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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three agencies within the Oklahoma State Department of Health have new leaders, according to a statement from the department. Deputy state epidemiologist Jolianna Stone will become become state epidemiologist, Dr. Jared Taylor moves from state epidemiologist to chief science officer and Dr. Gitanjali Pai has been appointed chief medical officer. "These three positions are particularly crucial right now as we strive to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and improve our response to future pandemics," health Commissioner Dr. L...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks in some situations, too. The new guidance represents another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S. For most of the past year, the CDC had been advising A...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former police officer in Oklahoma has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter's boyfriend, but a federal jury acquitted him of first-degree murder. The jury on Monday found Shannon Kepler, 60, "guilty of using and discharging a firearm in the second degree murder of Jeremey Lake, acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said in a statement. It also found him guilty on an assault charge for shooting and wounding Lake's brother. The former Tulsa officer faces a minimum of 10 years up to life i...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Democratic leaders in the Oklahoma Senate filed a formal complaint against one of their GOP colleagues over sexually suggestive comments he made publicly about the vice president. Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd and Democratic Caucus Chair Kevin Matthews filed the complaint late Monday against Sen. Nathan Dahm. In it, they allege Dahm violated Senate rules requiring members to maintain "the integrity and responsibility of his or her office." In a press release last week about his idea to ban paper drinking straws, D...
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Fewer than five of Kansas' 105 counties still require masks, and those still in place might not last much longer. Johnson County, which is the state's largest county with more than 600,000 residents, is set to consider Thursday whether to allow its mask order to expire. Health officials there have said they won't resist dropping the requirement. Such action would leave strong mask orders in place in just three counties — Riley County in the Manhattan area; Douglas County in the Lawrence area; and Wyandotte County in the...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Overland Park officials agreed to release an investigative report into the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old, just hours after a group of faith leaders called for the police chief's resignation over his department's handling of the case. On Monday, members of MORE2 said Chief Frank Donchez should resign because of a pattern of a lack of "transparency, accountability and discipline" in the department. A city statement released later in the day did not address the issue of whether Donchez would step down. The d...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan as the military steps up the pullout of American troops from the country. The order came as the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan told lawmakers that it no longer made sense to continue the 20-year deployment of American troops there. At the same time, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said he shared lawmakers' concerns that the rights of women and minorities could be jeopardized after the w...
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — The FBI launched a civil rights probe Tuesday into the death of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, as his family released an independent autopsy showing he was shot five times, including in the back of the head. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called for a special prosecutor as pressure built on authorities to release body camera footage of last week's shooting. A judge scheduled a hearing Wednesday to consider formal requests to make the video public. The FBI's Charlotte field office,...
BERLIN (AP) — A German police bomb squad called to investigate a suspected hand grenade in a Bavarian forest determined that the object actually was a rubber sex toy, authorities said Tuesday. A jogger reported finding a bag containing the device Monday in a forest outside the city of Passau, near Germany's borders with Austria and the Czech Republic. The discovery of forgotten or hidden munitions is still a regular occurrence in Germany more than 75 years after the end of World War II. But when a bomb squad arrived and inspected the c...
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) — Zero patience for the company of others? Anyone who's ever wanted their own private island getaway now has a chance — and it might be less expensive than you'd think. The only house on a small island in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay — with the unique address of 0 Patience Way — has hit the market for an asking price of $399,900, The Newport Daily News reported Monday. The seasonal cottage on Patience Island is off the electrical grid, but comes with just under a half-acre of land and approximately 600 square feet (5...
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There's been a vehement outcry from supporters of transgender rights – but little in the way of tangible repercussions for those states. It's a striking contrast to the fate of North Carolina a few years ago. When its Legislature passed a bill in March 2016 limiting which public restrooms transgender people could use, there was a swift and powerful backlash. The NBA and NCAA r...
Real Estate Trandsfers Book 146 page 74: Michael Keimig and Kathie Keimig, unto Michael Keimig and Kathie Keimig. The southeast quarter of section 26 and the east half of the northeast quarter of section 35, all in township 30 south, range 11 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas. Book 146 page 75: Steven Keimig and Tammy Keimig, unto Steven Keimig and Tammy Keimig. The east half of the east half of section 33, township 30 south, range 11 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas. Quit claim deed. Book 146 page 77: Ted G. Davis III and Debr...
