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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. Civil Filings First State Bank of Kiowa, Kiowa, Kansas, vs....
Marriage License Filings Austin Lane Schmidt and Kilee Jane Shepard, both of Helena, filed for a marriage license ($50)....
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 5:30 a.m. Reporting party (RP) called to report a vehicle speeding up and down Ohio. Notified officer. No contact was made. 6:38 a.m. RP advised of cattle loose on SH-8. 7:24 a.m. RP advised of cattle loose on Dewey and County Road 590. 3:50 p.m. RP advised of pigs out north of Cherokee. 5:50 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop on Country Road 600. 6:10 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop on County Road 510 and US-64. 6:31 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop on County Road 620 and SH-11. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 1:39 a.m. 911...
Limited Civil Filings Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital & Physicians Clinic vs. Barbara Well: debt collection. Galt Ventures, LLC vs. Katelyn Mackenzie Parmelee: debt collection. Domestic Relations State of Kansas vs. Jeremy Robertson: non divorce-visitation, custody, etc. State of Kansas vs. Brian J. Hunt: paternity. State of Kansas vs. Tyler R. Johnson: paternity. Traffic Filings Bullock C. Barrington has been cited for maximum speed limits ($213). Tyler Cole Brummett has been cited for failure to wear seatbelt; 18+ years ($30). Arnold R....
Real Estate Transfers Book 143 page 88: Rusty Spur Lodging, LLC, grantor, unto the First State Bank, Kiowa, Kansas, grantee. A tract of land lying in outlot 25 to the City of Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 143 page 90: Jared A. Flores, a single person, grantor, unto the First State Bank, Kiowa, Kansas, grantee. A tract of land lying in outlot 25 to the City of Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Quit claim deed. Book 143 page 92: Justin Janda and Megan Janda, husband and wife, grantors, unto the First State Bank, Kiowa, Kansas,...
November 27, 2017 Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to Abbey Circle. No transport. Kiowa ambulance transported patient from Rumsey Street to Kiowa Hospital. William Robert Feely, Medicine Lodge, rolled his vehicle on old SH-160 east of Sharon. Over $1,000 damage, no injuries, investigated by Deputy Suchy and Deputy Miller. Sharon Fire Department, Medicine Lodge Rescue and Medicine Lodge ambulance also responded. Medicine Lodge Rural Fire Department responded to a road grader on fire on US-281 by southern Pioneer. Deputy Miller also responded....
The Alfalfa County Board of Commissioners met Monday morning for its regular meeting, in which they approved a county-wide burn ban, among other topics. All commissioners were present, as well as Laneta Unruh, Nancy Lambert, Stephanie Lambert, Kyle Spade, Rocky Dell of Cenex, Robbie Newman, Manager of the Burlington Cooperative, and a few other guests. After the call to order, Robbie Newman gave the invocation and the flag was saluted. The meeting began with Rocky Dell, a representative of Cenex, giving a presentation to the group about the...
The “elephant in the room” on the Alva School Board agenda was a proposal to hire the OSSBA to assist in the search for a new superintendent to fill the position being left by Superintendent Steve Parkhurst's retirement. That agenda item was near the end of the agenda list but was no doubt the entry of highest interest. Both Karen Koehn and Tiffany Slater mentioned receiving phone calls wondering if the $6,000 consulting fee was really needed. The main thing the OSSBA would bring to the table was advertising, marketing and filtering unq...
The Cherokee School Board held two meetings last month. One was the regular meeting on Nov. 6, where the board addressed an agenda item to replace Jeff White, who had resigned. After an executive session, Kurtis Goodwin was approved to fill White's unexpired term. Then it turns out that Goodwin is a registered voter in Norman, and not Cherokee. This means he is not eligible and had to resign. So a special board meeting was held on Nov. 16 to accept his and Janelle Maltbie's resignations. She was a middle school para-professional. Also at that...
Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett (R) is running for governor. On Dec. 1 he spoke with the Alva Review-Courier about the correctional system, rural hospitals, education and the state budget. Corrections "Corrections has gotten to a stage in the state of Oklahoma where we've got to do something significant," he said. "It's almost as if we're in a race to see how many people we can incarcerate. Our recidivism rate statewide is embarrassing," he said. The recidivism rate is better in this area than...
New things are coming to Aline-Cleo Elementary thanks to a grant funded by 4RKids. New special education teacher Gena Davis applied for the grant to help create a Sensory room. "While the room is being designed for our more special needs students, it would be available to any of the students in the building," she said. "Our students with autism will use the room the most. This room will provide a place to take a sensory break when a student is in need. It will also be the perfect place for our...
The Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors met for their November meeting the last evening of the month. President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with members present including: Jeff Miller, Chantae Simpson and Jim Parker. Miranda Allen arrived shortly after the meeting began. KDH CEO Margaret Grismer also sat at the board table. Other hospital personnel attending were: CFO Janell Goodno; Hospital DON Heidi Courson; Tara Girty and Lynn Johnson of the business office; PA Melissa Stroh, and RN Robyn Whitaker; five members of Cohesive...
