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Fatal wreck near Woodward claims two lives Seven treated for injuries

By Marione Martin Two people died and seven were injured in a three vehicle collision near Woodward early Saturday. The fatal wreck occurred at 12:29 a.m. July 23 on State Highway 15

at County Road 198, approximately two miles west of Woodward.

Phillip Oliver, 67, of Woodward was pronounced dead at the scene from head, trunk internal, trunk external and arm injuries.

Hillary Cates, 36, of Booker, Texas, was transported by Woodward EMS to Woodward Hospital. She was pronounced dead while en route with head and trunk internal injuries.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oliver was driving a 2007 Dodge pickup southbound on County Road 198 and failed to stop at a stop sign. Ty Cates, 33, of Booker, Texas, was driving a 2012 Chevy Silverado pulling a horse trailer. The Oliver pickup struck Cates vehicle, causing the horse trailer to separate from the pickup. Cates’ pickup and trailer departed

the roadway to the south. Oliver’s pickup then struck a 2008 GMC Sierra driven by a male juvenile, 16, of Sharon.

Two passengers in the Cates’ pickup were pinned for approximately ten minutes including Hillary Cates and a juvenile male, age 7, of Booker, Texas. They were extricated by Woodward Fire an Rescue.

The driver of the second vehicle, Ty Cates, and a passenger, Fredrick Irby, 33, of Claude, Texas, were treated and released at the Woodward Hospital. The sevenyear-old male passenger was taken to Woodward Hospital and flown by Air-Evac to Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City where he was listed in critical condition with a head injury.

In addition to the 16-year-old driver of the third vehicle, three passengers were treated and released at Woodward Hospital.

They are Jake Johnson, 18, of Vici; Ethan Mann, 19, of Sharon; and a 15 year old male juvenile of Hobbs, New Mexico.

The highway patrol says Oliver was wearing a seat belt. Only the juvenile male passenger in the second vehicle was wearing a seatbelt. Everyone in the third vehicle was using a seatbelt except the 15-year-old passenger.

Trooper Bayler Fry investigated the collision assisted by Lt. Mike Fike, Trooper Sawatzky, Trooper Chance Husted, Trooper Dustin McAtee, Trooper Austin Ellis and the Woodward County Sheriff’s Office.

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Obituaries ELIZABETH ANN MURROW Family visitation will be held Friday evening, July 29, 2016, 5-7 p.m. at Goodwin-Wharton Funeral Chapel in Cherokee.

Burial will be Saturday morning July 30, 2016, at 10 a.m. in the Cherokee Memorial Cemetery.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Cherokee First Christian Church in Cherokee with Reverend Tom Stanley officiating. Online condolences may be made at www. whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Alice (Hayes) and Cleo Bowles was born April 16, 1925, in Cherokee, Oklahoma. She passed away on July 25, 2016, in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 91 years, 3 months and 9 days.

Ann attended Lambert High School and graduated with the class of 1943.

Elizabeth was united in marriage to Paul Gordon Murrow on May 30, 1943, at the First Christian Church in Cherokee.

To this union three children were born: Paulette, Charles and Pamela.

She was a homemaker and very active in her community. She helped organize the Alfalfa County Democratic Women, attended the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta Georgia in 1988, was 6th District Democratic Party secretary for four years, 6th District Democratic Party president for four years, served in the executive committee of both State Democrats and Democratic Women, a member of the Promise Group and C.W.F., of the First Christian Church serving in all offices, also president of The Mr. and Mrs. Class, member of the Gems of the Salt Plains and Red Hat Society and a long time member of the Alfalfa County Election Board.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Paul; a brother, J.C. Bowles; and a daughter, Paulette West.

Elizabeth is survived by her son Charles and Shirley Murrow of Alva; daughter Pamela and David Patton of Vienna, Missouri; nine grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; sister Mary Ellen Crockett and husband Jerry of Stillwater; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other

relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made through Wharton Funeral Chapel to the hospice Circle of Love in Enid, Greenbrier Village Nursing Home Activity Fund or the Mr. and Mrs. Class at the Cherokee First Christian Church.

AUDREY NUTTER Audrey Nutter, 76, was born Feb. 25, 1940, and passed away on July 18, 2016.

Graveside services will be Saturday, July 20, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Byron-Amorita Cemetery. Cremation services were provided by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Cherokee.

RAY NELSON SMITH Ray Nelson Smith was born on January 25, 1931, to Verne and Deveta (Ford) Smith in Anthony, Kansas. He departed this life on July 23, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He spent his last days surrounded by family and friends.

Services were held on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington, Oklahoma. Burial followed in Byron-Amorita Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Cherokee. Online condolences may be made at www.lanmanmemorials. com.

He graduated from Amorita High School in 1949. He married his high school sweetheart, Imogene Flowers, on October 29, 1950. They were married for 65 years and made their home near Byron, Oklahoma.

Surviving are his wife, Imogene of the home; two daughters, Christy and Larry Cochran and Nancy and Loren Rieger, both of Cherokee; one son, Jay and Becky Smith of Amorita; nine grandchildren, Camree and Dean Belknap of Dallas, Texas, Caredy and Chad Stanley of Kechi, Kansas, Courtney and Ed Blau of Oklahoma City, Randon and Andrea Rieger, Lisa and Jason Hazzard, both of Edmond, Ty and Jodi Smith of Amorita, Jace and Rachael Smith, Trae and Michelle Smith, both of Byron, and Landon Markes of Broken Arrow. He is also survived by 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Verla Hankey.

He was a farmer, rancher and auctioneer.

He owned and operated the Cherokee Sales Company for 34 years. He was a director of the Farmers Exchange Bank from 1978

until the time of his death.

He and Imogene traveled extensively with friends and shared many interesting and fun times. He enjoyed playing the guitar and making music with his family.

In later years he looked forward to playing train with the “train gang.� He rarely missed the weekly date night out with Imogene.

He was a member of the Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington. He was greatly involved with Lariat Creek Christian Camp near Geary.

Memorials may be made to Lariat Creek Christian Camp or the Byron-Amorita Cemetery through the funeral home.

KAMI JANELL STEELE Funeral services for Kami Steele were held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Carmen Christian Church with Rev. Kirk Board and Rev. Brian Gossett officiating.

Interment was in the Carmen City Cemetery under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary, LLC. Kami Janell, daughter of Robert Lee and Sharon Kay (Goss) Knoll, was born July 8, 1971, at Greeley, Colorado, and passed away July 20, 2016, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, at the age of 45 years and 13 days.

She graduated from Leavenworth High School and also from Kansas State University where she loved to fly high as a cheerleader. On April 4, 1998, she was united in marriage to Sam Bushey. Kami was a member of the Gateway Church in Keller. She was an occupational therapist for several years. On March 21, 2004, she was united in marriage to Michael Steele. They have two daughters, Brittan and Landry. They made their home in Colleyville, Texas, before moving to Keller, Texas, where they have lived for the past four years.

Kami was interested in tennis and traveling with her tennis team. She had a therapy dog and visited many nursing homes and hospitals. She was always helpful and encouraging to others. Kami loved to travel and shop. She treasured all family dinners, especially the dinners at

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Kiowa City Council says ‘no’ to 7.8 proposed mill levy increase City administrator says power outage not related to utility company change

By Yvonne Miller The Kiowa City Council discussed numerous issues at their July 11 meeting – a proposed mill levy increase in the budget, the source of the major power outage on June 28, the city’s $200,000 savings in electric costs and more.

Mayor Brandon Farney called the meeting to order with all members present: R.L. Simpson, Bill Watson, Russell Molz, Brian Hill and Tom Wells. Also seated at the council table were City Administrator Lou Leone, City Clerk Marlo Rugg and City Attorney Laurel McClellan.

Leone presented a detailed draft of the proposed budget he’s preparing for council approval in August. He explained the proposal page by page. To fulfill the proposed budget, Leone said the mill levy needs to be at 47.866. That would be a mill increase of 7.8, the administrator said.

Leone gave an example that on a $100,000 house, the increased tax would be $93.

One item Leone said that’s needed is a structure to replace the old brick city building – especially since the city has some new equipment. He said even before he came to Kiowa money had been set aside by previous administrator Nathan Law in capital outlay to eventually replace that dilapidated building. Leone said the estimated cost to replace that structure is $120,000.

The proposed budget also calls for a five percent increase in salaries. Leone said the five percent is not a guaranteed amount, but that amount could be given as a reward to a deserving employee.

Leone welcomes anyone interested in an explanation of the proposed budget to drop by the city office or call him.

After hearing Leone’s presentation, Councilmember Hill said, “There’s not money out there like there was. I would tread very lightly on asking for more money right now.”

Councilmember Molz agreed and said, “We’re not going to raise taxes to pay for a building or something like that.”

Hill said, “You make up for shortcomings by trimming.” He suggested that if city services are not paying for themselves then increase rates because the city is a business. “Then every consumer pays. If you raise property taxes you are essentially screwing property owners – like people who own rentals or property.”

Wells agreed. The council is aware that other boards in town will also likely raise mills because of the somewhat depressed economy presently. Mayor Farney agreed with other council members.

