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Real Estate Transfers Book 859 page 567: Kenneth W. Baker, a single person, unto Mc and Mc Farms LLC. Southwest quarter and the south half of the northwest quarter of section 25, township 27N, range 12, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 859 page 600: Chris Penoyer and Eden Penoyer, husband and wife, unto Anthony Evans and Shanequa Nelson. Lots 6, in block 66, Park Addition to Cherokee, Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 859 page 692: Elgin F. Selby, a single man, and Darlene M. Bingham and Gary Bingham, un...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 During this day there was one traffic stop. 2:14 a.m. – Report of a female who fell and hit her head and used her medical pendant to call for help. Medic took her to Kiowa Hospital in Kansas. 5:19 a.m. – Report of a male who was drunk and belligerent. 4:54 p.m. – Stubble fire that was out of control. Fire contained. 6:14 p.m. – Caller advised of teens driving four-wheelers up and down the alley. He asked them to stop but they haven’t. 8:12 p.m. – Report of a tractor on fire on County Road (CR) 640 and Craig Road. 9:04...
Limited Filings Channel Harvest Plan Finance vs. Williams Ag, LLC: debt collection. Credit Management Services, Inc. vs. Leyann Gehlen: debt collection. Small Claims Filings Ana I. Baltazar vs. Jose Miguel Hernandez Rodriguez. Domestic Relations Erica G. Ott vs. James E. Ott: marriage dissolution/divorce. Traffic Filings Marais Combrin has been cited for maximum speed limits ($183). Williams S. A. Draper has been cited for license to be carried and exhibited upon demand ($208). Savanah Rae Dutton has been cited for maximum speed limits ($453)....
Real Estate Transfers Book 145 page 300: Mark Rucker, a single man, conveys unto Michael Rucker. All that part of the northeast quarter of section 12, township 32 south, range 12 west of the 6th PM lying west of Cedar Hills Road. Quit claim deed. Book 145 page 301: Paul Johnson conveys unto Mark Johnson. A 1/3 interest in the west half of the northwest quarter and the southwest quarter of section 10, and the east half of the east half of section 9, all in township 30 south, range 14 west and ¼ interest in the northwest quarter of section 11,...
August 10, 2020 Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to EMS call on N. Main. Barber County Sheriff’s office (BASO) performed multiple VIN inspections. Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) responded to an accident on Miller Street. MLPD responded to EMS call on N. Iliff. BASO responded to request to speak to officer in Hardtner. BASO responded to civil standby in Hardtner. BASO responded to cattle out on the Hardtner Shortcut. BASO responded to restless driver on US-281. KWPD responded to unauthorized controlled burn south of Kiowa. A...
Commissioners of Alfalfa County held a short meeting Monday morning and worked through a relatively short list of things to handle. There were no road-crossing permits, but Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall approved minutes from their last meeting, payroll warrants, and maintenance and operation warrants for payment. Blanket purchase orders received approval signatures as well. A monthly officer report was accepted from the treasurer's office before officials moved on to sign the service contract with VoiceProducts Service LLC. Next,...
Under the guidance of Dr. Tom Carr, the Barber County 4-H Meats Judging Teams competed successfully in the Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes August 23, 2020. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the contest was held virtually this year. The senior team consisted of Rhyan Marshall, Easton Rector, Sterling Rector and Camryn Smith. Hudson Rector and Callan Smith competed in the Intermediate Division as individuals. Both divisions of 4-H members participated in the areas of Identification, Placings, and...
All but one member was present as the Burlington Board of Education President Terry Graham called their Aug. 17 meeting to order including: Robert Hill, April Kisling and T.J. Rockenbach. Aaron Smith was absent. Also attending was Superintendent Dr. Stacey Croft, Principal Tim Bart and Minutes Clerk Tamre McGinnis. The superintendent introduced Stan Pedersen who was hired as assistant principal and sixth-grade teacher this summer. Tamre McGinnis submitted her resignation, effective Sept. 30, which the board accepted. This year would have been...
Garfield County is now 11th in Oklahoma in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, according to the Oklahoma State Health Department (OSHD) website on Tuesday. The county has had nine deaths with 513 cases recovered. In counties adjoining Woods, Woodward County has 75 total positive cases with 49 recovered. Major County has had 43 positive tests with one death and 39 recovered. Harper County lists 17 positive cases with 14 recovered. Alfalfa County has had 12 positive with five recovered. Woods is at 24 cases with 22 recovered. As of...
No members of the public attended the Kiowa District Hospital budget hearing Friday, Aug. 14. All board members were present: Pat Myers, Jeff Miller, Chantae Simpson and Jim Parker. They unanimously approved the budget that has no millage increase. KDH CEO/CFO Janell Goodno presented the budget. The general fund budget is $9,691,646. The total budget is $9,812,814....
Kiowa Mayor Bill Watson confirmed the city council is still interviewing candidates for the city administrator position....