The traditional Northwestern Oklahoma State University Holiday Gala Concert presented by the Fine Arts Department is set for Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium followed by the annual tree lighting ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, will continue the annual lighting of the university Christmas tree outside on the Herod Hall lawn at the Bell Tower immediately following the concert. Groups performing holiday-themed music include the Concert Choir and Symphony Band...
There was standing room only in the Barber County Courtroom in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Dec. 1 as local folks and others wanted to learn more about an officer-involved shooting Oct. 6 that resulted in the death of Steven Myers, 42, of Sun City. Kristina Myers, widow of Myers, filed a lawsuit in Barber County Court. She asked the court to release video and audio recordings of the encounter. Myers' attorney is Michael Kuckelman, who said the video and audio recordings are “troubling” and “the public has the right to know.” The fateful night b...
Filing for school board seats opened Monday at the Woods County Election Board and will continue until 5 p.m. today, Dec. 6. As of Tuesday afternoon, the only race developing was in Waynoka. Duane Shanks and John Hanson both filed for Seat 3. In addition Garret Gum has filed for the unexpired term for Seat 5 at Waynoka. For the Alva School Board, incumbent Tiffany Slater has filed for Seat 3. Shane Hansen, who was recently appointed to fill Seat 1, has filed for election to that seat for the unexpired term. Russell Reed has filed for Seat 3 at...
The Waynoka Public School Board of Education met Monday night at its regular time of 7:30 p.m. All board members were present for the meeting. The main topic on the agenda was the decision to approve or not to approve four new members to the Oklahoma Public School Investment Interlocal Cooperative (55K001) board of directors. After some discussion, the board voted to approve the new members. The new members elected are David Powell (OROS), superintendent of Wayne Public Schools, to position No. 4 (2018-2021 term); Matt Gindhart (OASBO),...
By Lynn L. MartinThe Woods County commissioners approved a couple of agenda items that would cause a portion of Woods County to be included in a TIF (Tax Increment Finance) district to help fund the proposed arena project. The county would be a partner with the City of Alva. The first item approved was a “memorandum of understanding” to create a committee, including representatives from the City of Alva and the county commissioners, to study the idea of using such a district to review the financial impact and the eligibility of the pro...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian athletes will be allowed to stand on the medal podium at the Winter Olympics — just not with their anthem playing or their nation's flag rising above them. The International Olympic Committee barred Russia and its sports leaders from the upcoming games in South Korea after its lead investigator concluded members of the Russian government concocted a doping scheme at the 2014 Sochi Games that "caused unprecedented damage to Olympism and to sports." Not welcome in Pyeongchang next year will be any sign of the...
DETROIT (AP) — Democratic Rep. John Conyers resigned from Congress on Tuesday after a nearly 53-year career, becoming the first Capitol Hill politician to lose his job in the torrent of sexual misconduct allegations sweeping through the nation's workplaces. The 88-year-old civil rights leader and longest-serving member of the House announced what he referred to as his "retirement" on Detroit talk radio, while continuing to deny he groped or sexually harassed women who worked for him. "My legacy can't be compromised or diminished in any way b...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition rocked Yemen's capital Tuesday, striking Sanaa's densely populated neighborhoods in apparent retaliation for the killing of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the Shiite rebels who control the city. Residents reported heavy bombing, and a U.N. official said at least 25 airstrikes hit the city over the past 24 hours. The Saudi-led coalition battling the rebels had thrown its support behind Saleh just hours before his death, as the longtime strongman's alliance with the rebels u...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump forged ahead Tuesday with plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. Trump also told the leaders of the Palestinian Authority and Jordan in phone calls that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It remains unclear, however, when he might take that physical step, which is required by U.S. law but has been waived on national...
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — For second time in two months, wind-driven fires tore through California communities in the middle of the night, leaving rows of homes and a psychiatric hospital in ruins Tuesday and sending tens of thousands of people fleeing for their lives. There were no immediate reports of any deaths or serious injuries in the blazes burning in Southern California's Ventura County, on the edge of Los Angeles and in inland San Bernardino County. The Ventura County wildfire broke out Monday and grew wildly to nearly 80 square miles (20...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has produced a spike in detentions by deportation officers across the country during his first months in office. At the same time, arrests along the Mexican border have fallen sharply, apparently as fewer people have tried to sneak into the U.S. Figures released by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday show Trump is delivering on his pledge to more strictly control immigration and suggest that would-be immigrants are getting the message to not even think about crossing t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Freedom Caucus has been on its best behavior these past few months. The group of about three dozen hard-right Republicans has a penchant for fighting with GOP leaders over tactics and strategy, and helped topple Speaker John Boehner, but it has played nice in the party's drive this fall to cut taxes. Not anymore. Washington's agenda has shifted to the budget, immigration and other contentious issues — and that has set off alarm bells inside the Freedom Caucus, which fears being on the losing end as GOP leaders and...
GENEVA (AP) — Myanmar's Rohingya minority has "very likely" faced crimes against humanity and possibly genocide at the hands of Myanmar security forces and their helpers, the U.N.'s top human rights body and a top U.N. official said Tuesday. The comments came at an urgent session of the 47-member Human Rights Council, which overwhelmingly approved a resolution that said crimes against humanity "very likely" occurred in Myanmar against the Muslim minority group since a security crackdown began in August. The crisis has left untold numbers of R...
