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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 Shana Lynn Thresher, Cherokee, 46, has been...
Brandon Mustard and Shanea Leighann Herren, both of Alva: marriage license with certificate. ($5)...
Hannah Miller vs. Christopher James Miller: divorce. ($262.14)...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:12 a.m. – Medic needed for female having kidney issues. Medic took the patient to St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. 9:37 a.m. – Caller advised his girlfriend was pointing a gun at him. He was able to get the gun away but she continued to yell at him. 11:15 a.m. – Caller advised he was having problems with his roommate. Advised he called DHS and would like an officer at the house also. 2:34 p.m. – Caller advised her mother was having a hard time breathing. Medic took patient to Bass Hospital in Enid. 4:21 p.m. – Caller advi...
March 9, 2020 Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) responded to an incident at the Kiowa District Hospital. Barber County Sheriff’s office (BASO) responded to a non-injury accident at the Kiowa District Hospital. BASO performed a VIN inspection. KWPD responded to an EMS call on North 7th Street. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) investigated a report of an animal attack. KWPD investigated a report of burglary on Miller Street. BASO responded to a traffic hazard on US-281. BASO responded to a report of cattle out on Northwest River Road. MLPD r...
The statewide candidate filing period begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, said Kelly Stein, Secretary of the Alfalfa County Election Board. Filing will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The deadline for filing as a candidate is 5 p.m. Friday, April 10, no exceptions. Candidates for state offices file with the Secretary of the State Election Board in Oklahoma City. Candidates for county offices file with the Secretary of the County Election Board. Stein said that the following county offices will be filled this year:...
"Disruptions in normal activities due to COVID-19 have produced a surge in at-home food demand," stated Derrell Peel, OSU Extension Livestock marketing specialist. Recent reports indicate a 77 percent year-over-year increase in grocery meat sales in mid-March. Peel notes, "This spike in grocery demand has overwhelmed the retail meat supply chain resulting in temporary shortages of meat in many grocery stores." These shortages are due to the tremendous logistical challenges of shifting meat...
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 23, 2020) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that she will propose a Continuous Learning Plan to the State Board of Education this week to complete the school year for Oklahoma students without reopening school buildings during the global pandemic. While the education of schoolchildren will resume with distance learning, there will not be traditional, in-person instruction or extracurricular activities, instead following critical safety guidance from the Centers for Disease C...
After being booked into jail, a pregnant woman from Cherokee allegedly assaulted an officer and tried to escape last Wednesday. According to court records, Cherokee Police Chief Ryan McNeil was dispatched to the 500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 4:46 p.m. on March 18 where a woman was reported to be threatening two men with a knife. When McNeil and Officer Brock Phillips arrived, Sion White and Damon Horne said Shana Thresher, who resides there with White, had pulled a knife and threatened to cut both of them. The officers located Phillips on...
The Woods County commissioners approved the purchase of a pump for county water district No. 3 during Monday’s meeting. The $3,253.83 for the Berkeley 10 horsepower pump from Rotek Services will come from a REAP grant. The district has about $30,000 left in the account, which has to be handled by the county. Most of the funds are to be used for replacing waterlines. Due to the lockdown of the courthouse, the commissioners allowed the southeast door to be open during the meeting to let members of the public attend. The total number of people a...
Alright, let’s talk about the virus in the room. COVID-19 is much on everyone’s mind. I want to give some facts the Legislature received from the state health commissioner. He said the reason such extreme measures are being taken – schools, many restaurants and other venues closed, people being advised to not meet in gatherings of larger than 10 at a time, etc. – are because this is a novel virus, one that has not been seen in its present form before. It spreads fast from human to human and some countries that were unprepared saw high initial...
In four weeks, we will be observing Easter. This community (Cherokee), along with many others, entertains some sort of Morning Sunrise Service, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The setting of this event is usually in the country, on a hillside where all can observe the Cross against the morning sunshine It should let our minds think about the crucifixion of our Lord. He died the dreadful death on the cross, and, for the believers – He rose from the grave so we can have the promise of salvation. The cross has always been d...
We are certainly experiencing an interesting time. It’s uncharted territory for most of us. Some people react with panic. Others refuse to pay attention to guidelines. Most of us are just staying calm and learning from new experiences. I think it helps if you’re older and have lived through other crisis situations. I can remember several weather-caused hard times. There was the blizzard of 1971 that shut down everything. We gradually dug ourselves out but for a few days, northwest Oklahoma peo...
