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Community Calendar Wednesday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities.

Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m.

Transportation provided upon request.

Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant.

2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030.

6:30 p.m. Free weight loss support group will start its next 13 week session on Jan. 16 at the First United Methodist Church.

7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s

meeting is held every Wednesday.

Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities.

Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m.

Transportation provided upon request.

Gary Booze will entertain at 12:30 p.m.

Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant.

2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030.

3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday.

Friday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities.

Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request.

2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030.

7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets every Friday at the Wheatheart Nutrition site, 122 1/2 E. Second, Cherokee.

Coatless woman flees crying to police

By Marione Martin A Cherokee man was arrested after his girlfriend fled without a coat to the police station. According to documents on file, on Jan. 4 about 20 minutes past midnight three Cherokee officers were outside the police department when they heard what sounded like a female crying. Officers Christopher Horstman, Bryan Vogelsong and Tyler Flaherty saw a woman coming around the corner of Main and Grand streets. The woman, later identified as Roxanne Smith, was crying loudly and not wearing a coat.

Horstman sprinted to Smith who said she had been assaulted by her boyfriend, and her two children were still in the house with him. Smith was sent into the police department with Flaherty while Horstman and Vogelsong went to 400 West Main to check on the children and The Alva Review-Courier / Newsgram is published Wednesday by Martin Broadcasting Corp.

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speak to the boyfriend, Edward Quixote Jones.

Five minutes later, the officers spoke with Jones and asked to see the children to check on their safety. He voluntarily allowed them to enter the residence. The children seemed to be fine, so the officers questioned Jones about the events of the night. Jones said he and Smith got into a verbal confrontation but it had in no way been physical. He said when he went into the bathroom, he heard the front door shut and looked outside to see Smith leaving. He decided to let her leave and locked the door behind her.

Police Chief David Butler arrived about 12:45 a.m. and told the officers to place Jones under arrest for the marks left on Smith. Jones then said she had attacked him, and he also had marks. The officers located a visible red mark on the right side of his neck. Jones was taken to the Alfalfa Count Jail for booking.

Smith stated she had arrived home about 10 p.m. after working her two jobs that day. She got the children ready for bed. Then she and Jones got into an argument about his wanting something to eat. She suggested something easy to make because she was tired, and Jones became angry and started yelling which woke the 3-month-old child. Smith said Jones got into her face several times and then grabbed a red rum bottle and gestured as if he were going to hit her.

She said she stood up and told Jones, “I’m tired of you threatening to hit me all the time.” She said Jones threw her

to the floor and tried to choke her. The 18-month-old child saw what was going on and began to scream. Smith was able to get away from Jones, grab her child and return to the couch.

Smith said she took off her ring and threw it. Jones became angrier and demanded she find the ring. When she refused, she said Jones slammed her in the face with his hand. Smith said Jones then woke up the younger child and told her no one in the house was going to sleep that night. He also threatened to flush Smith’s keys down the toilet so she couldn’t go anywhere. Then he said he was going to ruin her make-up. She said when he entered the bathroom she ran out the front door with no shoes and no coat and went to the police department.

In his statement, Jones said he was talking to Smith and she didn’t agree with what he was saying so he stopped talking to her. He said he went to another room and when he returned, Smith told him she hated him to which he replied, “I don’t care, you can say whatever you want about me, words don’t hurt me.”

Jones said Smith didn’t like what he said so she attacked him and began to pull his hair and hit him on top of the head. He said she did something to his neck but he didn’t know what although he had a mark. He also stated that during the confrontation he did not touch Smith and he wouldn’t around the children.

Edward Jones, 31, has been charged with felony domestic assault and battery by strangulation.

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Board of Education confers with attorney

By Lynn L. Martin The January meeting of the Alva School Board went longer than usual because of two executive sessions. The first was with Tulsa attorney Bo Rainey to discuss strategy regarding a lawsuit filed Dec. 19, 2012 by Donald and Norma Prophet on behalf of their child, a student in the Alva school system.

The civil case is filed in Woods County as CJ-2012-40 claiming negligence for an amount over $10,001.00.

After the executive session, the board authorized the Superintendent to take action as planned in the executive session.

Personnel Changes The board accepted the resignation of Dusty Horn as assistant football coach.

Later In the meeting, the board hired Dusty Horn as high school girl’s golf coach for 2012-2013 school year.

The board accepted the resignation of Cynthia Olbert as Alva Middle School secretary. Julie Isenbart was hired as her replacement.

In other hiring, DaNae Hagelburg and Jennifer Redinger were employed as noncertified paraprofessionals.

Audra Olive, a December Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) graduate, was employed as a 5/7 certified teacher at Longfellow School where she has been practice teaching. She will help with Sherrie Benson’s class since Sherrie was moved to the head teacher position after the transfer of Steve Shiever to the high school.

The board approved a trip for Electric Gold to Dallas, Texas, on March 28-30.

The group will sing at Shattuck and Vici public schools en route to Dallas. While

there, they will attend the musical “Mary Poppins,” a Mavericks/Bulls basketball game and tour the JFK Memorial Museum. They will miss only one day of school. Transportation will be by chartered bus.

The school board spent some time discussing a mineral lease with Chesapeake energy. The board took no action because the Lincoln School property was omitted.

Some members did not like splitting up the school property, preferring to lease all the land in one fell swoop. Parkhurst will take the issue back to Chesapeake.

A Superintendent evaluation document from the Oklahoma School Board Association was on the agenda for con-

Audra Olive was employed as a certified teacher at Longfellow School.

sideration. Lynda Martin objected to the document because there were many areas she said she couldn’t fairly evaluate because she hadn’t observed the superintendent in those situations. After discussion by several board members, the document was approved. The fact that evaluation of the Superintendent was on the agenda later in the agenda, tended to force the need for an evaluation instrument.

In other action, Superintendent Parkhurst reported that the Education Co-op was moved during the Christmas break from the Professional Building to office space in the Cherokee Strip Museum. The district will enjoy lower rent, and the proximity to Head Start will be useful.

Enrollment at the various sites was reported: Alva High School – 258; Washington School – 236; Longfellow School – 132; Lincoln School – 134 and Alva Middle School – 217.

School Security Discussion School board members asked each principal to report on the security of their various buildings. All but the high school reported locked outside doors except one; most reported locked classroom doors during classes; and all said since the incident in Connecticut, they have had staff meetings regarding the topics.

Superintendent Parkhurst said the high school was a security nightmare.

This is because they have to have at least three unlocked doors. Several classes are in external buildings on the west side of the site. Also, many students need to leave and return during the school day because they are enrolled in classes at NW Career Tech and at NWOSU. Superintendent Parkhurst said he attended a Superintendents’ meeting where Janet Barresi said the legislature is probably going to permit teachers to carry fire arms after proper training. Parkhurst said, “The larger schools in the metropolitan areas are not necessarily in favor because they already have armed law enforcement stationed on their campuses. On the other hand, some rural school districts are located 30 miles from the nearest police station or sheriff’s office and they feel the need for that permission.”

The final act on the agenda was to move into executive session to evaluate the Superintendent’s performance. After returning to open session, the board voted unanimously to continue with Stephen Parkhurst as the Superintendent.

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Lynn Says

Too many cases of Shingles around

By Lynn L. Martin A couple of people at church and another friend have developed “Shingles.”

Before that happened, in the middle of September, I decided to get a Shingles vaccination because many people told me, “You’d better get that shot if you can afford it. You DON’T want to come down with Shingles.” Later I read that the average American has a 1 in 3 chance of coming down with the infection.

The shots are expensive. An article on the internet said expect to pay $200$300. I had my shot administered by a local physician here in Alva after Holder Drug ordered-in the vaccine. I paid something like $130.00. So living in a small town is good. (Of course, we’re now in the age of Obamacare and who knows what prices will do.)

It was only later when I was talking to my friends that I learned that even if you’ve received the shot, you can still come down with Shingles. Since then, I’ve read articles saying the shot is still a good idea because (1) it does reduce the chance of coming down with the virus and (2) it reduces the severity of the rash if you do.

Here’s a quote from WebMd: “There is a Shingles vaccine for people who are 50 years and older. This lowers your chances of getting Shingles and prevents long-term pain that can occur after Shingles. And if you do get Shingles, having the vaccine makes it more

likely that you will have less pain and your rash will clear up more quickly.”

The official name is for shingles is Varicella-zoster virus. It is part of a group of viruses called herpes viruses, which includes the viruses that cause cold sores and genital herpes. Because of this, Shingles is also known as herpes-zoster. But the virus that causes chickenpox and Shingles is not the same virus responsible for cold sores or genital herpes, a sexually transmitted infection.

