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Updated list of those filing for elected positions in Barber County, Kansas Today, June 1 is last day to file By Yvonne Miller Barber County, Kansas, Election Deputy Sill sent the final update of those who have filed for a position in Barber County to be voted upon in the Aug. 2 primary election. Today, June 1, is the final day to file for a position at the courthouse in Medicine Lodge. The list
Kiowa City Council special meeting to buy equipment
Sill provided is as follows: County Commissioner, District 2 – Paul Harbaugh (R) County Commissioner, District 3 – Charles E. Achenbach (R), Bill Smith (R) Sheriff – Christina Ricke (R), Justin Rugg (R), Lonnie Small (R), James C Stevenson (R) County Attorney – Gaten Wood (R) County Clerk – Debbie Wesley Register of Deeds – Betty Jo Swayden (R) Treasurer – Sheri J. Weeks (R) Aetna Township Treasurer – Eva Yearout (D) Aetna Township Trustee -- Keith Yearout (R) Hazelton Township Treasurer – Gina
Stewart (D) Hazelton Township Trustee -- Mick Gillig (R) Kiowa Township Trustee – Gilbert Colborn (R), Garrett Lohmann (R) Medicine Lodge Township Treasurer – Steve Probst (R), Tom Fortune (R), Darlene Joseph (R), Karen McClellan (R) Sharon Township Treasurer – James R. Schreiner (R) Sharon Township Trustee – Larry Inslee (D), Bill Trantham (R) Valley Township Trustee – Ralph Dick (R) Committeeman for Medicine Lodge No. 1 – Carol Thompson (R) Committeeman for Medicine Lodge No. 1 – Melvin E. Thompson (R)
By Yvonne Miller Kiowa City Administrator Lou Leone reported the city council held a brief special meeting last week. The purpose was to purchase equipment. Leone said the city council approved the purchase of a John Deere 323E skid steer from Praireland in Anthony, Kansas. The council approved a 48-month lease plan through People’s Bank of Kiowa. Payments will be about $1,810 a month, Leone said. Both the skid steer and dump truck will be covered under one lease payment.
Richard C. Aldridge of Manchester (right) recieves his 25-year pin and plaque from Alva Postmaster Jo Fleming. Aldridge is rural mail carrier out of the Burlington post office. The Burlington office is one of four other offices under the supervision of the Alva office. Aldridge also received a letter recognizing his service from District Manager Julie Gosdin.
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Lynn Says
14 quotes that can help you worry less about money By Lynn L. Martin (This interesting piece from Time magazine is by Ethan Wolff-Mann.) Words won’t pay the bills, but they can put things in perspective. We worry about money all the time. It occupies our minds when we’re at work, and often continues to monopolize our thoughts when the work day is done – the bills, after all, are usually waiting for us at home. Here are 14 quotations that might help take your mind of your financial affairs. 1. “There are people who have money and people who are rich.” – Coco
Chanel, fashion designer 2. “There’s no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money, either.” – Robert Graves, poet 3. “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus, thinker 4. “Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.” – John Wooden, basketball coach 5. “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.” – Bob Marley, musician 6. “To have money, it seemed, was to be consumed by money.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, novelist 7. “Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn’t got money.” – David Geffen, music magnate 8. “The more of it one has, the more one wants.” – Benjamin Franklin, current face of highest denomination of
U.S. legal tender 9. “Mo money mo problems” – Notorious B.I.G., musician 10. “Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” – Maya Angelou, novelist 11. “Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.” – Ernest Hemingway, writer 12. “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” – Henry David Thoreau, writer 13. “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” – Mohandas Gandhi, leader 14. “Dogs have no money. Isn’t that amazing? They’re broke their entire lives. But they get through. You know why dogs have no money? No pockets.” – Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
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Valerie Marie Venosdel and Jacob Andrew Carter.
Brian and Janet Venosdel along with Andy and Rena Carter, all of Alva, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Valerie Marie Venosdel and Jacob Andrew Carter. The bride is a senior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University majoring in business administration and will graduate in December 2016. Grandparents are Don and Glenda Maxwell, the late Harry Venosdel and the late Jack and Donna Morgan. The groom is a graduate from Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a degree in business administration. He will be working with Enterprise in Management this June in Oklahoma City. Grandparents are the late Kenny Carter, Sharon Carter Smith and Nelson Smith. The couple will exchange vows on June 11, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church in Alva with Pastor Bob Brown of the Alva Church of God officiating.
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Obituaries JERRY LEE MASON Jerry Lee Mason, 74, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas, after a short illness. He was born June 30, 1941, in Medford, Oklahoma, to Mervin and Flora (Ragan) Mason. Jerry grew up in Byron, Oklahoma, and moved with his family to Washington State before moving back to the area, graduating from Anthony High School. An avid bowler, Jerry took a job with Fred Wetz at Paradise Bowl in Kiowa, Kansas. He met and married Peggy Miller in 1966. They would have been married 50 years, June 4 2016. He continued to operate Paradise Bowl evenings and weekends while working as a butcher at Parker’s Grocery Store and then Kiowa IGA as butcher/manager. He took a position at Hardtner Supply as butcher/manager until his illness and death. He loved his customers who sometimes drove miles just to go in and sit a while. Jerry’s greatest joy was being a grandpa and spending time with his family. He loved fishing, golfing, bowling and family reunions with the Masons. Jerry joined the Kansas Army National Guard in October 1963 and retired with an honorary discharge in October 1983 as Sergeant First Class E7. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Mervin and Flo Mason; and his brothers and their wives, Dewey and Dorthea Mason, Milton and Lavonna Mason, and Darrel and Martha Mason. Jerry is survived by his wife Peggy of Kiowa, Kansas; son, Todd Masom and his wife Audra of Ponca City; daughter, Jody Mason Hart of Enid; grandchildren, Taylor and Cole
Mason, Megan and Bryson Hart; brothers, Albert Mason and his wife Dolores, and Harry Mason and his wife Dianna; his sisters, Betty Woods and her husband Ed, and his twin sister Janet Hardin and her husband Merle; and many loving nieces, nephews, and numerous other relatives and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at Kiowa United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016. A visitation will be held at Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016, and Sunday, June 5, 2016, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the family present from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Memorials may be contributions to the family through the funeral home or to a charity of your choice. Doing His Best He’s the hard working, thoughtful and sensitive kind An honest and warmhearted man… He’s simply a person who’s doing his best To live as well as he can. You’ll probably not see his name in lights, His goal is not glory or fame. He may not be chosen as man of the year, And not all will remember his name. He most likely values the people he loves And friendship to him is a prize. Contentment with life can be seen in his face And happiness shines in his eyes He’ll share what he has with somebody in need, Find time to help those in distress… He may not be famous, he may not be rich, But at living, this man is a success. L. L. Elrod
Alva Concrete awarded bid for bridge in Alfalfa County By Leslie Nation CHEROKEE – During the Alfalfa County commissioners’ meeting held on Tuesday, the commissioners approved Alva Concrete’s bid on providing concrete for a bridge located west of Highway 8 on Kiowa Road. Originally, the commissioners approved Enid Concrete’s bid for the job, but Enid Concrete later informed the commissioners that they would be unable to deliver the concrete due to mileage. Commissioner
Chad Roach said that he had discussed this with auditors and has agreed to award the job to Alva Concrete instead. The county commissioners reviewed and approved their regular items on the agenda, such as minutes from last week’s meeting, M & O warrants for payment, blanket purchase orders and road crossing permits. Other items that were reviewed and approved by the commissioners were:
• County clerk to go out on bid for one or more pickups. • Four declarations of surplus. • Three resolutions of disposing of equipment. • Transfer from of $8,500 from
R-12 Contingency for Unemployment for the remainder of the fiscal year R-7 Unemployment. Roach made a motion to table Luckinbill’s invoice of $244,783.97, because county clerk Laneta Unruh stated that the payment did not separate the two change orders of $35,150.00 and $20,110.00 because they were made during the current fiscal year. Road crossing permit revenue is as follows: District No. of Permits Fee 1 0 2 1 $1,625 3 0 Total 1 $1,625
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STEM instructor for AlineCleo Schools receives grant Mr. Carmack, STEM instructor for the Aline-Cleo Public School district, applied for what he calls, “Makerspace 1,2,3, Electronics, Coding and Robotics.” This is cutting-edge equipment for a Maker Space Lab. The Aline STEM grant totaled $14,880.72 and is fully funded for the 2016-2017 school year. The electronics are Little Bits electronic invention lab pro library, synthesizer kits for musical instruments, gizmos and gadgets kits for inventions and robotics, and premium kits to tie everything together. Little Bits Electronics is the hottest thing going in a Maker Lab and opens up a whole world of electronic inventions. Curriculum and assessments are included and will meet the math and science national standards as well as Common Core standards.
