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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 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 Cassie Marie Curry, Carmen, 38, has been charged with...
Real Estate Transfers Book 903, page 111: Vicki Perkins conveys unto Robert L. Sims and Teresa Ann Sims. The northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 30, Township 24N, Range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 903, page 148: Dana Le Spade and Steven L. Spade convey unto Shane Diel Miller, as trustee of the Miller Family Trust. Undivided one-half interest in the north half of the northeast quarter of Section 25, Township 29N, Range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 903, page 151: Robert D....
Tuesday, November 11, 2024 During this day: one traffic stop. 1:09 a.m. – Medic needed on County Road 520 for a 55-year-old male who had been thrown out of a bucket truck. The reporting party advised he may have fractured his pelvis. Medic en route. Medic requested an air flight. Medic took the patient to Kiowa Hospital. 11:50 a.m. – Caller advised she had some people in the hotel that needed to leave. Advised check out was at 11 a.m. and they still had stuff sitting outside. She advised they didn’t speak English very well and didn’t know if...
Real Estate Transfers Book 150, page 386: Jessica Paswaters and Travis Paswaters convey unto Bobbie L. Landis Trust. The south half of the northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 32 south, Range 10 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas, except the west 515 feet thereof, etc. Quit claim deed. Book 150, page 388: Jean Ann Polhamus and Steelman Polhamus convey unto Bobbie L. Landis Trust. The south half of the northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 32 south, Range 10 west of the 6th PM, Barber County, Kansas, except the west 515 feet ther...
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Betty Jane Stone, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on November 13, 2024, at the age of 76. Betty was born on January 3, 1948, in Enid. Oklahoma, to Jay and Doris Stone. She attended school in Enid and graduated from Enid High School. Over the years, she lived in Enid and Okeene before settling in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Betty was the co-owner of the Okeene Meat Processing Plant before working for Waldon in Fairview, Oklahoma. Later, she...
A memorial service for Christy Autumn (Phillips) Daugherty will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the First Baptist Church in Davenport, Oklahoma, with Pastor Mike Mitchell officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva, Oklahoma. Christy Autumn Daugherty, daughter of Robert and Debra Snyder, was born October 10, 1976, in Stroud, Oklahoma, and passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on the evening of November 9, 2024, in...
Dee Ann Schaefer Kerr of Warrensburg, Missouri, passed away on November 15, 2024. She was born on December 23, 1942, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Andrew and Ruth (Boyce) Schaefer. Dee grew up in agricultural communities in Colorado and Oklahoma, a connection she cherished and maintained throughout her life. She attended Arizona State University, where she met and fell in love with Robert (Bob) Kerr. They were married on September 9, 1970. Dee is survived by her husband, Bob; son, Andy; daughter, Kayla;...
Marjorie was born January 28, 1928, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed from this life on November 8, 2024, in Fairview, Oklahoma. She attended school in Alva. She married Wayne Richter in April 1946. They lived and farmed at Lambert, Oklahoma, until moving five miles west of Aline, Oklahoma, around 1954. She loved being a farmer’s wife. This included baking, canning, growing large gardens, running tractors, and raising three kids. She always enjoyed hosting multiple nieces and nephews at the farm. She came from an era of hard workers and always s...
In case you haven't seen the announcement by the City of Alva, trash service will be switched to Waste Connections beginning Monday, Dec. 2. The company is already making deliveries of poly carts to Alva residents, but trash should go into the Alva containers through the end of November. The announcement was made on the City of Alva app and on Facebook. By the way, you can download the free City of Alva app through your usual app store or go to alvaok.org to find the link for the download....
November 11 is the most sacred day for our country. It is a day to remember and honor those who have served and sacrificed for our American freedoms. I want to pause and send a heartfelt Thank You to all veterans in our community and those around our great nation and the world. Election Day was a testament that the Electoral College works as it was intended, to protect rural interests and rights with the election of the United States president. Even though former President Trump won the popular...
