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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who was the nation's first governor to confirm that he got COVID-19, said he doesn't plan to get a booster shot even though state health officials are encouraging vaccinated people to do just that. When asked by a reporter Monday if he plans to get a vaccine booster, the Republican governor responded: "No, probably not." "I'm perfectly healthy, and my doctor hasn't told me I need to get it," said Stitt, who contracted COVID-19 in July of 2020 and received Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine i...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 During this day there were three traffic stops. 8:32 a.m. – Welfare check for an elderly female walking south on Kansas. Negative contact was made. 5:53 p.m. – Caller advised her dad’s house had been broken into in the 600 block of Maple. Advised her dad was in a nursing home. She stated she went to go get his car, and she had the only set of keys to his house. She then advised her sister and her boyfriend broke the door lock. It had happened a week ago because they were looking for a check book or cash. She advised t...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Oklahoma heads into the Alamo Bowl against Oregon with all eyes on quarterback Caleb Williams, searching for answers about his future and whether it will be with the Sooners. For now, the fact that he will play Wednesday night against the No. 15 Ducks (10-3) is certainly as good a sign as any for No. 14 Oklahoma (10-2). Williams has been mum on his plans since the sudden departure of coach Lincoln Riley for Southern California. But he has made no known moves, either, even with quarterbacks elsewhere hitting the transfer p...
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The former co-owner of a Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas when a 10-year-old boy was killed on one of its rides faces sentencing in March after he pleaded guilty to a felony rug charge. Jeff Henry, 66, pleaded guilty Dec. 16 to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In exchange for the plea, two other drug-related charges and a charge of hiring someone for sex were dismissed. Henry was charged in 2018 after police found drugs and an alleged sex worker in a Merriam hotel room he and others were in, KCUR repor...
LONGTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday identified the second victim killed in southern Kansas last week by a man who later died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Robert S. Stricker, 57, was shot and killed at an outdoor gathering in Longton on Dec. 23, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Elk County Sheriff's Office said. They had previously identified the other victim as 55-year-old Dewayne L. Smith. Both men were from Longton. Investigators believe 41-year-old Lyle Miller shot the men while they were attending an o...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week — she was struck while hiding in a dressing room as an officer was aiming rifle rounds at a man suspected of assaulting customers at a clothing store and a bullet went through a wall — loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots, her family said Tuesday. Valentina Orellana-Peralta died in her mother's arms last Thursday at a Burlington store in the North Hollywood neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. Soledad Peralta, durin...
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected defense attorneys' arguments that the four men — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Charles Donohoe — are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Kelly said the defendants had many nonviolent ways to express the...
DENVER (AP) — Police were investigating Tuesday after a gunman went on a shooting rampage through several business districts in the Denver area, killing four people and wounding three others, including an officer as police pursued him. The suspect also died Monday night after exchanging gunfire with officers in a shopping district in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, police said. Police said they were still investigating what led to the shootings, which mostly happened in commercial areas. "We need to dig in and find out what the motive was b...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservation experts in Virginia's capital Tuesday pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts from a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The lead conservator for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Kate Ridgway, said the measurements and material of the box, copper, match historical accounts. As the contents inside were unpacked, they appeared to match the description of the 1887 time capsule they had been looking for. "It...
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 Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper Felony Filings Rochelle L. Cunningham, Cherokee, 65, has been...
Real Estate Transfers Book 876 page 876: Cleo State Bank vs. Lynette Cressler and Ross Cressler. A tract of land situated in the southwest quarter of section 11, township 26N, range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 876 page 887: Thomas Glenn Evans and Cheryl Lynn Evans, unto Thomas Glenn Evans and Cheryl Lynn Evans, as trustees of the Tom & Cheryl Evans Revocable Trust. A tract containing 1.24 acres, more or less, located in the southeast quarter of section 33, township 28N, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County Oklahoma. Warranty...
A former Dominion Voting Systems executive has sued Tulsa businessman and talk show host Clay Clark, accusing Clark of defamation, civil conspiracy and intentional distress for his unfounded claims about the 2020 presidential election being rigged. Eric Coomer, formerly director of product strategy and security for Dominion, sued Clark last week in federal district court in Denver, the Tulsa World reported. The suit, which names Clark personally and one of his companies as defendants, says Clark recklessly spread false, damaging and...
A Cherokee man has been charged with second degree rape due to his alleged relationship with a juvenile. Court documents show on Nov. 29 about 7:35 p.m. Cherokee Police Officer Tristan Hall was informed by Chief McNeil about a video that was brought to his attention. The video was of a juvenile female stating she had a sexual relationship with an adult male, and she appeared to be upset because he was denying the relationship. In the video, the juvenile identifies the male as Colby Wilson. On...