Civil Filings NewRez LLC vs. Jonathan E. Walz: mortgage foreclosure. Woods. Limited Filings City of Sharon vs. John R. Garnet: other limited. Kiowa District Hospital vs. Lori L. Sahadi: debt collection. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company vs. Johnnie Brock: automobile tort. Small Claims Filings SC Telcom vs. Sooner Directional. Domestic Filings Debi Reiner vs. Scott Reiner: protection from abuse. Traffic Filings Harley Slade Bynum has been cited for maximum speed limits ($189). Juvenile Gonzalez Zepeda has been cited for maximum speed limits...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 During this day there were two traffic stops and one report of cattle out. 1:32 p.m. – Report of threats being made in the 700 block of Massachusetts. 2:11 p.m. – Welfare check for a vehicle on Oklahoma Highway 45. 3:58 p.m. – Report of suspicious vehicle sitting at the front of the energy transfer station on Ohio. 4:54 p.m. – Medic needed for a person with severe back pain. Medic with patient en route to Bass Hospital in Enid. 5:15 p.m. – Report of a suspicious vehicle driving around Aline. 6:30 p.m. – Caller repo...
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 Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah, vs. Charles...
Real Estate Transfers Book 870 page 16: Jerry D. Ryel, unto Jack D. Blevins and Jewett M. Blevins. A tract of land located in the southwest quarter of section 18, township 28N, range 11, WIM. Warranty deed. Book 870 page 144: Department of Veterans Affairs, unto Dale W. Cummings. All lots 16, 17 and 18 in block 45 in the Original Town of Goltry, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 870 page 160: Kent J. Kisling and Darcy L. Kisling, Trustees of the Kent J. Kisling Trust No. 1, unto Kent J. Kisling and Darcy L. Kisling. West half of...
The Alfalfa County commissioners – Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach – met Monday, joined by the County Assessor Jennifer Roach. She was on hand to explain a few things items on the agenda. Before she got started, the three took care of a few items, first signing paperwork for a 2020 Court Grant Assurances Agreement. Anytime a grant is awarded, it has to go through a commissioner's meeting. This particular fund has an account already established through a meeting but ran through again since the funds donated were used. The donation was...
When Burlington School Board President Terry Graham called the regular monthly meeting to order April 19, all members were present, including Robert Hill, April Kisling, T.J. Rockenbach and Aaron Smith. Retiring Superintendent Dr. Stacey Croft and her replacement Superintendent Kevin Brown attended the meeting also as did High School Principal Tim Bart and Minutes Clerk Tracy Granados. President Graham recessed and moved the meeting to the IETV room for social distancing. The board held election of officers. By acclamation, Terry Graham continu...
The Woods County commissioners didn’t know exactly what would be needed to fix heating and cooling units at the courthouse. One of the HVAC units had a hole in the heat exchanger but two others were the same age. They suspected those two might also need some repairs. They asked Steve Foster, head of courthouse maintenance, to contact local companies to get an inspection of the units and estimates on repairs. Four local companies were contacted but only one responded with a quote. Fair P...
The Sod House Museum near Aline will unveil a bronze sculpture of Marshal McCully, the builder of the sod house, on Saturday, May 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. to continue the celebration of the 126th anniversary of the sod house. Renowned sculptor and painter Burneta Venosdel created the likeness of McCully and will be on-site for the unveiling of her bronze sculpture, which she is donating to the museum, paying homage to settlers and her pioneer roots. In 2015, Venosdel presented a program at the museum explaining her sculpture techniques. It was then...
More than 8,000 Oklahomans have died from the Covid-19 pandemic that has swept the state, country and world in just over a year. Behind each death, there is a face, a story and loved ones left behind. To provide a clearer picture of the pandemic’s impact and to memorialize those that we lost, Oklahoma Watch is creating a database of Oklahomans who died of the novel coronavirus, along with a brief description of that person’s life, a photograph (if available), and a link to a news story or their obituary. By combing through public news reports a...
The Kiowa District Hospital in Kiowa, Kansas, received the 2021 Top 20 Best Practices in Patient Satisfaction and Quality designation from the National Rural Health Association. This means KDH was ranked in the Top 20 for patient satisfaction and quality among all critical access hospitals in the U.S. This ranking is determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, based on data compiled in its Hospital Index. KDH CEO Janell Goodno said, “Thank you to our nursing staff, providers, ancillary teams, and non-clinical support staff for p...
We had another incredibly busy week in the House of Representatives last week as we worked to hear all of the Senate bills by the third-reading deadline. We passed several measures that I’m hoping get signed into law. I would like to discuss a couple of those that I received a lot of input on over the last few weeks. House Bill 131 would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to implement internal managed care for Oklahoma’s Medicaid program instead of outsourcing it to out-of-state,...
A courtroom drama I watched recently on TV illustrated how faulty our memories can be. In the storyline, a man was on trial for murdering a shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper’s wife was the star witness. Although robber was wearing a mask and a ball cap, she identified the defendant as the man she witnessed shooting her husband. Through investigation, it was learned the defendant had visited the store the previous day and talked to the woman. He decided prices were too expensive for him and left. T...