Leone reminded the council that the city must maintain the streets and other infrastructure. He mentioned that the cost of everything continues to increase.

At the council’s recommendation, Leone said he would rework figures so the mill levy would increase no more than three or four mills.

The council must pass the budget by July 25.

Power Outage During the Storm Kiowa experienced a power outage June 28 from approximately 5 p.m., to 2:30 a.m., the next morning. Leone said the source of the power outage was power lines and poles that were knocked down between the Burlington Sub-Station and Cherokee. This resulted in a widespread power outage. This was caused by a storm that was worse in Oklahoma than in Kiowa. Leone said power was also out at the Hazelton sub-station so power was out at both lines entering Kiowa.

The administrator once again explained that the outage had nothing to do with

Kiowa now being a customer of being part of an electricity pool through KMEA in Kansas instead of AEC in Oklahoma. The electricity comes over the same lines to Kiowa.

Leone said the delay in starting the city’s generator was because they awaited confirmation from Western Farmers as to the extent of the damage.

For June the city’s cost of electricity was $30,000 less than the same time last year, Leone said. Electricity cost so far this year is a savings of $200,000, according to Leone. He said the City of Kiowa’s electricity bill would have been 22-26 percent higher if they were still with AEC, which all started with Western Farmers announcing debundling.

Other Council Business Regarding the Labor Day Car Show Burnout, the council is considering if the risk is worth the reward.

Staff has discussed the city’s many storm-water drainage issues with Schwab Eaton. Leone continues to search for the best three options.

The administrator said the City of Kiowa has received credits from SPP/ WFEC. Staff conducted inspections throughout Kiowa for various nuisance properties.

Leone said letters will be mailed and the police department is assisting.

Leone received council approval to attend the ICMA Conference in Kansas Ctiy Sept. 25-28. The estimated cost is $455 plus room and board.

The administrator said he is looking at options to update the city’s IT support and computers.

Leone told the council that city employee Shon Webster has health issues so the administrator is donating some of his time to him.

Attorney McClellan said he finally got papers served on Vern Collins in Colorado, who owned the former bowling alley property at Main and Seventh streets.

At the end of the meeting, the council held a 20-minute executive session to discuss confidential affairs or trade secrets of second parties. No action was taken upon return to open session.

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Two men seek Barber County commissioner seat for District 3

By Yvonne Miller Next Tuesday, Aug. 2, Kansas voters go to the polls to elect a variety of positions in a primary election. In Barber County there are two positions where more than one person of the same political party registered for the seat. One of those is Barber County commissioner for District 3. The candidates are incumbent Bill Smith and Charlie Achenbach, both of Hardtner.

The other contested race is for Barber County sheriff. Those four candidates were featured in the Newsgram last Wednesday.

The county commissioner candidates both answered a questionnaire for the Newsgram. Their answers follow in alphabetical order.

Charlie Achenbach for Barber County Commissioner Charles E. Achenbach is a selfemployed rancher and business owner.

He attended school in Hardtner and holds a bachelor of arts degree from Fort Hays State University. His community involvement has been as a volunteer, also by supporting several conservation banquets and numerous fundraisers.

Achenbach said, “I see the tax bill raising, but less getting done in the 3rd District. We see bad roads and no economic development. I think the game plan of `Tax Increase’ anytime a problem rears its ugly head, is NOT the answer. I think budgets should be made around the county’s income

and it shouldn’t operate beyond that limit.”

Achenbach further stated, “Crops and mineral prices haven’t broken any records for a few years now. Our farmers and ranchers are the backbone, not only to the county, but the entire country. Giving them more tax burden is not the answer. Budgets should be adjusted accordingly. We need to tighten the belt!”

He sees the present Barber County as having a “very poor economy and very poor outlook.”

“There is only one way for a commissioner to attempt to solve these problems, and its to get the most done with what we have,” Achenbach said.

A lifetime resident of Barber County, Achenbach describes himself as “a true conservative Republican” and said, “I will fight to keep Barber County an affordable place to live. I believe I hold the county’s best interests in my heart. I would appreciate your vote Aug. 2nd. Thank you!”

Barber County Commissioner Bill Smith Seeks Re-election Bill Smith is married to Janet Smith and they are residents of Hardtner where they are property and business owners. He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a masters degree in systems engineering, retiring from the Navy as a nuclear submarine commander.

The past four years, Smith has been the Barber County commissioner

for District 3. He’s a member of the Community Bible Fellowship Church in Medicine Lodge, member of the Barber County Rodeo Committee, member of the Barber County Solid Waste Management Committee, and works with Barber County youth teaching leadership skills and responsibility.

Smith seeks reelection because, “I have always been interested in serving in a public position and my involvement these past four years as a county commissioner has been a big challenge. I am looking forward to the next four years.”

Commissioner Smith lists his biggest accomplishments these past four years as: • a major upgrade to the court house with a new air condition and heating system; • new windows and doors; • a major upgrade to the security system and other upgrades; • a new annex for the health department that Smith said is used as a voting place and an emergency management center that was used for coordinating the largest known fire in Kansas history; • keeping taxes down while upgrading Barber County roads, bridges, equipment and “trying to work with our state and federal government.”

Smith said, “Dealing with the 70 million decrease in Barber County oil and gas revenue has been a real challenge.

Not only do we have this problem but also have a tax lid being put on the county. This means our current spending will be frozen until inflation increases. We are currently scrutinizing all expenditures and cutting as necessary.”

When answering the question about the biggest issues and challenges facing Barber County, Smith said, “Our state government, keeping our spending under control and our local increase in tax dollars to a minimum, growing our communities, and keeping this a great county to live in.”

“I will work to solve these problems as I have these past four years,” Smith said.

In conclusion, Smith said, “I believe my experience these past four years will allow me to best serve you as your county commissioner for District 3 the next four years. Therefore I ask for your vote on Aug. 2nd.”

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This was the set up for the public forum in Kiowa for the Barber County sheriff and county commissioner races hosted by Kiowa’s Chamber of Commerce last week. Incumbent Barber County Sheriff Justin Rugg takes his turn at the podium to talk to voters, while other candidates await their moment to tell why they seek the office. Seated, left to right: sheriff candidate Lonnie Small; County Commissioner Bill Smith, who wishes to retain his seat; chamber hosts Austin Graves and Aimee Williams Bryan; and sheriff candidates Christina Ricke and James Stevenson. Photo by Yvonne Miller

Barber County Sheriff Forum held in Kiowa last week Primary election in Barber County, Kansas, next Tuesday, Aug. 2

By Yvonne Miller Over 80 people attended a public forum to hear the four candidates in the race for Barber County sheriff. This was the forum held in Kiowa, Kansas, at the community building the evening of Tuesday, July 19.

Kiowa’s Chamber of Commerce hosted the event. Chamber members Aimee Williams Bryan and Austin Graves led the forum. A forum with a similar format was held in Medicine Lodge the prior Thursday.

Incumbent Justin Rugg and other sheriff candidates Christina Ricke, Lonnie Small and James Stevenson sat at the front facing the crowd with their campaign signs as the backdrop.

Each candidate stepped to the podium and spoke about five minutes, telling why they are running. Their comments were similar to their answers they gave to the Newsgram where they were featured in this publication last week.

After the candidates comments, the forum was opened up to questions from the crowd which were minimal. One question regarded campaign contributions, to which Stevenson and Rugg said they took in

roughly $900, Ricke said she received $0, and Small did not give an amount. Other questions were about the drug problem in Barber County; patrolling the entire county, etc.

The candidates then gave brief closing statements.

Current District 3 Barber County Commissioner Bill Smith, who seeks reelection, also made a few brief comments at the beginning of the forum. Smith and county commissioner candidate Charlie Achenbach (who sat in the crowd at the forum) are featured in a separate article in the Newsgram this week telling why they seek the position.

All these sheriff and county commissioner candidates are registered as Republicans. Therefore, the sheriff and county commissioner races should be determined in the Aug. 2 primary next Tuesday.

A call to the county clerk’s office found that the single sheriff and single commissioner candidate who receive the most votes (despite the margin, it could be by only one vote) in the primary will

go on the ballot for the general election Nov. 8. Although there are no Democrat candidates for the positions, the clerk’s office spokesman said the general election ballot will have a place for write-in candidates.

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Southwest Country Fest coming to Hardtner Aug. 27 First-time event in Hardtner, Kansas

By Yvonne Miller “We’re just tryin’ to bring something fun to town for the people,” Southwest Country Fest organizers Austin Graves and Kyle Jacobs said.

These two are planning the first-ever Southwest Country Fest in Hardtner, Kansas, on Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Barber County Fairgrounds.

The “fest” will feature five live bands with headliner Casey Donahew whom Graves describes as “one of the most popular Texas bands to date.” Their latest single is “Feels This Right.” Some of Donahew’s other hits are “Stockyards” and “Double-wide Dream.”