OKLAHOMA CITY — In keeping with an annual tradition, Oklahoma State Parks will again host First Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2022. The free, guided hikes present an opportunity to begin the New Year on a healthy perspective by getting outdoors, connecting with nature and promoting year-round recreation. Twenty state parks will host guided hikes on New Year’s Day. Park staff and volunteers will lead the free hikes. Although not all Oklahoma State Parks are hosting guided hikes, the parks department encourages all guests to take the opportunity on Jan...
The county fair board election is coming up, and the Woods County Commissioners passed the resolution calling for the election during Monday’s meeting. Commissioners present for the meeting were Randy McMurphy and John Smiley. David Hamil was absent due to illness. County Clerk Shelley Reed also attended. Reed said the fair board seats up for election in January are currently held by Steve Sneary, Mike Perot and Dakota Province. Candidates must file with Reed in her office at the courthouse b...
Kiowa's City Council held a special meeting December 20. The first part of the meeting was specified as a budget hearing. This was to adopt the city's 2022 budget. No one from the public attended the budget hearing so the council approved and signed the budget and moved into their special meeting agenda. Mayor Bill Watson called the meeting to order with a quorum issue. Councilmember Tom Wells joined by phone until council president Brian Hill arrived. Other members present included: Janet Robison, B.J. Duvall and Jason Thayer. City...
What did you do on Christmas Day? A couple of young men from Alva organized, cooked and hosted a dinner for around 500 people. Yes, they had some volunteer help, but it was their idea and their project. Brothers Max and Joe Parsons got some pointers from Doug Whittet who hosts a similar dinner in Cherokee for Thanksgiving. From all reports, the food was delicious and the whole project was handled efficiently and professionally. The dinner was held at the family business, the 818 Diner in Alva....
In 2012 when Robin Drake started as a window clerk at the U.S. Post Office in Hardtner, Kansas, becoming postmaster was not even on her radar. Then in 2015 she was sent to Kiowa's post office and moved from a non-career to career employee. Drake worked under longtime Kiowa Postmaster Cara Smith for five and a half years (both at Hardtner and Kiowa) until Smith's retirement in April of this year. Nothing happens quickly with the government entity. Drake said the postal department was...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas reported Wednesday that it has seen more than 7,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and health officials in one of Kansas' most populous counties are talking again about the possibility of imposing a local mask mandate only days after one for children expired. Gov. Laura Kelly immediately ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sundown Friday, just as she has every time Kansas has reported another 1,000 deaths. Kelly's action and the interest in a new mask mandate in Douglas County, home to t...
Kim Kimbro passed onto his next home, December 23, 2021, at the age of 72, living his life to the fullest until the last minute on his farm. Kim was born in Waynoka, Oklahoma, and loved living in Woods County. After high school he tried his hand at college, but it wasn't for him. After that he followed in his family's footsteps and became a Marine, making it to E5 within a very short time and gained the highest level of marksmanship. Most of his time in the service was spent in California and Ja...
DeAnna Mae Moreland Goodin, age 83, departed her earthly temple on December 26, 2021, to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. She was born on a farm northwest of Freedom, Oklahoma, on April 2, 1938, during Oklahoma's worst snow storm ever recorded, with snow drifts as high as roof tops. It took Dr. Simon three hours to make the 30-mile trip from Alva, Oklahoma. DeAnna was the fourth child born to Sherman Walter and Gayel Ritter Moreland who were longtime Alva residents. They...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor who will decide whether to charge employees of a juvenile center over a Black teen's death said Wednesday that an autopsy's finding that the death was a homicide doesn't necessarily mean the employees committed any crimes. The statement from District Attorney Marc Bennett in Sedgwick County, home to the state's largest city of Wichita, came after attorneys for the family of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton described his death as "unjustified." They said Wednesday that they expect Bennett to file criminal charges...
In the weeks leading up to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a handful of Americans — well-known politicians, obscure local bureaucrats — stood up to block then-President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to overturn a free and fair vote of the American people. In the year since, Trump-aligned Republicans have worked to clear the path for next time. In battleground states and beyond, Republicans are taking hold of the once-overlooked machinery of elections. While the effort is incomplete and uneven, outside experts on de...
DENVER (AP) — A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks. The writings are part of the investigation into what led Lyndon James McLeod to carry out the shootings Monday in less than an hour around the city, Denver police spokesman Doug Schepman said Wednesday. McLeod, 47, knew most of the people he shot in several locations around the metro area, through business or personal relationships, pol...