Most of us had chickenpox as children. After you’ve had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain. Years later, the virus may reactivate as Shingles.

Some physicians believe that stress triggers the outbreaks. What is interesting is if you have not had chickenpox, and you become infected with the Varicellazoster virus, you will get chickenpox, not Shingles.

Although Shingles can occur anywhere on your body, it most often appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps around either the left or the right side of your torso.

While it isn’t a life-threatening condition, Shingles can be very painful.

Vaccines can help reduce the risk of Shingles while early treatment can help shorten a shingles infection and lessen the chance of complications.

The reason for the encore is unclear.

But it may be due to lowered immunity to infections as you grow older. Shingles is more common in older adults and in people who have weak immune systems.

In general, most of the articles I saw recommended the vaccine for those over 60. Last I knew, Medicare would not pay for the vaccination.

Symptoms The rash isn’t always the first sign of Shingles.

For some people, the first sign of Shingles may be a pain, tingling, or an itchy feeling on a specific part of the skin, on a single side of the body. This sensation may last from two to three days. The Shingles rash typically appears on the same part of the skin where the initial symptoms were felt. Once the rash appears, the pain can become more severe.

The Shingles rash may begin as fluid-filled blisters similar to chickenpox blisters. These may be in a band or a cluster, or even be just a few blisters here and there. The pain associated with the Shingles rash can be constant, or it can come and go. Sometimes the pain is so intense that even a slight breeze can cause discomfort. The rash itself may range from mild to severe.

The photo with this story is of one type of shingles breakout. It DOES look painful.

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Off to a good start in 2013, CISD makes personnel replacements and starts a gift fund

By Roger McKenzie A new treasurer, a new paraprofessional and a new gift fund were approved at Monday night’s meeting of the Cherokee School Board. The new independent treasurer, who will also take over Activity Fund custodian duties, is Kayla Puffinbarger. She has actually been on the job learning from outgoing school treasurer Jennifer Roach and the current Activity Fund custodian Judy Porter. This was the first chance for the school board to make her hiring official.

It was Roach, however, who gave the January treasurer’s report, which showed Dec. 31 cash balances of $220,250.73 in the General Fund, a negative $911.21 in the Building Fund, $12,824.20 in the

Kayla Puffinbarger

Lunch Fund, $21,216.33 in the Roof Bond Fund, $1,800.55 in the Transportation Bond Fund, $3786.47 in the Building/Equipment Fund, a healthy $151,526.14 in the Sinking Fund and $68,990.28 in the Casualty/Flood Insurance Fund. The total balance of all the funds as of Dec. 31, 2012, was $410,903.02.

With interest rates on the school’s money at record lows of 0.15 percent, it would be nice to go ahead and use at least some of the sinking fund money to pre-pay some bonds. But Roach told the board that the bonds prohibit prepayment.

Current collections are running a little slower than usual, but some state money arrived in December and more will come this month.

Her report was approved.

Porter gave what may be her last Activity Fund report, which was also approved.

One of the items in the treasurer’s report, the almost $69,000 in the Casualty/ Flood Insurance Fund is leftover funds after all insurance payments were made for hail damages to the roof. The funds, if no longer needed for that purpose, can be released for other district needs, Supt. Cory Ellis explained to the board.

He asked them to release the funds for district use, including possibly for helping pay for heating and air conditioning needs. The board approved his request.

The board approved encumbrances and heard administrative reports from

Elementary Principal Rick Brown and Superintendent Ellis. Both men spoke of excellent teacher education programs presented to the teachers by teachers especially good at what they do who talked to the Cherokee personnel about best practices.

Brown noted a couple of upcoming elementary basketball games, class pictures and noted the size of each class from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The total enrollment was 187 students and the chief concern was the size of the third grade. Twenty-eight students are being taught by one teacher. It is the only grade with one teacher and he suggested that the board consider hiring another teacher for that grade if possible.

He said the elementary school is having a great year and everyone seems to be excited.

Ellis noted that the heating has all but disappeared in the school gym. A complete fix could cost from $30,000 to $50,000 per unit if all four units are replaced, depending on how quickly the district replaces the units.

Without sounding an alarm, he hinted that the recent property tax proposal passed statewide that capped increases in property taxes might eventually have an effect on school revenues from ad valorem taxes.

He noted that the owner of Dottie’s Cafe had donated a warming buffet tray to the school lunchroom and he pointed to a Jan. 16 basketball game between Cherokee and Waynoka that will be held in the Chesapeake Arena in Oklahoma City.

He also said he’s preparing to start summer projects as soon as school lets out and outlined some projects that he had in mind – painting lockers, rearranging some spaces to create “a true business office” and putting a wall back at the elementary school.

The board voted to accept a monetary gift of $10,000 presented by Tim Starks as “seed money” for the encouragement of other donations to ultimately build a much needed ag barn to meet rapidly growing needs of that program.

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Woods County Commissioners From Page 10 Approve Monthly Reports Cherokee

By Lynn L. Martin The Woods County Commissioners had a routine first of the month meeting reviewing reports from the various offices in the Court House.

Monthly Reports:

County Clerk Office Collections $ 19,952.80

Court Clerk Office Balance $171,036.97

Election Board Balance $ 2,293.38

Health Dept.

Collections $ 631.27

Sheriff’s Monthly Report Collections $ 4,103.82 November

Sheriff’s Monthly Report Collections $ 2,753.26 December

Board of Prisoners Expenses $ 5,517.54 November

Board of Prisoners Expenses $ 4,634.75 December

Treasurer’s Office Balance $ 18,547.97 The Commissioners also approved the following road crossing permits totaling $4500 in fees collected: Road Crossings:

D#1 27-29-15 Caprock Water $750

D#1 26-28-13 Caprock Water $500

D#1 15-28-13 Chesapeake Water $500

D#1 14-28-13 Chesapeake Water $500

D#1 23-26-13 Atlas Pipeline Gas $500

D#1 22-26-13 Atlas Pipeline Gas $500 D#2 23-27-14 Caprock Water $250

D#2 28-28-17 Chesapeake Water $500

D#2 34-29-20 Crescent Water $250

D#3 3-24-13 Crescent Water $250 The monthly budget appropriates were approved.

Monthly Appropriations: Highway $337,022.77 Sheriff $ 4,761.00 Mortgage Tax $ 135.00 County Clerk Lien Fee $ 3,653.75 County Clerk Pres. Fee $ 3,900.00 Treasurer’s Resale $ 242.84 Enhanced 9-1-1 $ 35,241.92 Sheriff Service Fee $ 772.00 Free Fair T & R $ 3,725.00 Sheriff’s Revolving Fund $ 1,690.00 Assessor Fee $ 397.50 Court Clerk Personal Service $ 3,932.46 Avard M & O $ 13.26 CBRI Fund $ 30,919.66 About the only item that took any time was a discussion about the lack of bids submitted for the purchase of an inventory of road crossing metal tin-horns. Only one firm bid, and it was not from their customary suppliers. The board decided they had no choice but to go with the new firm and see if they can meet the 30-day delivery specification. That seems to be a very important specification in the bidding.

two years ago to a total of 48 to 52 students with 95 animals on feed. He presented an estimate of costs for a building 80’ long by 60’ wide, with a 20’ lean to addition. Those costs (for building materials, slab and labor) totaled about $90-100,000 without costs for electricity, water, etc.

If the fund-raising produced those funds, then Ellis said he hoped the district could provide maintenance and utilities as it does with all its buildings.

Board president Ken Girty said he felt the barn was a good idea and made the motion to accept the gift to kick-off fundraising. The board approved.

In a related item, the board also approved establishing a Gift Fund for such gifts to help keep them accounted for.

After approving Puffinbarger, the board also approved another employee officially who has been working for the district as a replacement for an employee who resigned. Paula Alford was approved as an elementary paraprofessional. Both approvals were in support of the superintendent’s recommendations.

There being no new business, the meeting adjourned after slightly less than an hour.

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Use caution Obituaries at Alva intersection College and Barnes

By Marione Martin Alva Business Manager Joe Don Dunham told the city council Monday night that the flashing red traffic light at College and Barnes will be replaced with temporary four way stop signs. The temporary signs were in place Tuesday morning. With the temporary signs and the construction going on at the intersection, motorists should be careful when approaching the area.

When Rudy Construction began the removal of the sidewalk at the southeast corner of the intersection, it was discovered that the pole supporting the traffic light did not have adequate footing. The pole had a definite lean toward the street when the concrete walk was removed.

