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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. Felony Filings Cassie Marie Curry, 30, Carmen, has been...
Christopher Snodgrass, Helena and Jamie Down Bothe, Moore: marriage license ($50). Richard Todd Mitchell, Helena and Yulaunder Joyte Bert, Oklahoma City: marriage license ($50). Howard Devoris Turner, Helena and Trimilla Monique Wilson, Fort Worth, Texas: marriage license ($50). Timothy Terrel Kendricks, Helena and Chasidy Nicole Green, Tulsa: marriage license ($50). Bryan Keith Brown, Helena and Renay Sonya Reese, Moore: marriage license ($50). Christopher Alphonso Wortham, Helena and Amaya Minei Spencer, Denton, Texas: marriage license...
Tyerell Wayne Wilcox, Carmen, vs. Dani Lynn Wilcox: divorce ($312.14)....
Real Estate Transfers Book 809, Page 173: Dena D. Koblitz and Bobby E. Koblitz; convey unto Dena D. Koblitz and Bobby E. Koblitz, trustees of the Dena D. Koblitz Revocable Trust. An undivided ½ interest in and to the NW/4 of S26-T29S-R12W. Quitclaim Deed. Book 809, Page 178: Charles Craig Smith and Rebecca Sue Smith; convey unto Charles Craig Smith and Rebecca Sue Smith. E/2 SE/4 of S21, and the W/2 SW?4 of S22, all in T27N-R9W. Warranty Deed. Book 809, Page 180: Between Burlington Welding, LLC; and Tri-County Investments, Inc. The W. 50’ of...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:39 a.m. Reporting party (RP) needed an officer to look at some video. Advised officer. Officer advised video was about theft the day before and the video had been watched. 11:08 a.m. Deputy had one adult female in custody en route to Woods County. 12:59 p.m. Ambulance needed for a 64-year-old male possibly having a stroke. Paged Helena ambulance. Medic en route. Medic with patient en route to Bass Hospital in Enid. 1:28 p.m. RP advised there will be a plane at Keigleman's overnight. 2:57 p.m. RP advised a hay bale...
February 27, 2017 Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Curry Lane to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital to St. Francis in Wichita. Kiowa ambulance transported patient from Sixth Street to Kiowa Hospital. March 1, 2017 Sheriff Small, Deputy Miller and Deputy McLemore searched for lost child. March 2, 2017 Medicine Lodge Rural responded to a possible fire on Southeast Bethel Road. March 3, 2017 Sheriff Small responded to a possible domestic disturbance...
One of the biggest life skills that 4-H teaches is talking in front of groups. 4-H Club Day is a chance for all ages of youth to perform in front of a judge and learn more about talking in front of groups of people. The youngest members, Cloverbuds, can do Show and Tell. They have a few minutes to share about something they like. Since they are less than 7 years old, they are recognized for their participation, but not judged against each other. Once a member reaches 7 years old, they have more options to pick from for public speaking events. T...
In brain-storming discussions over how to improve education scores in Alva, the administration and teachers have been hoping to offer all day pre-kindergarten classes to students in the Alva district. Superintendent Steve Parkhurst explained that no student has to take pre-K, but it will be available full-day or half-day to interested parents. He said that once a student turns five years of age, then they must enroll in kindergarten. While the administration believes that nearly all parents...
The Barber County Cattlemen's Association will hold their annual meeting on Monday, March 20, 6 p.m., at the United Methodist Church in Medicine Lodge. The evening will include the annual meeting, a steak supper and a presentation from Shane Bedwell. Please RSVP to the Barber County Extension Office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, by calling 620-886-3971.This event is open to both current and potential members of the Barber County Cattlemen's Association, as well as any members of the community who are interested in the beef industry. For...
The Cherokee Board of Education entered into an executive session to discuss the reemployment of both certified teachers and support staff. After completing the executive sessions, both groups were employed for 2017-18 without separate individual employee motions. Certified teachers rehired included: Charles Anderson, John Arnbrecht, Alicia Bailey, Michelle Baldwin, Shelly Burleson, Lyndee Cudmore, Gayla Failes, Heather Gottsch, Cathy Graham, Matthew Guffy, Keith Gunter, Rita Hall, Lindsay Headlee, Janet Hester, Steve Hickman, Ladonna Hoggard,...
Those college hoops standouts ready for March Madness don't have anything on Chloe Blunk. On Sunday, the South Barber eighth grader shot her way to third place at the Knights of Columbus Free Throw State Championship at the Sacred Heart Junior/Senior High School in Salina, Kansas. Representing the south-central Kansas region as their champion, Blunk tied with another girl, after each made 19 out of 25 free throws. To determine the state third-place winner, the girls competed in a shoot off....
A Carmen woman was arrested on drug charges after someone reported a vehicle being driven erratically. According to court records, on Feb. 27 about 8:56 p.m. an individual reported a possible drunk driver to Woods County E911 dispatch. The red car was going south on U.S. Highway 281, north of State Highway 45. The reporting person followed the car and saw it run off the road and travel at speeds from 40 to 70 mph with its turn signal on. The reporting person followed the car to State Highway 45 where it turned east. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troo...
A man from Kingfisher is facing a felony charge in Alfalfa County. Tanner Stanton Ducotey, 21, of Kingfisher is charged with obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. According to court papers, Ducotey gave a check for $898.89 to an employee of Joe Weve. The check was drawn on ACB Bank of Cherokee. The check, which was written on Aug. 1, 2016, was not honored because the account did not have enough funds....