The coding aspect of the grant comes in the form of Kano Computers utilizing Raspberry Pi 3 computers. Students will build their own computers and monitors and will be taken through a variety of different coding activities using Python and JavaScript languages. The Raspberry Pi is a mini computer with on-board wi-fi, four USB ports, an HDMI port that goes to a monitor or TV with HDMI capabilities, keyboard and mouse. Students build the computers and monitors, and then start step-by-step coding activities with the Kano curriculum. The 20 Kano computer sets will be a sure hit once students see that they can design and create their own video games with these sets. Raspberry Pi computers start at around $35 and with some additional components you may already own, could be your next
computer. I can run Windows 10, MS Office and some computer-aided drafting programs off of this computer plugged into my TV set. The goals are to get the kids to be creative and imaginative again. We want them to try things, explore, and invent. The robotics portion of the grant is taken care of by the LEGO EV3 Robotics Inventions sets. Ever see a kid who didn’t want to play with LEGOs? This is the best LEGO Robotics kits available with onboard computer modules, sensors, motors, etc. This is a very advanced robotic building set thatincludes all software, lesson plans, assessments, and e-learning activities that will challenge all learners. This grant will help elevate the AlineCleo STEM classroom to one of the best in the state.
Alfalfa County agriculture student awarded OSU scholarship By Rachel Metzger STILLWATER – Katelyn Garvie, a Burlington, Oklahoma, student was honored by Oklahoma State University at the recent College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Scholarships and Awards Banquet. The scholarship recipients were officially recognized during the banquet where CASNR presented approximately $600,000 in scholarships and awards to more than 300 students. These scholarships and awards are part of more than $1.4 million presented to OSU students by the
college and its academic departments for the 2016-2017 academic year. Garvie is the recipient of a $1,000 Triangle Insurance Scholarship. She is a junior majoring in agricultural business and agricultural communications. A 2013 graduate of Burlington Public School, she is the daughter of Brent and Vanessa Garvie. Garvie is the Alpha Zeta Chronicler and a member of the Homecoming Steering Promotional Design Committee. She also is a member of Mortar Board Honor Society.
Burlington native Katelyn Garvie (left), an agribusiness major, receives an Oklahoma State University Triangle Insurance Scholarship from Dan Kent (left) at the university’s recent College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Scholarships and Awards Banquet. Photo by Todd Johnson
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Michaela Alyson Zook, and Jacob Carter McGhee,
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Dale and Mindy Zook of Waynoka, Oklahoma, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Michaela Alyson Zook, to Jacob Carter McGhee, son of Terry and Debbie McGhee of Buffalo, Oklahoma. Michaela and Jacob are looking forward to a beautiful wedding on July 16, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Waynoka. Brother Paul Jones will officiate the ceremony. Michaela is a 2012 graduate of Waynoka High School and will begin classes at Oklahoma State University in August where she has been accepted into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. She completed her prerequisite classes for vet school at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Michaela currently works on the family farm. Michaela is the granddaughter of Ivan Zook and the late BernaDean Zook of Waynoka and the late Ray and Jennie Nutter. Jacob is a 2011 graduate of Buffalo High School and a 2015 graduate of Northern Oklahoma College-Enid with an associates degree. He currently works on the family farm in Harper County, Oklahoma. Jacob is the grandson of Gene McGhee and the late Louise McGhee of Las Vegas, Nevada and Terry and Marilyn Carter of Buffalo. The couple plans to reside in Stillwater after their wedding.
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Jay and Barbara Rankin
Rankins celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Jay and Barbara Rankin will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3. Arthur Jay Rankin and Barbara Ann Wade were married on June 3, 1966, at the First Baptist Church in Canadian, Texas. The next day they drove to Mountain View, Missouri, to visit Barbara’s family and that is where this photo of the newlyweds was taken. The couple returned to Oklahoma and made their home near Freedom at the ranch of Jim and Betty Selman where Jay had already been working. The couple raised four children in Freedom and are proud to call it home to this very day. They are enjoying being “semi-retired” because, let’s face it – do cowboys and moms ever really get to retire? Their four children have given them seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren who keep them busy all year long running to a variety of school activities, watching year-round sports, dance and gymnastics recitals and of course babysitting! And they wouldn’t have it any other way.
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English Piper family wants us to tell about their wonderful tele-medicine experience at Share Medical Center
English Piper, above, is pictured on the family farm in western Woods County. He is survived by his widow, Marceline, and daughter, Dr. Sharon (Teri) Piper. He passed away on April 15, 2016 at the age of 92 years. Marceline said, “The expertise available to us on the tele-medicine was right-on. However, an even more important thing is the hospital itself. I’ve never seen anything like it. Those people were fabulous. They took care of us, too. English was in the hospital for 13 days and they let us stay with him every single minute.” Teri added, “We came into the ER from the nursing home fighting kidney failure and pneumonia. The ER doctor was a lady from Tulsa. She was a wonderful lady, very knowledgeable. We were in the ER six-hours getting enough blood work done so Medicare rules would permit admission.
