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During a Fun Day at South Barber elementary school, these youngsters have a good time trying to throw a ball into the targets. The Barber County law enforcement agencies put on these events for youngsters in both Kiowa and Medicine Lodge just before Christmas break. The day was complete with games and refreshments. Students pictured are (left to right) Addison Bryan, Myles Thimisch and Paige and Haven Stoner. Photo by Yvonne Miller

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620 Choctaw St. Alva, Oklahoma 73717 Lynn L. Martin, President Telephone Numbers: Alva Review-Courier 580-327-2200 Newsgram 580-327-1510 FAX 580-327-2454 www.alvareviewcourier.com E-Mail: manager @alvareviewcourier.net news@alvareviewcourier.net Entire Contents Copyright 2014 Members of: Associated Press Oklahoma Press Association

At left Barber County Sheriff Justin Rugg talks to the South Barber elementary students who enjoy games and treats during a fun day put on by Barber County law enforcement agencies and the county attorney's office. Undersheriff Lonnie Small holds the county's drug dog and Kiowa Police Chief Steve Johnson gives the dog some love after they had the dog demonstrate how he springs into action upon command. The children were impressed. Photo by Yvonne Miller

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What happened to teaching kids manners and respect?

By Lynn L. Martin I don’t remember what I said to my mother. I was probably around 8 years of age, but it was a serious enough utterance that my dad grabbed me, saying, “Don’t you ever talk to your mother like that again,” before taking me to his office and heating up certain areas of my body.

Over the Christmas holiday, I visited with several young adults who had returned to Alva to visit relatives. Two of them told me after just a couple of years they had bailed out of their teaching careers because they couldn’t tolerate the lack of respect and rudeness of kids in the larger cities in which they worked.

I think students in Alva are quite a bit better than what I heard described in schools in the metropolitan areas in which these teachers worked.

As an example, I was pleasantly surprised after the AHS/AMS Christmas vocal concert in early December when two high school students un-taped from the floor and wound up my two extension cords powering the two video cameras I had set up.

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the floor and pulling up the duct-tape and then making sure it doesn’t wrap around the extension cord sticking to itself. These kids did it spontaneously simply knowing it had to happen.

I was preoccupied stowing video and still camera gear and wasn’t sure of their names so I wrote Ramona Cummings, director, and asked if she had observed the good deed. She texted back, “Meghan Webb and Gage Bouziden.”

I’ve got a couple of gift certificates for those two here at the newspaper office I must get delivered.

I found this checklist of good manners on the Internet. You might want to review both for yourself and for your kids. I do most of these things but it was a good refresher.

25 Manners Kids Should Learn Manner 1: When asking for something, say “please.”

Manner 2: When receiving something, say “thank you.”

Manner 3: Do not interrupt grownups who are speaking with each other unless there is an emergency. They will notice you and respond when they are finished talking.

Manner 4: If you do need to get somebody’s attention right away, the phrase “excuse me” is the most polite way for you to enter the conversation.

Manner 5: When you have any doubt about doing something, ask permission first. It can save you from many hours of grief later.

Manner 6: The world is not interested in what you dislike. Keep negative opinions to yourself, or between you and your friends, and out of earshot of adults.

Manner 7: Do not comment on other people’s physical characteristics unless, of course, it’s to compliment them, which is always welcome.

Manner 8: When people ask you how you are, tell them and then ask them how they are.

Manner 9: When you have spent time at your friend’s house, remember to thank his or her parents for having you over and for the good time you had.

Manner 10: Knock on closed doors

– and wait to see if there’s a response – before entering.

Manner 11: When you make a phone call, introduce yourself first and then ask if you can speak with the person you are calling.

Manner 12: Be appreciative and say “thank you” for any gift you receive. In the age of email, a handwritten thankyou note can have a powerful effect.

Manner 13: Never use foul language in front of adults. Grown-ups already know all those words, and they find them boring and unpleasant.

Manner 14: Don’t call people mean names.

Manner 15: Do not make fun of anyone for any reason. Teasing shows others you are weak, and ganging up on someone else is cruel.

Manner 16: Even if a play or an assembly is boring, sit through it quietly and pretend that you are interested. The performers and presenters are doing their best.

Manner 17: If you bump into somebody, immediately say “excuse me.”

Manner 18: Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and don’t pick your nose in public.

Manner 19: As you walk through a door, look to see if you can hold it open for someone else.

Manner 20: If you come across a parent, a teacher, or a neighbor working on something, ask if you can help.

If they say “yes,” do so – you may learn something new.

Manner 21: When an adult asks you for a favor, do it without grumbling and with a smile.

Manner 22: When someone helps you, say “thank you.” That person will likely want to help you again. This is especially true with teachers!

Manner 23: Use eating utensils properly. If you are unsure how to do so, ask your parents to teach you or watch what adults do.

Manner 24: Keep a napkin on your lap; use it to wipe your mouth when necessary.

