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These men serve as the Value Added Products Board of Directors in Alva: (left to right) Gordon Karber, CEO Dirk Merle, Terry Graham, Bob Baker, Dean Goll, Dusty Albright, Kent Kisling and Steve Sterling. Photo by Yvonne Miller
Alva’s VAP sales are rising By Yvonne Miller Investors of Value Added Products (VAP) in Alva heard good news at their 16th Annual Stockholder’s meeting Jan. 9. VAP CEO Dirk Merle said sales are up 25 percent. “We’re operating at a net profit,” he said, adding that gross profit is up 10 percent over last year. As investors walked into the Woods County Fairgrounds Merchant’s Building to the meeting, they were welcomed with the aroma of breakfast pizza and cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven. The dough manufacturer’s products such as baguettes, fruit-filled pastries, hot rolls and pizza filled tables for investors to sample and take home. Anyone can drop by the VAP retail store and purchase some of their mouthwatering frozen dough products like ready-to-top pizza crusts and croissants. Showing a profit means VAP has overcome many obstacles such as the
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cost of healthcare insurance for the estimated 84 employees who work at the plant located at the south end of Alva along U.S. Highway 281. Merle said that healthcare insurance costs rose over $100,000 from the previous year. Paying for employees’ insurance costs VAP $32,000 per month, he said. That’s a 30 percent increase. When the oil and gas boom was going, Merle said VAP had to increase their wages to compete for workers. For the fiscal year (FY) ending May 31, 2015, the statements of operation sheets showed VAP’s payroll and payroll benefits totaled, $1,716,331. Merle said VAP is already at $150,000 more for this year. “We give monetary incentives to our employees for coming to work on time every day. Of our 84 employees, 30 of those people get their bonus every month,” Merle said. John McCune of Campbell, Shaffer and Company P.C., CPA firm of Enid
presented the audit for FY 2015, which showed an overall net loss. He explained it was depreciation that contributed to the overall loss. It’s since the end of FY 2015 that sales have dramatically increased. Explaining other challenges facing VAP, Merle said, “(The term) glutenfree is not a fad.” He said gluten-free products “are a direct competitor” to the wheat business. Gluten-free products use rice flour, he said. Merle voiced his concern that “the wheat industry does not do enough to dispute what the glutenfree people say.” He mentioned that GMO (genetically modified organisms) products also affect VAP. There’s always new government regulations to follow. For example, he said, “We can no longer use partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.” That type of oil is said to contain trans fats that are no longer generally recognized as safe. Additionally, VAP has to be in
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These are some of VAP's staff who posed for a picture at the annual meeting: (left to right) Tim Smart, maintenance manager; Neha Thunga, production lead; Daniel Hinde, compliance coordinator; VAP CEO Dirk Merle; Tonja Lewis, plant manager; Juanita Cropp, QA tech; and Badri V. Jagannathan, QA manager. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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Are cellphone flashlight apps a problem? By Lynn L. Martin Sunday, after attending church, a fellow computer nerd asked me if I had seen the FOX News report about the Top 10 cell phone flashlight apps secretly being loaded with malware. I said, “No,” and he brought up a FOX news video on his cell phone and let me watch it. It was pretty scary. After returning home, I looked up Snopes.com and ran into this headline: “Is this one true or not? Flashlight apps are sending info off your cellphone to China, India, and Russia.” This, of course, is alarming since only two weeks ago I installed a flashlight app on my Android phone. A flashlight app is sure handy for finding the front door keyhole in the dark since the cell phone is readily available on my belt. Snopes.com said this is a “mixed” rumor. Not totally false and not totally true. In October 2014, a cybersecurity company SnoopWall released a “threat assessment report” discussing flashlight apps for Android devices and security threats they may pose. Although the report was released to the accompaniment of news stories about how some flashlight apps could potentially access banking information and cell phone video cameras and send users’ personal information to cybercriminals abroad in India, China and Russia, the SnoopWall report itself neither stated
nor offered evidence that such activity was taking place – it merely charted the permissions accessed by the Top 10 Android flashlight apps and offered some tips about “best practices for increasing privacy and security on your device without spending any money.” Having a flashlight app on your cell phone does not necessarily mean someone is stealing your personal data. Realistically, any kind of app could be exploited for this purpose. Just because an app requests permissions it may not need does not mean the app is being used for nefarious purposes. Many, many apps request more permissions than they seemingly need. Nothing about a flashlight app makes it inherently more susceptible to criminal exploitation. Flashlight apps just happen to be one of the most common cell phone apps. Since most flashlight apps are free, it may be the case, though, that you’re paying for your “free” app by unwittingly allowing your personal data to be shared with marketers. On my phone, several apps want access to information they probably shouldn’t, and odds are that’s the case with your phone, too. The lesson here is that when it comes to mobile software, there’s really no such thing as a free app. One flashlight app developer, Goldenshores Technologies (makers of the “Brightest Flashlight” app for Android), settled a complaint with the FTC in 2014 over their collecting location data and unique device IDs from users’ devices and sharing that data with advertisers. So when it comes to apps – even “free” ones – caveat emp-
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Staying Safe I did learn that if you downloaded your flashlight app from Google Play, the code is scrutinized by Google and is usually “clean” of malware. So a quick remedy is simply do not install apps from outside Google Play. True, there are some unique and valuable apps that, for one reason or another, aren’t on Google Play. But leave those for the experts. We believe that most users are better off sticking with Google Play for all their Android app needs. Norton Mobile Antivirus One of the free apps on Google Play is Norton Antivirus. I downloaded it and ran it on my cell phone. It flagged about six apps as dangerous because they asked too much personal information at download time. Thank goodness my flashlight app was not flagged. Those apps that Norton flagged included Overdrive, which is a program I use to access audio books via the Alva Public Library; Outlook, which is a good email manager; and Twitter, which I’ve not gotten around to using. I did delete Microsoft because I can’t see why that is necessary on a phone with a non-Microsoft operating system. If you can download Norton Mobile Antivirus (free) it might not hurt to run it and see what comes up. If anything interesting comes up, please send me an email at lynn@alvareviewcourier.net and maybe I’ll learn something.
