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HAYS, Kan. – A dominating performance from start-to-finish has earned SWOSU Women's Basketball a spot in the Elite Eight after the Lady Bulldogs defeated Fort Hays State 88-77 to win the Central Regional Championship on Monday night at Gross Memorial Coliseum. With the victory, SWOSU extends their win streak to 33 straight games, improving to 33-1 on the year which is one win away from the single-season school record. The Lady Bulldogs will now have to wait until Wednesday to learn their seeding and opponent for the Elite Eight, which begins o...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech (7-3) made quick work of Spring Hill College (2-8) today, winning 7-0 for their third straight win. NEXT UP The Golden Suns play their final Spring Break game Thursday at the University of Montevallo. The match is scheduled for 1 p.m. HOW IT HAPPENED The Tech No. 2 doubles, Katharina Drebka and Megan Bell, and the Tech No. 3 doubles, Teresa Sanchez and Daniela Baez, both swept their doubles opponents 6-0. The Tech No. 1 doubles, Kami Ward and Annabel Rowlands, won their match 6-2. Baez earned the first s...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the league's seventh weekly awards for the 2019 softball season. Harding Peyton Mills and Ouachita's Macy Wilson shared the Player honor while the Tigers' Marissa Butler and Henderson State's Michelle Sorensen split the Pitching accolade. Southern Arkansas' Sarah Evans claimed the top Freshman distinction. GAC SOFTBALL CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Peyton Mills, Harding, OF, Sr., Rockwall, Texas Mills produced a record-setting week for the Lady Bisons as she established the school rec...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — After picking up two wins in a series victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State, Michelle Sorensen was named Great American Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Sorensen was dominant in the second game on Friday afternoon, as she pitched five innings and allowed no runs on just two hits while striking out seven batters in an 8-0 Reddies' win. She earned her second victory of the weekend in the circle on Saturday when she turned in a complete game and struck out six more NWOSU batters to help H...
RUSSELVILLE, Ark. – Tiger Baseball sweeps Great American Conference Player of the Week honors as Louis Steen and Brandon Matros are recognized for their weekend performances. The Tigers won the series this past weekend against Southwestern Oklahoma State University with 6-1 and 7-5 victories over the Bulldogs. Louis Steen had an incredible weekend going 6-11 on the weekend with five doubles and a homerun. He would drive in seven runners and score himself four times. He would amass a slugging percentage of 1.364 and steal one base. He would m...
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. Misdemeanor Filings Earl Wayne Bell, Alva, 20, has been...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Following the first weekend of Outdoor Track & Field competition after last week's announcement of the Great American Conference's Preseason Coaches Polls, the league announced its first weekly honorees of 2019 and earning her first career plaudit as the conference's Women's Field Athlete of the Week is Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerider Courtney Williams. A native of Crossett, Arkansas, Williams' sophomore campaign is off to an impressive start. In the three outdoor meets that the SAU Women have competed in this spring, Will...
Real Estate Transfers Book 842 page 270: Janet Lee Castle Roper, grantor, conveys unto Janet Lee Castle Roper, Trustee of the Janet Lee Castle Roper Revocable Trust, dated August 7, 2018, the E/2 N/2 NW/4 and the E/2 N/2 S/2 NE/4 of section 23, township 27N, range 9, W.I.M., and the N/2 N/2 SW/4 and the N/2 S/2 N/2 SW/4 of section 26, and the W/2 W/2 NE/4, and the S/2 of the SE/4 of section 27, all in township 26N, range 11, W.I.M., less the oil, gas and other minerals lying therein. Also, a parcel of land situated in the northwest corner of th...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 During this day there were four traffic stops and two reports of cattle out. 9:15 a.m. – Report of a fire alarm at residence. Advised it was set off accidentally. 12:37 p.m. – Report from a semi that accidentally turned on a street with a sign stating no truck. Requested assistance to back out of the street or to continue down the street. Notified officer. 7:59 p.m. – Caller advised her boyfriend was harassing her after she told him to leave her alone. Advised he came over while she was gone and tried to get into the h...
March 11, 2019 Kiowa EMS responded to a call on Holmes Street. Sheriff Small participated in a funeral escort. Medicine Lodge EMS responded to a call on Hibbard Avenue. Deputy Miller assisted Medicine Lodge Police Department in a noise disturbance call. March 12, 2019 Kiowa EMS responded to a call on Main Street. Kiowa EMS performed a transfer to Kiowa Manor. Multiple deputies served a warrant on Walnut Street. Deputy Miller responded to an accident on Highway 160. March 13, 2019 Deputy Maze responded to an accident on Highway 160. Medicine...
The Alfalfa County commissioners, at their regular Monday morning meeting March 17, signed a huge stack of M&O warrants for payment and blanket purchase orders and approved a District 3 road crossing permit that carried a fee of $4,000. Changes to Handling of Inmates' Social Security Payments At the recommendation of their auditors – and in response to legislation requiring such action from county commissioners across the state – the Alfalfa County commissioners approved a resolution regarding a “sheriff service fee.” This is in keeping...
Kiowa Police Chief Nate Houston released the following weekly report: Officer Peterson was accepted into the DARE school taking place July 2019 in Oklahoma City. This will be a two week class and certification. March 11, 2019 • EMS assist • Funeral escort March 12, 2019 • Went to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in Great Bend to use evidentiary equipment on two search warrants. • Traffic stop March 13, 2019 • Traffic stop...