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“The convenience of SMC is stunning. We needed a CAT scan and they just wheeled him two doors down and he had a CAT scan on the spot. The lab was immediately available with knowledgeable people. The telemedicine doctors had immediate access to his records which was great. I think Dr. Rader knew exactly what was wrong with English as soon as he examined him. Even though we lost him, we loved the cheerful marvelous care of the ER, nursing and other staff.
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The Alva High School Class of 1956 held their 60th class reunion in Alva this weekend. This class photo was taken at the Moose Lodge Friday night. Front row, from left: D’Esta Sharp, Elva Lu Hasty, Karan Harzman, Beverly Reininger, DiAnna Goodin, Jane Lee, Marva Wallis, Marty Gamble. Middle row, left to right: Marita Bolson, Pat Myers, Carol Elmore, Marybeth Glass, Leroy Ball, Dennis Weigand, Gail McMullen. Back row, left to right: Michael McClain, Dale Ritter, Virgil Wiersig, Don Rudy, Max Oakes, Cecil Snyder, Dale Dunnigan.
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Memorial Day observance was held Monday morning at the Alva Municipal Cemetary. Above, former Mayor Arden Chaffee filled in for current mayor Kelly Parker making comments appropriate to the holiday. Approximately 30 people attended, and afterwards the attendees enjoyed refreshments. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
Memorial Day ceremony in Alva cemetery By Lynn L. Martin Former Mayor Arden Chaffee filled in for present Mayor Kelly Parker to make remarks at the annual Memorial Day observance at the Alva Municipal Cemetery. Chaffee began his remarks by saying that Memorial Day was first observed by Union veterans of the Civil War. It was finally merged with celebrations by Confederate veterans in about 1906. President Lyndon Johnson signed a Presidential Proclamation in 1971 firmly establishing the holiday, but also changed the date to the last Monday in May to provide a perpetual three-day weekend. The former mayor observed that Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial beginning of summer. He mentioned the Alva Boy Scout troop, which carried out the flag ceremony a few minutes before his remarks. He explained the tradition is to raise the flag briskly to the top of the staff, and then slowly lower it to half-mast to remember the loss of more than one million men and women who have given their lives in military service to their country. Chaffee noted his parents always referred to the holiday as “Decoration Day,” which allows most citizens time to decorate graves of loved ones, but also enjoy family reunions and religious services. He said our nation’s government has a commitment to freedom and continually must consider avowed enemies such as those in the Middle East. He commented, “Our service branches depend on volunteers, and while the great wars and the Vietnam and Korean conflicts were fought with the draft, a career in the military means 20 years of changing duty stations, family separations, children uprooted from friends
and school, risk to life and limb, and a harsh military justice system that can stifle individuality. He said, “America still manages to field the best-trained soldiers with the newest technology, and is finally recognizing the returnees with the honor they
deserve.” He concluded, “It is our wish that all in harm’s way return safely, and that those who paid dearly with lasting disabilities be accommodated, and those who gave the ultimate loss be duly honored.”
The Boy Scouts conducted the raising the colors ceremony. Those participating included Isaac Ruhl, Ethan Ruhl, Nathan Andrews, Daxton Williams and Andrew Barton. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
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At KDH annual meeting, restricted finances, other challenges, plus positives discussed By Yvonne Miller An estimated 50 people gathered for the annual meeting of the Kiowa District Hospital Board. The May 19 evening meeting was held in Kiowa’s Community Building. All board members attended. As reported in a separate story, two board seats were open and were held by Pat Myers and Jim Parker. With no nominations of anyone running against the two board members, Myers and Parker were reelected by acclamation. Other board members attending were Brenna May, Jeff Miller and Chantae Simpson. Hospital CEO Margaret Grismer, CFO Janell Goodo and Manor Administrator Kim Balding all attended, as did several other members of the hospital staff. Hospital district patrons heard the annual audit of the hospital’s and manor’s fiscal year 2015 from Matt Morris, auditor with BKD. Morris began by referring to the consolidated balance sheets of both the hospital and manor. “The cash is up significantly,” he said, complimenting the hospital “for doing a better job of billing and collecting.” However, he immediately referred to the declined oil and gas revenue in Barber County, Kansas. This means lower valuations and property tax revenue, which equates to less revenue for the hospital. The district hospital is a tax-supported entity. “Without the tax support of the district, the hospital would have a really hard time maintaining its solvency,” Morris said. As a Critical Access Hospital, KDH also relies on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. Those reimbursements are a greater percentage to CAG hospitals than to large facilities with larger volumes. To further challenge finances, Morris and Grismer mentioned the federal government’s requirement for healthcare providers to again upgrade their electronic health records. Last time
KDH got the necessary hardware and software required for electronic health records it cost about half a million dollars. The feds eventually reimburse the hospital for part of the cost for the electronic records, but it’s obviously costly and extremely time-consuming for the hospital and staff. Morris and Grismer said if hospitals don’t comply with the federal regulations, their reimbursement rate will be cut up to one percent. Morris said of those rules, “It’s the government’s stick to get everyone in line.” Looking at hospital statistics, Morris said that KDH is unfortunately following the trend in Kansas and across the nation in lower patient numbers. Last year showed lower patient revenue and increased expenses. For example, in 2014 swingbed patient days were 426, but they totaled only 272 in 2015. Acute patient days fell from 295 to 205. As medicine progresses, procedures that used to require a two-day hospital stay are now an outpatient procedure. That equals less revenue for the hospital. Addressing manor statistics, Morris said that about 43 percent of the manor residents are Medicaid. Now Kansas Governor Sam Brownback calls for a four percent cut to Medicaid due to budget shortfalls. Morris estimates this cut will cost KDH from $20,000 to $25,000 this year. He added, “The government doesn’t have money so they try to squeeze more.” In his audit, Morris gave the hospital
