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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 Misdemeanor Filings Leonard Edward Gahr, Carmen, 55, has been...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:21 a.m. – Alarm company advised of an alarm going off in Goltry. 7:51 a.m. – Report of a reckless driver on OK-8. 8:40 a.m. – Report of three dogs running loose in Aline. Advised they had killed a cat and were being aggressive towards people. 1:05 p.m. – Report of a grass fire on County Road (CR) 720 and Johnston. 2:11 p.m. – Medic needed for a lady who had fallen and hurt her hip. Medic took the patient to St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. 2:35 p.m. – Report of a grass fire on Kay Road and CR 620. 6:48 p.m. – Report of a...
June 14, 2021 Barber County Sheriff's Office (BASO) performed VIN inspection. BASO responded to request to speak to officer at Horizons. Kiowa (Kansas) Police Department (KWPD) performed VIN inspection. Medicine Lodge (Kansas) Police Department (MLPD) responded to suspicious vehicle on North Cedar. MLPD responded to request to speak to officer at the Copa Motel. June 15, 2021 BASO responded to cattle out on US-281. BASO and MLPD responded to an accident on River Road. BASO performed VIN inspection. MLPD responded to EMS call on Washington and...
The Hardtner community would like to extend an invitation for families to join us for many of the traditional 4th of July festivities we've all enjoyed and cherished over the years. Many local volunteers have rallied together to keep these traditions alive, so we hope to see you there! Immediately following the Hardtner Chamber of Commerce's decision to discontinue the annual celebration, community members, family, and friends began contacting one another about alternatives. Many of those involved in this year's activities helped to make them...
Monday's Alfalfa County commissioner meeting was brief. Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach didn't have a long agenda and started with signing the usual documents. They approved payroll warrants, previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation payment warrants and blanket purchase orders. Next, the three men signed a service agreement with Prevent A Pest – a local pest control company based in Cherokee. Following that was the approval of a lease-purchase renewal agreement for FY 21-22 w...
The annual Carmen 5th of July celebration will be held on Monday July 5th at the Carmen Park. The Carmen Park offers lots of room for families to social distance and have a great night of entertainment. Entrance is by donation. The bloodmobile will accept blood donations from 3 to 9 p.m. If you wish to make an appointment please call the Enid Oklahoma Blood Institute at 580-233-9323. The Carmen pool will be open for swimming until 5 p.m. by donation. There will be a bounce house for kids, obstacle course, and other games for youth. Boss Music...
Dalton Black may have had muscular dystrophy (MD) since he was a little boy, diagnosed at age 6, but people saw his winning smile and personality before they realized his disability. He succumbed to MD during the Covid-19 pandemic April 4, 2020, so his family couldn't hold the funeral or celebration of his life that Dalton so deserved because of the pandemic restrictions. Now that crowd restrictions are lifted, how fitting that on Dalton's favorite holiday, the 4th of July, that his parents...
The Freedom school board held a special meeting Monday morning, June 21. Members present were Phillip Kirkpatrick, Russell Reed, and Robert Babcock. Others present were Freida Burgess and Superintendent Bryant Weber. The board approved calling and holding a special election Sept. 14 to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds. Phillip Kirkpatrick was named acting president pertaining to this. Summer school will begin July 5 and run through July 30 for high school students in the Computer Applications and Science course to be taught...
Robert and Jan Murray would like to announce the marriage of their daughter, Ashley Murray, to Drew Cunningham, son of Rick and Janet Cunningham. The couple will unite in marriage on September 25, 2021, at 81 Ranch in Enid, Oklahoma. Ashley graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. She is ready to begin her sixth year of teaching third grade at Waynoka Public Schools. Drew graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State...
Three individuals are charged with felonies involving a conspiracy to take contraband drugs and cellphones into James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC) in Helena. Court records show on Feb. 26, Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) Agent Christopher Grace received a call from Resident Agent in Charge Keith Hawkins of the ODOC Office of Inspector General. Hawkins asked Grace to meet and interview Daniel Ross at the Enid Police Department. Hawkins explained that Ross was a corrections...
Porsha Binning of the South Barber FFA Chapter was recently awarded the State FFA Degree during the June 2-4 virtual 93rd Kansas FFA Convention. The state degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members. In order to achieve this award, members must meet the following requirements: have received their Chapter FFA Degree, been an FFA member and agricultural education student for at least two years, earned at least $2,000 or worked 600 hours in their Supervised...
“Lower property tax is a good thing,” South Barber Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller said about the anticipated “at least two mill decrease” as he works on the 2021-2022 Tax Budget for USD 255. Dr. Miller and the board discussed the possible reduction from the current 17 mills. This was at the 30-minute special end-of-the-fiscal-year meeting June 24 at 7:30 a.m. He said this is possible because of the $240,000 carry over from USD 255's Local Option Budget (LOB). Board President Mark Pollock called the meeting to order with all members present incl...
