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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma can become the first Division I softball program in more than 30 years to win three straight national championships. Florida State ace Kathryn Sandercock — one of the nation's top pitchers in recent years — stands in the Sooners' way. Oklahoma (59-1) and Florida State (58-9) will meet Wednesday in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series best-of-three championship series. Oklahoma is on a Division I-record 51-game winning streak and leads the nation in scoring, batting average and home runs. The Sooner lineu...
Last summer young Kiowa cowboy Steele Smith and his team roping partner Logan Vander Hamm of Ingalls rode into the national junior high finals arena in Perry, Georgia, and after competing rode out of the arena as world champions. The duo has a chance to defend their world champion title after winning the Kansas State Team Roping Championship a few weeks ago. They compete in the National Junior High Finals Rodeo June 18-24 at Perry, Georgia. Steele and Logan were one of the youngest teams...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers sued Kansas on Tuesday, challenging a new law requiring them to tell patients that an abortion medication can be stopped but also existing restrictions that include a decades-old requirement that patients wait 24 hours to terminate their pregnancies. The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Johnson County in the Kansas City area, argues that Kansas has created a "Biased Counseling Scheme" designed to discourage patients from getting abortions and to stigmatize patients who terminate their p...
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities came under intense pressure Tuesday to arrest and charge a white woman who killed a Black neighbor on her front doorstep in a case that has put Florida's divisive stand your ground law back into the spotlight. About three dozen mostly Black protesters gathered outside the Marion County Judicial Center to demand that the shooter be arrested in the country's latest flashpoint over race and gun violence. The chief prosecutor, State Attorney William Gladson, met with the protesters outside his office in the j...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, saying in a Tuesday ruling that gender identity is real and the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment. Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction, saying three transgender children can continue receiving treatment. The lawsuit challenges the law DeSantis signed shortly before he announced a run for president. "Gender i...
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed paperwork Tuesday formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president after casting himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. Christie, who also ran for president in 2016, was set to announce his campaign later Tuesday at a town hall in the early voting state of New Hampshire. After losing the nomination to Trump seven years ago, the former governor and federal prosecutor went on to become a close off-and-on a...
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 Newsgram 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 Kimberly Ann Morrow, Helena, 45, has been charged with...
Book 890 page 495: Eric Quigley and Stephanie Quigley convey unto Randy Kistler and Denise Kistler: Tract of land located in the northeast quarter of Section 22, Township 27 north, Range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book 890 page 499: Cochran Family Trust conveys unto Marvin Grim and Monica Grim: A tract of land located in the south half of the south half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 26 north, Range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy warranty deed. Book...
Criminal Filings Samuel Lee Hall has been charged with interference with law enforcement officer. Adyn Keimig has been charged with use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body. Zachary Elias Scott has been charged with harassment by telecom device. Chance Schwerdtfeger has been charged with trespass on railroad property. Rene Antonio Mendoza Baylon has been charged with attempted rape and aggravated sexual battery. Civil Filings US Bank National Association vs. Ann Reeves (deceased): mortgage foreclosure. Limited Filings...
Real Estate Transfers Book 148 page 491: Chris E. Thilsted and Roye Ann Thilsted conveys unto Gregory R. Thurman and Cheryl M. Thurman. Beginning at a point 308.1 feet west of the 30 feet north of the southeast corner of outlot 77 to the City of Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 148 page 493: Michael Rucker conveys unto Invenergy Solar Development North America LLC. Part of the north half of Section 12, Township 32 south, Range 11 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 148 page 498: Cynthia Christensen...
Who’s ready to relax by the water this summer? Get ready for those warm summer days by giving blood with Our Blood Institute at a local blood drive and help save a life! Please give blood at one of these local blood drives: • June 9: (Cherokee) 1 to 4 p.m. at Alfalfa Electric Cooperative Lineman's Lounge • June 21: (Alva) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at NWOSU's Percefull Fieldhouse • June 24: (Alva) Noon to 5 p.m. at the Runnymede • June 28: (Alva) 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Bible Baptist Church's Fellowship Hall With your blood donation you’ll receive a free tick...
Mike Roach was back this week to join his fellow Alfalfa County commissioners Nate Ross and Garret Johnson. The three men had a full agenda to tackle, plus they took time to hear from two representatives with KanOkla who were asking for a letter of support from the County to pledge funds needed to complete the fiber optic installation in Cherokee. David Nance and Alysia Keller with KanOkla said they are working on the USDA Community Connect grant, and having a county entity's backing helps them...