A change order to the original construction contract was issued. The pole was removed temporarily until a stronger base or footing could be put in place.

Then the traffic light will be back in place.

HENRY BOYD DEWITT HELENA – Funeral service for Henry Boyd DeWitt will be Thursday, Jan. 10, at 1:30 p.m. at Helena United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home of Helena. Online condolences may be made at www. lanmanmemorials.com .

Boyd was born on July 1, 1929, in rural Helena on their homeplace to Henry Harrison DeWitt and Edna Kathrine Gibson DeWitt and passed from this life on Jan. 6, 2013, near his home in rural Helena.

Survivors include his wife, Glenda, two sons, one daughter, nine grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, one brother-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be given to Helena United Methodist Church, Helena Historical Society or Gideon’s International through the funeral home.

EDNA LORENE LINDER Funeral services for Edna Lorene Linder, 102, are pending with Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka LLC. MARVIN RUDOLPH PARSONS Graveside services for Marvin Rudolph Parsons will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery with Rev. John Smith officiating. Interment is under the direction of

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Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka, LLC. Marvin Rudolph Parsons, 84, son of the late Dennis and Margaret (Hada) Parsons, was born May 24, 1928, at Freedom, and passed away Jan. 7, 2013, at Woodward.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers.

Marvin is survived by one daughter.

Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.

GEORGE D. SMITH KIOWA, Kan. – George D. Smith passed away on Monday, Jan. 07. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Christian Church in Kiowa, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Byron-Amorita Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. in Kiowa, Kansas. Condolences may be shared with the family at www. lanmanmemorials.com George was born on Jan. 28, 1921, to George Bert Smith and Maggie Gray Smith at Amorita.

He is survived by three sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Friends of the Kiowa District Hospital and Manor Foundation, Inc. or the Byron-Amorita Cemetery.

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Negligent homicide charge filed in March 2012 fatal collision

By Marione Martin A negligent homicide charge has been filed in Alfalfa County against a driver involved in a fatal wreck that occurred on March 20, 2012. According to documents on file, the misdemeanor charge was filed on Jan. 4 against Kenneth Les McAlester, 62, of Pratt, Kan. In the accompanying documentation of the accident, McAlester is listed as being from Amory, Miss.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper R.G. Wallace was at the scene of a two-vehicle collision west of Burlington on State Highway 11 when he heard radio traffic about a two-vehicle collision involving injuries with a possible fatality east of Alva on U.S. Highway 64.

When Wallace arrived at the scene three miles west of Ingersoll, he saw emergency personnel from the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee Fire and Rescue, Alva Fire and Rescue and

Alva EMS. He saw a tractor-trailer sitting across the highway with the trailer completely across both lanes of traffic and the tractor on the north edge of the highway with the passenger side front tires off the pavement in the north ditch.

The tractor was facing the west and its headlamps were on.

Wallace stated that as he walked to the west side of the trailer, he saw a silver pickup with a temporary Louisiana plate.

The pickup had been east bound and collided with the side of the trailer that was across the lane of traffic. The driver of the pickup was still seated in the driver’s seat in an upright position with the front of the pickup and the edge of the trailer pinning him there. He was pronounced dead by the medical examiner from multiple blunt force injuries. The driver was later identified as Joshua Lee Phillips, 27, of Ferriday, La. Trooper Wallace notified Enid OHP

that this was a fatality. He had them notify the lieutenant and start the fatality team and also notify a size and weights unit. He had Alfalfa County Sheriff Charlie Tucker take the statements of two witnesses.

Wallace talked to McAlester, the driver of the tractor-trailer, who said he was not hurt. Wallace described him as being extremely scared and nervous. Wallace read him his Miranda rights and asked him what had happened. McAlester said he had missed his turn to the disposal and he was turning around when the pickup hit him. He said the pickup had followed him from Alva and was speeding up and slowing down behind him. He said it appeared to him the pickup had sped up when it hit him.

While Sheriff Tucker secured the scene, Trooper Wallace took McAlester to Share Medical Center in Alva to have blood drawn. They then returned to the scene and waited for the fatality team to arrive.

According to Wallace, after a reconstruction of the collision was completed it was determined the collision occurred when McAlester was attempting to turn around by pulling north onto the county road while trying to stay on the asphalt apron and then backed across U.S. Highway 64 onto the south county road, still trying to stay on the asphalt as much as possible to avoid the muddy roads, and then pulled forward and started his turn.

According to the investigation, he did not have enough room to turn without getting his front passenger tires off the asphalt and in the mud and thought he was going to get stuck, so he began to try to back his way out of the mud and get back on the pavement when his trailer was stuck by the Phillips pickup.

The tractor-trailer was covered in mud and road grime due to the recent rains and may have been hard to see, and Phillips may not have been able to see the trailer across the roadway due to the headlamps of the tractor that most likely appeared to be a vehicle coming at him. Phillips was traveling 48 miles an hour before colliding with the trailer, leaving 14.2 feet of skids before impact. Phillips’ right foot was still on the brake pedal when his body was removed from the vehicle.

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Timberlake Basketball Homecoming Court: Bailee Clift, Braden Seaman, Queen, Kayla Castle, King, Jacob Henderson, Karly LeForce and Jordan Nichols. Flower girl was Kayla Cotton and Crown Bearer was Wyatt Hofen.

Area students named to Fort Hays State University’s fall 2012 Deans Honor Roll Several area students are included on Fort Hays State University’s (FSHU) Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012 semester.

Each student is listed by hometown. Majors are included.

Kiowa – Amee Stapleton, an athletic training major.

Medicine Lodge – Judd Dohrmann, a health and human performance (K-12 teaching and coaching) major.

Medicine Lodge – Braden Hrencher, a geology major.

Medicine Lodge – Sadie Yoder, a social work major.

Nashville, Kansas – Rebecca Stillwell, a radiologic technology major.

The roll includes only full-time (12 credit hours or more) undergraduate students who earned at least a 3.60 grade-point average for the semester.

Both on-campus and FHSU Virtual College students are eligible.

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Helena man dead after crashing car into pasture

Ex-Okla. Senate Voter Registration leader gets probation for bribery Data for Woods County

HELENA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says an 83-yearold man is dead after crashing his car into a pasture while backing out of a driveway.

Troopers say Henry Boyd Dewitt of Helena likely suffered some type of medical condition as he was backing his car out of a private drive Sunday morning in Alfalfa County. A preliminary report says Dewitt’s car accelerated as he was driving in reverse and his car crossed a county road, drove through a field and crashed into a farm structure before coming to rest in a pasture.

The cause of collision remains under investigation. No one else was injured.

By Alex Cole The Woods County Election Board reported to the county commissioners that, at the end of 2012, there were 1,475 registered Democrats, 2,788 Republicans and 349 Independent voters, adding up to a total of 4,612 active voters. There were 580 inactive voters and a total of 5 cancellations were noted.

Statewide, the registration report revealed that, at the end of 2012, there were 834,933 Democrats, 811,463 Republicans and 200,984 Independent voters. There was a total of 1,847,380 active voters and 269,386 inactive voters. A sum of 6,058 cancellations were reported.

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By Tim Talley OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The powerful former leader of the Oklahoma Senate was sentenced to five years’ probation Tuesday after being convicted of taking a $12,000 bribe in exchange for his influence on legislation.

Former Senate President Pro-Tem Mike Morgan had faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was convicted on a federal bribery charge in March, though jurors acquitted him of related extortion and mail fraud counts and couldn’t reach a verdict on other counts.

U.S. District Judge Robin Cauthron issued the sentence and declined to impose a fine on Morgan, 57, a lawyer from Stillwater.

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Burlington Bond Election yesterday, highlights of public meeting

By Yvonne Miller Burlington School District patrons voted yesterday in a special election on a proposed $1.275 million bond issue to add more rooms at the school and build a school residence. When the Newsgram went to print Tuesday, election results were not yet known. Watch the Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram website for results – alvareviewcourier.com.

The school board held a special meeting last Thursday inviting the public to attend and discuss the proposed bond issue.

Superintendent Glen Elliott said about a half dozen patrons attended the 45 minute meeting in the auditorium.

Board President Terry Graham led the meeting with all board members present: Beth Guffy, Allison Armbruster, Aaron Smith and Roger Allen. Others present were the superintendent; Principal Shane Feely, minutes clerk Jan Hill and Stephen H. McDonald representative Matt Reichert.

With the current economic boom from oil and gas revenue, the board felt the time was right to make improvements at the school. Elliott said with the boom, the school’s valuation increased by $11 million – from $16 million to $28 million.

