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Dark financial days may be moving into the past at Cherokee, judging by Superintendent Bryce Schanbacher's comments to the school board at its regular meeting Monday evening. The school has signed an agreement, approved in this meeting, with ACB Bank to reduce its indebtedness in the form of nonpayable warrants. Present were board members Kory Littlefield, Kurtis Goodwin, Amber Wilhite, Desiree Gibson and Shane Parker. Also present were Superintendent Bryce Shanbacher and recent-hires Lane Pruett, the junior and senior high principal, and...
Three new teachers and two new counselors were approved by the Alva Board of Education Monday. Kayla Ledbetter comes from the Tulsa Public Schools and will teach pre-K. Sadie Wilson has lived in Texas the past three years but came back to Oklahoma and will teach pre-K. Annalisa Roggow has been a substitute with the Alva schools and will now teach fifth grade. Tina Pettus is one of the new counselors. Superintendent Tim Argo said she had been in prison the past 20 years, then backtracked and said...
"The girls all started jumping up and down. I just sat down in my chair and started crying," Cammi Hostetler said. She was referring to the moment last weekend when her CH Dance Competitive Troupe won the overall prize for age 8 and under large groups and lines at the Talent on Parade National Finals competition. In Overland Park, the CH Dance troupe competed against dancers from seven states. There were an estimated 1,000 entries. Hostetler said her girls won over about 50 acts in their age...
Kiowa has a new city councilmember. For years Kiowa's City Council has been all men so the addition of Janet Robison was refreshing to women in the audience at the meeting, who commented about it, and surely to the community. After the meeting, Councilmember Tom Wells commented that "we needed a new perspective." At the July council meeting Monday night, Mayor Bill Watson announced that Councilmember R.L. Simpson had submitted his resignation last Monday. Watson said he asked Robison if she...
What is a “Chieftain Buddy,” you ask? It's you, a caring adult who volunteers to be a positive role model for young people from kindergarten to sixth grade. Adult volunteer buddies select the day, time and activity they'll spend with their student buddy. The activities can range from reading with their buddy to attending a sports or music event together. Maybe the two buddies can work on their computers together or on a special hobby. Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller discussed the new Chieftain Buddies program with the South Barber USD 255 School...
Just 30 years old, Alex Kuhr of Kiowa, Kansas, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident the afternoon of July 4th. The accident, which was reported in the Newsgram last week, happened on blacktop County Road 580, which is just east of Burlington and about five miles north (and southeast of Kiowa). Kuhr leaves behind his wife Ashley and two young children: son Jasper, age 6, and daughter Saye, age 5. Ashley works at the Hometown Market in Kiowa where there is a donation jar for the family. There is also a GoFundMe page on Ashley's...
Alexander (Alex) Kuhr, a mechanic and semi-truck driver, passed away on July 7, 2021, at the age of 30 after having an accident on his motorcycle. Alex is survived by his wife, Ashley Kuhr (Robinson); his children, Jasper Lee Felix and Faye Rebel Kuhr; his parents, Andrew Kuhr (Lea Ann), Connie Belcher (John); his sister, Shawna Stewart (JC), and his three brothers, Zachariah Kuhr, Nikolas Belcher, and Jakob Belcher. Alex was born in Pratt, Kansas, on January 13, 1991, to Andrew Kuhr and Connie...
There will be a visitation with the family of Charles Alvin McDonald from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at the Marshall Funeral Chapel. He was cremated at his request under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home. Charles Alvin McDonald, son of the late Troy Alvin and Catherine Allene (Lacy) Clarke, was born November 8, 1947, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and passed away July 10, 2021, in Woodward, Oklahoma, at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 2 days. Charlie graduated from Enid High...
Floy Elizabeth "Sis" Matthews, daughter of the late Dean Ray and Opal (Harris) Pippin, was born December 13, 1929, in Bryan, Texas, and passed away July 5, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 91 years, 6 months and 22 days. At her request there will be no service. Sis was cremated and along with her husband, Bud, will be buried in the family plot in Bryan, Texas, at a later date. Sis spent all her school years in Bryan attending Stephen F. Austin High School where she was elected "Most...
Funeral services for Lois Yvonne Nieman will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 15, 2021, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Lois Yvonne Nieman, daughter of the late James Eugene and Grace Mae (Uhl) Murrow, was born December 30, 1941, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away July 10, 2021, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 79 years, 6 months and 10 days. Yvonne attended...