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Community meeting to be held in Freedom to address a new bond issue By Stacy Sanborn This past Monday night, Freedom’s Board of Education held a special meeting to replace their canceled regular meeting and had some important items of discussion on their agenda. Talks of budget cuts, options on school repairs in light of the failed bond issue, and whether or not to rehire the school principal were a few of the discussion points. Even the routine consent agenda garnered a long discussion before it was approved. Superintendent Danny McCuiston’s report said monthly revenue totals for January are down as expected for the district in the areas of gross production, REA and Motor Vehicle. School land that is charted a month behind shows a slight increase, and overall as compared to last fiscal year the district shows a reduction in those three revenue categories in the month of January of $34,125.61. As of Dec. 31, 2015, the first half of ad valorem taxes payments were being made and the district had received a total of $543,777.37, a figure higher than the $375,208.02 for FY 2015. This reflects the increase in the district’s valuation as reported and timely payments by district patrons. Overall revenue collections were up
for the general fund – $78,396.05 year to date on Dec. 31, 2015. The Wisdom Family Foundation has endowed the Freedom Public Schools, specifically the Freedom FFA and 4-H, with the funds needed to purchase a 24-foot by 8-foot by 6-foot Show Star aluminum trailer. The grant was applied for by Bryant Weber. McCuiston gave board members copies of the acknowledgment and acceptance letters as well as the purchase order copy as requested by the foundation (to acknowledge the district’s commitment of the funds provided). The FY 2016 3 percent mandatory revenue cut will affect the district across multiple budget categories. The district’s revenue cut will be 6 percent because the standard 3 percent cut is calculated based upon an entire year’s funding (only half of the year’s funding is left). Last on his report, he said the boiler and heating unit in the administrative offices went out during Christmas break. The boiler has had two service calls, and a part is on order. The central unit in the offices will be replaced and temporary heating is being used in those areas. After the superintendent and principal gave their reports, the board dis-
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cussed making possible amendments to the 2016-2017 district calendar. The calendar was approved and the group moved on to hear the Annual Student College Remediation report. Limited information was revealed in the report because of FERPA regulations. Freedom’s district is so small, the information on the report could allow easy identification of students, which violates FERPA policy. The next item on the agenda was to discuss (or take action on) repair options for the gym roof after looking at presented quotes. McCuiston said another vendor (out of Corn, Oklahoma, with offices in Oklahoma City) came to look at the gym roof, ag building, flat roof over the dressing rooms and the TPO over the library. Their quote for the gym roof came in at $98,400, whereas the quote from the vendor in Arnett was $93,925. Shane Morris said, “I think we need to get our bond all back together, and get all the roofs on there. I think we can get this to pass if we get all the roofs on there, I believe we can. I really think we need to put the bond back together as fast as we can and get it out there and get it going. I want the roof fixed, but I want us to do it the right way.” Seeking suggestions and answers on what the next step should be, Morris continued. He said until a permanent solution is in place, any water that accumulates on the roof should be removed as soon as possible, because doing so will eliminate leaking. “They [voters] turned it down [the old bond proposal], so now it’s our responsibility to get it right, to get what they want.” Board President Joe Jessup said they are a year and a half from seeing anything out of a bond. Morris motioned to take no action on that item and the board moved on to talk about long range planning and goals with
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Obituaries BLAKE ALLEN HOUSTON Funeral services for Blake Allen Houston will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Elm and Murrow Church of Christ with Bill David Walker and Ray Hull officiating. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka. Blake Allen Houston, son of Tony Wayne and Leshia Nannette (Randolph) Houston, was born March 17, 1984, in Quanah, Texas, and passed away as a result of a train collision January 15, 2016, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 31 years, 9 months, and 28 days. Blake graduated from Waynoka High
School. He worked at Farmers Coops in Eakley, Hydro, and Dacoma. He was engaged to be married in March to Monica Yarbrough. He was a member of the Elm and Murrow Church of Christ. He served as a volunteer fireman, loved hunting and fishing, and really loved children. Blake is survived by his parents, Tony and Leshia Houston of Waynoka; his two sons, Logan Stewart of Amorita and Warren Houston of Lawrence, Kansas; his brother, Jeramy Houston and wife, Samantha, and their daughter, Lily, of Taloga; his fiancĂŠ, Monica Yarbrough, and her children, Matthew Geckler and Levi Fouse of Helena; his grandparents, Billy Randolph and wife, Betty, of Waynoka; Martha Clem and husband, Lewis, of Camargo; and Carolyn Houston of Waynoka; other relatives and many friends. Blake was a very caring and courageous person who shared his
life with other people through organ donation. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to a child abuse organization. Remembrances may be shared with the family at www. marshallfuneralhomes.com. RAGINA K. KNEDLER Ragina K. Knedler, 61, of Edmond died Jan. 18. Services are 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at the Memorial Road Church of Christ, Oklahoma City. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Matthews Funeral Home of Edmond is in charge of arrangements. Ragina was a long time teacher in the Burlington Schools. She and her husband Mike recently moved to Edmond from Alva. Viewing will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The family will be greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Two facing drug charges By Marione Martin Drug charges have been filed in Alfalfa County against two people following a Nov. 5, 2015, search of a Cherokee residence. A search warrant was obtained by officers after they were first called to the home on a domestic dispute. Ryan King, 26, of Cherokee and Cassie Jo Northcross, 22, of Alva were each charged on Jan. 15 with two felony counts: (1) possession of controlled dangerous substance and (2) possession of precursor substances with intent to manufacture meth. King was also charged with a misdemeanor of unlawful possession of paraphernalia.
King is in the Alfalfa County Jail. A warrant has been issued for Northcross. According to court documents, Cherokee Police Officer Tristan Hall had responded to 905 S. Grand in Cherokee for a domestic dispute on Nov. 5, 2015. He had to leave to respond to another emergency call. When he returned to the house about an hour later, he talked to Richard King to ask him to write a statement about the incident. He also asked Richard King for permission to search the residence saying he only wanted to see the bedroom and bathroom where Richard King said he heard Ryan King and Northcross arguing. Richard King
signed the consent to search. Officer Hall and Deputy Gary Mast were led by King to the bathroom. Northcross was inside when they knocked, and Hall said she became argumentative about why they were in the house. Eventually he was able to see inside the bathroom where there was blood on the wall and a bloody towel in the laundry basket. King then led the officers downstairs to the basement to see the bedroom and then to a kitchen area in the basement. Hall saw several items relating to drugs in plain view. He backed out of the room. Later Hall and other officers executed a search warrant at the residence. Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Agent Brandon Powell identified a white PVC pipe containing a green leafy substance and a butane can next to it as the workings of a BHO Lab to extract THC oil from marijuana plants. The substance can then be ingested into the body with drug paraphernalia. Numerous drug-related items were seized at the home including butane bottles, digital scales, a grinder, drug paraphernalia (some with green leafy substance or residue) and a trash bag containing stems and tops.