recommendations and a clean audit. CEO Grismer Lists Positives and Challenges of KDH After the audit report Grismer gave the annual administrator’s report. She listed numerous positives and accomplishments of the district in 2015 and then told of the many challenges they face. Grismer said they have a new surgeon, Dr. Porter, who is well-received and causing surgery numbers to at least double. Grismer said a top priority of the hospital is to find another doctor to join Dr. Christie Leal, D.O., and Physician Assistant Melissa Stroh. The search is ongoing. Since the annual meeting, another doctor was interviewed. She said that more good news is that Dr. Cwik (pronounced Quick), an associate of Dr. Tomsen, is coming in August for six months of coverage. He will work four days (Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun) every two weeks. KDH joined the 340 B program about eight months ago. The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to sell outpatient drugs at a discount to safety-net providers like KDH who serve high numbers of low-income Medicare, Medicaid and Supplemental Security Insurance patients. Since joining 340 B, KDH has brought in about $86,000, which is roughly $10,000/month, Grismer said. KDH has joined the Wheat Plains alliance of critical access hospitals, See Kiowa Page 38
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Two women charged with 11 total felony counts By Marione Martin Two women are accused of making several trips to James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC) in Helena to send juvenile boys to throw contraband over the fence. One said they were responding to threats from an inmate, but the other indicated that promised money was an incentive. The women now face 11 felony charges in Alfalfa Couny. According to court documents, on May 22 about 7:10 p.m. two individuals were seen running across the wheat field toward the gun range at JCCC. Captain Mike Roberts went to search for the individuals and had the control room officer notify Helena Police Officer Jim Dykes. When Dykes arrived, Roberts told him they were searching for two individuals in grey tops. Roberts went on top of the gun range berm and walked to the south end, locating two juvenile males, ages 11 and 13, hiding in the tall grass. He ordered them to roll over on their stomachs and to remain still. He saw a black backpack with a package wrapped in grey duct tape beside it. After pat-searching both juveniles, Roberts found a black flip phone in the pocket of one. He turned the juveniles and the phone over to Officer Dykes who took them to the Alfalfa County Jail. On May 25, the guardians of the two juveniles, Vicki and Jenny Spaulding, arrived at the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office to speak to the Office of Juvenile Affairs and the Department of Human Services regarding the boys. Both women signed Miranda waivers and chose to speak to JCCC Deputy Warden Casey Hamilton and Alfalfa County Sheriff
Rick Wallace. During the interview, Jenny Spaulding admitted to bringing the two boys to JCCC on at least three occasions to make contraband drops. She said she was threatened by an inmate named Chad McGlory that if she didn’t make the drops, he would hurt her family including the two boys and her eight-year-old daughter. J. Spaulding told them this was the last of the drops they were supposed to make, and she would be paid $1,500 for making the drops. To date, she said, she has not received any money for the drops. When shown the video of her vehicle on the county road west of JCCC during the contraband drop, J. Spaulding admitted it was her vehicle and her daughter, age 8, was in the vehicle at the time of the drop. She said she dropped off the two boys to make the contraband drop, and her mother Vicki Spaulding was waiting to pick them up afterward. She admitted that V. Spaulding was present on at least two of the drops. During an interview, Vicki Spaulding admitted her involvement to Hamilton and Wallace. She said she was present during the contraband drops and detailed meeting a woman identified as Melissa Reeves at Wal-Mart in El Reno to pick up the contraband the two juveniles threw over the fence at JCCC. She said she also received threats; however, she was not worried about the threats and they needed the money. JCCC staff members were able to capture video of the two juveniles approaching the facility and crouching in the wheat field on the northwest side of Unit 6. The video shows the older
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of the two approaching and throwing approximately three packages over the fence before returning to hide in the wheat field. The video also shows the vehicle which Jenny Spaulding admitted was hers driving on the county road west of the facility after dropping off the two juveniles. She later admitted she waited on the county road north of JCCC and witnessed the two juveniles being taken into custody. Jenny N. Spaulding, 32, of Hinton has been charged with six felonies: one count of conspiracy, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, two counts of child abuse by injury, and one count of child neglect. Her bond has been set a $30,000. Vicki Lyn Spaulding, 53, of Hinton has been charged with five felonies: one count of conspiracy, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and two counts of child abuse by injury. Her bond has been set at $25,000. Conspiracy is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine of up to $5,000 or both. The women were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for each of the juvenile males for knowingly and willfully causing, aiding, abetting and encouraging them to become delinquent by instructing them to throw contraband over the walls at JCCC. This crime is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to one year or both. Child abuse by injury was charged for each of the juvenile boys against each woman for willfully and maliciously harming the health, safety and welfare of a child by using them to deliver contraband. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for not more than life, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or both such fine and imprisonment. The felony child neglect charge against Jenny Spaulding is for exposing her daughter, age 8, to illegal activities. This crime is punishable by imprisonment up to life, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or both such fine and imprisonment. The next court appearance for both women is June 8 at 9:30 a.m.
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Some South Barber High School athletes place at state track meet By Yvonne Miller This past weekend some South Barber High School (SBHS) track team members placed as they competed at the state track meet in Class 1A, which was at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. Gavin Doherty placed second in the 400 meter, running it in 51.58 seconds. He also ran the 200 meter in 24.25, which placed him 14th at state. A 2016 SBHS graduate, Kolton Pavlu, placed fourth at state, throwing the
12-pound shot put 44 feet 06.50 inches. Pavlu placed sixth in the (1.6 Kg) discus, throwing it 129 feet .04 inches. Morgan Polson placed fifth in the triple jump after jumping 31 feet 09.75 inches. Another 2016 SBHS graduate, Nicole Blick, ran the 400 meter in 1:02.14. This placed her eighth in the state. South Barber’s 4x4 relay placed seventh at state after running the race in 4:20.75. Relay members are Nicole Blick, Sabrina Hughbanks, Savannah Hughbanks
and Morgan Polson. South Barber’s 4x800 relay team got eighth at state after running the race in 10:48.97. Relay team members are Nicole Blick, Morgan Polson, Bailey Roberts and Taylor Pollock. Regarding the incorrect story about South Barber’s track team that ran in the Newsgram last week about students competing at regionals and qualifying for state, we regret the error. It was a case of miscommunication between staff.