Specifically, the bond issue calls for adding a new shop area to the agriculture education classroom built in 2010.

The bond issue would also pay for construction of a new

band room which would also double as a safe room. This would allow the Pre-K class to move into the current band room from a portable building.

Replacement of the school’s residence that is estimated to be nearly 100 years old is also included in the bond issue. The superintendent and his wife lived in that house until this summer. A crumbling foundation that collapsed onto sewer lines forced them to find housing elsewhere. The damage is too costly to repair on an old structure with other issues as well, he said.

Superintendent Elliott said the board wants their superintendent to live in Burlington, not another town.

“I won’t be here forever,” Elliott said. “The house will be here for the next superintendent.”

Payment of Burlington School Bond Projects Regarding Burlington School’s other bond issue projects, Elliott gave an update.

The bond issue passed in 2010 to pay for new locker rooms and the new agriculture classroom will be paid within two to three years, Elliott said.

The current transportation bond issue has a five-year payment schedule with the first payment due in July.

“Each person pays less because of the increased valuation,” Elliott said of bond payments.

If the bond issue passed yesterday, Elliott said for the first year, taxpayers will pay about the same amount. For example, if a person owes $100, their payment will increase to $114, he said.

“And the amount will go down from there,” Elliott said.

“We anticipate another valuation increase for 2014.”

He said the 2010 bond issue has one percent interest. Bondsmen anticipate less than one percent interest for this bond issue, Elliott said.

A History of Burlington School Construction Opening the meeting, President Graham reviewed the history of Burlington Public School construction.

The first consolidated school district in Alfalfa County, Burlington was designated as District 1 in 1908. The school opened with 150 students. Today school enrollment is 156 students.

The first wood structure school building was built in 1913.

The two-story brick school house was built in 1923 with the current gymnasium constructed in 1948. Construction of the present school building was in 1963.

The original agriculture education building was built in 1968. In 1970 the elementary addition was built directly east of the school building. Then in 1975 “the little gym” was built.

No other major construction projects happened at the school until the new locker rooms and agriculture classroom were built 35 years later in 2010.

“The time couldn’t be any better to do it,” Elliott said of the proposed bond issue.

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South Barber School Board has good discussion on drug testing policy

By Yvonne Miller Monday night the South Barber Board of Education held a special meeting to further discuss details of implementing a drug testing policy.

Board member Michael Anderson conducted the meeting in the absence of president Kent Swartz who was ill. All other members were present: Jeff Black, Deb Helfrich, Bob Schrock, Dana Roark and Janet Robison. Superintendent Brad Morris and deputy board clerk Mary Lynn Meyers also sat at the table.

Principals Marcia Cantrell and Brent Shaffer attended as did several teachers including: Melva Armbruster and husband Robert Armbruster (a hospital board member); Mary Ann Gillig, Connie Rooks, Jill Daughhetee, Jeannie Albright and Cheryl Washburn. Mark Pollock was there as representative for the South Barber Site Council who researched and discussed the issue for the board over one year.

No other parents attended simply as interested parents. Board members and site council members said they’ve heard comments from numerous parents wanting drug testing. However, those present Monday night openly questioned why more parents didn’t come to the public meeting on this subject about a month ago or this meeting.

Board members commented on more details they like from policies of other schools. The testing would be random and would look for illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

Robison made the comment, “We want to go into this for the right reason – to help the kids.” That sentiment was echoed by many throughout the evening.

Robison said she also thinks it’s fair

that since the district already test bus drivers, they should perform drug tests for not only students, but teachers too.

The board seemed to agree they want any student testing positive to seek counseling. They also want the results of testing to remain confidential between the students, parents and an outside counseling service.

Many of the teachers and board members expressed concern over the lack of privacy and confidentiality on drug testing in a small town, despite using an out-oftown testing agency.

That concern comes as positive drug testing would cause students to be ineligible for participation in extra-curricular school activities (sports, music, FFA, speech events, etc.)

Pollock said he favors random drug testing because, “If it’s a deterrent – if kids have a reason to say no, then that’s a success.”

When board members asked the group of teachers their opinion of how much of a drug problem there currently is among students, the answer was “not as much as there was.” However, the group agreed there are drugs in the school.

The anonymous survey taken by students late last semesters shows near half of them believe there is drug and alcohol use among some students.

Principal Shaffer said, “Everyone has their own definition of what a problem is.”

Listening to all the considerations, Black said, “Drug testing could happen by a parent going to Wal-Mart and buying a drug test for their own child.”

Many said they realize that won’t happen in most cases for numerous reasons.

Cost a Consideration Who pays for testing and counseling

is one of the biggest questions. Shaffer suggested corporate and private donations could help. He and some others said they’ve already had some people offer to contribute.

Superintendent Morris said another factor to consider is the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) legal counsel will not assist in drug cases. The board would have to hire an attorney which would be another expense.

The superintendent told the board their options are to implement a drug policy or not. They could get one prepared and put it on the back burner.

Roark and Helfrich both voiced their desire to proceed with a drug testing policy.

Anderson asked, “If it saves one kid, is it worth it?” Basically the entire room replied “yes.”

“We’re trying to help kids before it becomes a worse problem for them,” Helfrich said.

Principal Shaffer said, “I don’t mind doing it if it’s done right.”

Roark asked Shaffer what else can be done to help prevent a drug problem. He and several teachers mentioned being proactive with programs, speakers and more especially for younger students.

Daughhetee said she knows some older kids will roll their eyes at the thought of a speaker. But, she still remembers when as a young teacher she listened to an anti-drug speaker who started his message out with the sound of three jail doors slamming shut. She said it made quite an impression with her as she still vividly remembers that deafening and final sound.

The board directed Superintendent Morris to check on numerous specific details of drug testing such as: cost of hair testing and urine testing; area certified counseling services; turnaround time of testing and getting results; and other costs, etc.

The subject will be addressed at another meeting in the near future. The board wants to first hear a report from Swartz regarding a conversation he had with a board member from El Dorado regarding their drug testing policy. They want to visit with a representative from a drug testing company. Board members want to insure they’ve got every angle covered before making a decision.

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Waynoka FFA presenting stuffed animals (left to right) to the Enid Highway Patrol were Colton Budy, Hannah Darr, Patrolman John Wimer, Josiah Darr and Jillian Whipple

Waynoka FFA gives cuddly companions

By Josiah Darr When a child experiences an automobile accident, house fire or medical emergency, a cuddly companion can help them cope. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol gives out hundreds of stuffed animals to children in times of trouble or trauma.

For a community service project, the Waynoka FFA Chapter decided to collect

new or gently used stuffed animals for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s Teddy Bear Program. The members placed a big box in the school hallway so students, faculty and administrators could place their donations in it. During the month of December the FFA members collected approximately 100 stuffed animals of all shapes and sizes.

Members of the officer team consisting of Hannah Darr, Jillian Whipple, Josiah Darr and Colton Budy delivered them to Patrolman John Wimer at the Enid Highway Patrol Station. Patrolman Wimer stated, “I really appreciate the large donation of stuffed animals and they will bring comfort to many children.”

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Probation Some of Morgan’s family members and friends in the courtroom whispered “Yes!” as Cauthron announced the sentence. Afterward, a teary-eyed Morgan embraced them as many wept.

“I love you all,” Morgan said. “God bless my family, my friends. They believed in me. They stood by me.”

Morgan said he intends to appeal his conviction and repeated assertions he has made since he was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2011 that he did not commit a crime.

“I am very relieved that the judge has granted probation,” Morgan said. “She understands the weakness of this case. I am innocent.”

In sentencing Morgan, Cauthron noted he was originally charged with 63 counts but convicted of only one, and she said much of the evidence produced by federal prosecutors was suspect.

“You were charged with a lot. You were convicted of very little,” Cauthron told Morgan as he stood at the defense table next to defense attorney Jack Fisher.

The judge also indicated she was impressed by the more than 400 letters she received requesting leniency for Morgan. Among those writing on Morgan’s behalf were three former governors, current and former lawmakers, tribal leaders and other elected officials.

“I think the letters probably spoke volumes,” Morgan said afterward.

“Cougar Dynasty” was the theme for the Aline-Cleo Basketball Homecoming Friday night. Nathan Dobbs, senior, was chosen king. He crowned Willow Gahr, also a senior, during the ceremony before the games against Freedom.

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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log December 31, 2012 9:24 a.m. Minor accident between Highway 58 and Highway 132 on Byron blacktop, have deputy from Medford going to go check, deputy was advised and en route, deputy advised that the men do not want it worked, so Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) was advised.