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By Yvonne Miller Last fall, the Barber County Commissioners approached the Kiowa District Hospital Board about assuming the health insurance cost of the EMTs who serve in the Kiowa area. The county planned to stop paying for the health insurance premiums of those EMTs as of January 2016. The Newsgram ran several stories about the issue. The KDH board said they did not want the cost of assuming the insurance that hospital CFO Janell Goodno estimated would cost the district at least $132,000 per year, an expense they could not afford. The board unanimously voted against taking on the EMTs health insurance as they did not want to take on yet another expense. After contacting Barber County Clerk Debbie Wesley after the first of the year to do a follow-up story, the Newsgram found the county will continue to pay the health care premiums of the EMTs in the southern end of Barber County. Mike Loreg continues as director of that service called the Barber County EMS. The ambulance service in the Medicine Lodge area is known as the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service with Hospital Administrator Kevin White in charge. Wesley confirmed the county commissioners decided before the first of the year to allow the Barber County EMS EMTs to continue on the county health insurance. The county reportedly pays about 90 percent of employee’s health care. “The last couple years the county has seen a 20 percent increase in (health) insurance premiums,” Wesley said.
She added, “The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has been a big factor,” she said. “We’ve been grandfathered in but we probably won’t be in 2017.” As director of the Barber County EMS, Loreg resides in Attica. He is a registered nurse, a paramedic and a training officer, teaching two classes per week. Loreg has held his position four years and said, “I really enjoy Barber County.” “Down south we’re very excited because everyone (the EMTs) is really patient-care oriented and want to give the best possible care,” Loreg said. He routinely teaches classes to EMTs. This month he began teaching an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician class. Kiowa EMTs who are already AEMTs are Greg Simpson, Laura Wagenbach and Karen Lambert. Presently enrolled in that advanced class are EMTs: Chantae Simpson, Debra Klenda, Steve Johnson, Anna Schurter and Nephi Richardson, all for Kiowa; Alex Dick of Medicine Lodge; and Andrew Painter from Harper County. “We’ve really increased the level of care,” Loreg said. AEMTs can do IV meds, cardiac meds, respiratory meds and diabetic meds, he added. They can draw blood and get preliminary work done. AEMTs can give aspirin and nitro pills – “all of it,” Loreg said. “We’ve increased cardiac care by at least 40 minutes,” Loreg said. “These folks are everyone’s neighbors and are here to help.” When asked the mood of the EMTs in the southern part of the county after the commissioner’s decision, Loreg said, “I think everyone was relieved.” He said
there was concern about quality if they lost EMTs over the insurance. Loreg explained that he is a full-time employee of Barber County. The EMTs of southern Barber County (Barber County Ambulance Service) are also employees of Barber County. Wesley said it’s time-consuming for Loreg to figure each EMT’s pay as it’s based on each run they make and their on-call hours. “It’s really hard to figure,” Wesley said. How MLMH Ambulance Service is Affected Kevin White has been MLMH administrator for 31 years and said the ambulance service has gone through the hospital even before he arrived. Most of the 15 EMTs with the MLMH Ambulance Service are hospital employees. White said the EMT’s expenses have always been run through the hospital and then he bills the county monthly to collect those expenses. “It really hasn’t changed anything for us,” he said. Five EMTs were still on county insurance, White said. Now none of them have their health insurance through the county. White said one EMT took the hospital’s health insurance and the other four made different arrangements. As of Jan. 1, Barber County is paying White to run the MLMH Ambulance Service. He said they are trying this arrangement for a year to see how it goes. “This is a significant savings to the county since they are no longer paying those EMTs health care. It’s still costing the county less to pay me than it was to pay for their insurance.” White explained, “We (the hospital’s ambulance service) were actually losing money.” He explained they haven’t previously figured much of the ambulance service costs into the Medicare Cost Report for reimbursement. He plans to work more of that in to the complicated formula for reimbursement from the government since MLMH is a Critical Access Hospital. “So we’ll hopefully break even,” White said. Wesley confirmed that regardless of exactly how the two ambulance services operate, Barber County will continue to provide ambulances through tax dollars.
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As auctioneer Kyle Hughbanks sells luscious home desserts, KDH Director of Nurses Heidi Courson and board member Brenna May (got to love her South of the Border party hat) display the sweet treats. Tom Summers and his wife Heather are some of the more than 100 people who enjoy the fundraising evening complete with Mexican food. Photo by Yvonne Miller
Jeans and Gems raises over $20,000 By Yvonne Miller It was a fun night for those attending the 3rd Annual Jeans and Gems fundraiser for the Friends of the Kiowa District Hospital and Manor Foundation Saturday evening. KDH CFO Janell Goodno confirmed the evening raised $20,883.00 and 118 tickets were sold to the event. Money was raised from people bidding on the silent auction and then a live auction. A
As the Third Annual Jeans and Gems concluded, Friends of the Kiowa District Hospital and Manor Foundation President Judy Schrock took the mic to thank everyone for their support. Photo by Yvonne Miller
variety of beautiful desserts homemade by community members were auctioned and as popular as the hospital’s physical therapy department that needs to expand. The funds raised at this South of the Border themed event will help in the effort for PT. The crowd enjoyed a fajita buffet, sangria, margaritas and fun visiting and bidding against one another for this worthwhile cause.
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City of Kiowa council discusses electric maintenance contract By Yvonne Miller In a meeting with the regular session business taking just under an hour, the Kiowa City Council conducted their January meeting with all members present, including Brian Hill, Tom Wells, Russel Molz, R.L. Simpson and Bill Watson with Mayor Brandon Farney presiding. Also seated at the council table were Administrator Lou Leone, City Attorney Laurel McClellan and City Clerk Marlo Rugg. Last fall, the Kiowa City Council joined Energy Management Project (EMP3), which became effective this month, January 2016. That was after the advisor the council hired, Greg Wright, provided figures the City of Kiowa could save 20-21 percent annually by joining EMP3. Other Kansas cities in the EMP3 pool include Holton, Seneca, Osage City, Burlingame, Horton, Chapman, Jetmore, Neodesha, Sterling, Girard and Wamego. The pool management is Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA). With that change, the current journeyman contract with Alfalfa Electric Cooperative (AEC) is scheduled to end on Jan. 31. Therefore, the council was forced to advertise for the position since with the change journeyman Jason Cloyd, an AEC employee, could no longer serve Kiowa. At the council’s meeting last Monday night, two representatives from Strom Industries attended the meeting. They are Eric Sommerhauser and Dusty
Robinson. They said Strom has several crews based in Anthony, Kansas. Strom’s proposal was to provide Kiowa with a lineman until a new person is hired. For a cost of $3,500 per month, Strom would provide the city with a two-man crew and necessary vehicles for up to 20 hours of work per month. For every hour exceeding that, Strom would charge $175 per hour. The coverage would be 24/7 with a response time of 30-40 minutes, they said. Council members thanked the men, but took no action on the issue. Leone told the council that 10 applications were received for the lineman position. He wants to cull that number down for the council’s consideration. With the change of electricity providers, he said staff is adjusting the timeframe for the city’s billing procedure to coincide with that of KMEA’s. More City of Kiowa Business At the end of the meeting, the council held two executive sessions totaling about 30 minutes with no action taken thereafter. Administrator Leone said he worked with the Rural Water District Board and City of Hardtner to be a negotiator to purchase chlorine at a bulk rate. He said each entity would save about $22.50 per bottle of chlorine. Leone said it will save Kiowa around $4,000 annually. By speaking to a regional sales representative with Coca-Cola, Leone got a gift for the Memorial Day opening
of the Kiowa Swimming Pool. CocaCola will provide banners and five to 10 cases of soda and water. Leone said he and City Superintendent Gary Johnson began a search for a second trash truck. They also seek a skid steer to replace the forklift. In routine annual items, the council named official city depositories as The First State Bank and People’s Bank, and named The Kiowa News as the official city newspaper. A transfer of $2,833 from the electric fund to the Public Safety Equipment Fund received council approval. The council adopted Resolution No. 270 requesting a waiver of GAAP, general accounting, requirements. This is a routine waiver from the division of accounts and reports for small towns. Former city councilman Mark Lambert attended the meeting to speak briefly on the public agenda. He told how torn up Commercial Street (near where he lives) is and he would like for the street to be graveled. Mayor Farney thanked Lambert for his comments. Kiowa Police Chief Steve Johnson gave a brief report. He said the Christmas Fun Day put on by Barber County Law Enforcement agencies at elementary schools in Kiowa and Medicine Lodge was well received. “We hope to make it an annual event,” Chief Johnson said. He also said that the Barber County Attorney Gaten Wood is providing new targets for the shooting range.