The four other bands to perform are J.B. and the Moonshine Band, an East Texas country band with the hit “No Better Than This;” Curtis Grimes, a Texas artist who was on “The Voice” during the 2011 season (fans will recognize his hit “Home to Me”); The Blue Water Highway Band, an upcoming popular Texas band with the hit “Medicine Man;” and Kaitlin Butts from Oklahoma City, who NewsOK says is “an artist to watch.”

With nine food vendors, Graves and Jacobs hope people will come early and stay late. The main fairgrounds gates will open at 1 p.m. RV hook-ups are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Camping is also offered at the fairgrounds.

The gates to the fairgrounds arena where the concert will be held opens at 4 p.m. The concert goes from 5 p.m., to

midnight.

“Our slogan is, `The fun begins where the pavement ends,” Jacobs said.

Tickets and other details are available on their website, southwestcountryfest. com.

Also watch for future ads in the Newsgram about VIP seating and more details about this event that Graves anticipates will bring about 2,000 people to Hardtner.

Southwest Country Fest started

in Ashland, Kansas, six years ago by the Clark County Fair Board with the proceeds to help improve their fairgrounds. Graves and Jacobs said Clark County had made all their improvements so agreed to let some other area host this popular event. The men said the proceeds this year will help pay for the costs of the event and help getting it going again for next summer.

“We’re bringing an event to Barber County for pure entertainment,” Graves said.

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Kiowa’s City Council holds special meeting to further discuss budget before hearing

By Yvonne Miller Monday morning Kiowa’s City Council met for a last-minute special meeting to further discuss the proposed budget for 2017. The council had to approve the draft budget so it could meet publication requirements before the Aug. 8 budget hearing at the beginning of the 8 p.m. regular city council meeting.

As always, the public is encouraged to attend the hearing if they have questions or comments about the proposed budget.

City Administrator Lou Leone presented details about the proposed budget with all council members present, including Mayor Brandon Farney, Bill Watson, R.L. Simpson, Russell Molz, Brian Hill and Tom Wells. City Clerk Marlo Rugg took minutes of the meeting.

As mentioned in the Newsgram article from the regular July meeting, the

council directed Leone to keep the mill levy increase to between three and four mills. He confirmed the draft budget council approved Monday has a mill increase of 3.985 to 43.984 mills. The administrator said the city’s proposed 2017 budget is near $3 million.

After the public budget hearing, council will formally adopt the 2017 budget.

Other City of Kiowa Business, Utility Rate Increases Proposed The council conducted some other business at the meeting that lasted from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

One of those agenda items regarded a review of the city’s utility rates. Leone presented an outline on water, sewer and trash rates. He said the council decided to formally accept rate increases at the Aug. 8 meeting.

Another item was approving health insurance for the two electric linemen hired earlier this spring with adjustment to some guidelines.

Council members also approved an adjustment to the employee handbook.

Leone explained the change states that city employees must live within a 15 mile radius of Kiowa, instead of the “unwritten rule that employees must live in the city limits.” Leone said this is because both linemen need more time to find a home in Kiowa as both still own homes in other towns and need to sell them before investing in another house.

After a brief executive session, council approved the transfer of sick and comp time from employees Leone and City Superintendent Gary Johnson to city employee Shon Webster.

Symposium to be held The Comanche Pool Prairie Resource Foundation has announced a $120,000 in-kind contribution from Pasture Map for the Anderson Creek Wildfire Cleanup Initiative.

A Pasture Map introductory symposium will be held 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the People’s Bank, Sunset Room located in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

Pasture Map allows ranchers to keep track of herd weight records, and will auto-calculate the daily feed intake of each herd based on average daily gain, making forage calculations a snap. It creates and subdivides fence lines while

calculating acres and perimeters; it also records grazing moves and forage recovery days, and takes GPS photos of monitoring points while tracking herd weights and average daily gains.

Please confirm your reservation via email at cpprf.org@gmail.com. This event will be limited to the first 50 participants due to space limitations. A second symposium will be scheduled based on rancher participation rate.

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Voters should apply early for absentee ballots Voters in Alfalfa County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Aug. 23 runoff primary election and the Special Burlington School District I-1 Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Although the county election board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Stein urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early.

Absentee ballot application forms are available at the county election board office located at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds, 602 W. 5th St., Ste. 3, Cherokee. An online version of the form can be filled out and submitted electronically at: www. elections.ok.gov. A print form can also be downloaded at that address.

“At least two mail transactions must be made,” Stein said. “The county election board must mail the ballots to the voter and the voter must return the voted ballots by mail.”

Ballots must be in the hands of county election board officials by 7 p.m. on election day to be counted.

Stein said any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in any election

in which he/she is eligible to vote.

However, a voter must be registered and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of a school district or a municipality to be eligible to vote in school district or municipal elections. It is not necessary to give a reason for voting absentee.

“While anyone can vote absentee without giving a reason, the law still provides several advantages to absentee voters in some categories,” Stein said.

By stating one of the following reasons on their applications, absentee voters can activate special conditions that make it easier for them to use absentee ballots. The reasons are: • Voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may vote absentee. They may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.

• Voters who are confined to nursing homes in the county may vote

absentee. An absentee voting board actually goes to the nursing home a few days before the election, sets up a small polling place and allows these people to vote under circumstances similar to those at a regular precinct polling place. They may apply only by mail, fax, email, online or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.

• Military personnel and residents of the county living overseas and the spouses and dependents of each group are eligible receive absentee ballots.

These voters may apply only by mail, fax, or by email. Military personnel should contact the voting service officers in their units for application forms and additional information or visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website (www.fvap.gov/ oklahoma) for more information and instructions. Residents of Oklahoma living overseas can obtain the same materials from any United States military installation and from United States embassies and consulates as well as on the FVAP website.

BancCentral installs new drive up ATM BancCentral has installed a new drive up ATM at the Anthony, Kansas, location. The northern lane now functions as a drive up ATM and a fully efficient teller lane.

This upgrade to the drive thru facilities will allow more convenient access to customers.

The new drive up ATM has the ability to receive check and cash deposits,

withdraw money from an account, check account balances, and have speedy transactions. This technology gives the customer the widest range of upgrade options available, including bulk and single cash items, check deposit, check imaging, and truncation. The drive up ATM also offers Intelligent Check Deposit – which means the customer can deposit up to 30 checks in a single

transaction.

“We are excited to introduce this new technology to our Anthony, Kansas, location,” said Kyle Hughbanks, president and CEO. “Customers will be able to do their transactions with more ease than ever.”

It also has the ability to take the EMV chip card, encloses a large screen, and will deliver the greatest consumer usability and security across the widest range of vehicles.

The new ATM is open 24 hours and is constantly under video surveillance.

This is a safe option for customers to use and BancCentral is excited to make access even easier for the customer.

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Alva Public Schools supply lists Washington Early Childhood Center pre-k supply list 1 backpack 3 eight-count boxes crayons 1 bottle white school glue 1 box sandwich size zipper Ziplock baggies 2 spiral notebooks (single subject, no perforations) 1 plastic coated folder (two inside pockets, no fasteners) 1 package/box baby wipes 2 large box facial tissues Boys: 1 roll paper towels Boys: 1 package highlighter markers (broad) Girls: 1 package fine point dry erase markers Girls: 1 bottle hand sanitizer

Washington Early Childhood Center kindergarten supply list 4 boxes Crayola crayons – no jumbo size (eight-count primary colors) 1 pair Fiscar scissors (sharp metal) 1 backpack or school bag (no rollers or miniatures) 6 white glue sticks 1 plastic pocket folder with inside brads and pockets (no paper folders) 1 single-subject spiral notebook 1 package Crayola washable markers (eight count) Boys: 1 large container facial tissue Boys: 1 container disinfectant wipes Girls: 1 box quart size baggie (slide

closure) Girls: 1 package/box baby wipes

Washington Early Childhood Center first grade supply list 1 backpack or school bag (no rollers and no miniatures) 1 box facial tissue 1 pair 5-inch Fiscar pointed scissors 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 count) 2 glue sticks 1 school box (3 x 6 x 9) 2 large pink bar erasers 6 fine tip expo dry erase markers (black) Boys: 1 package/box baby wipes Boys: 1 box quart size baggies Girls: 1 container disinfectant wipes Girls: 1 roll paper towels

Longfellow Elementary School second grade supply list 36 No. 2 pencils (no mechanical pencils) 2 large boxes crayons (16 colors – no pastels, basic primary colors only) 2 large erasers, latex free 2 large boxes Kleenex 1 supply box (cigar box size only, no zipper pouches) 2 containers Clorox or Lysol wipes 4 glue sticks 1 plastic folder with horizontal pockets 1 box gallon size Ziplock baggies

Longfellow Elementary School third grade supply list 24 No. 2 pencils (no mechanical pencils) 1 4oz Elmer’s School Glue 2 boxes Crayons (16 colors – basic primary colors only) 2 large boxes Kleenex 1 supply box (cigar box size only, no zipper pouches) 1 package wide-ruled notebook paper 1 four-pack glue sticks 1 one-and-a-half-inch three-ring binder (no Trapper Keepers) 1 package binder dividers 1 box sandwich sized Ziploc baggies