10:40 a.m. Lost equipment 1 ½ miles east of old flashing lights, deputy was advised, deputy went 2 miles east on Highway 11 and nothing.

10:52 a.m. Keys locked in vehicle at United Supermarket, red Ford pickup, deputy was advised.

12:25 p.m. Man being upset on Choctaw Rd., respondent advised deputy that we need to do a welfare check on individual in Carmen, advised location is in Woods Co., respondent called Woods Co. 2:02 p.m. People blocking traffic at 300 block of Main in Jet, they are moving but they should not block traffic.

3:07 p.m. Daughters haven’t made it to location, respondent advised they hadn’t made it to Alva, last time they talked they were in Helena around one this afternoon, advised him the roads were clear and no wrecks have been reported, also advised if they didn’t make contact with them within the hour we would do a welfare check, respondent called back and advised they made it to Alva safe and okay.

3:36 p.m. Four-wheelers driving on highway in Jet, respondent advised her husband called earlier about some fourwheelers blocking their driveway, now they are driving up and down Highway 64, she didn’t think that was okay, advised deputy, he is going to go check it out.

8:25 p.m. Fire on Highway 45 in McWillie, smoke is blowing across the highway and it’s so thick you can’t see, someone is going to have a wreck, paged Helena Fire Department (HFD), deputy en route, HFD en route with two grass rigs, HFD advised it was a controlled burn but they got it put out, it was mostly fog blocking the highway than smoke but got it cleared.

January 1, 2013 10:00 a.m. Gas drive off at Carmen Jiffy Trip, in the amount of $10, gave name of person that drove off, deputy was on his way up here to release a man and then he will go down there, deputy en route, deputy was advised of a roll-

over east of railroad track by McWillie, respondent called back, individual came and paid for gas.

12:32 p.m. Minor accident on Highway 45 and ¼ mile west of Jet blacktop, Onstar advised of a man rolling his pickup, on south side of road in plowed field there is a silver pickup there, all are en route to correct site.

3:13 p.m. Child having seizures on Randolph, needed an ambulance, advised Cherokee Ambulance.

4:03 p.m. Vicious dog at 300 block of N. Second in Carmen, respondent advised of a black Lab-looking dog had just attacked and bit her pug, thinks he now has a broken leg, also attacked her daughter and chased her daughter, she had to climb up the swing set to get away from it, also a man came looking for the dog too because he had attacked and bit his Chihuahua, dog is now between her house and her neighbours, advised deputy, advised to call animal control, animal control had been advised and will be en route, animal control is here and is taking over, is going to ride around for a little bit and try to find the dog.

7:05 p.m. Threatening phone calls in Carmen, respondent advised he has been getting threatening phone calls, needs an officer to take a report, advised deputy, he called respondent to see what is going on.

January 3, 2013 8:11 a.m. Burglary 3 miles south of Cozy Curve ¼ mile west and south into, respondent advised someone has stolen a meter from a location, when deputy was advised he was right there.

11:58 a.m. Reckless driver westbound on Highway 45 in Woods Co., respondent advised a red flat bed ran him off the road and also another car, Woods Co. was advised.

10:40 p.m. Cattle out 4-5 miles north of 412 on Highway 58, one calf out, advised Major Co., they informed me of possible owner.

January 4, 2013 10:45 a.m. Hay in road by McWillie toward 8/45 junction, in the middle of the road, Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) was advised.

11:05 a.m. Fire west of Carmen on Highway 45, CFD advised hay will be smoldering for a few days, back at station.

11:45 a.m. Unlock vehicle in Carmen, when deputy came in he advised it

belonged to a mail man in Carmen, vehicle is unlocked.

11:35 a.m. Cattle out 3 miles north of Helena and back west, respondent advised cattle is out again and on property eating from his field, called owner and advised him to get the cattle off and put them on his property before someone goes and loads them up, he advised he would do that.

1:00 p.m. Lost load at Cherokee Jiffy Trip, at Jiffy Trip with semi, looks like it lost a load of rock.

1:15 p.m. Unlock vehicle out by airport, spoke with deputy, deputy en route to airport.

3:39 p.m. Medical call to Nescatunga, need an ambulance for very sick individual, advised CPD request for ambulance, Nescatunga responding with Rescue truck and one person.

6:04 p.m. Welfare check in Cherokee, respondent is concerned about her neighbour, request welfare check, possibly no water or electric, advised CPD, they will check.

January 5, 2013 9:43 a.m. Reckless driver on Highway 58 toward Highway 64, respondent is following a white diesel truck pulling a goose-neck trailer, he is driving all over the road going off into ditch and jerking his vehicle back on to the highway, that is causing him to go into on-coming traffic, he has ran an elderly woman and a man pulling a giant 5-TH wheel off the road, advised OHP and deputy, he had turned heading towards Carmen, let Woods Co. know because he might turn and go towards Hopeton.

10:34 a.m. Keys locked in car on Lambert Rd., deputy advised and en route.

11:42 a.m. Water pipe on road 2 ½ miles north of Driftwood, deputy advised and en route, deputy moved it onto side of road, road clear.

6:55 p.m. Trailer on shoulder 1 mile south of Cherokee on Highway 64, a white tank battery trailer on shoulder and blocking Co. Rd., deputy checked it out, trailer has a flat, they will fix it tomorrow, can’t get anyone to fix it before then.

January 6, 2013 8:14 a.m. Rolled-over camper in Byron, respondent advised he was run off the road by a semi and it rolled his See Sheriff Page 46

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Alfalfa County Court Filings

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.

Criminal Filings Edward Quixote Jones, 31, Cherokee: Domestic assault and battery by strangulation ($265.50).

Misdemeanor Filings Gerald Michael Fernandez, 24, Cherokee: Driving while license is revoked ($296.50).

Jonathan Grothe, 21, Cherokee: Public intoxication ($296.50).

Carl Anderson, 33, Cherokee: Driving while license is under suspension

($296.50).

Lisa Severe, 31, Jet: Driving while license is suspended ($229).

Kenneth Les McAlester, 62, Pratt, Kan.: Negligent homicide ($265.50).

Divorce Filings Joshua Wade Beall vs. Kayla Kathleen Beall: Divorce ($198.70).

Marriage Filings Terry Merle Kane, 59, Manchester and Shelly Ann Hess, 39, Manchester: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60).

Bryan Ronald Jackson, 20, Kiowa, Kan., and Rachel Amy-Louise Green, 21, Tahlequah: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60).

Traffic Filings Bridget Beebe, 27, Carmen: Failure to carry insurance verification ($231.50).

Tara L. Carter, 44, Perryton, Texas: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid drivers license ($294).

Keith Arnold Scobey Jr., 41, Okla-

homa City: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid drivers license ($256.50).

Keith Arnold Scobey Jr., 41, Oklahoma City: Transporting open container of beer ($316).

Tracy Leanne Griswold, 20, Helena: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid drivers license ($256.50).

Bridget Beebe, 27, Carmen: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid drivers license($256.50).

Jose Daniel Ortiz, 32, Goltry: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid drivers license ($256.50).

The following individuals received a citation for speeding: Primitivo Miranda Gutierrez, 45, Enid: 1-10 over ($188.50); Miguel A. Saavedra Castro, no age or address listed: 16-20 over ($241.50).

The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Tyler Wayne Orr, 24, McCurtain.

Alfalfa County Real Estate Transactions

Start Book 700, page 981 Real Estate Transfers • Kevin Tate to Wade Meyer: Lots 22, 23, 24, Block 43, Eastside Addition to the City of Cherokee; quit claim deed.

• Fairway Resources Partners II, LLC to Fairway Resources SWD, LLC: a tract of land as described in the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 11 WIM, containing 6.4394 acres more or less; warranty deed.

• Tom Z. Dickerson and Earline Dickerson to James M. Guffy and Carol A. Guffy: Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Block 19 in the Town of Byron; quit claim deed.

• Kyle B. Hadwiger and Debbie A. Hadwiger to Kyle B. Hadwiger and Debbie A. Hadwiger, Trustees of the Hadwiger Revocable dated Oct. 15, 2012: Lots 7 and 8 and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter, also described as the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 27 North, Range 10 WIM and Less a tract as described; warranty deed.

• Ashley M. Harmon, formerly known as Ashley M. Goetz, and Obie Harmon to Clayton A. Roberts and Dallas R. Roberts: Lots 5 and 6 in Block 2

in Furguson’s First Addition to the City of Cherokee; warranty deed.