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Timberlake first semester 7th - 12th grades honor roll Superintendent’s 7th Grade – Summer Finney, Hailey Phillips, Gaby Solis 9th Grade – Braydon Frech, Camdon Frech, Cade Jenlink, Kalynn LeForce, Jadon Severin, Jake Thorp 10th Grade – Joey Najera 11th Grade – Madison Anderson, Kylee Fargo, Aimee Jones, Kamber LeForce, Alanna Nacion 12th Grade – Bradon Buller, April Burchfiel, Karli Henderson, Lara Latta, Landon McClain, Zeb McCollum, Oakleigh Nickel, Miranda Sanders,
Tiffany Schlup, Jamie Thorp, Kylie Wilson, Kaitlyn Winters, Jake Woodall Principal’s 7th Grade – Lindsay Olson, Joel, Pecha, Matthew Sissom, Arnaya Ulrich 8th Grade – Alec Judd, Devon Kent, Preston Pierce 9th Grade – Caitlyn Fargo 10th Grade – Utah Bishard, Erica Hildinger, Shalee Sissom, Xaylen Stearns 11th Grade – Devyn Islander 12th Grade – Nick Blewitt, Kolton Fishback, Dalton Jantz
Friday, Feb. 5, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the March 1 Presidential Preferential Primary Election and the Special County Commissioner Primary for District 1, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Stein said that people who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters. People who have never been registered to vote before or who are not currently registered in the county of their residence and those who are registered but who need to change their registration information may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma voter registration application form in time for it to be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, Feb. 5. Stein explained that applications postmarked after that time still will be accepted and processed; however, the applications will not be approved
until after March 1. The county election board responds in writing to every person who submits an application for voter registration. The response is either a voter identification card listing the new voter’s precinct number and polling place location or a letter that explains the reason or reasons the application for voter registration was not approved. Stein said that any person who has submitted a voter registration application and who has not received a response within 30 days should contact the county election board office. Oklahoma voter registration application forms are available at the county election board office located at 602 W. 5th St., Ste 3, Cherokee, and at most post offices, tag agencies and public libraries in the county. Stein said that applications also are available at www.elections. ok.gov, and voters can check their registration status at http://www. ok.gov/elections/Voter_Info/Online_ Voter_Tool/.
Aline-Cleo December Voter registration Student of deadline is Feb. 5 the Month Gwen Maria Ebert, German exchange student, was selected as AlineCleo December Student of the Month. Her school philosophy is “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela. Her inspiration comes from her dad and her mom. Her special interests are all kinds of sports, art drawing, painting, playing the piano and traveling. She would like to be a doctor or physical therapist, being as independent as possible. Gwen is the daughter of Axel Deutsch and Martina Ebert. Her host parents are Regina Morrison of Aline and Stan and Kristy Schroeder of Cleo Springs.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Federal accident investigators have released a report saying that ice is to blame for a fatal medical helicopter crash in Oklahoma City three years ago. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/1nw4a2H ) reports that the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the EagleMed helicopter lost power because undetected ice got into the engine during the initial climb after takeoff from an Oklahoma City hospital Feb. 22, 2013. The board says the aircraft had been parked outside and exposed to freezing temperatures before the accident, and that the pilot's preflight inspection was "inadequate," noting that surveillance video of the helipad showed that most of
the helipad's lights were off at the time of inspection. It also said the helicopter's air intake design had been modified to accommodate a different engine, leaving a gap where water or snow could pass through a screen and onto a blanking plate. According to the safety board, "Shortly after takeoff, the ice detached from the blanking plate, slid into the air inlet and was subsequently ingested by the engine, resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power." Due to the accident, EagleMed LLC has painted the blanking plate on its helicopters matte black to enhance detection of moisture and modified its preflight inspection requirements. The pilot and a nurse aboard the heli-
copter were killed, and a paramedic was severely injured. Timothy A. Loranger, an attorney for the pilot Mark Montgomery's widow and children, was critical about the reports comments. "We believe that his ability to see accumulation of ice was diminished because of the design issue," Loranger said. Montgomery's wife, EagleMed and an insurance company have sued the helicopter manufacturer, the engine manufacturer and the designer of the engine modification package. The lawsuit is now before the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. Lawsuits on behalf of the nurse and the paramedic have been settled.