Lincoln Elementary School fourth grade supply list 1 package wide-ruled notebook paper 3 one-subject spiral notebooks 2 boxes facial tissue 2 highlighters (any color) 1 package expo markers 24 pencils 1 box crayons 1 box colored pencils 1 pair scissors 4 glue sticks 2 pocket folders with pockets 1 package pencil-top erasers or extra erasers 3 red pens 1 school box/pencil box 1 ruler

Lincoln Elementary School fifth grade supply list 1 package wide-ruled notebook paper 2 one-subject spiral notebooks (no threesubject notebooks) 24 No. 2 pencils 3 red pens 1 box colored pencils

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Supplies

1 box crayons 1 pair pointed scissors 1 package pencil top erasers 1 package expo dry erase markers 1 package highlighters (assorted colors) 2 glue sticks 1 one-and-a-half-inch three-ring binder (no oversized binders or trapper keepers) 1 pencil bag that will fit in the three-ring binder or pencil box

Alva Middle School sixth grade supply list 3 boxes of Kleenex (office) Blue and black pens (social studies) Red pens (social studies, reading and English) 2 boxes of colored pencils (social studies, reading, science) 2 one-inch three-ring binders (social studies and math) 2 three-subject spiraled notebook with perforated edges (social studies and science) 3 packages loose leaf wide-lined paper (math and reading) 1 book cover (math) 2 glue sticks (science) 1 two-pocket folder with brads (plastic) (reading) 2 composition notebooks – no spiral notebooks (language and reading) 1 basic calculator (students may use calculator function on phone (science) 1 pair of scissors (science) 1 4GB flash drive 3 highlighters 1 package erasers (pencil top or big pink) * 2 boxes/packages pencils, mechanical or No. 2 * * This is only an estimate. The number of pencils/erasers a student will need will depend on your student.

Some students misplace pencils and therefore may need more. No. 2 pencils will be available in the office to purchase for 25 cents. Teachers will not have an extra supply for students. This is the responsibility of your student.

Alva Middle School seventh grade supply list

Alva Middle School eighth grade supply list

3 boxes of Kleenex (office) 1 two-inch hardback-cover three-ring binder (geography) 8 divider tabs (geography) 2 packages of 100 lined index cards (geography) 1 zippered pencil holder for three-ring binder (geography) 4 packages loose leaf notebook paper (geography, reading and math) 1 box colored pencils (reading) 2 glue sticks (reading and science) 3 pocket folders with brads (preferably plastic) (literature and geography) 1 package red pens (English and math) 1 pair scissors (science) 1 one-inch three-ring binder (math) 1 three-ubject spiraled notebook with perforated edges (science) 2 composition notebooks – no spiral notebooks (language and reading) 1 book cover (math) 1 4GB flash drive 3 highlighters 1 package erasers (pencil top or big pink) * 2 boxes packages of pencils, mechanical or No. 2 * * This is only an estimate. The number of pencils/erasers a student will need will depend on your student.

Some students misplace pencils and therefore may need more. No. 2 pencils will be available in the office to purchase for 25 cents. Teachers will not have an extra supply for students. This is the responsibility of your student.

3 boxes Kleenex (office) 1 package red pens (language and math) 1 pair scissors (science) 1 one-inch three-ring binder (math) 1 composition notebook – no spiral notebooks (language) 1 book cover (math) 1 pocket folders with brads (preferably plastic) (literature) 2 one-subject spiral notebooks with perforated edges (science and math) 1 package loose leaf notebook paper (math) 1 package erasers (pencil top or big pink) * 2 boxes/packages of pencils, mechanical or No. 2 * 1 package highlighters (language) 1 basic calculator (students may use calculator function on phone (science) 1 4GB flash drive * This is only an estimate. The number of pencils/erasers a student will need will depend on your student.

Some students misplace pencils and therefore may need more. No. 2 pencils will be available in the office to purchase for 25 cents. Teachers will not have an extra supply for students. This is the responsibility of your student.

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Thunderstorms, showers, forecast for Oklahoma, Arkansas TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Weather forecasters say showers and thunderstorms are likely across much of Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas.

The National Weather Service says scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue Tuesday in western and central Oklahoma. Some strong storms are possible with heavy rainfall, wind gusts of up to 50 mph and frequent lightning.

Meanwhile, the chance of thunderstorms will increase in eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as unstable air moves into the region. Periods of heavy rainfall are likely.

The chance of thunderstorms will continue in Oklahoma through Sunday. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are possible with the storms.

Forecasters say thunderstorms are also likely in western and northwestern Arkansas through the weekend. Afternoon temperatures will be slightly below seasonal averages.

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Ex-Oklahoma sheriff’s name dropped from training center TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa County commissioners have decided to remove the name of former county sheriff Stanley Glanz from the official name of a $2.4 million training facility.

Glanz pleaded no contest to failing to release key information about how former reserve deputy Robert Bates was trained. Bates fatally shot Eric Harris during an April 2015 sting operation.

Bates, who was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, has said that he confused his stun gun with his handgun.

Glanz entered the plea to a charge of refusal to perform official duty and was given a suspended one-year jail sentence. He resigned after being indicted last September, when a special grand jury said Glanz should have shared a 2009 memo that raised questions about Bates' qualifications.

Glanz had said the memo was a private personnel record not subject to Oklahoma's open records law.

The commissioners agreed to change the building's name Monday on the recommendation of Sheriff Vic Regalado,

according to The Tulsa World (http://bit. ly/2ao3Zmc ).

Regalado says a survey of his department showed overwhelming support for dropping Glanz's name from the building.

"I figured there would be (support for) a decision to change, but that it

would be for change so overwhelmingly was a surprise," Regalado said.

Glanz's name was included in the center's official name more than a year ago, but it was never placed on the building.

The building is unfinished and mostly unused.

Oklahoma court stays execution for man in woman’s death OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma court has halted the planned execution of a man who is appealing the death sentence he received for the 2014 beating death of a 24-year-old woman.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a stay of execution Tuesday for 49-year-old Albert Johnson, who was convicted last month of first-degree murder in the death of Rachel Rogers and of other charges by a jury in Oklahoma County.

District Judge Donald Deason had set Sept. 19 as Johnson's execution date, but the appeals court agreed to stop the execution while Johnson appeals his conviction and sentence.

Prosecutors say Johnson raped his girlfriend and Rogers and beat them both before Rogers was killed.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections records indicate Johnson has previous convictions for crimes including kidnapping, robbery, rape and escape.

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Massive flock of egrets causing problems at Kansas zoo WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Officials at a Kansas zoo say a flock of nearly 5,000 egrets are causing problems.

The Wichita Eagle (http://bit. ly/2aeAfc7 ) reports that the federally

protected birds have taken up residence in a corner of the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita.

Zoo bird curator Scott Newland says he's been dealing with the flock for about

Transgender school bathrooms still debated in Kansas town DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A south-central Kansas school district is letting students use bathrooms matching their gender identity as a local task force explores the issue.

The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2a9Kl0q ) reports the governing board of the Derby school system made that decision Monday.

The Obama administration in May directed public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity. Derby officials have said they'd comply.

The state's education board has voted to ignore the directive, arguing local schools are best suited to decide how to handle issues transgender students face.

The matter in Derby hasn't generated a consensus. Parents and others have formed Facebook groups and circulated petitions to either support the district's decision or urge them to reconsider. During Monday's meeting, people spoke on both sides of the issue.

two years and that eggs, chicks and nesting twigs have been falling onto public pathways and into animal exhibits.

Newland says it's posing a risk to animals. The egrets moved to the zoo after their rookery was torn down in November 2014 to make way for duplexes.

The egrets have mostly been concentrated in a three-acre area on the southeast corner of the zoo.

"It's a public health concern, it's also a health concern with our animals," Newland said. "It's not ideal for these birds to be nesting over our exhibits, nesting over our animals. So that's been the biggest headache."

The zoo has devoted more than 500 hours and $50,000 to keep the birds under control. Newland says that a zoo keeper could remove 10 wheelbarrows full of waste and fallen twigs on any given day due to the egrets. Due to the mess, the wolves at the zoo have been off exhibit since mid-May. The zoo has had a depredation permit, which allows it to scare away, capture or kill birds if necessary for health and safety.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services representative Steve Sepin said the government will allow the killing of birds in fire situations after other steps have been taken to manage them.

Newland said that he has tried several nonlethal ways to get rid of the birds, including LED lasers and sky dancers, but the egrets were unfazed. The zoo removed has removed nests, eggs and euthanizes some of the birds as of late June.

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Wish granted: Six-year-old boy is garbage man for a day

By Darcy Costello SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ethan Dean has always dreamed of being a garbage man. Tuesday, the 6-yearold lived that fantasy: riding shot gun in a booster seat through Sacramento in a truck labeled "Ethan's Garbage Truck."

Ethan, garbage man for the day, made a series of stops in Sacramento to collect trash and recyclables from places like the fire station and CalEPA, where his father works. It wasn't a chore for Ethan, who has cystic fibrosis. When asked at one stop what his favorite part of the day had been, he said it was "cleaning up garbage."