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South Barber School Board hears more of master plan for high school Superintendent talks briefly about budget, hires coaches By Yvonne Miller All members of the South Barber Board of Education attended two backto-back special board meetings held in the early evening of May 19. President Steve Allen called the meeting to order with the following board members present: Mike Miller, Mark Pollock, Melissa Simpson, Dooli Rugg, Deb Helfrich and Mariah Doherty. Superintendent Dr. Andi Williams sat at the table as did board clerk Julie Johnson. The first meeting of the evening was to hear the second presentation on the proposed master plan at the high school in Kiowa. P1 Group of Wichita conducted a major remodel on South Barber’s Elementary School a few years ago. In March, P1’s representative Dana Dunn used a PowerPoint presentation to show board members the many problems at the high school that need to be updated. P1 had focus groups from students to staff and community members identify those issues they thought needed to be fixed. Dunn had photos of those problems that include the following: cords hanging from the ceiling, blown breakers, melted electric outlets, plumbing that leaks and smells, poor water pressure, dim lighting making dreary classrooms, a rusted freezer, stained and loose ceiling tiles, carpet that needs to be replaced, and on and on. At this most recent meeting with the board, Dunn showed on the screen solutions to the problems and estimated costs. This master plan is designed as a five-year project so prices are truly just an estimate. Dunn told the board that “P1 is just recommending. This is your master plan.” He said installation of better lighting is a high priority. He said everyone is converting to LED lighting. The goal is to
bring some natural light into the facility, as there is none. He said better lighting creates a better learning environment. Also new lighting would have dramatic energy savings, Dunn said. An estimate for new LED lighting for the entire school is $300,000. There’s also a less expensive option of installation of solar tubes that could bring outside light to each room and hallway from the roof. He said everyone has to carry too many keys to gain access within the school. Dunn suggests replacing interior door locks. Cost of an updated key lock system is $32,000 to $40,000. A new electrical system would cost from $65,000 to $82,000 to accommodate the world of technology that is happening in the 1970 building when computers were not even used. New heating,ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units are needed. A huge complaint is that people in the building “freeze” in the winter while others are hot. Dunn said the system in place circulates no fresh air and is a breeding ground for bacteria. Cost of new heating and cooling in the 60,000 square foot building is estimated between $2 and $2.7 million. A kitchen exhaust system would cost $26 to $33,000. Part of the plumbing is okay, but fixtures and fittings are needed at a cost from $172,000 to $215,000. Window replacement and new carpeting is estimated at $655,000 to $819,000, a high-end estimate, Dunn said. If the auditorium were to be totally redone to a state-of-the-art level, Dunn said the cost would be from $370,000 to $340,000. If FEMA-approved storm shelters were put at the high school, one for high school and one for elementary, each would cost $250,000. A covered walkway between the main building and vo-ag and other classroom building would have a price tag of $295,000 to $369,000. Dunn said there are many other cheaper options. There were some other improvements as well. Dunn said if everything in this master plan were accomplished, the
cost would be between $4.9 and $6.192 million. Dunn said he and Superintendent Williams will start prioritizing these suggestions. He highly recommends an electrical study. He said ceiling tiles “really need replaced.” The SBHS building utility bills are much higher than they should be, Dunn said. The current energy cost is $1.36 spent per square foot. “Your energy and operating cost will go down, which will help make payments.” Dunn asked the board for comments and questions. His next step is meeting with the superintendent and then presenting the master plan to the district. Budget and Hirings The second meeting had a request from the Special Education Cooperative at Pratt of which South Barber is a member. Their costs have risen and they request a 7.5 percent increase from member schools. That would cost South Barber an additional $10,262. Dr. Williams said USD 255 pays $136,000 now. So the total would be $147,000. She said if SB didn’t belong to the cooperative, it would cost them $250,000. She said “There’s really a lot of bang to the buck.” Regarding USD 255’s budget, the superintendent said she has a meeting with the auditor Randy Ford June 6. Presently USD 255’s mill levy is 6.1 as it was during the oil boom. Before that she said the mill levy was 20.8. Williams said the state average is 19 mills. Because of the decreased valuation of the county due to the decline of oil and gas revenue, the superintendent plans to again apply for “exceptional need funds.” She said if South Barber doesn’t have their mill levy at least at the state average the state won’t consider them for the exceptional need funds. Final action at the meeting was hiring the following positions: teacher Tim Carey as head boys basketball coach, teacher Brenda Beecher as assistant girls basketball coach and Katherine Hughes as head girls tennis coach.
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By Rachel Metzger STILLWATER – Jenna Maltbie, a Burlington student, was honored by Oklahoma State University at the recent College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Scholarships and Awards Banquet. The scholarship recipients were officially recognized during the banquet where CASNR presented approximately $600,000 in scholarships and awards to more than 300 students. These scholarships and awards are part of more than $1.4 million presented to OSU students by the college and its academic departments for the 2016-2017 academic year. Maltbie is the recipient of a $1,000 Joseph Fleming Memorial Continuing Scholarship. She is a sophomore majoring in agricultural economics. A 2014 graduate of Burlington Public School, she is the daughter of James and Janet Maltbie. Maltbie is student council vice president of student affairs and a Freshmen in Transition Student Academic Mentor.
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Oklahoma lawmakers move toward reducing high school testing OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma school officials have praised legislation that would eliminate some mandated high school exams during a time in which educators are frustrated by state budget cuts. Schools across Oklahoma were asking for testing reductions before the Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would remove the seven end-of-instruction exams high school students are required to take in order to graduate, The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/1Y1crdp ) reported. The bill was sent to Gov. Mary Fallin. If she approves the measure, the state's board of education will spend
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Clark wins State FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event
Lexi Clark of the Burlington FFA chapter won first-place honors in the State FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event during the 2016 Oklahoma FFA Career Development Events at Oklahoma State University on April 23. Team members from left to right are Crysta Rabe, Lexi Clark, Sadie Collins and Bayli Hyde.
By Caitlin Flackman, Burlington FFA Reporter Lexi Clark of the Burlington FFA Chapter won first-place honors in the State FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event during the 2016 Oklahoma FFA Career Development Events at Oklahoma State University on April 23. Clark will receive a $1,000 scholarship for being named the state high individual. The Burlington FFA Agricultural Communication Team was named the State Runner Up. Team Members consisted of Crysta Rabe, Lexi Clark, Sadie Collins and Bayli Hyde. In the agricultural communications career development event, participants complete a communications quiz and editing exercise, critique a news release, and judge photos and logos. The students also provide written explanations for how they judged the photos and logos. The OSU College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership hosted the contest. Kent Gardner, Choctaw County Fair Board and the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association will provide a cash award to the team for expenses related to participation in the national contest.
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Where the money went: Trump details fundraising for vets By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure to account for money he claimed to raise for veterans, an irritated Donald Trump lambasted the news media Tuesday for pressing the issue and listed charities he said have now received millions of dollars from a fundraiser he held in January. Phone calls to all 41 of the groups by The Associated Press brought more than two-dozen responses Tuesday. About half reported checks from Trump within the past week, typically dated May 24, the day The Washington Post published a story questioning whether he had distributed all of the money. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, told reporters at a testy news conference in New York that the fundraiser, held at the same time as a Fox News GOP debate he was boycotting, raised $5.6 million. He previously had declined to disclose which charities had received the funds, and his campaign has gone back and forth about how much was raised. "The money's all been sent," Trump said at the news conference at Trump Tower on Tuesday. He repeatedly criticized the press for making the money an issue, saying reporters "should be ashamed of themselves" for asking where the money had gone. Throughout the event, Trump slammed the media as "unbelievably dishonest" for its treatment of the issue and dismissed an ABC reporter as "a sleaze."