Officials say ice led to OK medical helicopter crash
More quakes rattle Oklahoma but state avoids tough measures By Seth Borenstein, Kelly P. Kissel and Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In Oklahoma, now the country's earthquake capital, people are talking nervously about the big one as manmade quakes get stronger, more frequent and closer to major population centers. Next door in Kansas, they're feeling on firmer ground though no one is ready yet to declare victory. A year ago, the states had a common problem — earthquakes caused by the disposal of wastewater from oil and gas exploration. They chose different solutions. Kansas, following early scientific studies, decided to restrict how much and how fast the wastewater could be pumped back underground. Oklahoma instead initially concentrated on the depth of the wastewater injections. Developments since then haven't been reassuring in Oklahoma, where a quake knocked out power in parts of an Oklahoma City suburb several weeks ago and where fears are growing that the worst is yet to come. On
Friday, about 200 unhappy residents packed a forum at the state capitol convened by critics of the state's response. A governor's task force is studying the problem but officials have so far avoided taking tougher measures. The quakes, which have been mostly small to medium sized, have caused limited damage, and no one foresees anything like the massive damage and deaths in the famous quakes in California, seismologists say. Still, "It's a trend that's unsettling,"
said Cornell University geophysicist Katie Keranen, referring to the increasing number of quakes. Frequent small quakes can be a harbinger of bigger ones. "You have the ingredients you need to have a larger earthquake." In Oklahoma, earthquakes of magnitude 2.7 and stronger increased by about 10 percent between the last half of 2014 and the last half of 2015, according to a data analysis by The
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South Barber High School's students and fans had lots to celebrate Friday night as both their varsity teams won their games for the 2016 Basketball Homecoming. The royal court, shown immediately after the coronation of Homecoming Queen Nicole Blick, includes: (front left to right) kindergarten helpers Delaney Allen, daughter of Steve and Miranda Allen; Evi McNett, daughter of Tyler and Gayle McNett; Keagan McMurray, son of Misty McMurray and Heath McMurray; and Randy Torres, son of Manuel and Alba Torres; (back, left to right) sophomore attendant Kylee Wright and escort Trae Rathgeber; junior attendant Sabrina Hughbanks and escort Tanner Cloyd; senior queen candidate Reiley Courson; Homecoming Queen Nicole Blick; senior queen candidate Caitlin Jacobs; Trenton Jahay, who escorted all the senior young women; and freshman attendant ReAnna Dunlap and escort Cole Coggins. Photo by Yvonne Miller
Senior basketball player Trenton Jahay knows just how to deliver that big Chieftain kiss after placing the crown on the head of Nicole Blick, who is the 2016 South Barber Basketball Homecoming Queen. Photo by Yvonne Miller
Nicole Blick is the South Barber High School 2016 Basketball Homecoming Queen. She was crowned at halftime of the boys game Friday night where the Chieftains blew out Cunningham 84-47. Blick plays on the Lady Chieftains team, which was victorious, 3228. She is the daughter of Justin Blick and Heather Blick. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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By Phillip Lucas BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As policies that limit when employers may ask applicants about their criminal histories gain popularity nationwide, advocates are pushing similar measures in Alabama, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have implemented "ban the box" laws, which also are in place in 51 cities and counties in states that haven't adopted the guidelines, according to the National Employment Law Project, or NELP, an advocacy group. The growth in the policies' popularity comes as NELP, other groups and federal prosecutors are forcing counties across the country to reform their local criminal justice systems to make them fairer. President Barack Obama's administration has joined such efforts, advocating alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders and support for programs aimed at helping convicts re-enter society. Skeptics, however, say that while the "ban the box" policy is rooted in good intentions, it presents legitimate challenges for businesses involving safety, liability, lost time and money. "For a business owner, time is money and it can be very challenging," said Elizabeth Milito, senior executive counsel for the National Federation of Independent Business. The small business advocacy group fought statewide "ban the box" proposals in the Louisiana legislature in 2014. Alabama jailed 820 per 100,000 adults in 2014, the third-highest incarceration rate in the country behind Louisiana and Oklahoma, according to a September report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, also have adopted "ban the box" polices, according to the National Employment Law Project report. City leaders in Mobile, Alabama, approved a "ban the box" policy for public jobs in late 2014 and asked the county's personnel board to implement it in the 21 jurisdictions it covers. The
board unanimously voted against it in January 2015. Mobile County Personnel Board Director Donald Dees said mayors and other elected officials from around the county showed up to voice their opposition. Law enforcement officials also expressed concerns about the proposal. In 2014, Alabama lawmakers passed legislation allowing people with expunged records to legally withhold listing criminal charges on job applications. Senate Minority Leader Quinton Ross, D-Montgomery, says he plans to refile broader "ban the box" legislation that he first proposed in 2015, but which got lost amid a larger discussion on prison reform. Birmingham Mayor William Bell said he's also looking to implement the policy for city jobs via executive order within 30 days. For Alabamians with criminal records, finding a stable job can hinge on an employer's willingness to take a chance on an applicant with a checkered past. Ex-offenders and advocates say even with the right qualifications and experience, it's rare to move past the application to an interview. "People see a felony and it's almost like you've got a horn sticking out of your head," said Jay Pace, 35, who served about 20 months in prison on drug charges and is looking for work. "Rather than sitting a person down, talking to them, hearing them out, investigating, seeing the details, they just see that check and it's over with. They don't want to go any further," he said. The "ban the box" or "fair chance" policies usually require employers to remove questions about criminal charges from applications. After determining whether the applicant is qualified for the job, they can inquire about past convictions and consider such factors as how long ago the offenses occurred and whether they could have an effect on the job. A policy that was recently amended in Philadelphia requires employers to ask about a candidate's criminal history after making a conditional job offer. The city initially
approved the policy in 2011. Many policies cover applicants seeking public-sector work, although at least seven states have passed laws that apply to private employers as well, according to a report NELP released last month. The federal government has encouraged the Office of Personnel Management and federal contractors to use the guidelines when possible. Several national chains including Target, Wal-Mart and Home Depot already use the policies in their application process, said Stephen Stetson, policy analyst for the Alabama ARISE Citizens' Policy Project, a nonprofit group that pushes for better state policies to help low-income Alabamians. In Alabama, "There is a wide coalition of folks that are interested in this issue and one of the exciting things is that we know that the climate is right for criminal justice reform based on the Prison Reform Task Force and its various subcommittees," Stetson said. The Prison Reform Task Force, composed of state lawmakers, agency directors and others, was formed in 2014 to investigate ways to ease overcrowding in the state's prison system. Milito says the policy may need some refining. If employers are forced to investigate a candidate's background after the hiring process is almost complete, it could put them at risk for losing alternate candidates, she said. "It's not about not giving somebody a second chance; it's about being able to have that conversation with someone sooner," she said. But supporters say delaying questions on an applicant's criminal history could improve opportunities for ex-offenders and reduce recidivism because they could potentially land a job during an interview and wouldn't automatically be rejected — or assume they'd be. "We're looked at as a plague and we need to be looked at as an opportunity," said Paul Dube, 29, who has pending drug charges and is participating in re-entry programs with the help of a nonprofit in Alabama.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback's office is defending a budget proposal that a child advocate says would make it easier for Kansas to siphon money from early childhood education. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http:// bit.ly/1P3Izc9 ) reports that Brownback unveiled last week a state budget that would shift the entire Children's Initiatives Fund to the State General Fund in fiscal year 2017. The Initiatives Fund is administered by the Children's Cabinet. The governor's office says the move is meant to increase accountability and consolidate early childhood programs within the Kansas State Department of Education, which education commissioner Randy Watson says sought the
change to better coordinate initiatives. Shannon Cotsoradis, CEO of Kansas Action for Children and a member of the Children's Cabinet, said she does not see how the move leads to better coordination. Watson says that he understands the concerns of advocates like Kansas Action for Children, but the education department sees an opportunity to improve coordination and services for children. He said the request for consolidation was not political, and has been sought under past administrations as well. According to Watson, his agency lobbied again for the change because the Kansas State Board of Education wants to place greater emphasis on kindergarten readiness.