• Robert D. Broce and Judith Ann Broce, Trustees of the Broce Family Revocable Trust dated June 12, 2012, to Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent West OK, LLC: a 10.5 acre (more or less) tract of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 28 North, Range 10 WIM, as described; warranty deed.

• Raymond Czerniak to Amy Jean Olson: the West 50 feet of Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 in Block 31 of the Original Town of Amorita; quit claim deed.

• Kay Celeste Campbell, Successor Trustee of the Cecil Oren White 2002 Revocable Trust dated Nov. 27, 2002, to Craig C. White, Trustee of the Craig C. White 2012 Revocable Trust dated |Oct. 24, 2012: all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 29 North, Range 11, WIM. • Kay Celeste Campbell, Successor Trustee of the Cecil Oren White 2002 Revocable Trust dated Nov. 27, 2002, to Kay Celeste Campbell, Trustee of the Kay Celeste Campbell 2011 Revocable Trust dated Dec. 12, 2011: all of

Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 29 North, Range 11 WIM; trustee’s deed.

• Kay Celeste Campbell, Successor Trustee of the Cecil Oren White 2002 Revocable Trust dated Nov. 27, 2002 to (1) Craig C. White, Trustee of the Craig C. White 2012 Revocable Trust dated |Oct. 24, 2012, and (2) Kay Celeste Campbell, Trustee of the Kay Celeste Campbell 2011 Revocable Trust dated Dec. 12, 2011: all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 29 North, Range 11 WIM; trustee’s deed.

• Craig C. White and Kay Celeste Campbell, Trustees of Trust B created under the Emma Corine White 2002 Revocable Trust dated Nov. 27, 2002, to Craig C. White, Trustee of the Craig C. White 2012 Revocable Trust dated Oct. 24, 2012: all of grantor’s right, title and interest in the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 29 North, Range 11 WIM; trustee’s deed.

• Craig C. White and Kay Celeste See Real

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Barber County Sheriff’s Log 12-31-12 Tod Warrington, Hutchinson, driving a 2006 IHC semi jack-knifed on K2 just west of Kiowa. Unknown damage, no injury, accident investigated by Sheriff Rugg.

12-31-12 Medicine Lodge Rural Volunteer Fire Department responded to a power pole fire on Mill Road.

01-02-13 Darcy Kocher, Medicine Lodge, driving a 1997 Ford pickup ran off Pixley Road and into a fence about 4 miles south of Pixley. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident worked by Sheriff Rugg and Deputy Fishgrab.

01-02-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Forrest Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital.

01-03-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transferred patient from Medicine Lodge Hospital to air ambulance.

01-05-13 Monte Humphery, Enid, Oklahoma, drivning a 2013 SUV struck a deer on U281 near 99 Springs. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Deputy Hall.

01-06-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transferred patient from Medicine Lodge Hospital to Wichita.

During the week officers received two reports of cattle out; three reports of goats out; one report of sheep out; one report of horses out; performed nine Public Assists and assisted two other agencies.

Arrests: 01-02-13 Darcy J Kocher, Medicine Lodge, W/F, 21. Arrest by BASO. Charges: DUI 2. Child Endangerment 3. Possess Drug Paraphernalia 4. Possess Controlled Substance.

01-04-13 John S Anglin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, B/M, 48. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Drive while DL Suspended. Released 01-04-13 on $500 Surety Bond.

01-05-13 Eric J Molz, Kiowa, W/M, 24. Arrest by KHP. Charges: DUI 2. TOC 3. Refuse PBT 4. Turn Signal Infraction.

Released 01-05-13 on $750 Cash Bond.

Barber County Court Filings

Criminal Filings Anthony Paul Petardi Jr., 1980, Medicine Lodge: Domestic battery; Knowing rude physical contact with family member.

Francisco Jaime Bermudez, 1973, Medicine Lodge: Driving while habitual violator.

Garth E Pratt, 1991, Medicine Lodge: Aggravated indecent liberties with child; Intercourse with child 14 < 16 years of age.

Randy Joseph Crenner, 1991, Medicine Lodge: (1) Criminal deprivation of property; Motor vehicle; (2) Driving under the influence; first conviction.

Limited Civil Filings Kansas Gas Service, a division of OneOk, Inc vs. Kimberly D Smith: Indebtedness for an amount of $3,950.95.

Pratt Regional Medical Center dba The Surgicenter vs. Chelsie Seigworth & Tristan Seigworth: Indebtedness in the total amount of $381.94.

Domestic Relations Filings Heather Blick vs. Justin Blick: Protection from Abuse.

Marriage Filings David Michael Drake, 18, Hardtner and Krystal Jade McNeil, 18, Medicine Lodge.

Michael Wayne Reavis II, 21, Medicine Lodge and Delores Lynn Felio, 18, Medicine Lodge.

Traffic Filings Jill L Ayers, 49, Kingsland, Texas: Driving on right side of roadway required ($0) Jill L Ayers, 49, Kingsland, Texas: Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; 1st conviction ($1,243).

Jill L Ayers, 49, Kingsland, Texas: Refusal to submit to a preliminary breath test ($0).

The following individuals were cited for speeding: Bennie F Aughtman III, 28, Anthony: 82 in 65 ($185); Gary Keith El-

lison, no age or address listed: 77 in 65 ($155); Dan Duane Heaton, no age or address listed: 77 in 65 ($155); Michelle L Johnson, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($143); Robert E Kibbey, no age or address listed: 78 in 65 ($161); Timothy James McGinness, no age or address listed: 80 in 65 ($173); Troy Donald McMahan, no age or address listed: 80 in 65 ($173); Joshua L. M. Milton, no age or address listed: 77 in 65 ($155); Dorothy Ann Rockett, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($143); David Lee Ruff, no age or address listed: 80 in 65 ($173); Abel Sanchez, no age or address listed: 76 in 65 ($149); Calvin L. Sprouse, no age or address listed: 76 in 65 ($149); Scot W. Webster, no age or address listed: 76 in 65 ($149); Kody Delbert Woodward, no age or address listed: 79 in 65 ($167); Nathan Ray Haynes, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($143); Stephen Preston Ricke, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($143).

Barber County Real Estate Transactions Beginning Book 136, Page 212 Real Estate Transfers â&#x20AC;˘ Regina M. Fischer to Robert Fischer: all right, title and interest in (1) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7 and the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, both in Township 30 South, Range 11 West; (2) the East Half of Section 17, South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 17,

all in Township 30 South, Range 11 West, and a tract in the North Half of the Southwest Quarter as describe; and (3) the Southwest Quarter and the East Half of the Northwest Quarter, both in Section 11, Township 30 South, Range 11 West; and (4) the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 30 South, Range 11 West; and (5) the Northeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 30

South, Range 11 West, except a tract of land as described; and (6) the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 30 South, Range 11 West; and (7) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 30 South, Range 11 West; and (8) the Southwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 30 South, Range 11; See Transactions Page 40

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Transactions

quit claim deed.

• Bruce C. Papon and Yvette Papon to Cody Ray Dees and Chonda Renee Dees: the South Half of the West 140 feet of Outlot 4 in the City of Hardtner; warranty deed.

• Monte E. Lawrenz, Trustee of the Virginia M. Lawrenz Trust, dated Aug. 26, 1999, to Jan Elise Blasi: the Southeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 30 South, Range 13 West; trustee’s warranty deed.

• Monte E. Lawrenz, Trustee of the Virginia M. Lawrenz Trust, dated Aug. 26, 1999, to Monte E. Lawrenz: (1) the East Half of the East Half of Section 10, Township 30 South, Range 12 West; (2) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter and the West Half of Section 11, Township 30 South, Range 13 West; (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 30 South, Range 13 West (4) the South Half and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 30 South, Range 12 West; (5) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21 of Township 30 South, Range 12 West; trustee’s warranty deed.

• Shirley G. Thomas to Thomas D. Arnold and Mark G. Arnold: one-half to each of a tract of land as described in the City of Medicine Lodge commencing 47 feet south of the intersection of the South line of Buffalo Avenue with the West line of Main Street; revocable transfer on death deed.

• Western Land & Cattle, LLC to Schutte Farms, LLC: The Southwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 34 South, Range 10 West; Bargain and Sale Deed.

• Jonny Ray Girty and Tara Dawn Girty to Jason Cloyd and Jeanine

Cloyd: the North Half of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 161 in the Town Company’s Addition to the City of Kiowa; warranty deed.

• Alan Ray Hargett and Marci Hargett to Lynette Gerva Callison and Alan Ray Hargett: the West Half of Lot 5 and all of Lot 6 in Block 46 in the City of Kiowa; quit claim deed.

