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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 Civil Filings Capital One Bank, vs. Robert T. Swafford,...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 During this day there was one traffic stops. 1:24 p.m. – Civil matter. Wednesday, February 26, 2020 During this day there were one traffic stop and one report of cattle out. 9:14 a.m. – Caller advised door opened at the building west of the Post Office. Advised deputy. Deputy advised no signs of foul play. 11:44 a.m. – Caller advised of a possible break-in at her house in Goltry. Advised she wasn’t comfortable going by herself and wants a deputy to with her and she was pretty upset on the phone and was in Enid an...
February 17, 2020 Barber County Sheriff’s office (BASO) investigated a theft on SW Sun City Road. BASO responded to a cow on South 6th Street in Kiowa. BASO responded to an animal call on South 5th in Kiowa. BASO responded to a Driving complaint on U.S. Hghway 281. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to a accidental 911 call on East Lincoln Ave. BASO investigated criminal damage to property on South 5th in Kiowa. February 18, 2020 BASO two VIN inspections on East Washington. MLPD responded to an animal call on North Adams. Februar...
Friday, March 13, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 7 Board of Education General Election for Timberlake School District I-93, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Alfalfa County is also affected by Medford School District I-54 and Ringwood School District I-01. However, there are no registered voters in these school districts at this time but absentee ballots will be available for each. Stein said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of...
Spring was in the air Monday morning when commissioners in Alfalfa County met for their weekly meeting. With a pretty easy agenda in front of them, Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall began by deviating slightly from the usual orders of business to approve a new account for Alfalfa County Treasurer Valerie Vetter (who was present as well). The account is to be called 2019 Protest Tax with Vetter, Donna Irvin, and Melissa Colvin designated as signers. After that, the guys got back on schedule and approved maintenance and operation payment...
Fofe's life ended peacefully on February 6, 2020, at the age of 91 years, when she went home to be with her Lord and Savior and reunited with Walter Cunningham, her spouse of 46 years; her parents, Nikolaos Kouvelopoulos and Irene Likari Kouvelopoulou and many other family and friends who preceded her. Fofe was born in Athens, Greece, and endured a difficult childhood disrupted by foreign occupation, World War II, and civil war. After World War II, while working for the British at the Navy Army...
The service celebrating and honoring the life of Mary Lou Martin will be Saturday, March 7, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Driftwood Christian Church. Burial will follow at Driftwood Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Viewing will only be at the church before the service. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Mary Lou was born in the house that she has lived in for the last 60-plus years. She was a vibrant person who loved her children, grandchildren,...
Phyllis E. McDaniel died peacefully in Senior Suites Nursing Facility on February 25, 2020, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, at the age of 83. Phyllis is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, one foster son, one sister and two brothers, eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Phyllis was born on March 13, 1936, in Oilton, Oklahoma, to Oscar (Pat) and Alice Chambers. She graduated from Oilton High School in 1954 She married Darrell McDaniel in 1955. Phyllis owned and and operated the Vista Diner for 17 years,...
Verna was born on July 12, 1935, to Vernon Stanley and Laura "Alice" Harris northeast of Helena and passed from this life on February 27, 2020. On July 16, 1952, Verna married John Powell at the Helena Christian Church. Three sons were born to this union: Johnny, Vernon and Frank. Verna was a certified nursing assistant, working over 30 years at the Great Plains Care Center in Helena. She also helped John on the farm with hog production and in haying season. Verna enjoyed cooking, watching...
Funeral services for Nina (Turner) Newell Sheppard will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Carol Cook Moore officiating. Interment will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Stafford Cemetery in Stafford, Kansas, under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Nina Lee (Turner) Newell Sheppard, daughter of the late Thomas and Verda (Barker) Turner, was born October 5, 1930, in Sylvia, Kansas, and passed away February 29, 2020, in Alva,...
Medicine Lodge's basketball team played Belle Plain on Feb. 25, losing 52-59. Players scoring points were as follows: Medicine Lodge Theron Wedel 26 Cason Liebst 5 Dasik Clouse 12 Kirk Fisher 2 Chance Winter 5 Devon Cox 2 Total ` 52 Conway Springs Stephenson 5 Bible, I. 5 Wiseman 24 McGinnis 4 Bible, T. 8 Hilton 13 Total 59...
The Senate passed an important deadline this past week. All Senate bills must have been heard in committee by February 27 in order to be heard on the floor and continue the legislative process. Our next deadline is March 12. All Senate bills must be heard on the floor by this date. The full Senate recently approved my first bill this session, which is aimed to protect our children in the event of a car crash. Current Oklahoma law does not require children ages eight to 17 to buckle up in the bac...