The Alva Board of Education hired two new coaches during the regular meeting on Monday. Numerous resignations were also announced. Board members present for the meeting were Jane McDermott, Karen Koehn, Larry Parker and Kevin Pingelton. Shane Hansen was absent. Jeremy Jones is the new head coach for the high school girls’ basketball team. Former head coach Kris Gore resigned. Jones will also fill the middle school alternative education position. From 2011 to 2016 Jones was the head assistant b...
Have you considered how many skills you have learned throughout your life? Our parents taught us a lot of basics like getting dressed in clothes that match as well as being appropriate for the weather. Parents, relatives and others in our lives also passed on less common skills. Kids in farm families learn about caring for the animals, driving a tractor and harvesting crops. When my grandchildren were in high school and looking for a summer or after school job, my daughter gave them thorough...
Now that our regular legislative session has concluded, I wanted to give a glimpse of how many bills were signed into law. Of the 1,991 House bills and joint resolutions introduced this year in our regular session, 213 were sent to the governor. He also received 203 of the 1,273 Senate bills and joint resolutions introduced. He's already signed 305 measures into law (or they became law without his signature). He has 15 days from sine die to consider signing additional measures or they become...
Now that the legislative session has concluded, I have been able to spend much more time in the district. On Memorial Day, I was honored to be a part of a ceremony at the Woodring Wall of Honor in Enid. The ceremony recognized veterans and fallen soldiers, including Darren Collins and Robert Swartz. I was proud to present their families with citations to recognize their loved ones’ service and their ultimate sacrifice. During the ceremony, one of my constituents, RD Lawrence, was recognized f...
Burlington's Board of Education hired Addison Spicer as the new vocational agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at their May meeting. Spicer is reportedly from Fairview, an OSU graduate and just married. She was hired for the 2023-24 school year. Spicer's hiring comes as longtime vo-ag teacher Wyatt Shaw resigned. The board thanked Shaw for his years of service – especially for navigating through the Covid-19 pandemic. In a housing update, Principal Spears said Spicer will live in the rented residence Shaw is leaving. The board also accepted t...
On June 5, the Cherokee Board of Education gathered for a regular meeting. The room had a lighter feel than usual, and broke into laughter on a few occasions. Principal's Reports “We ended the school year with a really fun Super Kids Day,” Cherokee Elementary Principal Keela Patterson told the board, “and I want thank all the volunteers and parents who came and helped that day. It's something the kids look forward to all year. We had a bouncy house and lots of fun games for them to play, and the kids got a snow cone, so it was a really fun d...
No members of the public attended the annual meeting of the Kiowa District Hospital. The Kirkpatrick Room at the hospital was filled with board members and hospital personnel as is typical for the monthly board meetings. Two board of director seats were open and currently filled by Marcia Cantrell and Chantae Simpson. With no opposition, the two women were nominated and reelected by acclamation. The board agreed to keep the officer slate as is. The day of the meeting, May 23, CEO Janell Goodno learned that KDH again is recipient of a Top 20...
There's no government involvement – just devoted volunteers who've turned your donated leftovers into treasures the last 30 years. Kiowa's General Store helps shoppers find super bargains and in turn uses the money raised to give back to the community to the tune of nearly a million dollars. Kiowa's General Store President Janet Robison said, "In the last 30 years we have had over a million dollars in sales and have given back to our communities $900,000.00. It's all been done with v...
(THE CONVERSATION) U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. And on June 5, 2023, Oklahoma's five-person Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pushed this much-debated question into new territory by approving plans for a religious charter school – the first in the nation. Under the proposed charter, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School plans to open in the fall of 2024 with up to 500 K-12 students from across the state. The school would be run by the Roman C...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour took a baby break between the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. With wife Ryian going into labor earlier than expected, the Panthers defenseman left Las Vegas not long after the series opener and flew back to Florida on a private jet. Montour made it in time to be there for the birth of the couple's first child, a son they named Kai. Montour returned for Game 2 and played 26:13, the most of anyone on either team. "I tried to get there as quick as I could," Montour said Wednesday recalling his whirlwi...
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced mounting problems in his first year leading the struggling network: viewership and profits were declining, programming blunders were growing and the network's journalists were losing confidence by the day. Chris Licht's very bad year culminated in a damning magazine profile last week, and just a few days later his tumultuous 13-month tenure was over. Licht, 51, was informed of his ouster Wednesday morning, and it was announced to the staff at the daily editorial m...
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running mate of abandoning conservative principles and being guilty of dereliction of duty on Jan. 6, 2021. On that perilous day, Pence said, as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and the president falsely insisted his vice president could overturn the election results, Trump "demanded I choose between him and our Constitution. Now v...