An altercation between two inmates at the Alfalfa County Jail sent one man to the hospital for stitches while the other one was charged with a felony. According to court documents, Alfalfa County Deputy Loren Nusser was called to the jail on July 8 at 6:42 p.m. in response to a fight in progress. He found inmate Anthony Cochran was in the booking area and had a gash on his right eyebrow. Jailer Erica Hanson had been working at the time of the fight. She said she said she observed a fight on the jail cameras. She opened the first door to the...
Monty Thompson was a beloved educator and avid golfer until he lost his valiant fight against melanoma cancer in 2008. Saturday his golfing buddies, family and supporters of the Monty Thompson Continuing Education Foundation (MTCEF) had fun golfing, bidding and some remembering good times golfing with Thompson on this very course in Anthony, Kansas. August weather brought bearable temperatures in the low nineties with a nice breeze. With the stories told, Thompson's grandchildren probably...
"The kids and staff are happy to be back to school," South Barber Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller said. South Barber School in Kiowa, Kansas, started classes last Wednesday. "So far, so good," the superintendent said about the onsite classes. "Masks haven't been an issue," he said about Gov. Kelly's requirement. "We have 98 percent of our kids back in the building," Dr. Miller said. He said they are following CDC guidelines and doing all they can to keep students and staff safe. Elementary...
The Woods County commissioners approved a road crossing and the purchase of a water district pump using grant funds. The commissioners met Monday morning in the courthouse conference room. All three commissioners – David Hamil, Randy McMurphy and John Smiley – were present. A road crossing permit for OG&E was approved in District 3 for 21-25-15. There is no fee for this overhead line crossing. The commissioners approved the sheriff’s department monthly report showing collections of $2,234.58 and board of prisoner expenses of $2,908.41. Three...
Dollie Earleen was born in St. Grove, California, on November 11, 1937, to Viola (Ceacle) and George Dimond. She passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 6 a.m. at Beadles Nursing Home in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 82 years, 9 months and 11 days. Dollie attended school in St. Grove, California, and worked as a farm laborer, and at Oklahoma State University as a custodian. She was common law married to James Edward Barber when she was 17. She married Raymon Eugene Cooksey in 1959 and they...
Service for Doris Armbruster, 95, of Burlington, Oklahoma, are pending with Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Cherokee. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com...
John Allen Rider II was born March 11, 1928, to George and Lorene Rider on the family farm near Arnett, Oklahoma, and passed away on August 17, 2020. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948, John had a 42-year career in education, teaching in several high schools in Kansas, and at a number of colleges and universities from North Dakota to the Panama Canal Zone. He received many awards over the years for his distinguished service. Throughout his life, John actively served others in church...
Graveside services for Sean Garrett Cundiff will be 11 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Hardtner Cemetery in Hardtner, Kansas, with Rev. Margaret Johnson, pastor of the Hardtner United Methodist Church officiating. Interment is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Sean Garrett Cundiff, son of Barbara J. (Eshleman) Cundiff and the late Gene Howard Cundiff, was born December 1, 1970, in Kiowa, Kansas, and passed away August 23, 2020, in Bel Aire, Kansas, at the age of 49...
What is real news and what is fake news? How can we separate fact from falsehood and half-truths from the full truth? 2020 has been a year of confusion in many areas. Did President Trump really say that? What does Joe Biden believe on this topic? Are there any treatments that work for COVID-19? Do masks really prevent the spread of coronavirus? When someone starts talking about controversial news, I immediately ask one question. What is the source? Frequently the person with the big scoop doesn...
Here are some pictures taken during the Cherokee Rodeo in Cherokee, Oklahoma....
"We had quite the day. We couldn't have asked for better weather in August," Marci Hyde of Burlington said. She was referring to the 5th Annual RawHyde Golf Tournament in memory of her husband, Robert, who died in an auto accident in 2013. The fundraising tournament was held at the Turkey Creek Golf Course at Hennessey Saturday. RawHyde had 31 teams with 124 golfers who were mainly friends and family. The Hydes' daughter, Bayli, is a senior at OSU and many of her friends that go to school there...
Oklahoma City Thunder (44-28, fifth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Houston Rockets (44-28, fourth in the Western Conference during the regular season) Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EDT LINE: EVEN; over/under is 225.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 2-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in a 2-2 series tie in the Western Conference first round. The Thunder won the last meeting 117-114. Dennis Schroder scored 30 points to lead Oklahoma City to the victory...
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 25, 2020-- The Gateway First Bank Board of Directors announced the formal appointment of Scott Gesell as Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel for the Bank. He will also join the Board of Directors of Gateway as a Director. Gesell has served as CEO on an interim basis since April 3, 2020. Prior to becoming CEO, he was Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for the Bank. "Scott's dedication to Gateway runs deep," said Don Powell, Gateway First Bank Board of Directors Lead Director. "The calm...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A second man was charged Tuesday with the fatal shooting of a Wichita teenager at an apartment complex in May. Nathaniel Saunders, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the death of Marcus Sain, 17. A second person was shot during the confrontation in the parking lot of the Fox Run Apartments on May 20 during a drug deal. The 18-year-old was treated after he showed up at a Wichita hospital with a gunshot wound. Another suspect, Malcolm Ganther, was charged in May with the first-degree murder a...
