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Marriage License Filings Sheena Nicole Gordon and Gregory Leroy Topp, both of Albany, Oregon: marriage license ($50). Rebecca Lynn Salinas and John Brent Bowman, both of Cherokee: marriage license ($5). Small Claims Filings AEC Services Inc., Cherokee, vs. Chris Lauppe, Nash: small claims ($108). Wildlife Filings Brandon R. Taylor, Yukon, has been cited for killing ducks in a closed season ($264). Steven Brett Morgan, Cherokee, Alabama, has been cited for shooting from a public roadway ($739). Traffic Filings Nicholas Jacob Bullock, Enid, has...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 During this day there were five traffic stops. 8:24 a.m. – Report of four compressor station batteries stolen on County Road (CR) 610 and Cleveland. 11:56 a.m. – Report of a 13 year old walking on the shoulder of OK-8 and south of OK-45. 5:08 p.m. – Report of a fire on CR 720 and Major Road. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 During this day there was one traffic stop. 1:05 p.m. – Officer needed at the Cherokee School for a suspicious person in a white vehicle. 3:17 p.m. – Theft report on 7th Street. 5:29 p.m. – Medic n...
The commissioners of Alfalfa County held their regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning with all three men (Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall) present. In the gallery were 911 director Sarah Wagner, Sheriff Rick Wallace, Cherokee police chief Ryan McNeil, and Cherokee's city manager Mike Jones. The commissioners started with the routine items of signing off on previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. Following that, a policy and procedure manual for E-911 was put into...
How much are you costing people in your county? Every person not counted in the 2020 Census causes the county to lose out on federal funding. It’s estimated that each person is valued at $1,675 each year for ten years to help fund numerous community programs, hospitals, schools, fire departments and police departments. Census figures are used by businesses looking for places to locate. The numbers are also used in determining representation in government, both state and national. The N...
A Goltry man died of injuries from a two-vehicle collision Monday morning. Rustin Jack Sturgeon, 59, of Goltry, was pronounced dead at the scene by Alfalfa County EMS. The wreck occurred at 8:18 a.m. on County Road 720 and Caddo Road in Alfalfa County approximately a mile south of Goltry. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Sturgeon was driving a 1969 Chevrolet truck eastbound on Caddo Road. Jackie Lynn Adkins, 74, of Ringwood, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on...
Oklahoma Department of Corrections staff working inside a facility designated a hot spot will receive additional compensation. Bill Johnson Correctional Center in Alva was declared a hot spot on Friday. ODOC automatically declares a facility hot when at least 20 percent of the population in a facility with celled housing tests positive for COVID-19 or at least 15 percent in open bay housing. Beyond the number of positives, ODOC could declare a unit hot if it houses inmates with an increased medical acuity or a vulnerable population. That hot...
The Kiowa City Council opened their September meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and opening prayer. Mayor Bill Watson presided over the meeting with all members present: R.L. Simpson, Brian Hill, B.J. Duvall, Tom Wells and Jason Thayer. Also at the council table was City Clerk Trish Brewer and City Attorney Brandon Ritcha. Kiowa Chamber of Commerce President Janet Robison asked the council about the purchase of swings for Progress Park from an anonymous donor. The council approved the purchase of both: a mommy and me swing and an arch...
Seven South Barber FFA members are set to receive their American FFA Degrees at the 93rd National FFA Convention. Slater Blick, Cole Coggins, ReAnna Dunlap, Neal Gugelmeyer, Cody Jahay and Nick Malone have all been selected to receive the highest honor the National FFA can bestow upon a member. To be eligible to receive the American FFA Degree from the National FFA Organization, members must be an active member and must meet the following minimum qualifications: 1. Have received the State FFA Degree, have been an active member for the past...
Woodward County saw a huge spike in active cases of COVID-19 due to positive tests for a large number of inmates at William S. Key Correctional Center in Ft. Supply. As of Tuesday morning, William S. Key had 784 active cases. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Woodward County has had 970 people test positive with one death and 143 recovered. Woods County is also affected by 51 active cases at Bill Johnson Correctional Center in Alva. Woods County has had 99 positive...
This story all began with a young American soldier in the U.S. Navy who was stationed in the Philippines during wars in Korea and Vietnam and met a young woman while there. From that relationship Evelyn was born who goes by "Evie" now. Raised in the Philippines by her mother, Evie said, "I wrote letters to my dad until I was 18 years old. I never heard from him and never knew the reason. I still hope." Forward to the present, Evie is a resident of Kiowa, Kansas, and is actually the first lady of...
The Woods County commissioners approved a couple of outdoor activities on the courthouse grounds during Monday morning's meeting. Commissioners Randy McMurphy and David Hamil were present. John Smiley was absent. Kelly Roberts of Cherokee attended the meeting to explain the purpose of an event planned by the Alva Wesleyan Church. They asked for use of the stage area on the west side of the courthouse in Alva. Roberts said Prayer on the Square will be held at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 26. The...