Of the four area teams from Alfalfa and Woods counties in football playoffs, two won their games and will continue while two lost, ending their seasons. The two Alfalfa County teams, Timberlake and Cherokee, chalked up wins Friday night and will continue this week in the quarter-finals on the road to the state championship games. In Class C the Timberlake Tigers defeated Mt. View-Goteo 54-8. This Friday at 7 p.m. the Tigers will host Paoli in Helena. Paoli beat Oaks Mission last week 62-36. Also in Class C, the Waynoka Railroaders fell to Ryan...
Candidate filing for the boards of education begins Monday, Dec. 2, for nine Alfalfa County school districts. Those who wish to file for a board of education office must submit a Declaration of Candidacy to the Alfalfa County Election Board, Dec. 2, 3 or 4, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Candidate filing packets are available on the state election board website at https://oklahoma.gov/elections/candidates/candidate-filing.html and at the county election board. In addition to the Declaration of Candidacy, candidates must also submit a...
While fellow commissioner Mike Roach was on vacation, Garret Johnson and Nate Roach were enough to meet a quorum on Monday at the Alfalfa County commissioner meeting. The two men had to sign a massive stack of maintenance and operation warrants for payment, which took up the bulk of the meeting. They also signed blanket purchase orders and last week's minutes. After that, they reviewed six-month bids, and though they wished Roach was there for it, they went ahead and voted for County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger to begin the process. Next up was...
The Freedom Board of Education met briefly Nov. 13. With an essentially three-item agenda, the Freedom school board approved the surplus of a 2009 12-passenger van and gave school administration the authority to dispose of it. The board also approved the consent agenda, consisting of minutes of the Oct. 16 meeting; activity fund reports; district policies: CKAH, CKAH-P, Cardiac Emergence Response Plan, FGBD, EMI, DBCA, DOBD, DOAC, DO; and encumbrances for the general, building and child nutrition funds. They also signed warrants for the...
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, nine Cherokee FCCLA competitors traveled to Fairview for District STAR Events, along with five timekeepers and three officers. STAR Events, which stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition, provides students with opportunities to present various research, service, and career preparatory projects to judges. Competition Results A. Bickerstaff, 1st – Career Investigation Level 3 M. Johnson – Career Investigation Level 1 R. Wimpee – Children's Literature Level 1 R. Mc...
A 2019 graduate of South Barber High School, Taylor Pollock became a commissioned officer in the United States Navy (USN) from where she graduated in 2023. A deck division officer, Pollock spoke at South Barber's Veterans Day Program in Kiowa. The daughter of Mark and Krista Pollock of Kiowa, she was salutatorian of her class at South Barber. In addition to her primary billet in the Navy as deck division officer, her collateral billets are search and rescue officer, recreation services officer,...
At the annual meeting of Value-Added Products (VAP), CEO Steve Sterling told a small group of investors that Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 was profitable ($167K) for the investor-owned cooperative. Revenue increased 4.4%. He happily reported that VAP ended the FY current on A/P (accounts payable), with property taxes paid to date, and current on loan payments and interest due. The Alva cooperative incorporated Aug. 6, 1999, so turns 25 in 2024. VAP was formed to add value to the hard, red, winter wheat...
Graveside services for Donald Rexferd "Rex" Beagley will be 1 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Freedom Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Full obituary may be viewed on our website: www.marshallfuneralhomes.com....
Magen Lehr, co-director of the Alva Chamber of Commerce, attended the Woods County Commissioners meeting Monday morning to discuss placement of a large Christmas tree. Alva Business Manager Stephen Ford arrived a few minutes later. Lehr said a resident has a spruce tree that is 20 feet tall that they are giving to the Chamber. She wanted to place the tree near the stage at the west side of the courthouse, digging a hole and installing a pipe to support it. She said the tree would be carried...
A Carmen woman has been charged with child abuse and her newborn son was placed in DHS custody. According to court records, on Sept. 20, 2023, Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Loren Nusser provided an affidavit and information in District Court charging Cassie Marie Curry, with one count of child abuse as a result of her being pregnant and using methamphetamine. District Attorney’s Investigator Steve Tanio reviewed the affidavit and information determining Nusser had met with Curry on Sept. 17, 2023, in Carmen regarding a disturbance. During t...
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