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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit Tulsa next week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 massacre that claimed up to hundreds of lives in the city. The White House said Tuesday that Biden will visit Tulsa on June 1. His appearance will follow a weekend of events including a keynote speech from Stacey Abrams and a performance by John Legend. In 1921, a white mob descended on the Black section of Tulsa, known as Greenwood, and burned 1,000 homes and looted hundreds more. The community has never recovered from the a...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A woman died after the car she was driving was struck by a stolen pickup truck being pursed by Oklahoma City police. The truck, reported stolen Monday, was tracked by the owner using his telephone, relaying its location to officers who spotted and began pursuing it, according to Capt. Dan Stewart. During the pursuit the truck crashed into a car driven by Starr Shells, 28, who died at a hospital of injuries suffered in the collision. "The other driver (Shells) was not involved, they were just minding their own business," S...
PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina big cat sanctuary will temporarily care for four animals seized from the private zoo in Oklahoma featured in Netflix's "Tiger King." Carolina Tiger Rescue said in a statement Tuesday that it worked with the U.S. Department of Justice and other accredited animal sanctuaries to rescue 68 big cats from Tiger King Park. The tigers will stay at the Pittsboro sanctuary until the DOJ finds them permanent homes. "We are glad to see the Department of Justice working hard to better the lives of big cats in c...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — On a recent Sunday, Ernestine Alpha Gibbs returned to Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church. Not her body. She had left this Earth 18 years ago, at age 100. But on this day, three generations of her family brought Ernestine's keepsakes back to this place which meant so much to her. A place that was, like their matriarch, a survivor of a long-ago atrocity. Albums containing black-and-white photos of the grocery business that has employed generations of Gibbses. VHS cassette tapes of Ernestine reflecting on her life. E...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge the Tulsa race riot of 1921. I know that place and year well. As is the case with Fletcher – who is one of the last living survivors of the massacre, which took place when she was 7 – the terror of the Tulsa race riot is something that has been with me for almost as long as I can remember. My gra...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state-controlled board that oversees Kansas City's police department has voted to initiate legal action over city leaders' decision to change how some of the department's budget gets spent. The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners voted in a closed meeting on Monday to initiate legal action to enforce its authority over the department's budget. Two commission members who are attorneys, Nathan Garrett and Cathy Dean, will work with outside lawyers to discuss the board's legal options. The vote comes after M...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A high school student told a sheriff's deputy that a Kansas House member kicked him in the testicles while the lawmaker was working as a substitute teacher in his hometown last month, according to the deputy's written statement. The deputy's affidavit, released to reporters Tuesday, said Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel, of Wellsville, acknowledged during an interview the day after the April 28 incident that he had "demonstrated a kick" after the boy's behavior had disrupted class. He told the deputy he did not kick the s...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two brothers who were sentenced to die in 2002 for four killings known as "the Wichita massacre" are back before the Kansas Supreme Court seeking to have their sentences commuted to life in prison. The court heard arguments Monday from attorneys in the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr, The Wichita Eagle reports. Their attorneys continued to argue that their death sentences should be overturned because the two brothers had a joint hearing when jurors considered their punishments. The Kansas court upheld their c...
NEW YORK (AP) — ExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has endured over its stance on climate change, an issue of rising urgency for many shareholders. The investor group is pushing to replace four of the oil giant's board members with executives they say are better suited to both strengthen the company's finances and lead it through the transition to cleaner energy. The fight represents a moment of reckoning for major publicly traded companies to address a global c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The anniversary of George Floyd's death was supposed to be a milestone moment, a time to mark passage of legislation to "root out systemic racism" in the criminal justice system, in the words of President Joe Biden. Instead, Floyd's family visited Washington on Tuesday to mourn with Biden and prod Congress to act as they commemorate the loss of their brother, father and son one year ago. "Today is the day that he set the world in a rage," Floyd's brother Philonise said, addressing reporters at the Capitol alongside family m...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 During this day there were three traffic stops. 7:30 a.m. – Report of two stray dogs at 6th Street and Grand. 7:37 a.m. – Caller advised of harassment and wanted an officer. 7:45 a.m. – Welfare check needed on a male carrying a dog with a teenager. Believes he wasn’t wearing shoes. Deputy was unable to locate anyone walking. 9:25 a.m. – Medic needed for a male with heart problems at Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena. 9:38 a.m. – Caller advised a mailbox was vandalized. They think they might know who did it. 10:05 a...
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 Tamel Laron Lewis, Cherokee, 35, has been...
Divorce Filings Sheryl Lynn Padlo Gahr, Carmen vs. Leonard Edward Gahr, Carmen: divorce ($272.14)....