As I’m sure you all know, the coronavirus pandemic has quickly swept across the United States. The virus has now been reported in all 50 states, and numbers continue to rise daily here in Oklahoma. It’s hard to think that life was normal a little more than a week ago, but now cities across the United States are facing mandatory closures and encouraging people to stay home. The Senate had the chance to hear from Gary Cox, the Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, and he informed us of steps the Dep...
Obi Toppin and Anthony Grant spent the season transforming Dayton from an unranked team that wasn't even picked to win its conference into one of the nation's best, complete with the most wins in program history. The pair behind the Flyers' remarkable rise claimed The Associated Press' top individual honors: Toppin is the men's college basketball player of the year and Grant is the coach of the year. "Our team is very appreciative of what we accomplished," Toppin told the AP, "just because we made history at our school." Indeed. Dayton (29-2) w...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Aircraft parts maker Spirit Aerosystems announced Tuesday that it was temporarily halting work for Boeing that is performed in Wichita and two Oklahoma facilities amid an outbreak of the coronavirus. The move came after Boeing announced Monday that it was suspending operations at its Seattle area facilities. At least 110 people have died from COVID-19 in Washington state, mostly in the Seattle area. Boeing employs about 70,000 people in the region. The company said 32 employees have tested positive for the virus, i...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 24, 2020-- SelectQuote, Inc., a pioneer in providing consumers with unbiased price comparisons from some of the most trusted insurance carriers, announced today that it is opening 1,000 new insurance sales and support associate positions this year, with a majority coming in the Kansas City Metro area, as well as Jacksonville, Fla., California, Colorado and Iowa. The new associates will support SelectQuote's Senior, Life, and Auto & Home divisions by providing phone consultations for consumers to match...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A massage therapist charged with a sex crime involving a girl also engaged in inappropriate behavior toward at least six female athletes at the University of Kansas, including unwanted touching during massages, school officials alleged Tuesday. Chancellor Doug Girard and Athletic Director Jeff Long said in a joint statement that investigators also found an athletic trainer was aware of at least some of the alleged incidents involving Shawn P. O'Brien but failed to appropriately report the conduct. O'Brien provided free m...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jon Pedersen, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) Most of the school systems that shut their doors due to the COVID-19 outbreak initially said these closures would be temporary. But health authorities warn that Americans may need to keep up their social distancing for months. Jon Pedersen, dean of the University of South Carolina College of Education, answers some key questions about how this unprecedented situation...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Cleveland County woman in her 60s has become Oklahoma's third coronavirus-related death, and the number of confirmed cases continues to climb, state health officials said Tuesday. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported the number of people who have tested positive for the virus has climbed to 106 in 19 counties, but because of a shortage of available testing kits, health officials say the actual number is likely much higher. Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday the state will begin operating mobile testing sites in K...
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 30-year-old Garden City man died at a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in western Kansas, authorities said. Kendrick Gregory was doing maintenance work on an assembly line early Monday at the plant in Garden City when he was injured, the Finney County Sheriff's office said. Gregory was apparently pulled up by his harness against a take away belt on the line, the sherrif's office said. A co-worker was able to cut Gregory down but he died later at a Garden City hospital. The investigation into his death is co...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Peter Alagona, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) Genomic research showing that the COVID-19 coronavirus likely originated in bats has produced heavy media coverage and widespread concern. There is now danger that frightened people and misguided officials will try to curb the epidemic by culling these remarkable creatures, even though this strategy has failed in the past. As an environmental historian...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' lieutenant governor said Monday night that the U.S. should get back to work in the face of the global pandemic and that people over the age of 70, who the Centers for Disease Control says are at higher risk for the coronavirus, will "take care of ourselves." Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made the comments while appearing on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight." Patrick, 69, went on the program after President Donald Trump said earlier Monday that he wanted the country getting back to business in weeks, not months. "...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 10% Tuesday as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy. The huge gains on Wall Street followed a worldwide rally as a wave of buying interrupted what has been a brutal month of nearly nonstop selling. Despite the gains, investors were far from saying markets have hit bottom. Rallies nearly as big as this have punctuated the last few weeks, and none lasted more than a day. Investors have been frustrated waiting f...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak. As many public health officials call for stricter — not looser — restrictions on public interactions, Trump said he was already looking toward easing the advisories that have sidelined workers, shuttered schools and led to a widespread economic slowd...