He said many times that he didn't want credit for the fundraising but seemed peeved that he wasn't thanked for it. "Instead of being like, 'Thank you very much, Mr. Trump,' or 'Trump did a good job,' everyone's saying, 'Who got it? Who got it? Who got it?' And you make me look very bad," Trump complained, taking on reporters in the room. "I have never received such bad publicity for doing such a good job. The Trump campaign listed donations to 41 veterans groups, including one not yet been sent money due to a vetting issue. The Associated Press spoke or left messages Tuesday with each of the organizations. Among the checks sent out on May 24 was $1 million from Trump himself, sent to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, a group that provides scholarships to the children of Marines and federal agents killed in the line of duty. Trump's campaign had previously told the newspaper that Trump's promised $1 million donation had already been distributed. Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski had originally told the Post that the event had raised about $4.5 million — less than the $6 million originally announced by Trump — because some who'd pledged contributions had backed out. Lewandowski also said all the money had been given out. Trump had claimed during the fundraiser that he'd raised $6 million through a combination of pledges from
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By Dan Sewell CINCINNATI (AP) — Police said Tuesday they are investigating the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and had to be rescued by a team that shot the 400-pound animal to death. Authorities said the investigation will look at the parents' actions leading up to the incident — not the operation of the zoo, which is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Police will then confer with prosecutors over whether charges should be filed, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said. The incident has triggered a furor online, with some saying the boy's mother should be charged with child endangering, while others want the zoo held responsible for the animal's death. Separately, USDA said it will investigate Saturday's incident for any violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Zoo authorities said the unidentified boy climbed over a 3-foot-high railing, walked through bushes and plunged about 15 feet into a shallow moat. The zoo's dangerous-animal response team killed the
gorilla as it dragged the boy through the water, authorities said. The boy had only minor scrapes on his head and knee, according to police. Ohio State University criminal law professor Ric Simmons said he doubts a charge of child endangering could be proved in this instance, since the offense typically involves leaving a youngster unattended for an extended time, not a case of a child momentarily wandering off. "The mother was standing next to a zoo exhibit and lost track of her child for perhaps a minute or so," Simons said in an email. "That has happened to almost every parent in the world in a public place." The boy's family said he is "doing just fine" at home, and it had no further comment. A federal inspection by USDA less than two months ago found no problems with the Gorilla World exhibit, but earlier zoo inspections detailed an incident in March in which polar bears escaped through an open den door into a behindthe-scenes hallway. No one was hurt, but an inspector warned that the public could have been "at great risk for injury, harm or death." Zoo director Thane Maynard said that using tranquilizers on the gorilla would
not have knocked the animal out right away, leaving the boy in danger. Maynard said 17-year-old Harambe was agitated by the commotion from the crowd and was extremely powerful, capable of crushing a coconut in one hand. He said the zoo remains safe for its 1.6 million annual visitors, but a review is underway to determine whether any improvements can be made. Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday, saying the zoo had little choice but to kill the gorilla. Trump said it was "a very tough call," but the child's life was at stake. The executive director of a Cincinnati-based animal rights organization is calling on the USDA to fine the zoo. "The barrier obviously isn't sufficient to keep the public out," said Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW. "Otherwise, Harambe wouldn't be dead." Jack Hanna, host of "Jack Hanna's Into the Wild," said the zoo made the right call by shooting the gorilla, telling WBNS-TV: "I'll bet my life on this, that child would not be here today." In an interview with Boston TV station WFXT, conservationist and television host Jeff Corwin suggested that the boy's family should shoulder some of the blame, saying: "Zoos aren't your baby sitter.
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By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Republican legislators are serious about defying a recent Kansas Supreme Court order on education funding and ready to test whether the justices would not allow public schools to open for the new academic year, the Senate's majority leader said Tuesday. Leaders of the Legislature's GOP supermajorities did not plan to attempt to rewrite school finance laws Wednesday, when lawmakers were convening for a ceremony formally adjourning their annual session. That means Republican Gov. Sam Brownback would have to call a special session in June for lawmakers to consider additional fixes. The court on Friday rejected some changes made earlier this year by the Republican legislators and said the ed-
ucation funding system remains unfair to poor districts. The court gave lawmakers until June 30 to address the remaining problems and or face the possibility that schools would remain closed. "They've gone out of their way to pick a fight," Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce , a Nickerson Republican, told reporters. "It's gotten to a breaking point." Asked about talk of defying the court's order, Bruce said, "It is serious." The Supreme Court ruled in a lawsuit filed in 2010 by the Dodge City, Hutchinson, Wichita, and Kansas City, Kansas districts. John Robb , one of their attorneys, called such talk "tremendously irresponsible." "They're gambling with our kids," Robb said.
Public schools in Kansas have ended their 2015-16 year, but state Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis said some of them have summer school programs, and many provide school lunches to poor children in June and July. The Supreme Court said that because flaws remain in how the state distributes more than $4 billion a year in aid to its 286 local school districts, the entire finance system still violates the state constitution . Without a valid system, the court said, schools "will be unable to operate." Dennis said that the state would have to increase its aid between $38 million and $51 million during the 2016-17 school year to comply with the latest court order. The cost would depend upon whether lawmakers want to prevent wealthy districts from losing aid as the state helped poor ones, he said. The court ruled in February that poor school districts weren't getting their fair share of the aid, violating the state constitution. While legislators revised parts of Kansas' school funding formula, the changes resulted in no changes in aid for most school districts — and no overall increase in spending for the state. Lawmakers faced both a budget crunch and political pressure not to cut aid to wealthy districts to help poor ones. Senate President Susan Wagle , a Wichita Republican, said lawmakers aren't going to consider additional fixes this week because the state's attorneys have not had enough time to analyze the court's decision. She said in an emailed statement that she, Brownback and House Speaker Ray Merrick , a Stilwell Republican, agreed that the session will end Wednesday "as originally planned." Robb said he's not concerned if legislators want more time to draft a response to the ruling and will have a special session. "The important thing is that they get it done before the end of June," Robb said.