Throughout his trip, he wore a cape that said "Hero Ethan" and a big smile.

When Ethan visited the Make-AWish Foundation in February, he was asked a series of questions: What do you want to be? Who do you want to meet?

What do you want to have? Where do you want to go?

In 2013, Make-A-Wish transformed San Francisco into Gotham for a 5-yearold boy who had battled leukemia for years and dreamed of being Batkid.

Miles Scott traveled from one crime scene to another, rescuing a damsel in distress and thwarting the plans of The Riddler and The Penguin, as crowds of people cheered him on.

Ethan's dream is being a less fantastic, more everyday superhero — almost all of his answers were garbage truck-related, said Jennifer Stolo, CEO of the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He really, really wants to be a garbage man when he grows up.

It meant the wish he'd be granted wasn't too mysterious.

"We pretty much knew it was going to be about garbage trucks," said Ethan's dad, Ken Dean, laughing. He's been watching them come down the street since he first learned how to crawl, his dad said.

Ethan's uncle, Tim Dean, said it means a lot to the family to have people who don't even know him come out to celebrate.

He too had a feeling Ethan's wish would be about being a garbage man.

Ethan has a garbage truck bedspread and pillow. He has garbage truck toys.

He's had a garbage truck birthday party.

"Every time I go and visit him, the first thing he asks me to do is, 'Wanna go play with my garbage trucks?' Dean said.

"He just loves it."

After being surprised at his Rancho Cordova elementary school, Ethan and his garbage truck made five stops, recycling and getting rid of waste at each.

Sam Thurman, who drove Ethan's garbage truck for the day, has worked for Waste Management in Sacramento for 35 years. When he agreed to drive Ethan, he said he had no idea how big it was going to be.

And as for Ethan?

"He can't wipe that grin off his face," Thurman said. "He looks like it's Christmas morning and he's unwrapping his first present."

At least 500 people gathered at the Capitol for at the end of Ethan's day for a press conference and VIP lunch.

Erika Sizemore doesn't know Ethan and said she learned about his special day on social media. It hit home for her, she said, because she has two boys, Kane and Benny, who also love garbage trucks.

"As soon as he got out of the truck I cried," she said, tearing up. "It could happen to any of our kids. He is an amazing little kid and I just think that any of could be in the same boats as his parents are."

Ethan was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant and began treatment at eight weeks old. The genetic disorder is characterized by a buildup of thick mucus and frequent lung infections, and the median life expectancy is about 40 years old.

Though he and his parents haven't had a big talk about his diagnosis, his dad said every once in a while Ethan asks him a question or two. He's begun to realize that his friends and younger sister don't have to go to treatment like he does.

His dad hoped none of that will be on Ethan's mind Tuesday. The only thing he needs to think about is garbage. And trucks.

"I want him to have fun and not have to worry about the day-to-day," his dad said. "It's all about him."

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As iPhone sale sag, Apple touts apps and services instead

By Brandon Bailey SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — You can expect to hear a lot more from Apple about the virtues of mobile apps and online services in coming months. And for good reason: They're just about the only part of Apple's business that's growing right now.

Apps and services have always been key to the appeal of Apple products. But with iPhone sales down for the second quarter in a row — and speculation that a major redesign won't arrive until late next year — Apple is talking up its online business, promoting it with new kinds of ads and even sponsoring an upcoming reality TV show called "Planet of the Apps."

The giant tech company sold 40.4 million iPhones in the last quarter — 15 percent fewer than a year ago, according to its earnings report Tuesday. Analysts say consumers just aren't as excited about the newest iPhone models.

As a result, Apple's overall revenue fell 15 percent to $42.4 billion for the three months ending June 30.

Apple also sold fewer iPad units, Mac computers and Apple Watches in the last quarter, although iPad revenue increased, thanks to the introduction of higher-priced iPad Pro models. And a modestly better forecast for the current quarter sent Apple shares up nearly 7 percent in late trading, after closing at $96.63.

But the biggest bright spot in the company's report was a 19 percent sales jump for the segment that includes iTunes, Apple Music, the App Store and services like Apple Pay and iCloud storage. That segment produced nearly $6 billion in sales — more than Apple pulled in from quarterly sales of either iPads or Macs.

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Apple makes money from online services by taking a percentage whenever users pay to download a song from iTunes, buy an app from the App Store or subscribe to a streaming service like Apple Music. It keeps 30 cents of every dollar spent in the App Store , for example, and passes 70 cents to the app developer. Apple also collects fees from people who buy extra iCloud storage and from banks when customers use their credit cards with Apple Pay. Since growth is what Wall Street likes to see, Apple executives are increasingly touting the purchasing power of the company's massive customer base — nearly 600 million owners of Apple devices who spend an average of $68 a year on apps, music and other services, according to estimates by Credit Suisse.

"We expect this business will continue to grow" even if Apple sells fewer devices in a particular quarter, Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri told The Associated Press. "It's becoming a very meaningful portion of what we do."

Apple's still optimistic about the iPhone, CEO Tim Cook assured analysts on a conference call. But he also boasted that Apple's online services will produce as much revenue as a Fortune 100 company by next year.

REALITY OR BUST That's where shows like "Planet of the Apps" come in. Apple is partnering on the project with a team of veteran Hollywood producers and musician/entrepreneur will.i.am.

Though it's expected to be something like a "Shark Tank" competition for app developers, Apple has kept a tight lid on details such as who will host or when it will air. But it will undoubtedly promote the App Store. It also demonstrates Apple's desire to create original programming as a way of drawing more people to purchase music and videos on iTunes and Apple TV. Apple also announced Tuesday that it's sponsoring another unscripted video series based on the popular "Carpool Karaoke" segments hosted by talk-show host James Corden.

Separately, Apple has been tweaking the App Store itself. In one change, Apple is reducing its commission on apps

that are sold on a subscription basis.

That could lower its revenue in the short term, but experts say Apple benefits in the long run if more developers adopt a sales model that requires consumers to renew every year — since Apple gets a slice of every renewal fee.

In another change, Apple has begun selling App Store ads to developers, so iPhone owners who search for new apps will now see a paid listing along with other results. The ads should increase Apple's revenue, according to Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha. He estimated Apple's annual take from apps and services could more than double in a few years, reaching $54 billion by 2020.

THE NOT-SO-SHINY SIDE Some of Apple's online ventures are facing challenges, however. Music sales in the iTunes store are being undercut by the growing popularity of streaming apps like Spotify. Apple's own streaming music service is growing, Maestri said, but it still lags Spotify in paying subscribers. Apple's iCloud storage service, meanwhile, has a host of online competitors.

"It remains to be seen how long it takes Apple to build a service layer meaningful enough to offset potential future declines in smartphone revenue," said analyst Colin Gillis at BGC Financial in a recent note.

Most experts predict iPhone sales will pick up this fall, when Apple is expected to release new models. But some analysts are warning of tepid sales even then, citing industry rumors that Apple may wait until 2017, the tenth anniversary of the iPhone's release, before making dramatic improvements to its signature smartphone.

Apple is also confronting a slump in demand for its newest gadget, a smartwatch introduced to great fanfare last year. While it doesn't break out sales figures for the Apple Watch, the company said revenue in its "Other Products" segment, which includes the watch, fell 16 percent in the quarter.

Maestri confirmed Apple sold fewer watches, but he said a recent report by research firm IDC, which estimated Apple Watch shipments fell 55 percent, was "not in the ballpark."

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Homes on edge of the wilderness complicate wildfire efforts

By Keith Ridler And Christopher Weber SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — When Pat Telleria saw the wind-driven flames sweeping across the grass foothills toward his dream home, he picked up the phone.

In the middle of the night, he called 911. "I'm next. It's coming right at me!' he told dispatchers. "And they said, 'You're out of luck. All the resources are allocated.'" That's when the wall of fire came at them "and it was humming."

Telleria's home near Boise stands on the edge of the wilderness in a landscape that offers pastoral serenity but is also susceptible to wildfires. Some 44 million homes have been built in similar areas of the lower 48 states, making the properties expensive to protect from flames and draining resources that might otherwise be used to defend forests, rangeland and wildlife habitat.

"I fly back and forth across the country and I see it," Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told the nation's top wildfire managers during a meeting in May at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.

"We should be holding these people accountable, and we're not."

Most of the homes have been erected in recent decades. More examples can be found in Santa Clarita, California, where a wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles recently forced 20,000 people from their homes. Most residents were cleared to return on Tuesday, but the flames kept burning in the rugged terrain where many houses are tucked into canyon lands.

Laurent Lacore evacuated on Saturday, the last of his family to leave.

"The flames were right behind our backyard," he said.

He returned Monday to find the house and everything around it had been saved. He could see a line of red fire retardant that had been dropped from the air to halt the fire's approach.

"Everything is fine," he said. "Even all of the trees are there."

Firefighters saved about 2,000 homes in the fire's first three days, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said.

In 2015, the U.S. Forest Service set aside more than half of its budget for fire suppression. In one week in August, it spent $243 million fighting fires, much of it to protect homes. By September, all the firefighting money had been spent, and the agency began using money initially intended for recreation and other projects.