Last Saturday night the historic movie theater in Anthony, Kansas, rocked with excitement and live entertainment. Twelve contestants from age 2 to over 70 competed for $1,000 prize money in the Fourth Annual Anthony Theatre's Got Talent Live. Spectators walking inside the spacious theater could see why the grand building with high ceilings and colorful tiles was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1991. Built in the 1930s, the theater features Art Deco architecture, a look...
Kiowa's city council met for their March meeting Monday night at 8 p.m., the time they use during Daylight Saving Time, which starts Sunday at 2 a.m. Mayor Brandon Farney started the meeting with a word of prayer for all the firefighters battling grass fires. Members present included: Bill Watson, Russell Molz, Brian Hill and Tom Wells. R.L. Simpson was absent. Kiowa City Administrator Lou Leone sat at the council table as did City Clerk Marlo Rugg and City Attorney Laurel McClellan. The public agenda had a pit bull ordinance on it. Leone said...
Since the existence of South Barber High School in Kiowa, Kansas, in 1974, only two boys basketball teams have made it to state until now, according to coaches. That was in 2002 and 2011 when the team reportedly placed fourth. The 2017 South Barber Chieftains are headed to state Thursday at Hays in the KSHAA Boys Class 1A Division I Basketball Championship. They play at 4:45 p.m., at the Fort Hays State University Coliseum. This is after two hard fought, intense games to clinch the title of Sub-State Champions last Friday and Saturday nights....
On Feb. 24 and 25, approximately 150 Oklahoma auctioneering families and companies gathered in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association Annual Winter Convention & Trade Show. The participants competed in bid calling and ring work, auction advertising and design, and attended educational seminars. Vicki Wiggins Allen, with Wiggins Auctioneers, LLC, was named Oklahoma First Runner-Up Auctioneer in the bid calling contest. In the auction advertising competition, Wiggins...
Funeral services for Dorothy Mae Kragh will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Waynoka Church of God with Pastor Ken Higgins officiating. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Dorothy Mae Kragh, daughter of the late W. Ross and Anna Marie (Peyton) Harris, was born April 7, 1925, in Waynoka, Oklahoma, and passed away March 5, 2017, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 91 years, 10 months and 28 days. Dorothy attended a rural...
Memorial services for Genevra Jane Hartwig will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Wagner officiating. A private family interment will be held prior to the memorial service at 11 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Genevra Jane, daughter of the late George Edward and Mildred Ella (Wheatley) Pfleider, was born May 18, 1937, on the family farm three miles east of Dacoma, Oklahoma. After...
CHEROKEE, Okla. – Jake was born November 1, 1925, in Duncan to William Eli and Roma Brown and passed from this life at Share Medical Center in Alva on March 4, 2017, at the age of 91. Jake grew up around Duncan. He joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and served until April 23, 1946. He served in the Philippines. Jake married Ester "Shorty" Hensley on May 24, 1946, in Monteg, Texas. They lived in Duncan and Blackwell before moving to Cherokee in 1960. Jake worked for the Featherton Ranch for two y...
Leona Norene Hungerford Werner was born October 26, 1927, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Leonard and Violet Hungerford. She was the sister to the late Ken Hungerford of Helena, Oklahoma. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Helena. Norene attended Glenwood School in Enid, Oklahoma, then Pleasant Ridge Country School, which was often called "Hungerford School," and graduated from Helena High School in 1945. She worked at The Drug Store in Helena, which her then-future husband John Milton "Mick"...
Mary Magdeline Smith (Tweety) died at age 79. She lived in Edmond, Oklahoma, and went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on September 1, 1937, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to John and Mary Pshigoda. Her children were Deanna Kay Robbins married to Haskell Paul Robbins, Donna Fay Kennedy married to Mark Kennedy, and Kristie Ann Smith married to Greg Smith; grandchildren: Rachell Diane Robbins, Paige Madison Jacob, Courtney Lynn Smith, Candice Marie Smith, Maeg...
ALINE, Okla. – Funeral service for Max will be Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Aline High School Gymnasium with Polly Young officiating. Burial will follow at Aline Star Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Max LeRoy Anthony, 62, passed away suddenly Saturday evening, March 4, 2017, after emergency surgery. Max was born January 27, 1955, in Alva to Buddy Anthony and Cordelia Frey Anthony. He was a lifelong resident of Aline. He was an amazing man, f...
The FAA is getting tough on drone operations that violate the rules of the National Air Space system. If you are going to use a drone for any type of business or non-hobby use, you need to get your pilot's license to be a “remote pilot.” I spent the last two weeks obtaining such a remote pilot certificate. Those holding a private pilot (or higher) certificate and current under flight-review rules, may operate a drone. Even with such a pilot's license, the FAA wants you to take an online tes...
EDMOND, Okla. – (Final Results) The Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational at Kickingbird Golf Club wrapped up Tuesday afternoon. Oklahoma Baptist finished the two-day tournament in 10th place. The Lady Bison finished round two shooting a 322, giving them a 652 (330, 322) total. They finished seven strokes in front of the 11th place team, Southern Arkansas University. OBU was just three strokes behind the ninth place team, host school Southern Nazarene University. Michelle Carr led the Lady Bison individually. She shot a 161 (80, 81) and finished t...