The governor's spokeswoman, Eileen Hawley, said existing childhood programs funded by the Children's Initiatives Fund will be continued to be fully funded. The Children's Initiatives Fund is fueled by annual payments from the tobacco industry as part of a 1998 settlement with tobacco companies that faced health care claims brought by Kansas and other states. On average, Kansas receives nearly $59 million per year through the settlement. For 2017, the governor's office proposes depositing just over $57 million in tobacco funds into the State General Fund and maintaining the same level of childhood programming.
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Stiffer charges considered in Kansas child's death By Jim Suhr KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday they may upgrade murder charges against a bail bondsman and wife accused in the Kansas death of a child who authorities believe is the man's missing 7-year-old son. Michael Jones, 45, and 29-year-old Heather Jones are charged in Wyandotte County with felony first-degree murder,
a count carrying a life sentence but with the eligibility for parole after 20 years. But Sheri Lidtke, a deputy district attorney, told District Judge Mike Grosko that that murder charge may be upgraded within weeks to premeditated first-degree murder, punishable by a life term with no chance of parole for a half century. Lidtke did not explain the rationale for the upgrade but told Grosko the case
does not qualify for the death penalty. The Jones couple, who did not attend Tuesday's 10-minute status conference, were jailed on multimillion-dollar bonds and are scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 8. Authorities found what later were determined to be a juvenile's remains after being summoned in November to investigate a reported domestic disturbance at the family's rented property, from which Michael Jones' son had been missing for months. Tests to identify the remains still are pending, District Attorney Jerome Gorman said after Tuesday's hearing. Authorities have declined to address reports the remains had been fed to pigs at the family's property, although Gorman has said investigators described the scene "as one of the worst things that they have ever seen." Michael Jones' court-appointed attorney, John Duma, told Grosko he has been told the roughly 1,000 pages of documents he has received in the case is roughly one-eighth to one-tenth of what he should expect, along with hundreds of hours of videotape.
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Associated Press. Experts say 2.7 is a threshold at which monitors are reliable. In Kansas, earthquakes of that magnitude went down by 60 percent in the same period. According to earthquake experts, the pattern fits recent peer-reviewed studies that suggest injecting high volumes of wastewater could aggravate natural faults. In Oklahoma's six most earthquake-prone counties, the volume of wastewater disposal increased more than threefold from 2012 to 2014. The past few weeks have been especially nerve-wracking. Eighty-eight quakes of 2.7 or stronger occurred this January as of Monday at noon central time, more than in all of 2012. The recent quakes have generally been more powerful, too, with eight of magnitude 4 or higher. "What concerns me is what is happening to our homes through all these earthquakes," said Mary Beth McFadden of Fairview, a town about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City that has had six quakes of magnitude 4 since the start of the year. "It's your home being put in that position that you have no control over." Last week, the state told companies to reduce wastewater injections at 27 nearby disposal wells. For decades, drilling companies have disposed of oilfield wastewater — the subterranean saltwater that comes to the surface with oil and gas, and liquid drilling chemicals — by pumping it back underground. But in recent years, improved technology has allowed for injecting more wastewater faster so more oil and gas can
be produced. Around here, above the Arbuckle geologic formation of limestone, water under pressure can set off a fault if there's enough tension, according to interviews with 10 earthquake experts. "It's a combination of putting fluid in fast enough and deep enough," said Stanford University geophysicist William Ellsworth. "The higher rate wells are the ones where there are more hazards associated." In 2014, scientists who looked at one swarm of earthquakes found the four highest rate wells were causing most of the pressure changes and problems. Then in June 2015, two different teams published studies pointing directly at volume and rate of injections as the main problem in such quakes. In March 2015, Kansas regulators ordered a dramatic reduction in injection volumes in the most vulnerable area. That same month, Oklahoma regulators directed the operators of 347 wells to check the depth of their injections, then three months later issued a broader order to avoid the Arbuckle's "basement." But by the end of November, the state had asked for volume cutbacks in fewer than 90 of the about 1,000 wells in a key area. Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesman Matt Skinner said research suggested the biggest danger was in the crystalline basement below the porous underground Arbuckle formation. He said it was not proper to compare Oklahoma to Kansas, which has fewer wells and less wastewater. Oklahoma's energy and environment secretary, Michael Teague, said
Oklahoma's approach — which now includes some volume reductions — is working in some areas but not others. "I like what we've been doing so far, but clearly we need to do more," Teague said. But oil and gas operators in Oklahoma, where the industry is a major economic and political force, acknowledge their resistance to cutting back on their injections of wastewater. "A lot of people say we just need the earth to stop shaking, and I understand that, but the fact of the matter is that without the ability to dispose of wastewater, we cannot produce oil and gas in the state of Oklahoma, and this is our lifeblood," said Kim Hatfield, president of Oklahoma Citybased Crawley Petroleum and a member of Gov. Mary Fallin's task force studying the earthquake problem. In Kansas, quakes have decreased from an average of nearly 11 earthquakes a month to about three. "Things are much better than they were; we haven't had a 4.0 in quite a while," said Kansas Geological Survey chief Rex Buchanan. "I don't think anybody is going to declare victory yet." Experts say the change over such a short time period could be a blip. But considering that southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma are identical in geology, what's happening in the two states is "a very interesting experiment," said U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Nicholas van der Elst. The most recent temblors, including the one that caused power outages and some damage in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond on Dec. 29, has exhausted some residents' patience for a solution. When the quakes were mostly in thinly populated rural areas, it was "Who cares, right? It's not in my backyard," said Keith Gaddie, a University of Oklahoma political science professor. "But then you're sitting in Edmond and all of sudden your $500,000 house starts to shake, shimmy and shutter. You're noticing a lot more people are being affected by these, and more voices means more political demand."