Besides the financial burden, there's also a human cost. Three firefighters died in Washington state last year and 19 perished in Arizona in 2013 while battling fires in the area that scientists call the wildland-urban interface.

"We find that funerals for firefighters are always well attended," said Larry Sutton, assistant director of operations for the Forest Service at the fire center.

"To me, the best tribute to firefighters is a fire-adapted community."

What he mostly sees is the opposite, he said, including areas destroyed by wildfire that get rebuilt with little regard for the next blaze.

"It may be just the mistaken belief that we're always going to be able to show up and save the day," said Sutton, one of the seven members of the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group, which decides where to deploy limited firefighting resources. "But nothing would be able to stop some of these firestorms."

Federal wildland firefighters follow rules that put life and property first.

"That doesn't change," Jewell told fire managers at the May meeting.

But with so much effort going into protecting homes, there's increasing concern that other areas might get neglected. Last year, Jewell issued an order raising the protection level for sagebrush steppe, vast unpopulated areas where massive wildfires in the last decade have wiped out hundreds of square miles of habitat for sage grouse and more than 300 other species. The rangelands are also needed by ranchers to feed cattle.

If many more giant fires hit sage grouse habitat, experts say, the federal government would have little choice but to list the bird as needing federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. That step would result in severe restric-

tions on land use.

When developers put up homes or entire subdivisions in especially precarious locations, wildfire bosses get exasperated.

"It's very frustrating for those folks," said John Freemuth, a Boise State University professor and public lands expert who works with federal land managers.

"No one would ever say it publicly. They would never say, 'You .... never should have built here, and we're not going to risk lives to protect it.'"

What federal officials do say publicly — and often — is that homeowners in wild areas need to create defensible space to protect their homes.

"We each have to take personal responsibility," Jewell said.

That's what Telleria did when he built his home in 2001. He used fire-resistant materials and put in large rocks to deflect flames. Each year, he removed encroaching vegetation to keep it away from the house.

As a result, his home survived the fire in late June despite being surrounded by flames that blackened the rest of the landscape. A neighbor's house was destroyed, with the residents escaping just in time.

"I took into account the only guy I can depend on is myself," said Telleria, who said he knew he lived in a fireprone area. "It was an intense night, a long night, but here we are and the house is intact."

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Last charges dropped in case over Planned Parenthood videos

By Michael Graczyk HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the last remaining charges against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood, agreeing with the defense's argument that the grand jury exceeded its authority by investigating the activists after clearing Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.

District Judge Brock Thomas dismissed the tampering with government records charges against David Daleiden, 27, and Sandra Merritt, 63, at the request of the Harris County prosecutor's office.

"The grand jury took the investigation where the facts led it, however Texas law limits what can be investigated after a grand jury extension order is issued," District Attorney Devon Anderson said in a statement. "In light of this and after careful research and review, this office dismissed the indictments."

Anderson, a Republican who ran as a "proud, pro-life Texan mother of two" during the 2014 election, supported the charges when they were handed down in January, stressing at the time that at the outset of the investigation, she stated that "we must go where the evidence leads us." That didn't sit well with many members of her party.

Defense attorneys said the activists never should have been charged. And Merritt and Daleiden, who founded a group called the Center for Medical Progress, had rejected plea deals offering them probation.

"I'm glad the First Amendment rights of all citizen journalists have been vindicated today," Daleiden said after the hearing. "And I would just note that Planned Parenthood is still under investigation by the United States Congress, as they should be, because they are the real criminals in this matter."

Prosecutors alleged that Daleiden, from Davis, California, and Merritt, from San Jose, California, used fake driver's licenses to conceal their identities from Planned Parenthood during the 30-month undercover video operation. They said the two posed as representatives of a fake biomedical company and sought to show that Planned Parenthood illegally sold parts of aborted fetuses to researchers.

Texas authorities initially began a grand jury investigation of Planned Parenthood after the undercover videos were released last August. But the grand jury cleared Planned Parenthood of misusing fetal tissue and instead indicted Merritt and Daleiden, who said he was working undercover as a journalist to expose illegalities in the handling of fetal tissue.

Terry Yates, one of Daleiden's lawyers, said the prosecutor's office agreed with their contention that the grand jury improperly used its extended term to further investigate the case, meaning it "didn't have jurisdiction."

"Regardless of however it came, we're happy today this matter is over," he said.

Merritt wasn't at the hearing. Asked if the dismissal could be considered to be based on a technicality, her lawyer, Dan Cogdell, said it didn't matter.

"As long as my client gets a dismissal, I don't care what they call it," he said.

"But she really was not guilty."

Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, in a statement, said just because the charges were dropped, it doesn't mean the defendants were innocent. President and CEO Melaney Linton said Planned Parenthood "has been cleared of any wrongdoing time and again," and that activists like Daleiden "spent three years creating a fake company, creating fake identities, and lying."

"When they couldn't find any improper or illegal activity, they made it up ... in order to advance their anti-abortion agenda. The decision to drop the prosecution on a technicality does not negate the fact that the only people who engaged in wrongdoing are the extremists behind this fraud."

The organization has said it never has and never would sell fetal tissue.

Melissa Hamilton, a University of Houston criminal law scholar, said Tuesday's outcome "doesn't mean this is the end of the road."

"If the district attorney is right that it was beyond limitations of the (grand jury) extension, that's not vindication," she said. "It's simply procedural.

"It doesn't mean a current grand jury couldn't consider it. The only thing to prevent individuals from being indicted on the same or similar charges would be the statute of limitations on whatever particular charges they are looking at."

But Murphy Klasing, who represented Daleiden in the earlier misdemeanor count, said for Harris County prosecutors to continue to press the case "would look like a witch hunt."

"If I was asked to place a bet, this is over," he said.

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Alfalfa County real estate transactions Real Estate Transfers Book 798, Page 545: Connie S. Huff, Trustee of the Michael L. Huff Revocable Trust; convey unto Drew Fischer. A tract of land situated in the SE/4 of S32T25N-R9W. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 551: Juanita Gail Luttrell; conveys unto JoAnn Luttrell.

Lots 5 and 6, in Block 69 in Park Addition to Cherokee. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 552: Juanita Gail Luttrell; conveys unto Juanita Gail Luttrell and JoAnn Luttrell as joint tenants.

Lots 3 and 4 in Block 69 in Park Addition to Cherokee. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 627: Patricia RayAnn Green and Charles Bert Green; convey unto Amy Fishback and William Fishback. The S/2 of Lot 11 and all of Lot 12, in Block 54 in Titus First Addition to Cherokee. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 630: Carl W. Newton and Jacqueline V. Newton; convey unto Carl W. Newton and Jacqueline V.

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Newton, Trustees of the Newton Family Trust. Lot 10 and 11, the S. 40’ of Main Street abutting Lot 12, all in Block 84, Park Addition to Cherokee. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 740: Marianne Kokojan and Edd Cochran; convey unto Cecil J. Severin and Janice E. Severin.

The surface only in and to the NW/4 of S12-T23N-R9W. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 764: Correction Warranty Deed that Sandra G. Forrester, as Trustee of the Sandra G. Forrester Revocable Trust date May 18, 2014; convey unto Sandra G. Forrester, as Trustee of the Sandra G. Forrester Revocable Trust dated May 18, 2016. An undivided 1/2 interest in and to the NE/4, also described as Lots 1 and 2 and the S/2 NE/4 of S1-T23N-R12W; and an undivided 1/2 interest in and to the N/2 SE/4 of S1T23N-R12W. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 917: Michael R. Jantz and Beverly Jantz; convey unto

Macy Starks. Lot 4, Block 25 of Cherokee. Warranty deed.

Book 798, Page 732: Amy Jean Zweiger and Andrew Owen Zweiger; convey unto Donna Danner. The W. 50’ of Lots 19-24 in Block 31 of Amorita.

Quitclaim deed.

Book 798, Page 733: Between Gene L. Davis and Deanna D. Davis, Trustees of the Davis Family Revocable Trust; the City of Cherokee. The W. 100’ of Lot 10 and the N. 20’ of the W. 100’ of Lot 11 in Block 37 in Cherokee. Quitclaim deed.

Book 798, Page 941: Harvey L. Curry and Leslie A. Curry, husband and wife, and William L. Curry and Shaena S. Curry; convey unto David Keller. Lot 11 in Block 29 in Carmen. Quitclaim deed.

Book 798, Page 992: Donald Hutson, single, and Shirley Chubb, single; convey unto Kathy Birkenfeld. Lots 1-3 in Block 50 in Jet. Quitclaim deed.

Obits

Pappas Steakhouse. The beach was a favorite vacation spot. She enjoyed all sports and especially the fantasy football league that she was involved in.

Kami was preceded in death by her husband, Sam, and grandparents Isidore and Barbara Knoll and Robert Goss.

She is survived by her husband, Michael

of Keller, Texas; two daughters, Brittan Steele and Landry Steele, both of Keller, Texas; her parents, Robert and Sharon Knoll of Plano, Texas; her sister, Kenzie Knoll of Plano, Texas; her grandmother, Orpha Goss of Carmen; other relatives and many friends.

Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Carmen Christian Church or the Covenant Christian Academy.

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

MONICA LOUISE STINNETT Mom, Monica Louise Stinnett, was born August 8, 1941, to George and Rose (Severin) Brockman.

She married Dad, William E. Stinnett, on September 7, 1959.

She taught us the love of music, how to laugh, love and forgive. She beamed when talking about her children, grandchildren and great-

grandchildren. She was an AMAZING cook, and gave freely to friends and co-workers. She had an incredible appreciation for all creatures but LOVED her cats. She was a quick learner when it came to new technology which shows on her Facebook page.

Mom passed away in her home on July 20, 2016. We know she is in a warm embrace with our Dad now, and at peace with Christ. She was a member of St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Enid.

There will be a memorial service at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel, Enid. Memorials may be made in her name to Enid’s SPCA through the funeral home.

She is survived by her sister, Rita Milligan; brother, Bill Brockman; daughter, Shari Delaney; son, Chris Stinnett, whom she loved the most; grandchildren, Chelsie; Katie; Maggie; Abby; Cody; Kyle; Shane; Jack and great-grandchildren, Gabe; Brielle, and Dace.

Condolences may be shared online at www.enidwecare.com.

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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office log Tuesday, July 19, 2016 4:02 p.m. Reporting party (RP) advised she had a flat tire and no way to change it. Transferred the call to Barber County. Barber County advised they will call Farmers Co-op to get her help.

4:39 p.m. RP advised her parents are separated and her brother wants to go visit his father, but the mother will report him as a runaway if he got to his father’s house. Advised Cherokee Police Department (CPD).

6:01 p.m. RP advised his son pulled a shotgun on him. Advised deputy and sheriff.

6:39 p.m. RP advised his estranged wife will not give their son his car keys.

Advised CPD. Officer en route. Officer advised all was okay for now.

7:06 p.m. Controlled burn on Highway 11.

8:49 p.m. 911 call, two-vehicle accident, head-on collision, on junction of highways 45 and 58. Advised OHP and medic. Deputy en route.

9:26 p.m. RP advised 20 head of black cattle were out on Osage and County Road 740. Tried to contact owner.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:57 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Cottonwood Creek bridge.

8:11 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Third Street and Grand.

8:15 a.m. RP stated someone was going through her neighbor’s pickup in the all. Advised officer. Negative contact with suspicious person.

10:33 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Harmon and Grand.

11:57 a.m. Medical transport to Share Medical Center in Alva.

11:48 a.m. RP requested to speak to an officer in regards to filling out a report. Officer advised.

3:22 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Grand and Fourth Street.

4:01 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Second Street and Nebraska.

4:53 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Second Street and Nebraska.

6:10 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Oklahoma and 12th Street. Driver only had learner’s permit. Parent was cited and owner was given the vehicle.

6:22 p.m. RP advised of a lady walking est on U.S. Highway 64, just east of Cozy Curve. She has no vehicle around and she is walking with her purse. Deputy advised to call OHP. Sent message to

OHP. OHP didn’t have anyone out in the area at the time but will send someone as soon as they can.

9:01 p.m. Deputy en route to Helena area to look for the lady that was walking, unable to locate. Deputy made contact 2 miles south of Helena on Highway 58. Lady advised she was waiting on her family to come get her.

10:21 p.m. RP advised her dog was missing. RP advised she let someone watch her black chihuahua and it got loose. RP stated last time it was seen by the clinic. Advised officer.

11:24 p.m. RP stated they received a 911 call for our county. Advised a woman had fallen and cannot get up. RP are to use the black door to gain entry. Paged Helena Medic and Carmen first responders. Medic en route. Medic with patient en route to St. Mary’s.

Thursday, July 21, 2016 3:35 a.m. RP advised they were doing a vehicle repo in Jet. 3:36 p.m. RP advised of cat in the road on Ohio, in front of water plant.

Needed to be removed ASAP. Advised officer. Called city worker and left a message.

3:57 p.m. RP needing to talk to an officer. Advised officer.

5:08 p.m. Major County advised of a grass fire one-half mile west of Aline blacktop on the north side of the road.

5:42 p.m. Helena officer advised of a drug drop, a silver Jeep. Officer advised releasing person.

6:17 p.m. Officer advised if anyone called in about a dog with black hair, medium build to contact CPD. 6:52 p.m. RP requested an ambulance for a male having a seizure. Paged Helena ambulance and Helena Fire Department. Medic en route. Medic with patient en route to Bass Hospital in Enid.

7:54 p.m. RP advised a vehicle parked at 10th Street and Kansas, where the signs say “No Parking.” Advised officer. Vehicle was moved.

Friday, July 22, 2016 1:10 a.m. Major County called and asked question on a local resident, who they received a report on. Advised the individual had taken some items and two shotguns with shells. Gave information to Major County. Major County advised the individual was last known to be in a dark-colored SUV, headed towards Alfalfa County. Major County advised the individual had turned around and was

headed back to Major County. Spoke with Woods County as well and they believed to be a silver-colored SUV. Advised officer of the situation. She stated it was a small dark-colored SUV, driven by a female. Also stated there were three guns. Notified officer. Garfield County called and stated they had deputy out and were in pursuit with a 2001 Silver Jeep Cherokee. Advised they think the subject had turned around and headed to Noble County. Major County called back and had a phone number the subject was texting the suspect. He stated that he had enough to file charged and would be doing so in the morning. Suspect had also broken out the windows in the RP home and car. Advised officer of the update.

8:18 a.m. Controlled burn at County Road 580.

9:05 a.m. Controlled burn west of Ingersoll on Highway 64.

10:24 a.m. Controlled burn on Greer Road.

2:55 p.m. 911 call, advised a female has fallen and was having trouble speaking, out on neighbor’s porch. Paged Jet Fire Department and Helena Medic.

Medic en route. Medic with patient en route to Bass Hospital in Enid.

3:10 p.m. RP advised her neighbors have been stealing from her. Advised CPD. 4:49 p.m. Deputy en route to Amorita for a reckless driver call. Deputy made contact and gave driver a verbal warning.

5:02 p.m. CPD advised of two pit bull type dogs at large, asked if anyone had called about them. Negative. CPD advised the owner had been located.

5:38 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop.

9:11 p.m. RP advised his vehicle was disabled and smoking. He said there was a possible fire under the hood. Paged Helena Fire Department. Deputy and OHP en route.

10:17 p.m. Deputy had a traffic stop.

10:26 p.m. Deputy had a traffics top on U.S. Highway 64. Advised the vehicle was driving on the shoulder while almost causing a wreck. Requested CPD officer for back up. Deputy had one white male in custody.

Saturday, July 23, 2016 3:30 a.m. RP advised water pressure for city of Cherokee was low. City

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Business Services

For Sale

Kenpo Karate!

Real nice 2 yr old Registered Herefords with 5 month calves by side. Bred back to outstanding Hereford Bull.

Buy some, buy all. Really nice 2 yr old Palamino Gelding.

Shown at PHBA World Show.

Professionally trained. Raylin does saddle and lunge but not broke to ride. Excellent disposition for all disciplines of horsemanship. Pictures upon request. 580-852-1093

Enrollment for fall classes begins August 5th. Youth and adult classes. 580-430-9073 Alva Moose Lodge

Sunday Buffet 11am-1pm. This Sunday, July 31st, Roasted Pork Loin-Chicken Fried Chicken Breast, sides, salad bar & desserts H.D. Custom Haying LLC

Do you have hay that needs cut, raked or baled? We have over Automotive 10 years combined experience.

For Sale Call 620-930-8170 or 580-8291998 Ford F150. 4.6L. AC/ 2204 Heat. P/L, P/W, no leaks, low Custom Haying miles, runs great. $2500 obo.

Contact Dylon Molz at 580580-340-4839 829-3025 Truck driver wanted

The Elegant Toad

Local truck driver needed for farm and ranch. Loader skills Thrift Store open Wed-Sat necessary. Must be able to 9:30-5:30. 330 Flynn. 580-430load your own truck. 580-327- 5450 7139 Demolition Cars

Kathy’s Painting/Alva

Interior, exterior, commercial & $400 w/$75 buy back after residential painting & staining, demolition. 5 to choose from. wall & ceiling repair, texture.

Free Estimates. 405-831-6814 580-327-1313

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Employment Share Convalescent Home ALVA STATE BANK & is seeking FT and PT Carson Food Service TRUST COMPANY and Share Medical Center CNA, LPN & RN. The Alva Homestead is seeking

Specialists in Agriculture Lending We’ve Served You 100 Years!

VENDETTI PLUMBING & DRAIN Call us today and let us take care of ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS!

has immediate openings a Resident Services in Dietary. Apply online at Coordinator. Apply online smcok.com or call Mary at smcok.com or call Mary Herold at 580-430-3390 Herold at 580-430-3390 Now Hiring

Route Professionals in Alva.

