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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. Felony Filings Craig Alan Podenak, 33, Oklahoma City, has bee...
Real Estate Transfers Book 800, Page 420: Ellenor Carol Johnson, Kristi L. Boedecker and Justin Boedecker, wife and husband, George Edward Johnson, Jr. and Bonnie Johnson, husband and wife, and Timothy William Johnson and Patrice Johnson, husband and wife; convey unto Darin Purinton and Kathy Purinton. Lots 1-6, in Block 28, in Jet. Warranty deed. Book 800, Page 433: Cory L. Ellis; convey unto Matthew Cloyd. Location same as Quitclaim Deeds Book 800, Page 432. Warranty deed. Book 800, Page 436: Richard R. Tanner and Frances R. Tanner as...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 7:50 a.m. Controlled burn east of Burlington. 8:42 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Third Street and Grand. 10:01 a.m. RP (responding party) stated there had been some men out by the Friends Church shooting towards the highway. One of the moms was dropping off children and heard it earlier also. Now there was a pickup sitting on the road. RP would like an officer to check it out, due to the proximity of the children and school. Advised officer. RP called back advised they were still shooting and she wanted to take...
September 26, 2016 Undersheriff Gentry responded to dog on Highway 160 by Patch Road. Deputy Nygaard investigated reckless driving on Highway 281 by 99 Springs Road. September 27, 2016 Adam K. Bailey, Wichita, driving a 2008 Ford truck rolled his truck on Scenic Drive. Deputy Rodriguez, Medicine Lodge ambulance and Medicine Lodge Rural Fire Department responded to the rollover accident. September 28, 2016 Chris Aaron Jellison, Protection, driving Maclaskey Oilfield Service truck, hit a hog on Highway 281 mile marker 20. No damage, no injuries,...
September 26, 2016 Undersheriff Gentry responded to dog on Highway 160 by Patch Road. Deputy Nygaard investigated reckless driving on Highway 281 by 99 Springs Road. September 27, 2016 Adam K. Bailey, Wichita, driving a 2008 Ford truck rolled his truck on Scenic Drive. Deputy Rodriguez, Medicine Lodge ambulance and Medicine Lodge Rural Fire Department responded to the rollover accident. September 28, 2016 Chris Aaron Jellison, Protection, driving Maclaskey Oilfield Service truck, hit a hog on Highway 281 mile marker 20. No damage, no injuries,...
A graveside memorial service for Bill Dan Murray will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery with Scott Hofen and Billy Moore officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Bill was born to the late Charles and Jessie Ruth Murray on April 18, 1932, and passed away August 20, 2016, at the age of 84. After graduating, Bill began his career in Wichita, Kansas, then to Overland Park, Kansas, and finally settled in Racine,...
Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the Church of God with Rev. Bob Brown and Rev. David Keller officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be mad at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Charles Monroe Newlin, son of Charles E. and Frances (Bradford) Newlin, was born on a farm three-quarters of a mile west of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery northwest of Carmen, Oklahoma, on February 3,...
Dr. Rocky G. Ferrell died peacefully on October 1, 2016, at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, surrounded by family. Rocky was born on December 24, 1950, in Hardtner, Kansas, to Bob and Betty Ferrell. He graduated from Attica (Kansas) High School in 1968, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1970, receiving a National Defense Service Medal, a Good Conduct Medal and a Vietnam Service Medal. Rocky graduated from NWOSU in 1968 with a degree in music education; Cleveland Chiropractic Col...
A Celebration of Life for Henry A. Land, age 84, of Enid, will be held at 2 pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Alan Seibel officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Henry was born March 24, 1932, in Lyford, Texas, to Andrew R. and Elizabeth Land, and passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016,...
Roger Stanley Bush, age 69, passed away on September 27, 2016, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Mobley Groesbeck Funeral Service of Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Rosary services were held on Thursday, September 29, 2016, at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church of Sand Springs,. Funeral services were held on Friday, September 30, 2016, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Roger was laid to rest in the Alva Municipal Cemetery. Roger was born on December...
Ruth Arlene (Appleton) Blasdel was born on March 25, 1927, to Clyde and Edna (German) Appleton. Ruth passed on from this life on October 1, 2016, at Grace Living Center in Buffalo, Oklahoma. Ruth was raised on the family farm in the Paruna community where she attended school and was a member of the Paruna Baptist Church. She had one older sister Pauline. Ruth grew up as a typical farm girl of that era, walking to school through the pasture always keeping an eye out for the bull that lived...