Manner 25: Don’t reach for things at the table; ask to have them passed.

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Obituaries ROBERT MANUEL “BOB” BETTENCOURT, JR. Memorial services for Robert Manuel “Bob” Bettencourt Jr., also known as “Bandit,” will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. He was cremated at his request under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva.

Robert Manuel “Bob” Bettencourt Jr., son of Robert Manuel Bettencourt Sr. and Judith Mae McDuffie, was born October 13, 1961, at Marion, Indiana, and passed away December 20, 2015, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of

54 years, 2 months and 7 days.

Bob graduated from Waynoka High School with the Class of 1980.

On December 17, 1983, he was united in marriage to JoLinda Marie Beck at Waynoka. They lived in Alva where he worked as a truck driver. The last 20 years he worked for close family friends, Marty, Jil, Blake and Cole Koppitz, and Tanner Wamsley.

He loved his trucking job, and made many truck models as well as going to several truck shows over the years. He loved his dogs and cats, and was an avid animal lover. He enjoyed watching baseball and his beloved Minnesota Vikings. The day care kids all thought the world of Bob when he was around.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Julie Marie Bettencourt, and mother-inlaw, Fran McDonald.

Bob is survived by his wife, JoLinda, of Alva; sons Robert Manuel Bettencourt III and wife Heather of Alva, Braden Bettencourt of Alva, and his “third son” Bryne Beck and wife Rachel of Woodward; two brothers, Fred Bettencourt of Waynoka and Floyd Bettencourt and special friend Dana of Larnerd, Kansas; one sister, Kim Maggard and husband Bill of Dennard, Arkansas; his father-in-law, Larry Beck and wife Peggy of Waynoka, his brotherin-law, Brad Beck and wife Brenda of Waynoka; several nieces and nephews, and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to Creature’s Concerns.

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

Cottom-Martin announce engagement Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cottom of Morrison, Oklahoma, along with Michael Martin and Gina Kendrick of Alva are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Kelsey Ann Cottom and Joseph Edward Martin. Kelsey is a 2009 graduate of Morrison High School and a 2013 graduate of Oklahoma State University with a degree in agricultural communications and a minor in agricultural economics. She is employed in Alva at BancCentral as the marketing director.

Joseph is a 2007 graduate of Alva High School and a 2012 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a degree in biology and minors in chemistry and math.

Joseph works in Alva on the family farm and owns Martin Tree Service, LLC. The couple will exchange vows on March 19, 2016 in Enid, Oklahoma, followed by a honeymoon in Jamaica.

The couple will reside in Alva.

Kelsey Ann Cottom and Joseph Edward Martin

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Lifting ban on crude oil exports starts new chapter for Oklahoma Say Congress members Inhofe, Lankford, Lucas, Cole, Mulin, Russell (This column was written by U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, and U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas, Tom Cole, Markwayne Mullin and Steve Russell. All are Republican members of Congress from Oklahoma.)

Revenue in Oklahoma is down by 12 percent. We face a $900.8 million shortfall going into 2016. Our state secretary of finance has said we are facing the biggest fiscal challenge since the 2008 recession, and our state education agencies have been told to prepare for large, across-theboard budget cuts midway through the school year substantially due to unreasonably restricting our own access to the international market.

On top of all of this, a report from Oklahoma State University shows our state could lose more than 20,000 jobs through 2016 as a result of our unstable energy market.

One immediate way we can fix the problem is by ending the 40-year-old relic

that has been dictating our national energy policy.

Most people might not know that it has been illegal for the U.S. to sell crude oil around the world. This outdated law has hurt our state and its families and businesses that are already struggling to get by.

This is why we have been fighting for a change.

We have been fighting to give jobs back to Oklahoma’s oil patch workers, to keep gasoline prices low and to make sure the United States and our allies are not held hostage by countries that use energy as a political weapon.

We won this fight to lift the ban on exporting U.S. crude oil in the year-end funding bill.

Lifting the ban means creating one million jobs across nearly all 50 states.

It means more revenue for Oklahoma. It means six new downstream jobs for every 10 new energy jobs, from manufacturing to information technology.

Lifting the ban on crude oil exports means maintaining the low prices we see at the gasoline pumps and disposable money families can put in savings or back into our economy. It means freedom from dangerous cartels across the Middle East that threaten our security and our way of life.

Lifting the ban on crude oil exports is about our kids’ future. It is a new opportunity for the entrepreneur down the street, motivation for the student thinking about an apprenticeship in our energy economy and security for the parents who are worried about their jobs.

The new year is a turning point. One of the final budgets under this president is behind us. Now we have an opportunity to move beyond this administration’s heavy hand and bring Oklahoma’s values back to our federal government.

As your voice in Congress, we will always fight for our families, our jobs, our values and our freedom.

Search resumes for missing country singer after severe storm

By Justin Juozapavicius TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A search resumed Tuesday along a 38-mile long lake in northern Oklahoma for an Arkansas country singer and a friend who went missing while duck hunting in severe weather.