Arlene Faith Kiner was born on September 10, 1926, in Aline, Oklahoma. On September 17, 2020, shortly after her 94th birthday, Arlene went to be with Jesus. A church service for family was held at the Aline United Methodist Church on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. Friends were invited to attend the memorial service at Aline Star Cemetery at 3 p.m. Rev. Kyle Kiner and Rev. Jessica Husted will officiate the services. Arlene was the daughter of Lowell and Lucy Prentice. She had one brother,...
Memorial services for Bob Perryman will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at the Carmen Christian Church with Pastor Kirk Board officiating. Burial of cremains will follow in the Aline Star Cemetery under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary, LLC, of Carmen. Bobby Sherrill Perryman Jr., son of the late Bobby Sherrill Perryman Sr. and Mary Ann (Moses) Simpkins, was born on November 23, 1958, at San Bernardino, California, and passed away September 18, 2020, at his home south of Carmen,...
Memorial services will be held at the Merchants Building at the Woods County Fairgrounds on Monday, September 28, 2020, at 1 p.m. with Arlene Stauffer as the officiant. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. If you wish to visit with the family, please come early or stay late. Face masks are required and you are encouraged to dress casually. Ramona Jean Shalloup, daughter of Alvena (Davidson) and Donald (Bud) Case, was born July 15,...
Several of us at the newspaper office subscribe to a daily email from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). Each morning we check to see how many new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the area. Although OSDH updates their website daily, the emails arrive only on weekdays. Friday morning, we were shocked to see the total number of positive cases in Alva had shot up from the twenties to the eighties. Then we started hearing there were a number of cases at Bill Johnson...
I’d like to applaud several businesses across the district that were recently recognized by the Potts Family Foundation as a “Family Positive Workplace.” These are businesses and organizations that institute policies and practices that promote and foster work/life balance for their employees. As many of you know, this can contribute to the overall health and well-being of the family unit. Congratulations to the following businesses that have gone above and beyond for their employees and famil...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Tuesday reported two more inmates have died due to COVID-19, and seven other deaths are possibly the result of the disease caused by the coronavirus. Of the department's nearly 25,000 inmates, 3,168 have tested positive for the virus, and 1,398 cases are currently active, according to DOC Director Scott Crow. The new numbers show increases of 554 positive cases and 414 active cases from Monday. The nine deaths are an increase of six from the number reported a week ago. COVID-19 has...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group seeking to change the way Oklahoma's state and congressional districts are drawn announced Tuesday it is abandoning its plans to seek a public vote on the issue. People Not Politicians Executive Director Andy Moore said the group would instead focus on making sure the redistricting process is conducted by the Legislature in a fair and transparent manner. "They made a bunch of promises, and we intend to hold them accountable to that," Moore said of the Oklahoma Legislature. "If they follow through on those p...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas Medical Center is part of a nationwide clinical trial looking into different treatments for patients with mild to moderate symptoms of the coronavirus who do not require hospitalization. KCUR-FM reports that the first treatment will involve the use of monoclonal antibodies that target the spike proteins of COVID-19, using a drug made by Eli Lilly. Monoclonal antibodies are engineered versions of the same virus-fighting antibodies that the body naturally produces. The clinical trial is one of a...
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor in Michigan has flushed a complaint about a toilet that was promoted as a place to drop absentee ballots. The election clerk in Ingham County informed police about a toilet on the front lawn of a home in Mason, near Lansing. A sign said, "Place mail in ballots here." Barb Byrum, a Democrat, said it's a felony to take illegal possession of absentee ballots. But there was no evidence of an intent to violate Michigan law, said the office of county prosecutor Carol Siemon, a Democrat. "Instead, this seemed to be a...
MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) — A group of mountain bikers on a North Carolina trail spotted a dog trapped 30 feet (9 meters) down in a sinkhole — and it took a salty snack and some straps to lift him to safety. The group was riding the Sinkhole Trail at Pisgah National Forest, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Asheville, on Sunday when they encountered the dog, who had apparently been stuck in the hole for several days, according to Burke County Search And Rescue. The bikers called for help and led rescuers more than a mile to the stranded ani...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts says the words that best describe the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are "tough, brave, a fighter, a winner" but also "thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest." Roberts spoke Wednesday during a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. After the ceremony, Ginsburg's flag-draped casket was placed at the top of the court's front steps so that the public can pay their respects to the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court in line with public health guidance for the coronavirus p...
NEW YORK (AP) — "I did the best I could," President Donald Trump said. Huddled with aides in the West Wing last week, his eyes fixed on Fox News, Trump wasn't talking about how he had led the nation through the deadliest pandemic in a century. In a conversation overheard by an Associated Press reporter, Trump was describing how he'd just publicly rebuked one of his top scientists — Dr. Robert Redfield, a virologist and head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Redfield had angered the president by asserting that a COV...