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By Jamey Keaten GENEVA (AP) — The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy claimed the lives of at least 1,083 migrants over the past week — mostly because barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors. The staggering death toll could foreshadow more disasters in coming months as the region gears up for the traditional summer-fall spike in human trafficking as the weather improves and seas grow warmer. Aid officials say it also suggests that Libyan smuggling gangs are using even riskier tactics to profit from the torrent of people desperate to reach the safety and economic promise of Europe. Making matters worse, the tally is only from the capsizings or shipwrecks known to authorities, who acknowledge they don't have precise information on how many people are being jammed into unsuitable vessels and swallowed up by the vast waters of the southern Mediterranean. Two Eritreans among the hundreds of shipwreck survivors brought to Italian ports last week described being haunted by the number of women and children on their capsized boat who did not survive. They could still hear the cries of the children as the ship sank Thursday, they said. "I started to cry when I saw the situation and when I found the ship without an engine. There were many women and children," said 21-year-old Filmon Selomon who plunged into the sea to save himself. "Water was coming in from everywhere, top, bottom." "The children were crying and the women," said Habtom Tekle, a 27-yearold Eritrean. "At this point I only tried to pray. Everybody was trying to take the water out of the boat." The International Organization for Migration said Tuesday that 62 people were confirmed dead and another 971 were missing and presumed drowned in nine separate emergencies since May 25 on the Libya-to-Italy sea route. William Spindler, a spokesman for
the U.N. refugee agency, told reporters in Geneva that this year was already proving to be "particularly deadly" on the Mediterranean, with some 2,510 lives lost compared to 1,855 over the same period a year ago. IOM spokesman Joel Millman told The Associated Press that last week's toll was the largest in a single week since mid-April of last year, when 1,226 people drowned or went missing, most in two deadly sinkings. In the deadliest of last week's shipwrecks, 500 people remain missing after a boat without an engine capsized on Thursday as it was being towed by another boat loaded with some 800 people, the agency said. A day earlier, a sinking left some 250 people missing and five confirmed dead. By Saturday, 45 people were confirmed dead and 215 missing in a shipwreck off Reggio Calabria, Italy. Six smaller incidents left another 68 people dead or missing last week, IOM said. Spindler gave a somewhat lower toll, saying UNHCR estimates that at least 880 people were believed dead. He noted such estimates were an inexact science and UNHCR figures tend to be "conservative." The discrepancy between the two agencies' counts stems largely from the May 25 sinking: IOM now estimates that 250 people died. Like UNHCR, it had originally estimated about 100 deaths. Frederico Soda, who heads IOM's Mediterranean office in Rome, said the increase in those making the deadly crossing was due "in part, to better weather, and in part to the use of bigger wooden boats that can carry more people than the rubber boats" used last year. "During the last few days we have had major accidents involving unsafe wooden boats," he said. "This also explains the increase in the number of migrants dead or missing: One accident can result in hundreds of fatalities." Among other possible factors for the high number of fatalities, survivors have told UNHCR staffers that some smugglers in Libya appeared to be trying to earn extra cash before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins next
week. Spindler also noted new and far riskier tactics. Until Thursday's capsizing, he said, he had never heard of smugglers using an overloaded boat carrying hundreds of people to tow another vessel that had no engine and was packed with hundreds more. IOM said that boat carried mostly Eritreans. Millman said traffickers could also be cutting fare prices to draw new migrants, mostly from elsewhere in Africa. Those factors appear to mean that more people were dying even as fewer were coming. IOM said nearly 19,000 migrants arrived in Italy by sea in May — more than twice the figure in April but less than the 21,221 arrivals in the same month a year ago. A deal between the European Union and Turkey to return migrants has significantly dampened the key route into Europe, from Turkey to Greece, which was used by hundreds of thousands of people last year. That has left international refugee agencies watching for signs that traffickers may be shifting to the longer, more dangerous Libya-Italy route. "As of now, UNHCR has not seen evidence of a significant diversion of Syrians, Afghans or Iraqis from the Turkey-Greece route to the central Mediterranean one," Spindler said. He reiterated UNHCR's appeal to the EU to allow more legal pathways for refugees to reach Europe, calling it "shameful" that the 28-nation bloc had resettled fewer than 2,000 people under an EU plan announced last year to resettle 160,000.
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office log Monday, May 23, 2016 8:03 a.m. Transport, deputy is en route to Northwest Behavior, prisoner in custody x1 A/F, deputy en route back to station. 8:58 a.m. Controlled burn half a mile west of Highway 8 and Choctaw Road, Alfalfa County District 2. 9:31 a.m. Medical emergency, need ambulance to location, individual with dizziness and headache, en route to Bass, en route to station. 9:51 a.m. Controlled burn at 630 and Kiowa Road. 10:08 a.m. Information, railroad crossing is malfunctioning on Highway 58 in Helena, the railroad is aware and is sending someone to fix it. 12:11 p.m. Mental health transport, deputy and officer are en route to Fort Supply to pick up inmate, deputy is now with prisoner in custody x1 white male. 1:36 p.m. 911 call, guy called asking is the police or CIA or Army shining lights on me, sent officer down to location to check it out. 4:48 p.m. Transport, deputy with prisoner in custody x1, meeting Dewey County, deputy out of county, prisoner in Dewey County custody. 6:17 p.m. Theft, respondent called and stated he needed an officer at location, people are removing property from his property, advised deputy, owner does not want a report, worked something out with the other people. 7:23 p.m. Controlled burn at E. Jefferson in Cherokee. 7:56 p.m. Information, individual called to make sure he checked in, he stated he got home at 5:00. 8:44 p.m. Dog at large, respondent stated a large pit chased her and her son, advised officer. Tuesday, May 4, 2016 8:10 a.m. Controlled burn west of Byron on south side. 9:14 a.m. Controlled burn in Nescatunga. 10:50 a.m. Arrest, deputy has prisoner in custody x1 W/F en route to location, deputy is headed back to station with inmate. 12:40 p.m. Information, respondent said there is a kid walking down Greer Road to the east, had black shorts and red shirt with a backpack, deputy was called, deputies officer welfare contact was fine, headed back to station. 3:21 p.m. Information, respondent
wants to speak to officer, took message and advised officer. 4:53 p.m. 911 call, respondent called about a reckless driver at Highway 45 and Highway 8, in a white Mustang with red on the rims, advised Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), deputy went from Cherokee to 8B with negative contact. 7:15 p.m. Livestock at large, respondent called and reported cattle out at County Road 600 and Harmon Road, unable to locate owner. 10:00 p.m. 911 call, medical emergency at location, individual fell and hit head, is conscious, ambulance en route, officer advised lift assist needed, en route to Bass, at Bass Hospital, en route to station. 11:49 p.m. Residential alarm, medical alarm company called for a medical alarm in Amorita, sent alert to Amorita/Byron first responders and CEMS, Amorita/Byron first responders called in to report that it was a false alarm, contact made with subject and they were sitting in a chair reading, all is okay, sent out to agencies cancelling response. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 8:03 a.m. Controlled burn north of State Highway 8 and 8B. 2:15 p.m. Information, bridge east of Burlington is shut down, go to Burlington from east, take County Road 580 go south one mile to Kiowa, go west to County Road 570 and north to highway, sent info to Burlington Fire Department, Amorita/Byron Fire Department, and Cherokee Ambulance. 2:53 p.m. Controlled burn south of Cherokee then west and then south. 4:03 p.m. Traffic, officers on traffic stop at Ohio and Washington, officer advised one detained, officer with prisoner in custody x1 adult male, officer arrived to station. 5:00 p.m. Information, respondent stated that he was missing some cattle and wanted a deputy to take a report, advised deputy of situation, deputy called respondent, no report taken at this time, will check back with respondent in future. 5:28 p.m. Miscellaneous, respondent reported snake in back yard and wanted an officer, officer notified and en route. 5:45 p.m. Information, respondent would like to speak to an officer in reference to some money that was stolen, deputy was notified and was going to contact other individual for more information, deputy en route to Aline.