The Woods County Senior Citizens’ Building in Alva needs a new roof. Monty Lohmann from the senior citizens’ board told the Woods County commissioners Monday that every time someone goes onto the roof, it just makes the problem worse. The supports for the flat tar roof are wood, and those are being damaged by the water leaks. He brought some photos to show the extent of the problem. The commissioners agreed the building needs some structural repairs in addition to a new roof. The building is own...
There will be a visitation and a Celebration of Life for Kiersten Kubicek Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Visitation will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Marshall Funeral Home and the Celebration of Life will follow at the Bull Smokehouse and Saloon. Kiersten LeMay Kubicek, daughter of Bridgett LeMay (Brockelman) and Bryan Gragg and Troy Scott Kubicek, was born November 12, 1991, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and passed away suddenly in an automobile accident in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, at the age...
First, let me clarify journalism categories a bit as some readers may be confused. This column is a “personal column” in journalism lingo. It falls in the category of op-ed (opinion-editorial). Columns in less personal vein such as opinions about politics are usually labeled as editorials. Op-ed columns may contain factual information but they may also contain the author’s opinion. On the other hand, news writers are expected to present the news without editorial comments or opinions. Inves...
It was a full agenda for the Kiowa District Hospital Board at their June 22 meeting. President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with all members present including: Jeff Miller, Jim Parker, Chantae Simpson and Marcia Cantrell. CEO/CFO Janell Goodno also sat at the table as did Manor Administrator/IT Director Phillip Anton. Other hospital personnel present were: Business Office Manager Tara Girty, Quality Manager/Interim Manor DON Brandy McKitrick and Comptroller Shannon Canaday. KDH is getting a better interest rate for their revenue bonds...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A term-limited Republican state House member from Cordell said Tuesday he plans to run for Oklahoma state treasurer. Rep. Todd Russ, 60, is a longtime banker who is finishing his sixth term in the House, where he represents parts of five western Oklahoma counties. Russ said he plans to seek the post being vacated by Republican Randy McDaniel, who announced earlier this month that he wouldn't seek re-election. Oklahoma County Clerk David Hooten also has announced he plans to seek the Republican nomination for state t...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in Kansas during the last four months of 2020, a legislative audit said Tuesday, prompting Republican lawmakers to call for more investigation of the numbers based on unsubstantiated theories that they could have been inflated. The short report from the GOP-controlled Legislature's auditing division said there were "slight variations" in the number of deaths from Sept 1 through Dec. 31 due to what are traditionally the leading causes in Kansas, including heart disease, cancer, d...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and her top welfare official moved Tuesday to keep thousands of families from losing extra food aid because Kansas is no longer under a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement that Kelly plans to continue the extra $14.5 million a month in aid came two weeks after top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature ended the state of emergency. The Democratic governor's chief of staff had told reporters that the extra aid tied to the pandemic would be cut off once the state of e...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas trails most states in how frequently clemency is applied for and granted, but advocates are hoping that will change under Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the eight she issued last week were the most in at least 15 years. Five were commutations, which reduce or eliminate a sentence altogether. The other three were pardons, which effectively wipe away a conviction, making it easier to do things like apply for professional licenses. The situation is far different in other states: Okla...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Allegiant Airlines is adding a new nonstop route from Wichita to Florida. KSNW reports that the airline announced Tuesday that flights from Eisenhower National Airport to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport will begin on Nov. 19, operating twice weekly. The company is offering introductory one-way fares for as low as $49. "This is such exciting news, especially now that people are traveling again," said Valerie Wise, air service and marketing manager with Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. This will be A...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A man who said he sprayed trees in a suburban Chicago park to protect them after an anxious dog chewed off the bark has been ticketed by authorities. Asher Thomas is accused of "altering flora" in a Naperville dog park. The ticket from the Will County Forest Preserve carries a $225 fine, the Aurora Beacon-News reported. "Just as you can't go around doing things to other people's property, even if intentions are good, you can't allow your dogs to do damage or spray a foreign substance on trees," said Forest Preserve D...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — While she pleaded for prosecutors to take up her college rape complaint, Shannon Keeler studied in Spain, won a national championship in lacrosse, earned a bachelor's degree and fell in love. All the while, she gathered evidence from the freshman year attack and passed it on to investigators. Here are the names of people who saw the upperclassman stalk me at the frat party in 2013. Here's the phone number of the friend who saw him follow me home. Here's the name of the hospital where my coach took me for a rape kit. And then...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. Noem joined a growing list of Republican governors promising to send law enforcement officers to Texas as the GOP ramps up a political fight with President Joe Biden over border security. The issue has drawn a host of prominent GOP figures: Former President Donald Trump was expected to travel to the border this week and R...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices. The court on Tuesday rejected a plea by landlords to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium on evicting millions of tenants who aren't paying rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, the Biden administration extended the moratorium by a month, until the end of July. It said then it did not expect another extension. U.S. Judge Dabney Friedrich in W...