Looking for a great career where your people skills drive your income. As a Route Sales Rep., you will earn base wage plus commission as you deliver and up-sell delicious foods to local families. You are also eligible for benefits including paid vacation, career advancement opportunities and other great career benefits.

Learn more and apply now. www.schwansjobs.com. EOE

Now Hiring

Premier Aerospace Services & Technology, Inc. PAST Inc., plastic manufacturer and aviation retailer in Alva, Oklahoma, accepting applications for full-time production and office positions. Competitive pay and benefits. Applications available M-F, 7am-4:00 pm, 1601 OK BLVD., Alva EOE Help Wanted

Beadles Nursing Home Hawley Services has full-time positions Now taking applications. CDL available as CNA and cook, oilfield driver. Contact Dusty dishwasher. Full benefits available EOE. Apply in 580-554-3923 person 916 Noble, Alva.

PROUDLY SERVING NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA SINCE 2005 OK LIC# 071167

580-871-2223

AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS • WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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580-747-7825

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Share Medical Center

is seeking the following positions: FT RN/LPN for the Hospital. Share Medical Center Physicians Clinic is seeking FT LPN positions.

FT positions are available in both Maintenance & Environmental Service. Apply online at smcok.com or call Mary Herold at 580-327-3390 Nanny

Farm Supplies For Sale

565 A Hesston Baler. Exc shape. Been through shop. $5950. Also 2390 Case Tractor, field ready, $8500.

580-227-0657 Garage Sale Garage Sale

Sat 8am-? A bit of everything!

Looking for PT/FT nanny. 311 Barnes Please call 580-748-1908.

Help Wanted

Panhandle Nutrition looking for exp cook. 25 hours week.

Apply in person at 625 Barnes, Alva. EOE

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Garage Sale

Furniture, clothes children to + size, home decor, household items & lots of misc. Fri 5-8pm. Sat 8am-?

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For Rent

Lawn Care

Alva Friends Church has fans to give away. Call 580-3277479 or 580-327-2524

Large 3bdrm, 2bth home. Has two living areas, CH/A, all appliances included. 1-year lease with deposit required.

Absolutely no smoking or pets in the house, fenced back yard with storage shed. Located at 612 Murray Drive. 580-3271612 to see house

Antique Sale

House for Sale

Connor Martin Landscape, LLC. 580-829-3107 Friends with Fans!

large collection of Vintage Victorian Era Vaseline Glass, Custard Glass, Cranberry Glass. Call 580-327-7881 to view at 528 Flynn, Alva For Sale

For the best natural artesian water delivered to your home or office.

Pffaif Hobby 1200 Grand Quilter sewing machine on a 10ft Inspira Frame. Quilter’s Cruise Control included. The sewing machine and frame are in excellent condition. Sewing machine with thread cutter has all its original parts and accessories, including cover, knee lifter, foot pedal and table attachment. This quilting machine and frame retailed for over $3000 new. Asking $750. 580-327-3541 Real Estate For Sale

1979 Class C Motor Home.

22ft. Big block 440. Generic Generator $3500. Carmen, OK. 580-987-2330

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1516 Murray Drive. 4 bdrms, 2 full bths, 3100 sqft living area, zillow.com or 580-3277709 For Sale by Owner

Large 3bdrm, 2bth brick home with metal roof. Has two living areas. CH/A, all appliances included, fenced back yard with storage shed. Well maintained. Located close to NWOSU. Price is $165,000.

Would consider a contract for deed with sizeable down payment and credit references.

Located at 612 Murray Drive.

580-327-1612 to see house For Rent

2bdrm, 1bth, C/HA. No pets.

Close to campus. 580-9779760 or 580-484-5600 For Rent

Nice 3bdrm, 2bth brick home in Alva at 930 Erie. Application required. 580-430-8085

A-Z Construction and Remodel LLC

“No jobs too large or too small. We do it all!”

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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. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m.

Transportation provided upon request.

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. 6 p.m. Caregiver Support Group meets every fourth Thursday of the month at The Homestead in Alva.

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.

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.

Civil Filings Barclays Bank Deleware vs. Kati Little for indebtedness. ($229.14) Protective Order Filings Crystal Lea Crecelius vs. Austin Perry DeVore: Protection order. ($233) Marriage Licenses Issued Dakota Dean Gaff and Ashley Adelle Tacker, both of Nash, have filed for marriage license. ($50) Miqueas Valentin Flores and Bethany Nicole Wright, both of Nash, have

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I am the one to call No job is too big or too small.

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filed for a marriage license. ($50) Traffic Filings Kylie Michelle Wilson, Helena, has been cited for inattentive driving resulting in collision. ($235.25) The following individuals were cited for speeding: Joy Nichelle Fife, Alva, cited for speeding 15 mph over the speed limit ($250.25); Anthony Tyler Draper, Enid, cited for speeding 1-10 mph over the speed limit ($210.75).

The following individuals were cited for failure to wear seatbelt ($20): Kelia Lometa Waugh, Cherokee; Elizabeth Nicole Busse, Alva.

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Barber County Sheriff’s Office log July 18, 2016 Kiowa ambulance transported patient from Kiowa Manor to Kiowa Hospital.

July 19, 2016 At 6:04 a.m. Logan Wade Dirks, Nashville, driving a GMC Sierra hit a deer on U.S. Highway 281 by Albee. No injuries, unknown damages, investigated by Deputy Rodriguez.

Sheriff Rugg did a welfare check in Kiowa.

Kiowa Fire Department responded to a fire at the Kiowa Co-op.

Deputy Richardson and Deputy Rodriguez responded to a 911 call on south U.S. Highway 281.

July 20, 2016 Sergeant Gentry investigated a suspicious vehicle.

Medicine Lodge Rural Fire Department and Sun City Fire Department gave mutual aid to Comanche County for a structure fire.

July 21, 2016 Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from South Cherry to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital.

Deputy Richardson did a welfare

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check in Kiowa.

Kiowa ambulance transported patient from Hopkins Street to Kiowa Hospital.

Kiowa ambulance transported patient from the Kiowa Manor to Kiowa Hospital.

July 22, 2016 Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to North U.S. Highway 281.

At 9:55 p.m. Robert S. Garten, Medicine Lodge driving a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox struck a deer on U.S. Highway 281 by Gerlane Road. Over $1,000 damage, unknown injuries, investigated by Deputy Richardson.

July 23, 2016 Kiowa Fire Department responded to a grass fire on south U.S. Highway 281

by Stubbs Road.

Kiowa Fire Department and Kiowa ambulance responded to a structure fire on 11th Street.

Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from North Cedar to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital.

Medicine Lodge ambulance transported patient from Pixley Road to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital.

At 9:25 p.m. Abbigail Holden, Medicine Lodge 2015 Chevrolet Sonic hit a deer 2 miles east of Medicine Lodge on Highway 160. Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to accident. Over $1,000 damage, unknown injuries, investigated by Deputy Rodriguez.

July 24, 2016 Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to South Cherry.

Deputy Bell did a civil stand by Sharon.

Deputy Bell investigated suspicious activity at Whites Grocery Store.

During the week officers received seven reports of cattle out, one report of hogs out, three reports of goats out, one report of a mule out and assisted three other agencies.

ARRESTS July 18, 2016 Brandon Lee Solorio, Raymondville, Texas, W/M, 19. Arrested by KHP. Charges: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, vehicle liability insurance required, no registration.

Released July 18, 2016, on $1,750 cash bond.

Sheriff

workers were aware of the situation and are working on it.

4:05 a.m. 911 call, a dad trying to check on his daughter. Had not heard from her in over a week. Trying to contact Everett, Washington, Police Department. Gave him the correct phone number.

10:26 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop.

12:39 p.m. RP advised of a lot of smoke coming from the area of Ellis

Road and County Road 600. Cherokee Fire Department (CFD) paged and en route. CFD advised the fire was under control.

1:40 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at the county fairgrounds.

4:57 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Grand and Seventh Street.

8:18 p.m. Controlled burn in the 500 block of Pennsylvania.

8:50 p.m. Officer has a traffic stop at River Road and Highway 38.

11:59 p.m. RP advised he had followed a truck from Woodward and it did not have lights on. Gave description of the vehicle. RP advised the truck had pulled over and they passed it. Advised the were heading north form Cleo Springs. Advised OHP and they said they were already aware of the situation.

Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:18 a.m. RP advised there was a leak at the water plant in town. City was aware of the leak.

9:27 a.m. RP advised of cattle in the roadway on Highway 58. Owner was contacted.

9:57 a.m. RP advised his wife had been assaulted. Officer advised.

11:19 a.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Grand and Harmon.

3 p.m. Officer had a traffic stop at Great Salt Plains Lake.

5:33 p.m. Controlled burn 3 miles north of Jet. 5:37 p.m. Lighting struck a corn field on fire. Advised Amorita and Bryon Fire Department.

Monday, July 25, 2016 3:20 a.m. Deputy advised of a possible prowler across the street from his house. He asked for back up, as it was in the city limits and he was officially off duty. He was going to investigate. Advised officer. Deputy called back and advised the house owner had called again and that the person was trying to get in the house window again. Advised officer.

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