• Gary Lynn Hargett and Debra Hargett to Lynette Gerva Callison and Alan Ray Harget: the West Half of Lot 5 and all of Lot 6 in Block 46 in the City of Kiowa; quit claim deed.

• Terry Lee Hargett and Terry Hargett to Lynette Gerva Callison and Alan Ray Harget: the West Half of Lot 5 and all of Lot 6 in Block 46 in the City of Kiowa; quit claim deed.

• Lawrence D. Swonger and Susan L. Swonger to Exploration Properties, LLC: Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Block 110, and all of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the East Half of Lots 5 and 8, and all of Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, in Block 115, in the Town Company’s Addition to the City of Kiowa; warranty deed.

• Harvest Land & Minerals PropCo, LLC to Houston Land Company: (1) a tract of land as described in Section 6, Township 34 South, Range 13 West; (2) all of Section 1, Township 34 South, Range 14 West, except the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; (3) all of Section 2, Township 34 South, Range 14 West except three tracts or parcels as described; (4) All of Section 11, Township 34 South, Range 14 West except as described; (5) all of the North Half of Section 14, Township 34 South, Range 14 West, except three tracts or parcels as described; (6) all of the North Half of Section 15, Township 34 South, Range 14 West, except three tracts or parcels as described; (7) the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 34 South, Range 14 West; warranty deed.

• Gerald O. Bowman and Darlene J. Bowman to Jeanine A. Fullerton: Lot 13 and the West Half of Lot 14 in Block 35 in the City of Kiowa; warranty deed.

• Jeanine A. Fullerton to Jeanine A. Fullerton and Billie J. Enz: Lot 13 and the West Half of Lot 14 in Block 35 in the City of Kiowa; warranty deed.

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MTB Land Company LLC to AimBank of Levelland, Texas: (1) all that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 35 South, Range 12, WPM, lying South and East of the railroad right of way, except a tract 76 feet North and South by 210 feet East and West, in the Northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 8, Township 35 South, Range 12, WPM; (2) West Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 35 South, Range 12, WPM: $141.000.

Michael J Rucker & Denise L Rucker to Citizens Bank of Kansas NA: a tract of land in the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 32 South, Range 11, WPM: 130,200.

James M Ricke & Juanita J Ricke, Trustees of the Ricke Family Trust dated March 3, 1987 to Osage Resources LLC: (1) Surface rights only in a 5 acre tract of land to be designated by Osage and The Ricke Trust located in one of the following lands owned by the Ricke Trust: South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 33 South, Range 14, WPM; East Half and Southeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter and Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 33 South, Range 14, WPM; Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 33 South, Range 14, WPM; South Half of Southwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 33 South, Range 14, WPM; (2) Seller shall grant to Buyer at closing a right-of-way and easement, by Right of Way and Easement Grant in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit B, over, upon, and across the above described property of Seller’s for purposes of access, utilities, and pipelines to the property: purchase price $25,000.

Jarred C Kneisel & Jennifer Kneisel to The Peoples Bank: Lots 22 & 24 on First Avenue West in the Original Townsite of the City of Medicine Lodge: $88,350.

Gary L Schultz and Renee Schwerdtfeger to The Peoples Bank: Lots 1 & 2 in Block 75 in the City of Hardtner: $30,150.

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Automotive

Sale!!

For Sale

1/2 Price Sale going on this week at the Busy B! 524 Flynn. 580‘98 Chevy 3/4 ton PU with Butler 732-0541 Bed, 4x4. 580-747-1936 Depot Bar & Grill For Sale Wed Lunch Special-Baked Pork ‘12 Chevrolet Colorado 4WD Ext Loin, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Cab Aqua Blue, 40,000 miles, Mixed Vegetable, Coconut Pie. new tires. 620-254-7600 Thur-BBQ Ribs, Baked Beans, For Sale Potato Salad, Orange Pineapple Cake. Fri-Chicken Fry, Mashed 2000 Lincoln Town Car - White Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Roll, w/ black coach roof, program Spice Cake. Full menu everyday. seats, lumbar adj. seats, plus most Carry-Out available. 580-327Town Car equipment. Comfort, 2212 safety, economy (24-26 mpgMassages by Vanna hwy) and luxury, our personal car. Phone 580-327-2401 for Schedule your massage & foot price that is negotiable. detox today at The Heatwave!

Couples/Friend detox $40 (a For Sale savings of $20) Come detox and ‘08 Impala SS, Luxury & relax together! Students receive Performance. 5.3 V8, loaded, $15 off massages. Like us on leather, sunroof, 24mpg, Facebook. Massages by Vanna thousands below retail, locally 580-727-5209. owned. $10,500 obo. 405-474Need a Mechanic 1567 For Sale

Cars & Trucks. Call for Free Estimates. 580-748-2532 or 580‘10 Ford Mustang V6 Premium 748-2090 ask for Aaron Pkg. 30,000 miles. $17K. 580Will Clean For You 430-6948 Business Services Hunters & Trappers

Call me for Free Estimates on cleaning your house. Confidential & Trustworthy. 580-748-2532

KanOkla Fur Co will be in Alva Crooked Oak every Sunday through March 3 at 619 E Flynn from 1-3pm to buy Bed & Breakfast, Your Home Away From Home. 580-430fur. 620-892-5895 6052

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Lyn’s Oasis Bar/Grill

For Your Const Needs

Chili Feed by donation for Carol & Steve Rust to help pay Lung Transplant expenses. Jan 12 at 5pm. 580-626-4220

From A-Z, New Construction, Roofing, Additions, Remodeling, Siding, Windows, Int/Ext, Painting, All Work Guaranteed.

Improve the value of your home.

Call 580-732-1028

Dan’s Pest Control Guarantees you a Pest Free home or business, at an affordable price. It is time to get your home treated for Spiders, Scorpions, Wasps, Ants, Flies, Bed Bugs & other flying & crawling pests.

Dan and Sherry will be servicing the Alva area Jan 9, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24. Feb 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 21. 580-748-1953

Kasie Mae’s Cafe 412 N. Park St., Cleo Springs, OK - 1 blk west of the bank. 580438-2259. Starting 2013 with some great winter foods such as chili and soups! Daily Specials every day! Homemade pies while supplies last so hurry and come enjoy them!

Will Work

DC Quality Painting

Tractor, Dirt Work, Ground Work. Call for Free Estimates.

Aaron Perks at 580-748-2090 or 580-748-2532

Drywall, Texturing, Minor Carpentry. Interior and Exterior.

Free Estimates. 580-748-2578 Dan or 580-748-0935 Alan

Firewood For Sale

New Releases

Mixed $75/Rick, Mulberry $85/ New on Blu-Ray and DVD at Rick. 580-435-2202 or 580-307- Rialto Video. “Dredd,” “Hit and 4368 Run,” “Frankenweenie,” and “House at the End of the Street” Tree Service Premium Firewood Avail Tree Trimming, Removal, Stump Grinding. Have Bucket Truck, Black Jack and White Oak. Also Skid Steer and Stump Grinder. quality Firewood Racks. Will Pesky dead trees due to drought, stack and deliver. 580-922-1256 limbs over house etc., give us a Alva Sewing Center call. Work Guaranteed. Customer Satisfaction is our goal. No job is making progress towards our too big or small. Free Estimates. move to 415 Barnes. Thanks for being patient!

Call Terry at 580-922-0165 Professional Upholstery

Employment

with all types of furniture. Over Share Medical Center 55 yrs experience. Goltry, OK. is looking for Full Time Night 580-496-2351 Shift RN. We offer medical, dental and retirement benefits.

Covered RV Storage Pick-Up application at hospital Carports, Sales and Rental lobby or call 580-430-3313 for Portable Buildings. 580-430more information 6052

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Help Wanted

Tiny Blessings Daycare

Elston Enterprises LLC is looking for an experienced equipment operator/CDL driver. Call 501593-7913 or come by our office at 34023 St Hwy 45 in Waynoka

in Kiowa, KS is taking applications for Full-Time or Part-Time Childcare Providers.

Ability to pass background check required. Call 620-213-9011

Help Wanted

Farm Supplies

Looking for CDL Driver in Alva area. 501-499-3338

For Sale

Help Wanted Alva Moose Lodge. Dishwasher/ Kitchen Help. 580-327-1359 or 580-748-1261 For Hire Belly Dump, Dump Truck, JD 544 loader, licensed and insured.

620-825-6125

400 4x4 Wheat Straw Bales. $30/ Bale. 580-430-8021 Garage Sales Last Estate Sale 511 Mimosa. Fri & Sat 9am.