Roy Dean Helton, son of the late Clarence Lee and Viola Belle (Icke) Helton, was born March 15, 1945, in McAlester, Oklahoma, and passed away July 8, 2021, at the age of 76 years. Roy was cremated at his request and no services are planned at this time. Roy graduated from Waynoka High School with the Class of 1963. He then enlisted in the United States Navy where he faithfully served his country for 20 years, retiring as senior chief storekeeper. On May 14, 1966, he was united in marriage to Doris Baker in Waynoka. After his retirement, they...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State health officials notified the Oklahoma County Detention Center on Tuesday that all juvenile inmates must be removed from the jail by Friday after a surprise inspection found numerous deficiencies at the problem-plagued jail. The Oklahoma State Department of Health notified the jail of numerous violations in a 61-page report from the June 23 inspection, including inadequate screenings of incoming inmates, failure to conduct proper inmate counts and obscured windows on cell doors that prevented proper "sight checks." J...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita City Council put off a decision Tuesday on a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance, saying it needed more community input even after two marathon public listening sessions. The Wichita Eagle reports that the proposal bans discrimination in employment, housing and businesses on the basis of "age, color, disability, familial status, gender identity, genetic information, national origin or ancestry, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other factor protected by law." "This has been very d...
HAYS, Kan. (AP) — For the past five years or so, state Sen. Randall Hardy has watched a few dozen turkey vultures roost in a tree next to his garage. He can tell when the migratory birds return to his central Salina neighborhood each spring as the colors begin to change. "The roof is colored with white," the District 24 Republican said, "and if you aren't careful where you park your car in the driveway, it can change colors overnight as well." The vultures clean up dead carcasses, the carrion that make up their diet, well enough. But with avian...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita are investigating following four suspected drug overdose deaths in the city over a nine-day period this month. The deaths occurred beginning July 5, police said in a news release, and in each case, evidence of crack cocaine use was found. A 38-year-old woman was the first to die on July 5 at a motel, police said, followed by a 48-year-old woman on July 11. The next day, police found a 56-year-old man dead of a suspected overdose, and on Tuesday, a 67-year-old man likely overdosed at another Wichita m...
BLY, Ore. (AP) — Fierce wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are threatening Native American lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional hunting grounds amid a historic drought in the U.S. West. Blazes in Oregon and Washington state were among some 60 large, active wildfires that have destroyed homes and burned through about 1,562 square miles (4,047 square kilometers) in a dozen mostly Western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. It comes as extremely dry conditions and heat waves tied to cl...
COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for an almost normal summer of fun. The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that deaths climbed last week after nine straight weeks of decline. It recorded more than 55,000 deaths, a 3% increase from the week before. Cases rose last week by 10% to nearly 3 million, WHO said. In its weekly report, the U.N. health agency said the highest numbers of new cases were in Brazil, India,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden that could have political ramifications for him in the battleground state of Florida. Cuban demonstrators have taken to the country's streets in recent days to lash out at the communist government and protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Haiti, officials are asking the U.S. to intercede in a roiling p...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Wednesday that inflation, which has been surging as the recovery strengthens, "will likely remain elevated in coming months" before "moderating." At the same time, Powell signaled no imminent change in the Fed's ultra-low-interest rate policies. In testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Powell reiterated his long-held view that high inflation readings over the past several months have been driven largely by temporary factors, notably supply shortages and rising c...
The Red Bluff Classic 5K and Fun Run in Freedom is just over a month away. The event is held in conjunction with the 82nd Freedom Open Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 21. Check-in will be at 7:15 a.m. with the run beginning at 7:45 a.m. All participants will receive a Red Bluff Classic t-shirt. Those needing more information about participating in the run may contact Coach Ethan Kennedy at 580-374-7236 or email at ethan.kennedy@freedom.k12.ok.us or Jenny Renken at 918-323-6218 or jen...
On Sunday, July 11, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Announcements: We are on Facebook live at 11 a.m. Our Facebook page is Freedom United Methodist Church. VBS is scheduled for August 3, 4 and 5 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – age 4 through sixth grade. Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley The Lord’s Prayer Call to Worship – Psalm 51:1-17 led by Ronna Wilson Opening Hymn – “There’s Within My Heart a Melody” led by Jennifer Finley Affirmation of Faith Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace – “In the Garden” Offertory P...