Authorities returned to massive Kaw Lake, which nearly stretches into Kansas, in attempts to find 29-year-old Craig Strick-

land of Springdale, Arkansas, who went missing on Sunday after his boat capsized.

On Monday, troopers recovered the body of Strickland's hunting companion, Chase Morland, from the lake.

Strickland is the lead singer of the Arkansas-based country-rock band Backroad Anthem. The band posted a Twitter message Tuesday from Strickland's father, Randy, who reported that the family was at the Kay County Sheriff's Office, where the power was out and running on a generator. Randy Strickland did not immediately return a message at his Oklahoma address seeking comment but said in the online post that Craig's dog, Sam, had been found.

The expansive terrain, coupled with the severe storms that pounded the area over the weekend, hampered rescue efforts, said Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Paul Timmons. The severe rains and flooding are blamed for at least five deaths in Oklaho-

ma and more than 100 injuries, according to state health officials. On Monday, Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency after blizzard conditions affected parts of the state and heavy rains fell.

Kay County Sheriff Everette VanHoesen said the enormity and unpredictable nature of the lake catches many inexperienced boaters by surprise.

"It's a big lake, and when we have high winds, the lake will get whitecapped; the waves get pretty big," VanHoesen said Tuesday. "I understand these men were avid hunters. They knew what they were doing, but sometimes the size of our lake really tricks them."

A message posted to Morland's Twitter account before the pair set out read: "In case we don't come back, @BackroadCRAIG and I are going right through Winter Storm Goliath to kill ducks in Oklahoma. #IntoTheStorm."

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Kiowa’s new city administrator brings Italian heritage and hard work to the table

By Yvonne Miller “I’m as Italian as you can get,” Lou Leone said. As the new city administrator in Kiowa, Kansas, Leone grew up in Illinois, the son of an Italian immigrant whom he described as “proverbial old school.”

“I’m a first-generation American, and like my dad – I believe in hard work,” he said.

Leone came to Kiowa eager to work in his first job as a city administrator.

“I’ve always wanted to be a city administrator,” he said. “Kiowa is blessed with a city council who has a vision for their future.”

“My job is to help Kiowa get us there. Whenever there’s change there’s bumps and bruises that we’ll overcome,” he said. “My vision by Year 5 is to see a new business move in to Kiowa to boost the value of houses and more.”

Leone said “water lines are a top priority” as he realizes water issues are “major.” He said a four mile stretch of main water line between the wells at Sharon, Kansas, and Kiowa need to be totally replaced. He is studying a blueprint for the water lines to Sharon. He wants everything completely accessible as the city works on projects.

As a city administrator, Leone is a member of the International City/ County Management Association.

The Kiowa City Council approved Mayor Brandon Farney to negotiate with Leone Oct. 1 and he started in November.

Leone’s Background Holding a master’s degree in public administration (MPA), Leone comes to Kiowa with a wealth of experience. He most recently left Colorado where he worked for the state attorney general’s office as a paralegal before moving to Kiowa. He worked mainly on tobacco settlements, mortgage fraud and antitrust cases.

Spring Valley, Illinois, with a

population of about 5,000, is where Leone was raised. He had a paper route and his first official job was at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. In high school, Leone played football, was a wrestler and went out for track. He also played the French horn and trumpet in band and was known for playing “Taps” on numerous occasions.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He had several jobs, one of which was working for Coca-Cola as a driver and sales rep. That’s where he met Andrea, now his wife of over 14 years.

Moving to the north end of Chicago, he drove a truck for Budweiser. Then he obtained his paralegal certificate and worked for the ninth largest law firm in Chicago.

That’s when Leone met someone with an MPA, which inspired him to pursue one himself. He became president of a homeowners association in a Chicago suburb. When that job ended Leone and his family moved to Colorado.

At this time Leone’s wife is settling the family into their new home in Kiowa (the same one where former administrator Nathan Law and his young family resided). They have two children: Nicolas, age 11, a sixth grader; and Grace, age 9, a fourth grader. The kids are already involved in activities at school. Their “seven and a half year old pup” Brutus, is a full-blood Siberian Husky. The Leone family is Catholic.

Leone is well-read and a selfproclaimed history buff. He loves learning about each U.S. president.

Already studying the last several presidents, starting with President Washington, he’s up to a book about President McKinley. He likes antiquing.

“I was really privileged to have a private tour of Kiowa’s museum,” Leone said.

Lou Leone is the new Kiowa City administrator. Photo by Yvonne Miller Pointing to an original Coke bottle, the straight one, he described his collection as “my pride and joy.”

For a short time, he worked for the Chicago Cubs and is still a huge fan of that baseball team. When it comes to pro-football, Leone is a Denver Broncos fan. He loves “March Madness” basketball and yells for UConn and the Kansas Jayhawks. The Italian said, “I love to cook.”

