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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wrote to President Joe Biden on Tuesday, urging Biden's administration to halt the importation of Russian oil and natural gas and embrace domestic production. In his letter, the first-term Republican also urged Biden's administration to support the construction of more domestic oil and gas infrastructure, including pipelines to transport natural gas to the East Coast. "The recent events in Ukraine are yet another example of why we should be selling energy to our friends and not buying it from o...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending that a former Kansas City police detective be sentenced to nine years in prison for the shooting death of a Black man in 2019. Eric DeValkenaere, 43, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in the death of Cameron Lamb. DeValkenaere, who is white, was convicted in November of second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the shooting on Dec. 3, 2019. Lamb, 26, was shot as he backed his pickup truck into a garage at his home. In an 11-page sentencing memorandum, prosecutors asked Jackson County C...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A community task force is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of a Black teenager who was restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes at a Kansas juvenile detention center. Sedgwick County Commission Chairman David Dennis said last month that he was told by county Sheriff Jeff Easter that the FBI requested all information regarding the death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton. The FBI is part of the Justice Department. But the task force wasn't certain about the status of the investigation b...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Powerful Kansas agriculture groups on Tuesday blocked a bipartisan proposal to tie a big increase in funding for water conservation programs to a reorganization of state and local agencies that regulate water use. The House Water Committee considered changes that would have made the official who issues permits for water use independent of the state Department of Agriculture and reduced the power of major irrigators in local groundwater management districts. The 283-page measure would have consolidated water programs under a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Houston, Texas, man has been sentenced in Missouri to five years in federal prison for defrauding two brothers out of $1.6 million, which he used for trips to Las Vegas and other personal expenses. Duc Nguyen, 58, was also ordered Monday to pay $1.6 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors said Nguyen persuaded Phillip Hudnall of Lenexa, Kansas, and his brother, Brian Hudnall, of Kansas City, Missouri, to invest in a plan to buy, refurbish and sell used oil e...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A preliminary hearing has been set for a Wichita man charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and other counts after police say he tried to kill his then-girlfriend and shot the woman's 2-year-old daughter. A preliminary hearing for 22-year-old Kamden Campos has been set for April 7, television station KAKE reported. Campos is charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of criminal threat and one count each of aggravated kidnapping and using a deadly weapon. P...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will vow to make Vladimir Putin "pay a price" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in his first State of the Union address, rallying allies abroad while also outlining his plans at home to fight inflation and the fading but still dangerous coronavirus. Biden planned in his Tuesday night remarks to highlight the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the resolve of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance that has worked to rearm the Ukrainian military and cripple Russia's economy through sanctions. He was set to d...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday, bombarding the central square in Ukraine's second-biggest city and Kyiv's main TV tower in what the country's president called a blatant campaign of terror. "Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after the bloodshed on the square in Kharkiv. Ukrainian authorities said five people were killed in the attack on the TV tower, which is a couple of miles from central Kyiv and a short walk from numerous apartment b...
USTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas kicked off the nation's long and likely bruising midterm season Tuesday with primaries that are testing the state's new, tougher voting laws while giving Republicans a chance to validate GOP leaders who have pushed already deeply red territory farther right and proudly tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appears well positioned to secure his party's nomination, beginning his campaign with more than $50 million and staking out hard-line positions on guns, immigration a...
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 Charles William Woods, Carmen, 44, has been ch...
Real Estate Transfers Book 147 page 84: Charles H. Herman conveys unto Christopher Camarena. The north 56 feet of lots 11 and 12 in block 116 in the Town Company’s Addition to the City of Kiowa. Warranty deed. Book 147 page 85: Jack R. Bowman and Dorothy A. Bowman convey unto Twister G. Ranch. The west half of the southeast quarter of section 25, township 33 south, range 14, west of the 6th PM. Warranty deed. Book 147 page 86: Larry Snyder and Bonnie Snyder conveys unto Joshua Bird and Kimberly Bird. A tract of land located in the west half o...
Real Estate Transfers Book 878 page 462: Barbara Jean Kletke, Justin Kletke and Stephanie Kletke. The east half of the southeast quarter of section 18, township 27 north, range 12 WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 878 page 498: Jackie Green and Sherry L. Green, unto Morris F. Porter, as Trustee of the Morris Porter Revocable Trust. Northeast quarter of section 30, township 25 north, range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 878 page 514: R.L. Wilson and Vickie Wilson, unto Daniel Wilson. All of lots 7...
Monday, February 21, 2022 9:55 a.m. – Report of a fire at the Jet Co-op and its near the pumps. 10:24 a.m. – Medic needed in the 600 block of Main for a male with a possible stroke. No transport needed. 4:33 p.m. – Report of a fire on OK-11 at the Alfalfa and Grant County line. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 8:47 a.m. – Medic needed at Timberlake High School for a male having seizures. Medic took the patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 4:14 p.m. – Report of a tree on fire at OK-11 and County Road 750. 6:28 p.m. – Report of a male yelling at the worke...