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Gov. Mary Fallin From Page 6 Freedom commutes sentences for 2 state inmates OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has approved shortening the prison sentences of two state inmates — the first commutations she's authorized since 2012. The Oklahoman newspaper reports (bit.ly/1loBDdK) Fallin signed off last week on recommendations made by the state Pardon and Parole Board for two drug offenders serving lengthy sentences. Donnie Daniel's life without parole sentence will be commuted to life with the possibility of parole, and William Wood Jr.'s 117-year-sentence will be shortened to time served. Daniel was sentenced under the state's three-strikes law, which, until 2015, mandated a life without parole sentence for drug trafficking after two drug convictions. Wood is an Army veteran and former preacher imprisoned since 2005 for methamphetamine. Commutation, a rare form of clemency that reduces an offender's sentence, hasn't been granted in Oklahoma since 2012.
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construction/repair options. McCuiston said the board could take the exact same issue and call the exact same bond four months after the election day. “You can’t hold an election for 60 days after you call, then that election would not occur until six months after the prior election,” he said. “So the earliest you could do that would be June 28 or Aug. 23. That would meet that requirement. Or a significant change, basically three ways – split issues, you could take the bond election that you had and split issues, you could change the term of the issue, which would be like the years, you could change the tax impact of the issue.” Meeting two out of the three of those options traditionally is enough to satisfy requirements of a “significant change” to re-propose a bond issue. “Or you could wait four months after Nov. 10 and call the election, call for the bond after March 10, with the election date set for June 28 or Aug. 23, and you can run the same exact bond,” he said. Jessup recommended more community meetings be held to see what people want. It was decided that Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 pm would probably be the ideal days and times to hold those meetings. Nearing the end of the agenda, an extra duty contract for Marlo Woodard Smith for consulting in the area blind/ visual impairment at the rate of $50 per hour, one hour per week on an as-needed basis, was approved. Woodard Smith is certified. The board voted to convene in executive session to discuss the employment of the district principal, Brett Hill for the 2016-2017 school term. After about a 25-minute closed-door meeting the board reopened the public meeting. In a tight vote, it was voted to rehire Principal Brett Hill by a 3-2 margin. Concha Herrera, Cindy Reed and Joe Jessup voted yes. Shane Morris and Lynn Bolar voted no. The board also voted to authorize the superintendent; to cause the district to file suit seeking all necessary and appropriate relief against (a) the State Department of Education (SDE) and any necessary SDE officials, (b) the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) and any necessary OTC officials, (c) the State Treasurer, to whom “illegally disbursed” funds must be returned, and (d) any other person or entities determined by the superintendent and the district’s legal counsel, to be necessary with regard to the failure of the SDE and the OTC to follow applicable law in calculation the district’s state aid for the 1992-93 through the 2013-14 fiscal year and to authorize payment of all necessary legal fees and costs.
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Champagne flowed when released Americans finally left Iran By Christoph Noelting and Frank Jordans LANDSTUHL, Germany (AP) — Pale but smiling, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati recounted Tuesday how disbelief turned to joy when he and three fellow Americans realized that they were being released as part of a deal with Iran and reunited with their families after spending years in Iranian prison. Speaking publicly for the first time since being allowed to leave Iran in a prisoner swap Sunday, Hekmati said the sudden end to his four-year ordeal still seemed surreal. Convicted by an Iranian court of spying and sentenced to death in 2012, he was later given a 10-year sentence on a lesser charge after a retrial. "I was at a point where I had just sort of accepted the fact that I was going to be spending 10 years in prison, so this was a surprise and I just feel truly blessed to see my government do so much for me and the other Americans," Hekmati told reporters outside the U.S. military's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he was taken for treatment. There was no advance warning of his release, he added. "They just came one morning and said 'pack your things.'" "I was worried that maybe the Iranian side was going to make new demands at the last minute or that the deal wasn't
going to work out, so up until the last second we were all worried and concerned," he said. The 32-year-old says he and his fellow prisoners endured repeated delays until they were allowed to board a Swiss government plane. But they weren't able to relax until the jet had left Iranian airspace, after which "champagne bottles were popped" and veal and chocolates were served, he said. Hekmati said he felt lucky and humbled by the support he received from those campaigning for his release. He expressed gratitude to President Barack Obama, U.S. Congress and his other supporters, reserving special thanks for the U.S. Marine Corps. Asked about his 4 1/2 -years in Iranian prison, Hekmati said "it wasn't good," but that his Marine training helped sustain him. "I tried my best to keep my head up and withstand all the pressures that were put on me, some of them were very inhumane and unjust," he said. "Hearing about some of my fellow Marines supporting me really gave me the strength to put up with over four years of some very difficult times." "He has not had much of a chance to exercise and he's lost some weight but he looks fit and I think he is on the mend," U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, a Democrat from Hekmati's home state of Michigan, earlier told The Associated Press. "A better diet and a chance to exercise... and I think he'll turn out to be just fine." Hekmati, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and pastor Saeed Abedini arrived late Sunday at Landstuhl for treatment. A fourth American released in exchange for the U.S. pardoning or dropping charges against seven Iranians opted to stay in Iran, and a fifth American was released separately. Rep. Jaret Huffman, a Democrat representing Rezaian's home district in California was also visiting Landstuhl. He said there were "tears, and smiles and hugs" when the family was reunited. "He continues to be in great spirits, his health is sound, he's going through a process and it's going to take a few more days, but Jason's on track to get his life
back," Huffman said. Kildee said he had a steak dinner Monday night with Hekmati as well as Hekmati's two sisters and brother, and that he seemed in "pretty good spirits" for someone who had been incarcerated for so long. "We talked a bit about his experience, but I think he was just appreciating his freedom and trying to enjoy it as much as he could," Kildee said. Hekmati was detained in August 2011 on espionage charges. He says he went to Iran to visit family and spend time with his ailing grandmother. After his arrest, family members say they were told to keep the matter quiet. Hekmati was born in Arizona and raised in Michigan. His family is in the Flint area. He and his family deny any wrongdoing, and say his imprisonment included physical and mental torture and long periods of solitary confinement in a tiny cell. Kildee said he looked forward to talking more with Hekmati about his experience in the coming months but did already learn some details. "We talked about a few of the aspects of his incarceration, (he) described the prison conditions as being bleak as we know them to be by reputation, described the fact that he had been told he was going to be released on several occasions, so even when this moment came he wasn't sure it was really true until he was at the airport," he said. "In some ways that was another way to sort of provide psychological torture — to continue to torment him with his release." Huffman said Rezaian had told him his captivity was "horrific" with occasional "comedic moments," but that he didn't want to go into further details. "It's Jason's story and I think the world wants to hear directly from him," Huffman said. "But what amazed me about my time with him last night is his spirit — if the Republican Guard thought they'd break the spirit of this guy, they failed miserably." Hekmati said that he's looking forward to getting home soon. "I really want to see my family and be back in the land of the free, back home."