As he’s settling in to his new job, Leone said, “I am blessed with a great staff.” He also noted, “There’s things we can and can ‘t do with our budget,” and, “I am lucky to have a city council and staff who will let me grow.” He said, “The whole crew respects Gary (Johnson, city superintendent).”

Looking to his new job and a new year, Leone is giving his office a fresh coat of paint and changing things around a bit.

“Who would imagine a KFC fry cook would end up as a city administrator?” Leone said proudly.

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Amtrak: Kansas ridership up in 2015, Missouri's down WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas ridership of Amtrak improved this year but slid by more than 5 percent in neighboring Missouri, the passenger rail service said.

Amtrak's Chicago-to-Los Angeles Southwest Chief — a service that stops at six Kansas cities — served a record number of passengers, numbering more than 367,000, McClatchy Newspapers (http:// bit.ly/1IBkaKo ) has reported. Kansas accounted for more than 49,000 of the passengers last year, up slightly over 2014.

Missouri's state-supported River Runner between St. Louis and Kansas City had 10,000 fewer riders this year. That ridership totaled roughly 179,000 for the year that ended Sept. 30.

Nationwide, Amtrak carried 30.8 million passengers in 2015.

In addition to two daily round-trip trains between Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri also is served by the long-distance Southwest Chief and the Texas Eagle. The Southwest Chief provides the only Amtrak service in Kansas, stopping in Lawrence, Topeka, Newton, Hutchin-

son, Dodge City and Garden City.

Tens of millions of dollars in repairs needed to the track across western Kansas clouded the Southwest Chief route's future. But the federal government awarded $27.5 million in grants to Kansas in 2014

and Colorado this year to fix the track so the trains can maintain higher speeds and shorter travel times. Kansas, Amtrak, rail carrier BNSF and several cities along the route also contributed to the upgrades.

These boys have a blast on a miniature golf game during a Fun Day for elementary students. Barber County law enforcement agencies sponsored the event full of games, fun and prizes for students in Kiowa and Medicine Lodge. The boys are (left to right) Kaden Richardson and Juan Castro. Photo by Yvonne Miller

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By David Warren GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Jacqui Gordon spent Monday sifting through the debris that had been her home, searching for old family photographs — especially of her father, who died two years ago.

She and nine others were enjoying a holiday gathering when winds began to rattle her home in suburban Dallas.

They all dashed into closets and suffered only bumps and bruises, but Gordon's roof was torn away and her house destroyed.

"I just got divorced, and this is all I had," she said.

With rain all day Sunday keeping people away, residents worked on a dreary and frigid Monday to salvage what they could, with the American Red Cross distributing items like tarps, rakes and work gloves to help them.

At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in the tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area Saturday.

Snow from New Mexico through the Midwest, plus flooding in Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois, added to the succession of severe weather events across the country in the last week that led to about four dozen deaths.

The storm system brought heavy snow, ice and blustery winds to several states in the nation's midsection, as well as heavy rain in already-waterlogged areas.

More than 2,800 flights across the U.S. were canceled Monday — more than half of them at Chicago's two main airports — and around 4,800 were delayed, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. A typical day sees about 150 cancellations and 4,000 de-

lays.

Highways turned icy and treacherous in New Mexico, while Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency after blizzard conditions affected parts of the state and heavy rains fell.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the body of a 22-year-old man was recovered in northern Oklahoma but a second man, the lead singer of the country-rock band Backroad Anthem, was still missing after the two went duck hunting and their boat capsized.

The body of a 36-year-old man who tried to cross a creek in his pickup near the town of Arpelar was also recovered Monday afternoon, the patrol said.

Officials in Arkansas said a 31-yearold man died in a storm-related drowning.

Several inches of rain caused flooding in Illinois and Missouri, where Gov. Jay Nixon also declared a state of emergency. Nixon says the state's death toll from days of pounding rainfall has risen to 10, and he expects that number to grow.

The Mississippi River neared a potential record crest, after an unusual amount of late-fall rain had the river already high before torrential downpours that began Saturday.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday the state is seeking a federal disaster declaration for some or all of the seven counties hit by a tornado last week. Authorities in Georgia said they recovered the body of a man whose car was swept away when floodwaters overtook it.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made disaster declarations Sunday for four counties — Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Ellis. Officials estimated as many as 1,450 homes in North Texas were damaged or destroyed by at least nine tornadoes.

The National Weather Service has said an EF-4 tornado, which is the second-most powerful with winds up to more than 200 mph, hit Garland. Eight people died there, 15 were injured and more than 600 structures, mostly single-family homes, were damaged.

"I've never seen anything like this, with this scale of destruction," Police Chief Mitch Bates said Monday.

He said authorities believe all eight of the tornado victims there, which included a 1-year-old, died when their vehicles were thrown from overpasses in the area of Interstate 30 and the George Bush Turnpike, a major route in the region.

North of Dallas in Collin County, neighbors and emergency responders had tried to save a tiny victim of the powerful storms.

