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COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas refinery has agreed to pay more than $23 million for violating the federal Clean Air Act and breaching a 2012 settlement for earlier pollution problems, the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday. The federal agencies said the violations by Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing and its affiliated companies, collectively known as CRRM, resulted in illegal emissions from 2015 to 2017 that included an estimated 2,300 excess tons (2,000 metric tons) of sulfur dioxide f...
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. Misdemeanor Filings Emma Karisma Hernandez, 28, has been charged with...
Real Estate Transfers Book 894 page 1: The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc, convey unto First United Methodist Church of Cherokee. All of lot 3, and the north 10 feet of lot 4, in block 1, in Goeken Addition to the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, etc. Quit claim deed. Book 894 page 108: Samuel W. Farris and Connie L. Farris convey unto David and Tonya Sands. Lots 10, 11 and 12, in block 13, in the Town of Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy quit claim deed. Mortgages...
Real Estate Transfers Book 149 page 282: Debi K. Rucker conveys unto Chad Hansen. Lot 31 in block 3 in Cook, Standiford & CO’s Third Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge. Warranty deed. Book 149 page 283: B & N Rentals, LLC, conveys unto Jessica Peters and Aaron Woodward. Lots 32 and 34 on the east side of north Main Street, in block 1, in Currie’s Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas. Book 149 page 284: Tim Thomason conveys unto Jason and Sameta Thayer. The north half of lots 1 and 2 in block 56 in the City o f Kio...
Candidate filing for the Board of Education begins Monday, Dec. 4 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 Monday, Dec. 4; Tuesday, Dec. 5 and Wednesday, Dec. 6, 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...
At Monday's Alfalfa County commissioner meeting, Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson took care of their usual orders of business, approving the previous meeting minutes, M&O payment warrants, and blanket purchase orders. After that, County Clerk Laneta Schwedtfeger introduced the next agenda item regarding a minor change in the County's 2024 personnel policy handbook. On page 13, the handbook talked about law enforcement hours being 173 in a 28-day period, but the correct number should have been 171. The commissioners okayed the change...
Veterans Day at Aline-Cleo High School honored 11 community veterans. The flags were carried in by Hayden Dungan and Isaac Ramariz as Reveille (Military Trumpet Wake Up Call) played. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and elementary students sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and several other patriotic songs, and recited the Preamble to the Constitution. Shane Hood, superintendent, introduced Richard Eckstein, Aline veteran, who shared a few words. Lori Irwin and the Aline Quilting Group...
Dempsey and Linda Roten of Capron will be celebrating 65 years of marriage. Dempsey and Linda were married on November 25, 1958, in Enid, Oklahoma. Their married years have taken them from Enid to Kansas, Texas, and finally Capron, where they have resided for 48 years. During their first 17 years of marriage, Dempsey worked in the electronic/computer repair industry while Linda worked in the secretarial and inventory control industry before becoming a stay-at-home housewife. In 1975, they moved...
Lawrene Stone Buck of Cherokee, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, after a short illness. She was born in Cherokee on February 12, 1936, the only daughter and second of four children of Lawrence and Mabel Stone. She grew up with three brothers, Donald Lee, born in 1935, Larry Wilburn Stone, born in 1938, and A.J. "Jim" Stone, born in 1944. She spent her childhood and teens years in Cherokee, attending Cherokee Public Schools and working as a telephone operator for AT&T working...
Phillip E. Ricker Sr. passed away November 10, 2023, at Patterson Health Center, Anthony, Kansas, surrounded by family who will dearly miss his larger-than-life presence and humor. A memorial service is scheduled for January 6, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Revolution Fellowship in Anthony. He will be interred near his parents, grandparents, and son Phillip Bradley at the Wakita Cemetery. Phil was born August 26, 1942, in Anthony, Kansas, to George W. Jr. and Lois (Armbrust) Ricker. Phil grew up on the...
Two teams in the Newsgram area are in the final four of Class C football championships. Both teams will be playing on Friday at Alex High School. The Waynoka Railroaders defeated Thackerville 64-54 to move into the semifinals. The Railroaders will take on Tipton Friday at 1 p.m. Tipton beat Graham-Dustin 56-6 to advance. The Timberlake Tigers beat Coyle 32-20 Friday night in the quarterfinals. The Tigers will play Ryan at 7 p.m. in Alex. Ryan defeated Wilson (Henryetta) 56-37 on Friday. The...