• Burlington School Board holds March meeting • Lady Elks earn Distinguished Academic Award • The team makes 6th straight appearance in the state quarterfinals. By Yvonne Miller In his 16th year as the FFA chapter advisor and vo-ag teacher at Burlington Public School, Travis Bradshaw announced his resignation at the March Board of Education meeting last week. “Burlington is the best place in the world. It's the hardest decision I've ever made,” Bradshaw said. “I've prayed a lot and it's the right time.” Bradshaw spoke about his family. “My g...
There were many issues discussed at the regular March 11 meeting of the Kiowa City Council. The discussion of bids that were opened for the city hall building renovation project were in an article that ran in the Newsgram last week. The bids were much higher than expected. A special meeting is planned Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m. to further discuss that project. That article also included some action after executive session that involved pay raises for some employees. The remainder of the Kiowa City Council meeting is in this article. With the o...
My husband Lynn left this earth Tuesday night, March 12. It was the end of a difficult journey that began a little over eight months ago with a diagnosis of Stage IV esophageal cancer. Surgery and radiation were ruled out due to the extent of the area involved. He endured several months of chemotherapy and two hospitalizations. As family members arrived and we chose photos for the funeral, we shared many happy memories. Over the last couple of months, we had time to accept he would not survive....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the death sentence of an Oklahoma man convicted of beating his girlfriend with a hammer, then then setting a fire that killed her and her infant daughter. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal handed down the decision Tuesday to 34-year-old Raymond Johnson, who was convicted by a Tulsa County jury of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson. Johnson was accused of the June 2007 deaths of 24-year-old Brooke Whitaker and her 7-month-old daughter, Kya. Their b...
NOWATA, Okla. (AP) — Nowata County's sheriff and undersheriff, and more than half of their deputies have resigned over safety issues at the county jail. Sheriff Terry Barnett announced the resignations during a news conference Monday. She detailed multiple unresolved problems at the lockup, including carbon monoxide leaks and exposed electrical wires. Barnett and Undersheriff Mark Kirschner said they quit because Nowata County Associate District Judge Carl Gibson pressured them to reopen the jail nearly three weeks after inmates were e...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The president and CEO of the OETA Foundation says the nonprofit fundraising group welcomes a full review of its finances and business operations by the Oklahoma attorney general's office. The statement by Daphne Dowdy released Monday comes after state Attorney General Mike Hunter filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit between the foundation and the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, the state's public TV network. Hunter also asked that a receiver take over the foundation's funds. The OETA board in January voted t...
We just finished Week 6 of this legislative session, which is referred to as deadline week. This is the week when all legislation that originates in the House has to been passed by the full House of Representatives to stay alive this session. We heard 169 bills this past week alone, passing 390 bills total over to the Senate. Next, we’ll get about 435 Senate bills to consider. Some legislation has already made it into law. The governor this week signed bills that will give him the ability to hire or fire agency directors at five of the s...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Posts on a Kansas judge's Twitter feed that included vulgar language and criticism of President Donald Trump prompted Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to withdraw his nomination Tuesday for the state's second-highest court and raised questions about her vetting process. Labette County District Judge Jeffry Jack faced a call to resign from his current position from Kansas for Life, a politically influential anti-abortion group. Jack maintained in a statement that his tweets expressed "anti-violence, anti-discrimination and a...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence officials are considering a plan to slash the city's penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana, which can currently add up to hundreds of dollars. The City Commission on Tuesday evening was set to discuss a draft ordinance to reduce the fine to $1 for first and second convictions of possessing 32 grams or less of marijuana, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. Under the city's existing policies, people charged with possession of marijuana have to pay a $200 fine. They could also face a minimum $200 f...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City priest who was defrocked last year following an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse no longer has valid licenses to practice medicine in Kansas and Missouri, according to registration records. John Wisner's licenses to practice as a psychiatrist remained active for months after the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas removed him from the clergy over credible allegations that he abused three minors decades ago. Kansas registration records now list Wisner's medical license as i...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a former president of a credit union in Topeka has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that 52-year-old Connie Marie Kent of Topeka pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of theft from a credit union and has agreed to repay nearly $40,000. She admitted in her plea agreement that she was an officer and employee of 1st Kansas Credit Union, formerly known as Post Office Credit Union. Its membership is limited to government employees. She faces up to 30 years in p...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former lawyer has admitted stealing from a bankruptcy estate of a couple he once represented. The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that 69-year-old Christopher O'Brien of Wichita pleaded guilty Monday to one count of embezzlement from an estate. In his plea, O'Brien admitted he embezzled $132,000 from the estate of Roger and Maria Altis. He also agreed as part of his plea agreement to an order of restitution for more than $780,000 that includes the Altis case and two others. O'Brien has voluntarily s...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 50 years for killing the father of her child whose body was found inside a burning house near Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports 39-year-old Tria Evans appeared in court Tuesday for sentencing six weeks after a jury deliberated 1½ hours. She was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, arson and aggravated burglary in the November 2017 killing of 34-year-old Joel Wales. Evans and Wales had a child together and a...