Debralee King said she was in her yard assessing the damage when she heard a neighbor's scream and saw Jose Daniel Santillano appear with his newborn daughter. She said Santillano asked her to take the girl to the hospital, and she headed out with another neighbor.

"I kept saying, 'Oh, my God. Be OK, baby. Be OK,'" King recalled. "Her little hand was cold. I kept praying."

King and local authorities say they found a game warden who performed CPR until an ambulance arrived — but the infant didn't survive.

Both the husband and wife were hospitalized Monday. The family's trailer was blown off its base.

"It's bad enough that the tornado took their home," King said. "But to take the baby, too, that's wrong."

Interstate 40, the main east-west highway across the Panhandle, reopened Monday morning. After a standstill of several hours, traffic began moving slowly where Interstate 10 splits into Interstate 20 in West Texas.

Most other roads across West Texas and the Panhandle had also reopened by late Monday, although snow-packed roads and ice made driving hazardous.

Vito Randazzo of California said he sat on I-10 for about 13 hours and people were sleeping in their cars. Around 9 a.m. Monday he was able to see to drive across a median and get onto a service road.

A shopping mall in Lubbock, which got about a foot of snow, was closed after heavy snow collapsed part of the center's roof. No injuries were reported.

Texas cleans up after twisters, snow and ice pelt Midwest

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By Mark Gillispie and John Seewer CLEVELAND (AP) — Despite the grand jury decision not to charge a white patrolman in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the case is far from over for the city of Cleveland, the officers involved in the shooting, or the black boy's grief-stricken family.

The family is suing the city, federal prosecutors are looking into possible civil rights charges against Timothy Loehmann and his partner, and the two officers face a departmental investigation that could result in disciplinary action, including firing.

Tamir was carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun when Loehmann shot and killed the boy within two seconds of emerging from his police cruiser in November 2014. On Monday, prosecutors said a grand jury concluded that Loehmann reasonably believed that it was a real gun and that his life was in danger.

The case has stirred racial tensions and added Cleveland to the list of U.S. cities — Ferguson, Missouri; Baltimore; North Charleston, South Carolina; and New York City, among them — where blacks have died in the past two years at the hands of police.

On Tuesday, about 50 people marched peacefully in front of the

county courthouse in downtown Cleveland to protest the grand jury decision. Demonstrators chanted, "Justice for Tamir!"

In addition to the potential legal and financial consequences is the human cost. Tamir's mother, Samaria, must live without her baby boy, a happy-go-lucky kid in a man-sized body.

Loehmann, Garmback and other officers were surprised to learn after the shooting that Tamir was just 12.

Family attorney Subodh Chandra said Samaria Rice wept for much of the day after Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty's announcement that Loehmann and Garmback wouldn't be charged.

"She doesn't know what she can do," Chandra said. "And there are no answers because the prosecutors have foreclosed the possibility of criminal accountability."

Loehmann's attorney said the officer bears a heavy burden, too.

"Everybody has this vision of a cold, callous person who shot a 12-year-old," Henry Hilow said.

"Both officers have to live with this the rest of their lives. That memory will never go away."

While the U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland has said it will review the circumstances of the shooting, the legal hurdles to prosecuting a civil

rights case are considered especially high.

A law professor as well as a prominent Cleveland civil rights attorney said Tuesday that from both a legal and public relations standpoint, Cleveland has considerable exposure from the federal lawsuit filed by Tamir's family.

Cleveland's reputation has suffered because of some well-publicized police shootings, including the killings of two unarmed black people in a 137-shot barrage of police gunfire at the end of a 2012 car chase.

The city settled a lawsuit brought by the victims' families for a total of $3 million in 2014, months before a criminal case involving one of the officers went to trial. A judge ultimately acquitted the patrolman of manslaughter.

Attorney Terry Gilbert represented the family of one of the victims and earlier this year won a $5.5 million verdict against the city over the killing of a man by an off-duty Cleveland officer. The Rice family has a "good case," Gilbert said.

The city is vulnerable because the case will examine not just the shooting but the circumstances surrounding it, Gilbert said, referring to the way Garmback stopped the cruiser so close to Tamir while responding to a 911 call about someone waving a gun.

"A reasonable officer would position themselves where they would have some space between themselves and the potential threat where they could have some time and cover," Gilbert said.

Case Western Reserve University law professor Lewis Katz said the city would be vulnerable at trial because of the failure of the 911 call taker to pass on key information — namely, that the caller said the gunman was probably a juvenile and the gun probably wasn't real.

Katz said the city officials might want to cut their losses and settle with the Rice family.

"They run a big risk if they don't," Katz said.

2 Cleveland officers still in jeopardy over Tamir Rice case

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By Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma State and former Texas assistant Joe Wickline settled a breach-of-contract lawsuit Tuesday, a move that lets Longhorns coach Charlie Strong and quarterback Tyrone Swoopes avoid having to testify in an Oklahoma courtroom about who called the plays for Texas.