The 17th Annual Barber County Cattlemen’s Trade Show and Social will be held on Saturday evening, Dec. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Parish Hall in Sharon, Kansas. The trade show and social hour will open at 5 p.m. with meal at 6 p.m. Concluding the evening will be the benefit auction to support the scholarship fund and other community service projects. Because of the tremendous support of the community and surrounding area, the Barber County Cattlemen’s Association has been able to contribute nearly $50,000 in scholarships and sponsorships ove...
Monday, November 13, 2023 During this day were seven traffic stops. 10:05 a.m. – Report of a ginger-colored dog running around Maple and Central in Carmen. 6:11 p.m. – Bass Hospital reported a possible sexual assault case. Deputy en route. 8:26 p.m. – Physical domestic issue with a juvenile. Parties were separated for the night. Tuesday, November 14, 2023 During this day were two traffic stops. 9:53 a.m. – Medic needed in the 200 block of 11th Street for a male having trouble getting up and not talking right. Medic took the patient to St. Mar...
In a regular meeting Monday that lasted a (potentially record-breaking) whole six minutes, the Freedom Board of Education approved a one-time stipend of $800 for full-time support and full-time certified staff and administration. Members present were Shane Morris, Kyle Rhodes, Philip Kirkpatrick, Robert Babcock and BJ Baker. Also present were Superintendent Freida Burgess, and Principal/Minutes Clerk Bryant Weber. The board also approved the consent agenda, consisting of past meeting minutes, the treasurer’s and activity fund reports, e...
Mayor Bill Watson opened Kiowa City Council’s Nov. 13 meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. All members were present, including Janet Robison, B.J. Duvall, President Brian Hill, Jason Thayer and Tom Wells. City Administrator Sam Demel, City Attorney Brandon Ritcha and City Clerk Cady Tucker also sat at the council table. A health insurance waiver was on the agenda. Demel proposed that the council approve reimbursing city employees who are not on the city's medical insurance. He said this actually saves the city money. The r...
What's an unmade twin bed doing sitting in the middle of the gymnasium floor at a Veterans Day program? Well, it happened at South Barber's Veteran Day program for the community in Kiowa. Grade 7-12 Principal Steve Neal made a special video presentation. The video featured Admiral William McCraven who gave a commencement address at the University of Texas in 2014 that went viral and became simply the "Make your Bed" speech – and referred to as one of the best. McCraven told how during six months...
The Big 12 goes into the final weekend of the regular season with its championship game matchup still undetermined. Seventh-ranked Texas would get in with a win over Texas Tech on Friday night. Three teams are a game behind the one-loss Longhorns in the Big 12 standings. They are 13th-ranked Oklahoma, 19th-ranked Kansas State and No. 21 Oklahoma State. But they didn't all play each other, and three other teams are also still mathematically in contention. That means some complicated tiebreaker scenarios could come into play to determine who meet...
The Kansas Highway Patrol must stop using a tactic known as the "Kansas Two-Step" to detain out-of-state drivers long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on Monday granted a permanent injunction. The injunction was not unexpected. It follows Vratil's ruling in July that determined that the tactic violated drivers' constitutional rights against unreasonable searches. KHP spokeswoman Candice Breshears said the order is being reviewed by the state...
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records for more than five weeks, officials said Tuesday. The announcement of a "sophisticated foreign cyberattack" was confirmation of what computer security experts suspected after the state's Judicial Branch said Oct. 12 that it was pausing electronic filings. Until now, state officials had released few details, describing it simply as a "security i...
A herd of followers are tracking a moose on the loose in southern Minnesota, hoping the majestic animal's journey ends safely after it was spotted Tuesday 140 miles (225 km) northwest of Minneapolis. Fans have been tracking the young male moose for weeks and posting updates on a Facebook page that as of Tuesday had more than 18,000 followers. Admirers call the animal "Bullwinkle" or "Rutt," the latter in homage to a scatterbrained moose from the movie "Brother Bear." A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources big game expert told the...