Real Estate Transfers Book 870 page 608: Ronald Alan Severin, a single person, unto Brian Jay Severin and Cindy Sue Severin. The north half of the east half of the southeast quarter of section 2, township 23 north, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 870 page 692: Leon Davis and Roberta Davis Revocable Trust, unto Tim L. Hague. Lots 1 and 2 and the south half of the northeast quarter of section 2, township 24 north, range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 870 page 703: Gary Lynn Goeken...
Real Estate Transfers Book 146 page 146: Michael Cannella and Brianna Cannella, husband and wife, unto John Lyle Coleman. Lot 34, except the east 10 feet, and all of lot 33, in “Block D”, in Hammond’s Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge. Warranty deed. Book 146 page 158: Robert M. Small and Sandra D. Small, husband and wife, unto Mary Dean. Lots 23 and 25 on First Avenue East in the Original Townsite of the City of Medicine Lodge. Quit claims deed. Book 146 page 159: Tommi J. Cox and Gregory L. Cox, her husband; and Amy A. Bower and Johnnie...
Civil Filings Crowdis Water Well Service LLC vs. Gerald Stricker: debt collection. Limited Filings Kiowa District Hospital vs. Cheryl L. Czerniak: debt collection. Kiowa District Hospital vs. Joshua D. Keller: debt collection. Kiowa District Hospital vs. Kimberly Dean: debt collection. Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and Physician Clinic vs. Tiffany Quinn: debt collection. Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and Physician Clinic vs. Joshua D Keller: debt collection. Domestic Filings Kelice Harris vs. Matthew R. Ratzlaff: protection from abuse....
Domestic Filings Kathryn Gutierrez vs. Saul Gutierrez: marriage dissolution/divorce....
June 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the July 13 Special Election for the Town of Helena OG&E 25-year franchise, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Stein said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½ years old are eligible to apply for voter registration. However, you must be at least 18 years old to vote. Applications must be received by the County Election Board or postmarked no later than midnight, June 18....
The Alfalfa County commissioners heard an update on the Skeleton Creek valuation from the county assessor at their weekly meeting Monday. Skeleton Creek is the wind energy project located in Major, Alfalfa, and Garfield Counties that combines wind energy, solar energy, and battery energy storage. About 90 turbines are peppered throughout the three counties. Jennifer Roach explained to Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach that though Skeleton Creek is protesting, there is no reason to be concerned. She said the main reason they are...
Woods County Assessor Renetta Benson had good news and bad news for the county Tax Roll Corrections Board Monday, May 24. The special meeting was called to finalize tax settlements that have been tied up in protest. Present for the meeting were board members Bob Seivert, Randy McMurphy and Benson along with County Clerk Shelley Reed. The assessor said an agreement has been reached with BCE-Mach Energy for 2018, 2019 and 2020. The good news is the county will finally receive some of the tax...
The routine of Monday morning meetings at the courthouse was interrupted May 24 when someone fell just down the hallway from the Woods County Commissioners’ office. The Tax Roll Corrections Board meeting was halted briefly as several people converged to help. Commissioner David Hamil was on his way to the office when he lost his footing and landed on the concrete floor. Hamil said later he wasn’t sure if he slipped or if his knee just gave way. It happened fast. He was shaken up and bloodied bot...
We’re officially winding down the 2021 legislative session, and with it, we’ve concluded work on the final versions of some very important policy bills that have been in progress throughout the last few months. One of these is Senate Bill 131, which deals with Medicaid expansion in the state. Since the majority of Oklahoma voters passed Medicaid expansion this past June, we are constitutionally required to fund it and implement the expansion. The governor has pushed for managed care companies to...
I gave some details of the state budget in my column last week. This week, I’ll give some additional information of the $8.8 billion the Legislature will appropriate for Fiscal Year 2022, which starts in July. During the pandemic we set aside approximately $17 million from the ROADS Fund to be used on other core state services if needed. This year’s budget restores that funding back to that Department of Transportation fund. The County Improvement for Roads and Bridges Fund also is made who...
(Memorial Day address presented by the author in Barber County, Kansas) We need to remember so history does not repeat itself. Understanding what veterans experienced is very difficult. Sharing compassion, respect and honor is our way of showing our appreciation for their service to our country. Honoring those that lay to rest here and those that are laid to rest on foreign battle grounds is our duty. Let us not forget. Let us not say “I am too busy.” Let us not consider Memorial Day just a holiday. When you celebrate with family and fri...
I have a perfectly good cellphone, but the company announced they’re going to stop providing updates after four years. Other vendors limit updates to three years so I suppose I should feel grateful. I guess if they can’t entice you to buy the newest model, they’ll try another tactic. While I’ve had my current phone for around three years, I still haven’t accessed some of the features. It was only recently that I looked for the flashlight app after stumbling around a room in the dark. I’m still...