Oklahoma State sued Wickline — who was fired by Texas on Dec. 12 — in 2014 for nearly $600,000, arguing he made a lateral move to Texas and didn't take a promotion with "play-calling duties" as stated in his previous contract.

Terms of the settlement were not immediately released. Oklahoma State notified a Stillwater judge Tuesday it was dropping the lawsuit, and school attorney Sean Breen in Austin, Texas, told The Associated Press the case was settled.

Wickline's attorney and officials for

Texas and Oklahoma State did not immediately return phone messages seeking comment.

A case that might have been a minor distraction to a coaching staff turned into a major headache for Texas.

Oklahoma State forced Strong, Wickline and former Texas offensive coordinator Shawn Watson into lengthy depositions that put them through hours of questioning about closed-door strategy sessions and game-time decisions.

And more was coming. Oklahoma State had wanted more depositions from Strong, additional staff, former Texas athletic director Steve Patterson, and even Swoopes, the Longhorns starting quarterback for 2014 who will be battling for the starting job again in 2016.

Oklahoma State also put Strong and Swoopes on their trial witness list for a case that was scheduled for a Payne County courtroom in mid-2016. The

Texas coach and quarterback testifying in an Oklahoma courtroom had the potential of turning an intensifying Big 12 rivalry into a circus.

Patterson, who was forced to resign in September, had insisted Texas played no role in the case and that the dispute was between Oklahoma State and its former employee Wickline. Texas fans had clamored for Texas to help Wickline settled the case.

Oklahoma State had agreed not to pursue new depositions until after the 2015 football season, but had recently contacted Texas to about resuming testimony.

Wickline and Watson were both dismissed as Strong revamped his offensive staff after a 5-7 season and Texas had one of the worst offenses in the Big 12. Texas finished 5-7, Strong's second consecutive losing season.

Oklahoma State settles lawsuit against ex-Texas assistant

Court refuses to dismiss ex-sheriff from Tulsa jail lawsuit TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has refused to dismiss former Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz from a lawsuit involving a female inmate who said she was raped by a male inmate at the county jail.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver rejected appeals Monday of Glanz and Detention Officer Dalean Johnson, who were named in

the 2012 civil rights lawsuit, the Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/1QVS4MW ) reported.

The three-judge panel said it did not have jurisdiction because the appeals by Glanz and Johnson "would require us to second-guess" a district court's determination that evidence showed the two were aware of the risk of the inmate being assaulted.

The court ruled in favor of a second detention officer, Michael Thomas, finding he didn't violate the inmate's constitutional rights.

The three had appealed a 2014 district court opinion denying motions for summary judgment.

Guy Fortney, a private attorney representing Glanz and the detention officers, said he was pleased the appeals panel found at least one detention officer "had not done anything that could be construed as violating" the former inmate's constitutional rights.

"We're disappointed that two of the defendants remain in the case and certainly look forward to trying the matter," Fortney said.

The lawsuit filed on behalf of the 25-year-old former inmate says she was raped while being housed in the county jail's medical unit. According to the suit, the attack happened after the detention officers left her unguarded following a medical emergency being declared elsewhere in the jail.

The suit claims the defendants were deliberately indifferent to the inmate's health and safety.

"While there might have been a moment of inattention, there certainly wasn't any indifference exhibited by any of the detention officers in question," Fortney said.

Thomas resigned after the alleged rape. Johnson has since died, though her estate is named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

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By Paul Newberry MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — No one will be tuning in to the Orange Bowl looking for a defensive slugfest.

Clemson's Deshaun Watkins is used to lighting up the scoreboard. Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield has shredded one helpless defense after another.

"People love seeing high-powered offenses and guys slinging the ball around," said Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware, sounding a bit gloomy as he looked ahead to Thursday's national semifinal game. "The viewers want to see Deshaun throw for 600 yards and Mayfield throw for 600 yards."

While no one is ready to bury the ol' adage that defense wins championships, it needs a bit of tweaking with these teams.

Clemson (13-0) gave up more than 30 points in its last two games, but Wat-

son & Co. made sure it didn't ruin the perfect season. The Tigers held off South Carolina 37-32 in their regular-season finale, then survived a 45-37 track meet with North Carolina to capture the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.

Oklahoma (11-1) followed a similar path to the College Football Playoff.

The Sooners gave up at least 20 points in eight games, more than 30 a couple of times. It cost them only once — an upset loss to Texas.

Despite all those shaky performances, neither defense is lacking bravado.

"I know what we've got," Oklahoma outside linebacker Eric Striker said Tuesday during media day at Sun Life Stadium. "We know what it takes to win the game. One thing about the media: They've got to talk, they've got to come up with stuff."

The media has nothing to do with the national statistics, which have Oklahoma outside the top 20 in all four major defensive categories. The Sooners are tied for 22nd in points allowed (20.8 per game).

Clemson has been stingy when it comes to defending the pass, but a bit leaky against the run. The Tigers are giving 20.2 points a game, tied for 18th nationally.