Most everything 1/2 off Miscellaneous Coming Soon

Help Wanted

Coming soon to the Rialto Theatre, “Djando Unchanted,” Lite-N-Nite. Apply in person. and “Les Miserables” 1624 Okla Blvd Lost Share Convalescent Home 1 inch cable 18ft long between is looking for Part Time Activities Cherokee & Alva. 580-884-7083 Assistant, Night Shift CNA’s and Intro to Excel Full Time Dietary Aide. We offer medical, dental and retirements Thursdays, Jan 17-Feb 21, benefits. Pick-Up application at 5-8pm, Northwest Technology hospital lobby or call 580-430Center-Alva. Cost $45. Tuition 3313 for more information & $15 Fees. Call 580-327-0344 to enroll Help Wanted Tired of “Dating” your Job? RSI looking for FT team member for inside sales who wants a Long Term career position. Must have Computer Exp with Word, Excel, Outlook & Explorer, be positive & willing to learn. Prior sales exp a + but not required, training provided. Apply only if interested in Long Term position. Mail Resume to RSI, Attn: Brenda, 542 Main, Kiowa, KS 67070 or email to employment@rsicorp. com

Basic Quickbooks Mondays, Jan 21-Mar 11, 6-9pm, Northwest Technology CenterAlva. Cost $60. Tuition $15 Fees.

Call 580-327-0344 to enroll DY Dog Grooming Do It Yourself Dog Grooming classes. Mondays, Jan 21Feb25. 5:30-8:30pm. Northwest Technology Center. Cost $60, Tuition & $15 Fees. Call 580327-0344 to enroll

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State audit of Alfalfa County shows deficiencies, but movement in the right direction

By Roger McKenzie An audit report conference was held as the final item of Monday’s Alfalfa County commissioners’ meeting.

Sherri Merle from the state auditor’s office presented the report with county officers and commissioners present. It

was the culmination of an effort that lasted about two months. It covered three years, from fiscal 2010 through 2012 (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012), catching the county up as part of a state-wide effort that has greatly reduced the big backlog of county audits.

May God Bless

For Rent

the honest soul who rescued me from the shopping cart. My owner is forever grateful. (Little blue coin purse)

Office/Retail Space. Prime location. 580748-0937

Beginning Guitar Mondays, Jan 21-Feb 25, 5:30-6:30pm.

Northwest Technology Center-Alva. Cost $30, Tuition & $5 Fees. Call 580-3270344 to enroll For Sale Extra Long Sofa & Loveseat. Blue in color. Exc cond. $150 Firm. 580-747-6693 Real Estate For Rent Oil Crew Rental, 2bdrm, 1bth, living room and kitchenette. Includes water, garbage and electric. For a crew of 4 men. Located in downtown Cherokee. Walking distance to all shopping. Contact Loretta Wheeler at 580-884-0770 For Rent Fully furnished new living quarters.

Kitchen, satellite TV, living area, laundry, sleeps 4. Country living, fishing pond, Cherokee-Alva area. Affordable. 580-5418167

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For Rent 3-4 bdrm house. 830-220-3858 Mobile Home For Sale Small 2brm 1 bth. CH/A. Remodeled inside & out. Delivery & Set avail. 580237-8088 RV Park in Country near Carmen, OK. $375/Month. 580-8291958 For Lease Like new 2bdrm Mobile Home. All bills paid including Cable and Internet. Kyle 405-818-6698 House For Rent 2bdrm 1 1/2 bth. No Smoking. No Pets.

816 4th Street, Alva. 580-541-1067 Call for Reservations Spacious 3bdrm 2bth with nightly and weekly rates. Home totally remodeled and fully furnished. Satellite and WiFi included. Please call 620-655-5878

The Alfalfa County audit was an operational audit and covered primarily how the county functions and complies with state requirements. Merle called it a look “at how you do your job with the people you have.”

While the county is operating smoothly and properly in some areas, like a lot of small counties, Alfalfa came up short in a number of areas. The primary deficiencies stem from lack of segregation of duties. Because of low staff numbers, segregation of duties is not easily obtainable. Without it, individual employees have to perform multiple duties. That makes it almost impossible to prevent one person from having the ability to abuse the system without being easily detected.

Some areas that did not meet audit standards at all times or were deficient in some way included pledged collateral for financial operations. county purchasing procedures, competitive bidding for items over $10,000, proper maintenance of the county’s consumable inventory, proper control of fixed assets, risk management control procedures, the county’s disaster recovery See Alfalfa Page 46

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Sheriff

camper trailer into a bar ditch, needed an officer to make a report, advised OHP via teletype, asked for better directions, deputy will meet trooper at the scene to help with report, advised OHP. 10:16 a.m. accident, seriousness unknown 2 miles E of McWillie 1 mile S ½ back E, respondent advised he watched a car go off the road and through a fence and into a field, he went over to check it out and found an elderly man lying face down in the passenger seat, doors were locked and couldn’t get in to him, cannot tell if the man is breathing or not, advised Helena Amb, Fire and Rescue and OHP, Helena advised the man had a heart attack and then had the wreck, advised that

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he had passed on, was still waiting for OHP to arrive.

10:23 a.m. 911 call, medical call to outside of Jet, individual has had cancer and they removed part of his lung, there was fluid in his lungs and he was having trouble breathing, on oxygen and breathing treatments as well, advised Helena Ambulance.

January 7, 2013 3:46 a.m. Minor accident east of Jet, respondent said he fell asleep driving and when he woke up he had rolled his car, bleeding from his head really bad and he also had neck and back injuries, needs an ambulance, paged Jet Fire and Rescue, advised Helena Ambulance, deputy

and OHP, Jet Fire and Rescue on scene, deputy needs to know what trooper is en route, deputy advised.

5:57 a.m. Reckless driving around Carmen, blue Dodge pickup almost hit the back of his semi, don’t know how the truck ended up missing his semi, they were still flying all over Carmen, deputy advised and en route, another call came in about same blue pickup, it has run the stop sign by Carmen Jiffy Trip several times and has almost caused a couple of accidents, going too fast to get a tag number, advised deputy, did not see pickup.

8:03 a.m. Reckless driver northbound on Highway 8 going toward Carmen, deputy was advised.

Real Estate

Campbell, Trustees of Trust B created under the Emma Corine White 2002 Revocable Trust dated Nov. 27, 2002, to Kay Celeste Campbell, Trustee of the Kay Celeste Campbell 2011 Revocable Trust dated Dec. 12, 2011: all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 11 WIM; trustee’s deed.

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Mortgages • KD Lanman Investments LLC to ACB Bank (Cherokee): Lots 13 and 14 in Block 33 in the Original Town, now City of Cherokee; $12,884.90.

• Robert Gray and Edna I. Gray to Hopeton State Bank: the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 24 North, Range 12 WIM; $30,025.

• Charles W. Stewart and Mary

Stewart to Farmers and Merchants National Bank (Fairview): the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 24 North, Range 12 WIM; not to exceed $257,483.10.

• Clayton A. Roberts and Dallas R. Roberts to PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc. (Tulsa): Lots 5 and 6 in Block 2 in Furguson’s First Addition to the City of Cherokee; $56,949.

Alfalfa

plan and accounting for grant funds.

These deficiencies were addressed by the county commissioners and officers in the report. Most, but not all deficiencies were addressed. Some are still in the process of being looked at and improved.

The point of the audit, Merle stressed, was not to condemn the counties, but to help them.

“We have an obligation to tell you (where deficiencies exist). If you are improving, that’s all we can ask.”

She added that the county “is moving in the right direction.”

The report discussed on Monday was a draft copy. Merle said she expects a final copy to be put on the

state’s website at www.sai.state.ok.us within a week. Citizens can look at completed audits from counties across the state.

The rest of the meeting was lengthy but routine. Maintenance and operations warrants and blanket purchases took up most of the meeting prior to the audit report conference.

Seventeen road crossing permits were approved, with fees totaling $24,125. All but two permits were for District one ($21,875). District 2 ($1,500) and District 3 ($750) each had one permit.

Monthly officers’ reports and monthly appropriations were approved.

The commissioners gave the county

clerk authority to seek bids on a vehicle for the county assessor’s office.

A fund transfer of $5,277.50 from one account to another for oil field damage repairs in District 3.

Bids on a used county backhoe and grader were opened and rejected for being deemed too low. The highest of two bids for a 2005 New Holland backhoe was $3,551. The grader drew a bid of just $350. The county will offer the equipment at the county auction for surplus equipment that is held in Elk City.

A bid for some desks was approved.

The bid for all the desks was less than $100, with the different size desks drawing bids of $31, $21, and $11.

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