The Freedom Public School Board met Thursday, Sept. 29, for a special meeting to vote on important matters of business. A small crowd was in attendance as well, to discuss the appeal of Craig Hamil's ban from school property. All current school board members were present, except for Concha Herrera and Lynn Bolar, who both recently resigned. The board approved the purchase of 30 new metal lockers for the school locker rooms from Jorgenson Lockers, a company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lockers cost $10,330 total. After this approval, the...
The Barber County Homemakers Extension Council is hosting the Holiday Idea Exchange on Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. This day is always filled with great craft ideas and some tasty snacks. This event is open to the public and does not require an RSVP. Each unit brings several ideas of crafts or snacks to share with the entire group. This year, the event will have a special guest. Nicole Strait will demonstrate the art of Zendoodling. This is one of the newest trends in art. Many of us have seen the coloring books with all the very detailed designs....
Extention educators Greg Highfill and Susan Holliday appeared at the Woods County commissioners meeting Monday morning. They asked the commissioners to sign a proclamation declaring Woods County 4-H week to be Oct. 2-8, 2016....
Aline-Cleo students recently took part in a big cookie dough fundraiser. Pictured are the winners for selling the most. Back row, from left: Kassie Irwin, Autumn Edwards, Ashlei Cosper, Mylee Sims. Front row, from left: Colt Hamen, Garrett Sims, Orlando Loredo, Rylee Sims....
The Alva school board opened their Monday meeting at 5 p.m. and immediately went into executive session to discuss the superintendent's evaluation. Since most evaluations don't occur until after the first of the year, the motion to return to open session made it appear the session was mainly a discussion about the evaluation method to be used. On the agenda, the first item after the 42-minute executive session was "Addition of new items to the agenda." Superintendent Steve Parkhurst said he had...
The Kiowa District Hospital Board voted to extend an offer to a new mid-level staffer, a family nurse practitioner (FNP), at their September meeting last Thursday night. KDH CEO Margaret Grismer said the board's action came after an executive session. She confirmed the board offered the FNP student a conditional letter of employment. The woman will graduate in late February. Upon successful passing of certification, she will be ready for employment in April. Grismer said more details will follow if the FNP accepts the offer. Board President Bre...
Bellamy & Co. has expanded their company by one with the edition of Lacey Newlin as their new marketing director. Newlin is an Alfalfa County native; she graduated from Burlington High School in 2009 before attending Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. After graduating with a double major in animal science and agriculture communications in 2013, Newlin relocated to Dodge City, Kansas, when she was hired by High Plains Journal. Working as a page designer and staff writer, Newlin gained...
A couple of men were arrested at Great Salt Plains State Park after park rangers checked on people at a shelter. According to court documents, rangers Ryan Webster and John O’Neil were in the Sandy Beach area about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, when they saw a group occupying a shelter. As they approached, they saw a man hold an item to his face, light it and blow smoke in the air. He then handed the item to a woman who also blew smoke in the air. As they made contact with the people, Webster saw the woman, later identified as Toni Lea L...
Beautiful and handsome candidates paraded to the 50-yard line at Ranger Field on Saturday as the annual homecoming coronation took place. The 2016 Freshman Queen is Jenna Castor from Shattuck. She was accompanied by flower girl Brooklyn Zimmerman and Ryne Hanson. Next was Queen Candidate Jacey Bales, sophomore from Morrison, accompanied by Ranger King finalist Shekhar Adhikari of Nepal. The next queen candidate was Emily Harris of Alva, who was sponsored by the Church of Christ Bible Chair....
Northwestern Oklahoma State University has finally crowned its first national champion in rodeo. Steer wrestler Struxness wrestled four steers in a cumulative time of 18.1 seconds to better the best field of bulldoggers in the country, claiming that elusive title during the weeklong College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. "It was a great week," said Struxness, who edged the reserve champion, teammate Jacob Edler of State Center, Iowa, by one second. "It was a great confidence booster...
The Waynoka school board met Monday night for a short meeting to discuss general matters, as well as set a date for its board of education election. The minutes of Sept. 6 were approved, as well as all financial reports and the encumbrances for the general fund, general fund payroll, building fund, child nutrition, gift fund and change orders. The current encumbrances for the general fund are $53, 675.65. The estimate of needs for the 2016-2017 school year, which was a conservative figure, was...