7:17 p.m. Dog at large, pit bull with two puppies running around, officer en route, attempting to contact owner. All three dogs back with owner. 8:04 p.m. 911 call, 20 head of cattle on Highway 8 between Cherokee and Carmen, another call in reference to the cattle, further information was received that there were 40-50 head of cattle possibly belonging to respondent from previous missing cattle call, cattle that were on highway have been contained. 9:05 p.m. Information, respondent advising of possible tornado near Goltry. 9:06 p.m. In service, deputy en route to Goltry for weather check, deputy advised tornado on ground, deputy en route towards Helena for storm check, deputy back to Cherokee. 9:07 p.m. Weather, officer report of possible tornado at junction of highways 45 and 58, en route to that location, headed back to Helena area for possible tornado on ground. 9:38 p.m. Information, NFD set off their sirens, warned campers of weather conditions. 9:51 p.m. Assault, respondent showed up at sheriff’s office stating he had been assaulted, toned out medics. 10:42 p.m. Information, informed that GFD will be out with brush rig and two personnel to check damage in the southeast part of the county due to storms, advised a second truck will be going in the near future, second truck is now on survey, GFD advised there was no damage to any structures in the area and are headed back to the station. 11:11 p.m. Information, City of Enid requested mutual aid from Nash Fire Department, notified Grant County and Nash fire departments for a tree on fire at Blaine and Highway 132. Thursday, May 26, 2016 12:30 a.m. Assault, respondent called in and stated that some crazy guy had just come over to her apartment and hit her boyfriend, notified officers, they both went to the scene. 12:45 a.m. Medical transport, inmate at Alfalfa County jail complaining of chest pains and tingling/numbness in the left arm, took vitals, was advised that chest pains were getting worse, paged Cherokee EMS, on scene, notified deputy is en See Log Page 46
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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. Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Ex-
ercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. Noon-1 p.m. Woods County Democratic Women meet first Thursday of every month at Gambino’s in Alva. 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. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Thursday.
7 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. 6-8 p.m. The First Friday Art Walk will be held in downtown Alva.
Alfalfa County real estate transactions Real Estate Transfers Book 794, Page 686: Robin Lynn Berg and Verlin Charles Berg; convey unto Verlin Charles Berg, as Trustees of the Charlie Berg Trust: A tract of land located in the NE/4 of 34-24N-11W. Warranty deed. Book 794, Page 688: Verlin Charles Berg and Robin Lynn Berg; convey unto Verlin Charles Berg, as Trustee of the Charlie Berg Trust: NW/4 of 35-24N-11W. Warranty deed. Book 794, Page 690: Verlin Charles Berg and Robin Lynn Berg; convey unto Verlin Charles Berg, as Trustee of
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Great Plains Energy to purchase Westar Energy By Bill Draper KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Great Plains Energy on Tuesday announced plans to buy rival Westar for about $8.6 billion, creating one large power provider in Kansas and Missouri with more than 1.5 million customers. The two companies say the combination will lower their costs and help reduce rate increases for customers. Kansas City, Missouri-based Great Plains Energy owns Kansas City Power & Light, which provides power in Kansas and Missouri, while Westar's customers are in Kansas. Westar shareholders will receive $51 per share in cash and $9 per share in Great Plains Energy stock, while Great Plains will assume $3.6 billion in Westar debt. The companies value the deal at about $12.2 billion, when debt
is included. Shares of Great Plains Energy Inc. fell $1.82, or 5.9 percent, to $29.18 in afternoon trading Tuesday. Shares of Topeka, Kansas-based Westar Energy Inc. rose $3.36, or 6.3 percent, to $56.28. The transaction, which still must get state and federal regulatory approval, is expected to be completed by next spring. Once the transaction is complete, Great Plains will have 900,000 customers in Kansas and 600,000 in Missouri. It also will have the capacity to generate nearly 13,000 megawatts of electricity. For years the two utilities have jointly owned and operated the Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington, Kansas, and two coal-fired power
plants in Kansas. The addition of Westar's generating capacity also will give the combined company one of the largest wind generation portfolios in the U.S., the companies said. Several law firms across the U.S. said Tuesday they are launching investigations into whether the acquisition would be fair to shareholders. In 2008, Great Plains acquired Aquila Inc.'s electricity assets in a $1.7 billion deal that closed only after months of wrangling between the companies and the Missouri Public Service Commission. Several industrial energy users and the Missouri public counsel, who represents customers before the PSC, challenged the acquisition, but the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the sale in July 2011.
Soccer Camp NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER COACHES will run a youth soccer camp at Ranger Field at the Alva Rec Center Complex
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Mini Campers (4-6 year olds) will go from 8:30 am – 10:00 am and costs $40. 7 year olds through 8th graders will go 8:30 am – 11:00 am and costs $60. Camp forms can be downloaded at:
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Barber County Sheriff’s Office log May 23, 2016 Lori Bailey, Sawyer, hit a deer 2 miles north of Medicine Lodge on Highway 281. No injuries, unknown damage, investigated by Sheriff Rugg. Kiowa Ambulance transported patient to St. Francis in Wichita. May 25, 2016 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient to St. Francis in Wichita. Garret J. Mott, Hutchinson, driving a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, hit a deer on Isabel Road. Over $1,000 damage, no injuries, investigated by Deputy Richardson.
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May 26, 2016 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from South Spring to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. Sergeant Gentry investigated a possible traffic hazard on north Highway 281. May 27, 2016 Deputy Richardson did a civil standby in Sharon. May 28, 2016 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Main Street in Sun City to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital.
During the week officers received nine reports of cattle out, seven reports of goats out, one report of horse out and performed two public assists. ARRESTS May 25, 2016 John Patrick Arrum Lynch, Larned, W/M, 38. Arrested by BASO. Charges: Failure to appear warrant. Released May 26, 2016, on $500 OR bond. Connie Lynn Petardi, Medicine Lodge, W/F, 59. Arrested by MLPD. Charges: Aggravated assault, domestic battery. Released May 26, 2016, on $7,500 OR bond.
Bug has hole in windshield and flat tire, lady says she doens’t need help, officer en route, officer advised her boss is coming with tire. 9:42 a.m. Controlled burn, tree limbs, north of Jet first right after bridge. 1:48 p.m. Mental health transport, deputy taking one to health center, deputy convoy or escort x1 adult. 5:00 p.m. Information, respondent called asking that officer return his call, informed officer of call and gave information, officer informed he had returned the call and it concerned the battery case respondent was involved in. 5:27 p.m. 911 call, respondent asked for medical assistance at the food pantry, tones sent out, ambulance en route to
Share Hospital. 5:30 p.m. Information, fire department paged and sent alert to remind them about the retirement party tonight at the fairgrounds, no siren tonight. 6:11 p.m. Medical emergency, respondent requested ambulance to respond to Nescatunga for individual with possible stroke, EMS en route to St. Mary’s. 8:30 p.m. Information, officer called respondent concerning trespassing from an earlier complaint. 10:24 p.m. Weather, respondent called about weather and wanting to know if there was a tornado north of Cherokee, per TV most of the weather is heading toward Fairview not in the Cherokee vicinity at this time. 11:59 p.m. Information, respondent called and stated that he had filed assault charges earlier and the people are back to pick up a dog, advised officers and both went. Friday, May 27, 2016 4:16 a.m. Medical emergency, respondent stated that an ambulance was needed at Crabtree Facility, a male inmate needed medical attention, was told they have an unresponsive male, asked for assistance as they were doing active CPR, called every EMS to send for assistance, en route to Bass, called to see if assistance was still needed and we informed them that at this time no, heading back to base. 7:13 a.m. Transport, deputy en route to Crabtree, deputy with prisoner in custody x1.
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