The House wrapped up committee work last week for all House bills. We’ve heard hundreds of bills over the past month in various committees. Those that did not pass by the Feb. 27 deadline – other than those proposed later by the speaker of the House or the budget chair – are considered dead. So far, we’ve passed 469 House Bills, one House Joint Resolution and one Senate Bill in committee. Once bills pass in committee they are eligible to be considered by the entire House before they move to the Senate. We’ve passed 26 off the House Floor up to...
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association announced today that its board of directors has chosen former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Jeffrey W. Hickman as the organization's next president and chief executive officer. Hickman, who currently serves as chief communications and facilities officer for Great Salt Plains Health Center and is a fifth generation northwest Oklahoma farmer, will succeed Joe Neal Hampton, OGFA's president and CEO for the past 48 years, w...
It was a quiet Sunday afternoon at the newspaper. I was working on the next week’s schedule for news and doing some bookkeeping. Becky Tyree was collecting news items to freshen up our website while listening to music, and her young granddaughter was busy doing artwork. Our radio scanner picked up a call for an ambulance in the 600 block of 4th Street in Alva. A man had fallen from the attic through the ceiling to the floor below. I asked Becky if her husband Jay was working in the attic. She s...
Fourteen members of the Cherokee High School FCCLA Chapter traveled to Oklahoma City on Feb. 19 to compete in the FCCLA North Region STAR Events. STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities: • Cooperative – tea...
The Woods County commissioners accepted bids on several used rotary mowers during their March 2 meeting. Bids of $8,000 each were accepted from Western for Landpride mowers from District 2 and District 1. Western’s bid of $13,000 for a John Deere mower from District 1 was also accepted. The commissioners approved removing a 1994 International truck for District 2 from inventory. Gary Perks purchased the vehicle for $345.67. Amy Grimsley was added as receiving officer to the LEPC, Rural Fire a...
"We are excited and thankful for the program," South Barber Elementary Assistant Principal and fourth-grade teacher Kaynette Scheck told the board of education at their February meeting. She explained how their $13,000 investment last school year is already helping students excel in reading and math. She was referring to the ReadyGen K-6th Integrated Literacy Program the board approved. After teachers using this new tool just one semester, Scheck said it's making a difference. Teacher Samantha...
Alva School Board members heard about expected impacts of the Sundance wind project planned for the southern part of Woods County. Kristi Sproul of PSO and Vickie Ayres Portman of Invenergy visited the meeting Monday. Sproul said PSO provides electricity to 232 towns, mostly in eastern and southwestern Oklahoma. In January 2019 they put out a request for companies to build some energy projects. Invenergy contracted with them to build wind farms which will then be purchased by PSO. Invenergy...
AWESOME CHIEFTAIN-TORNADOES AWARD FOR FEBRUARY – At South Barber Elementary, Superintendent and Principal Dr. Mylo Miller and Assistant Principal and teacher Kaynette Scheck stand with the February recipients of the Awesome Chieftain-Tornado award. They are: Tesslyn Dunn, a sixth grader; and Taisen Ricke, a third grader. They were chosen for being kind leaders and good people in their community. The students received a certificate of recognition, free T-shirts, and an off-campus lunch with t...
OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate prioritized child safety on Monday with the passage of Senate Bill 1303. Authored by Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, the measure would require any child under the age of 17 to wear a seat belt while riding in the back seat of a vehicle. Current Oklahoma law only requires children under the age of eight and passengers in the front seat to buckle up. “Oklahoma is the only state in the entire country that doesn’t require seat belts for kids over the age of eight, and it’s no coincidence that vehicle fatalit...
The Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors met for their regular monthly meeting Feb. 25. Board President Pat Myers called the meeting to order. Board members present were Miranda Allen (via telephone), Chantae Simpson, Jeff Miller and Jim Parker, along with Janell Goodno, CEO/CFO; Dr. Paul Wilhelm; Tara Girty, business office manager; Krisgina Fossoh, manor DON; Philip Anton, operations/IT director; Brandy McKitrick, quality manager; Heidi Courson, RHC manager; Robyn Whitaker, hospital DON; Judy Schrock, foundation president; and members...
Monday night, out of an abundance of caution, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections enacted a systemwide lockdown. This decision was in response to a disturbance involving approximately a half-dozen inmates at Mack Alford Correctional Center in Stringtown. No one was seriously injured. Prison staff and ODOC Inspector General agents spent the evening interviewing inmates and collecting intelligence. Investigators learned of the potential for additional disturbances at other prisons. This lockdown will remain until the threat of additional...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Texas' Matt Coleman III looked over at teammate Royce Hamm Jr. in the final seconds of Tuesday's game at Oklahoma. "Royce, I'm about to win this," Coleman said. Then he did. Coleman banked in a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to lift the Longhorns to a 52-51 win over the Sooners. A year ago against the Sooners on the road, Coleman had a chance to be the hero, before Jamal Bieniemy extended and blocked Coleman's potential winner at the buzzer to preserve Oklahoma's win. This time, Coleman wasn't about to be stopped, even i...