"It's about getting the W," Clemson cornerback Mackensie Alexander said.

"It ain't always gonna be pretty. When I hear people say, 'Aww, you guys gave up all these points,' I'm like, 'We're the number one team in the country.' Everybody is gonna play us hard, have tricks, do everything they can. For the last six weeks, everybody has been throwing everything at us, everything they've got."

Only two teams in the last 30 years have won national titles while allowing at least 20 points a game, but both have come in the last five seasons — mirroring the game's ever-increasing emphasis on offense.

Ohio State won the championship a year ago despite giving up 22.0 points per contest, ranking 26th nationally.

Cam Newton-led Auburn finished No. 1 in 2010 while surrendering an average of 24.1 points, which placed a mediocre 53rd in the national rankings.

Of course, it's still a better bet that a team will claim the title by stopping the other team from scoring. Between Auburn and Ohio State, three straight national champions (Alabama in 201112, Florida State in 2013) ranked No. 1 in points allowed. In the last three decades, just five other champions finished higher than 10th nationally in points allowed.

None of that seems to faze these teams.

"We've very flexible on defense," Alexander said. "What we're able to do on defense, nobody can match that.

There are defensive coordinators in college football who are like, 'Man, I wish I could be coaching you guys.' We've got a lot of great players."

Playing in the run-and-gun Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma is used to facing dynamic offenses.

This might be their toughest challenge yet. Start with Watson, a Heisman Trophy finalist and probably the most dangerous two-way threat in the country. He can beat you with his arm (3,512 yards passing, 30 touchdowns), he can beat you with his legs (887 yards rushing, 11 TDs). He has weapons all around, including running back Wayne Gallman (1,332 yards rushing, 10 TDs) and nine players with double-figure receptions led by Artavis Scott (84 receptions).

Mayfield and the Sooners are just as daunting. The junior quarterback has passed for 3,389 yards with 35 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He, too, can take off and run, which led Boulware to describe him as "kind of Manzielesque" — a nod to former Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel. Three Oklahoma receivers have hauled in more than 40 passes, while Samaje Perine has rushed for 1,291 yards and 15 TDs. Hard to see this being a defensive struggle.

That's not to say it won't come down to a big defensive play.

"Whenever you've got two great offenses," said Clemson linebacker B.J. Goodson, "it's always gonna be about who's making big stops in big moments."

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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office log December 21, 2015 11:17 a.m. Miscellaneous, officer requested driver license status and tag check on a 2004 Toyota, comes back to individual from Meno.

11:18 a.m. Miscellaneous, respondent received a suspicious text from a dentist wanting email address but respondent doesn’t use this dentist, called her dentist and they didn’t know anything about it, tried looking up the dentist and could not find anything.

December 22, 2015 8:03 a.m. Transport, deputy is en route to Tulsa County to pick up inmate, inmate has been picked up at Tulsa County, deputy now en route to Garfield County to pick up inmate, inmate picked up in Garfield County.

10:09 a.m. Vandalism, respondent states that over the Thanksgiving ice storm they had lights go out in their substation at Jet, when they went to change them today, they had bullet holes in them, wanted a radio log made.

1:46 p.m. Civil paper service, deputy had negative contact in Helena.

4:10 p.m. Stolen vehicle, respondent called to report that a 2013 pickup belonging to a Cherokee resident was stolen in Enid, they wanted to make a report, told them Enid would have to make the report since it was in Enid.

4:21 p.m. Miscellaneous, caller wanted message delivered to Nash, advised to call Grant County, gave hospital their phone number.

9:37 p.m. Reckless driver, possible drag racing on McWillie blacktop and County Road 610, deputy in area.

December 23, 2015 4:54 p.m. Controlled burn, respondent advised of a controlled burn on County Road 630 and east on Fifth Street, advised Cherokee Police Department (CPD).

5:01 p.m. Dog at large west of Burlington, respondent advised of a brittle pit bull running along High, a lady tried to pick it up but it wouldn’t get in her vehicle, it’s not his and he doesn’t want it around his place, called animal control but no answer.

December 24, 2015 9:01 a.m. Intoxicated person, respondent advised of a white Ford pickup with Arkansas tag was all over the road on Highway 45 and County Road 610, thought person should be checked out, advised Helena officer due to pickup headed to Helena.

2:05 p.m. Information, individual from Carmen is going to Enid to the store, will be gone about four hours, individual is home.

3:25 p.m. Livestock at large, CPD advised of a black Angus cow out north of Driftwood bridge on Highway 8, called possible owner, said if it wasn’t his he would call his neighbors.

3:38 p.m. Missing person, respondent advised his dad has been gone for three hours, has no cell phone, he lives in Cherokee, got number and advised CPD. 4:16 p.m. Controlled burn, CPD advised of a controlled burn 2 miles north of Helena.

5:11 p.m. Livestock at large, CPD advised of one black and four white calves out east of Jet, called owner, they are putting them in.