Criminal Filings Vernon Winford Stanton IV has been charged with possession of marijuana; use/posses with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; criminal carry of weapon; and attempted liquor purchase/possess/consume by a minor. Traffic Citations Sabrina June Benally has been cited for maximum speed limit. ($258) Adam Jamieson Escobar has been cited for maximum speed limit. ($195) Eva Millicent Frieden has been cited for maximum speed limit. ($195) Cynthia Marie Hull has been cited for maximum speed limit. ($222) Oscar Manuel Gomez...
March 11 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 5, Board of Education General Election for: Cherokee SD I-46 and Timberlake SD I-93 and Special Bond Election for Burlington SD I-1, County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Stein said that people who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½ years old are eligible to apply for voter registration. However, you must be at least 18 years old to vote. Applications must be received by the county election...
With a holiday on Monday, Feb. 21, and payroll to be signed, the Woods County commissioners met on Thursday, Feb. 24. The commissioners signed a proclamation designating Feb. 21-25 as Farm Bureau Week in Woods County. Representing the Farm Bureau were Chad Budy and Monty Lohmann. Commissioners Randy McMurphy, John Smiley and David Hamil were all present for the meeting. The use of the courthouse lawn and the conference room was approved for May 13 and 14 for the Alva Police Department's Cars,...
Both Burlington principals were reemployed at the board of education's February regular meeting. They are Elementary Principal Stan Pedersen and Junior/Senior High Principal Garrett Spears. The board approved paying the principals' retirement for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Just after Burlington Board of Education President Terry Graham called the meeting to order, all board members were present, including Robert Hill, April Kisling, T.J. Rockenbach and Aaron Smith. Superintendent Kevin Brown was also present as were the principals and Minutes...
Winter weather rolled in last week and shortened our work at the Capitol, but I was still able to get an important measure passed out of the Senate Education Committee. My Senate Bill 1544 would prevent any public, charter, or virtual school in the state from entering into an agreement, contract or arrangement with an individual or entity that performs, induces or provides abortions. I think many of us would agree that the soul of our nation is currently at stake, and it’s more important than e...
The House was closed Wednesday and Thursday last week because of icy roads that blanketed much of the state. Our area, however, did not receive much of the desperately needed moisture. I want to give a shout out to our transportation crews and Department of Public Safety employees who've been put through their paces this year with nearly weekly winter storms. They've helped clear roads and work accidents. I appreciate their efforts. Unfortunately, the closure canceled full days of committee...
Memorial Services for Lola Heaton will be at 10 a.m., Friday, March 4, 2022, at the Alva First United Methodist Church. She was cremated at her request. Lola Heaton, daughter of the late Harold and Ruby (Link) Ewing, was born August 16, 1937, and passed away February 27, 2022, at the age of 84 years, 7 months and 11 days. Lola was united in marriage to Dr. Charles Heaton, December 31, 1958, in Alva where she lived most of her life. She worked at Schuhmacher Drug, Coker Motor Company, Central National Bank and Alva State Bank, retiring in 2004,...
Memorial services for Jacque L. Crusinbery will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Waynoka First Methodist Church with Pastor Leon Veazey and Reverend Don Boren and Reverend Kathryn Boren officiating. Services are entrusted to Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka LLC. Jacque L. Crusinbery, daughter of the late Leonard William and Doris Lorene (Lewis) Urban, was born November 28, 1936, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away February 24, 2022, in Woods County, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 26 days. Jacque graduated from Waynoka...
A memorial service for Harold “Dean” Honer, 85, will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Alva Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Timothy Roggow officiating. Burial services will be at a later date under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Dean was born in Alva, on November 12, 1936, to Christiana Maria (Hort), and Paul Joseph Honer Sr. He passed away at Beadles Nursing Home, February 27, 2022, at the age of 85 years, 3 months, and 15 days. Dean attended Alva High School, Northwestern Oklahoma State University and graduated from Okl...
Carl (Tim) Jacob Kuepfer was the only child born to Leo and Lorene (Foster) Kuepfer on July 13, 1929 in Lansing, Michigan. He quietly and peacefully crossed over Jordan, in his home surrounded by his family, on February 24, 2022, reaching the age of 92 years. Dad left a clear testimony of being at peace with God, and he longed to go home. With no siblings Dad was creative in entertaining himself, calling in the crows and seeing how close he could sneak up to a grazing deer, etc. At the age of 15 he gave his heart and life to God and was baptize...
David Wagner Franz, age 91+ years and still a Child of God, beloved son of Ruth Amanda and Henry Martin Franz, was born October 11, 1930, and went Home to Jesus on February 23, 2022. Dave is the third of four children and is survived by his sister, Marjorie Ann (Marge); his sister, Ruth Kathryn and brother, Henry Braun (Hank) and parents having preceded him in death. Dave was married to the late Maxine Golightly, and is the father of Peggy Lee, David Steven, Charles Martin and Timothy Adam. There are several grandchildren and great grandchildre...
