m. on OK-132 and OK-45 approximately one mile south of Carrier. According to the highway patrol report, Jose M. Vazquez, 53, of Carrier, was driving a 2015 Nissan Versa southbound on OK-132. He failed to yield to oncoming traffic and turned in front of a 2014 Ford Edge driven by Landon D. Carter-Garza, 19, of Jet. Vazquez was transported by Air Evac and pronounced deceased at OU Trauma Hospital. Carter-Garza...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Children’s Health Foundation (CHF) announces a gift from the Cherokee Strip Community Foundation to support the addition of inclusive play equipment at Cherokee, Oklahoma, parks and pools. Studies show that play is essential to healthy child development, yet many playgrounds and pools lack the accessible equipment needed for children with disabilities to fully participate. With 22% of students in Cherokee Public Schools identified as having a disability creating inclusive play spaces is critical. Outdoor play fosters soc...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow might be enough to brighten some homes this holiday season. But others are adorned with thousands of blinking lights synched to blasting music, drawing crowds and bolstering both holiday and community spirit. In a cul-de-sac in Mesa, Arizona, 14 homeowners have been going all-out on holiday lights for the last 30 years in a tradition that hasn't been diminished by real estate turnover. Those buying homes in the neighborhood often find the attics full of décor left behind as a gift fr...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Family and friends said their final farewells Monday to a substitute teacher killed in a shooting at a private religious school in Wisconsin last week, describing her as a devout Christian with Southern roots who made copious notes in her personal Bible and planned to take her children to Disney World next year. Erin Michelle West, 42, was killed on Dec. 16 when 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow opened fire with a handgun at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. A 14-year-old student, Rubi Vergara, also was killed and six o...
A man is facing murder and arson charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said Monday. The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning. Zapeta, 33, is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally after he had been previously removed in 2018, said Jeff Carter, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Surveillance video showed the suspect...
The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa's location. Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to Japanese. On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats, such as last year's Chinese spy balloon. But on Christmas Eve, volunteers in Colorado Springs are fieldi...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists. Palestinian scouts marched silently through the streets, a departure from their usual raucous brass marching band. Security forces arranged barriers near the Church o...
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. The eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has stayed within the mountain's summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No homes were threatened. Molten rock began shooting from the volcano before dawn on Monday when fissures opened in the caldera floor and propelled lava 295 feet (90 meters) into the air. The red liquid formed tall fountains and then spread across 650 acres (263 hectares). The H...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to "vigorously pursue" capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden's decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was c...