5:37 p.m. Livestock in roadway, had a report of cattle out 1 mile west of Goltry, black and brown steer, called possible owner.

6:20 p.m. Information, Woods County called wanting game warden’s phone number.

December 25, 2015 3:30 p.m. Livestock at large, cattle out just north of Helena, called possi-

ble owner and let him know, he said he would go look.

December 26, 2015 1:36 p.m. Miscellaneous, 911 patched through a call, respondent stated she was leaving Alva on Highway 11 and was approximately a half-mile from Burlington and a maroon-colored pickup either threw something out of their window or something flew off the truck, she is fine but it broke one of her windows, said she didn’t need anyone just wanted to call and let us know in case insurance company asked if aware.

3:21 p.m. Livestock at large, deputy advised that cattle was out over in Goltry, deputy wanted individual called and advise cow is out in front of his dad’s place, unable to get ahold of owner.

6:34 p.m. Residential alarm, alarm company advised of an alarm going off south of Cherokee, advised deputy, deputy advised could not make it down that road due to condition of the road.

December 27, 2015 2:20 a.m. Road information, notified ODOT of road conditions, request they get the sand trucks out per OHP. 10:29 a.m. Miscellaneous, power line smoldering west of Grant County line on Highway 11, problem with power line, request advise Alfalfa Electric Cooperative.

2:57 p.m. Traffic, deputy is helping with traffic at Highway 45 and Collins in Goltry, a car is in ditch and they are trying to pull it out, car is out of ditch.

4:49 p.m. Livestock at large, had a report of cattle out just west of 640 and Highway 11, had another report, advised of same cattle, called three different possible owners, one advised who cattle were, called owner.

7:52 p.m. Information, deputy is out at Lariat to advise them of a pickup that is stuck in a snowdrift on County Road 620 and Fifth Street, it is sideways in the road, has been there since this morning.

8:10 p.m. Unknown problem, deputy is waiting on a call by telephone from Lariat to see what they want to do about the truck, deputy is going to Lariat to get information to drive pickup.

8:17 p.m. Miscellaneous, had numerous calls about electricity being out.

December 28, 2015 9:00 a.m. Miscellaneous, respondent requested assist to check on elderly mother northeast of Cherokee, advised deputy.

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By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A strong, 4.3-magnitude earthquake woke many people in the Oklahoma City area early Tuesday and knocked out power to thousands of homes, the latest in a series of temblors that's prompted state regulators to call for more restrictions on oil and gas operators.

The quake struck at 5:39 a.m. near Edmond, a suburb north of Oklahoma City, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. A smaller earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 hit the same area about 10 minutes later.

No injuries were immediately reported, but the quake knocked out power to about 4,400 homes and businesses; electricity was restored quickly, Edmond spokesman Casey Moore said. Edmond police received about 15 reports of alarms going off at homes and businesses in the minutes after the quake.

Moore, who lives a little more than a mile from the epicenter, said the temblor woke his entire family.

"We had some things that fell off the shelves and walls ... picture frames, a platter that fell off a shelf and broke," Moore said.

Oklahoma has become one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world, with the number of quakes magnitude 3.0 or greater skyrocketing from a few dozen in 2012 to more than 800 so far this year. Many of the earthquakes are occurring in

swarms in areas where injection wells pump salty wastewater — a byproduct of oil and gas production — deep into the earth.

As a result, state regulators have begun reducing the volume or shutting down disposal wells in response.

State Rep. Richard Morrissette, an Oklahoma City Democrat, on Tuesday called for more to be done, asking for a complete halt of any wastewater being injected into the underground Arbuckle formation in counties where seismic activity has increased.

The epicenter of Tuesday's quake was located just outside a previously implemented "cutback zone," where disposal well operators were directed in July to reduce the amount of volume they inject, Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesman Matt Skinner said. He added that there were no high-volume injection wells operating in the area of Tuesday's quake.

While most well operators follow the commission's instructions, Oklahoma City-based Sandridge Energy Inc. has refused to cut back volume or comply with the agency's directive. Skinner said the agency's oil and gas division is asking the commission to order the company to comply in an application that will be presented early next month.

The strongest earthquake on record in Oklahoma is a magnitude 5.6 centered in Prague in November 2011 that damaged 200 buildings and shook a college football stadium.

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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. 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 closed for New Year’s Day. 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 Graceful Arts Gallery will be open for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Alva.

Barber County Sheriff’s Office log December 22, 2015 Kiowa Ambulance was dispatched to Third Street in Kiowa.

December 24, 2015 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient to Wichita Via Christi.

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Kiowa Ambulance transported patient to Enid.

Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from East Kansas to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital.

December 27, 2015 Sergeant Gentry investigated an accident on Blackmore that involved an electric pole hitting a truck.

John Clinton, Hardtner, slid off the intersection at TriCity and Driftwood. Over $1,000 damage, injuries unknown, investigated by Deputy Richardson.

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