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According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings
Cassie Jo Northcross, 22, Alva: (1) Possession of controlled dangerous substance; (2) Possession of precursor substances with intent to manufacture meth ($606). Ryan King, 26, Cherokee: (1) Possession of controlled dangerous substance; (2) Possession of precursor substances with intent to manufacture meth ($531). Misdemeanor Filings Chaz Allen Smith, 26, Cherokee: Driving while license is under suspension ($266.50).
Ryan King, 26, Cherokee: Unlawful possession of paraphernalia ($229). Traffic Filings Sidney Lee Judd, 52, Waynoka: Violate terms of special permit ($211.50). The following individuals received a citation for speeding: Colton Charles Buckner, 19, Garland, Texas: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Fred Riley Potter III, 47, Ardmore: 16-20 mph over ($241.50); Tyler Bentley, 25, Bayville, New Jersey: 26-30 mph over ($341.50).
that popular product with a company. Creating this product could lead to two shifts at the plant. He said they are looking to invest in this equipment. Merle said every day they see approximately five percent of wasted dough. “We’re trying to be even more efficient and reduce waste,” he said. “The cost of a truckload is critical to VAP,” Merle said. “Margin means dollars,” he said. “I’d rather have 10 percent on a $50 case than a larger percentage on a $15 case.” He said that the worst months for pizza sales are June and July. Now that VAP is selling pizza crusts to schools in multiple states, Merle said, “Our school business is driving the bus. This turned around our business in July for schools to be ready for the new year.” He said that adding flavors to dough is popular at VAP as their customers are loving it. “We’re trying to find more direct customers – do away with the middle
men,” the CEO said. “We want to grow with people and their business, not just two months of business.” His strategy is for more traditional street business such as pizza restaurants. “People. Products. Process. That’s our focus,” Merle said. VAP Board President Bob Baker complimented Merle and the entire staff as “a great team,” and thanked them for working so hard. Board members Steve Sterling, Dusty Albright and Terry Graham were elected to another three-year-term at the annual meeting. Other board members are Dean Goll, Ronnie Truelock, Kent Kisling, Gregg Glass and Gordon Karber. VAP began in 1999 as a local cooperative for area farmers to invest in, get tax benefits and add value to their wheat crop. VAP proved to be a boost for the local economy, providing jobs and ultimately more money circulated into the area.
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compliance with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). This is a standard that provides a framework for food manufacturers to assist the production of safe food and to manage product quality to meet customers’ requirements. This certification is recognized by retailers, food service companies and manufacturers around the world. VAP Improvements and Products Merle said they’ve made plant improvements – a new belt system. He said ever-changing technology requires the plant to update. “We shoot dough,” Merle said. “We have a great product, but we’re not the only one doing it.” He credited Oklahoma State University for being “a huge help.” OSU bought a piece of equipment they let VAP use to make a new product with the latest dough technology. Merle said this new technology could have a multi-million dollar impact. VAP is currently testing
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1989 Hitchhiker 5th wheel w/1 slideout, nice inside but needs outside repair work, gooseneck hookup, new tires. Asking $3000. Call 580-554-2511 after 5pm
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For Sale Carla VanLandingham Accounting Services office open 2010 Solitaire Modular Home. Sat., Jan. 23, 9-12 to pick up 3bdrm, 2bth on 5 acres N of your taxes. Call 608-797-6513 Alva. 580-430-6239 with any questions. New Portable Buildings Employment 10% off. 2nd payment is free. Help Wanted 580-430-6052 The Town of Nash, OK will be accepting resumes for position of Chief of Police until February 16th, 2016 by mail to P.O. Box 196, Nash, OK 73761 or by fax to 580-839-2899 or in person at 101 W. Grand. If any questions please contact Town Office at 580-839-2829
Elegant Toad Watch for us in the Spring. 580430-5450 Real Estate House for Sale
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Small Square Alfalfa Hay; very 2bdr, 1 1/2bth. No Tobacco good 2nd and 4th cutting. $6/ Products. No Pets. 816 4th. 580bale, clean, green and dry. 541-1067 Could deliver. 580-829-1866 For Rent For Sale
$625/2bdrm apt. All bills paid 600 Round Bales Old World except electric, free basic cable. Blue Stem hay. 100+ Round 580-982-1072 or 405-659-4199 Bales Bermuda. Weed spray & For Rent fertilizer applied. 580-884-9797 1 bedroom house in Carmen, Garage Sales OK. $400 month. $400 deposit. Call Harvey at 580-548-6835 Inside Sale For Rent in Cherokee WWII hardback books, collectibles, rusty relics & much 2 bdrm 2bth 2 garage home. more. 1323 Mill St. Sat 8amCH/A. Pets okay with deposit. 4pm $550/month. 580-748-1385 Miscellaneous For Rent Pecans For Sale 3 Houses in Cherokee. Rent by Nice papershell pecans, cleaned. the week. Fully furnished. All 1 pound bag $7. Will deliver 20 bills paid. Contact Lon Hawkins pounds or more. 580-548-7780 at 580-761-0260
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office log January 11, 2016 7:23 a.m. Break/enter, respondent advised someone tried to break into his house, a storm window is on the ground, doesn’t look like they got in, wants to make a report, deputy made contact. 2:14 p.m. Transport, deputy en route to Garfield County for transport, deputy en route back to sheriff’s office with prisoner in custody x1 white female. 3:01 p.m. Controlled burn, CPD advised of a controlled burn east of Byron. January 12, 2016 7:13 a.m. Major accident, BNSF railroad advised train hit the cab of a fertilizer truck northwest of Carmen, unknown injuries, advised CPD they called out ambulance and fire, advised deputy, this is at 530 and Coal, advised OHP. 9:00 a.m. Transport, deputy en route to DOC, deputy out of county, deputy no longer with prisoner in custody, deputy back in county. 9:26 a.m. Controlled burn at the old Aline hospital. 9:28 a.m. Residential alarm, burglar alarm 1 mile north 1 mile west of Jet, made contact with owner, owner advised all is fine. 9:36 a.m. Controlled burn between county roads 680 and 690 on Cotton.
1:21 p.m. Controlled burn 5 miles south 1 mile east of Cherokee. 5:13 p.m. Controlled burn, CPD notified of a controlled burn west of Goltry on west side of road. January 13, 2016 12:16 p.m. Transport, deputy with prisoner in custody one white male at Custer County, en route to sheriff’s office with prisoner in custody. January 14, 2016 1:17 p.m. Welfare check, principal states juvenile has not been to school since Jan. 15, 2016, has made multiple attempts to call the mother but has had no luck, advised deputies, officer spoke with mother by phone, they are taking care of a family matter. 2:05 p.m. Information, respondent said semi truck parked on wrong side of road sucking water out of a creek and wanted to let someone know due to thought it might cause a wreck. 3:01 p.m. Controlled burn southeast from the Carmen junction. January 15, 2016 12:07 a.m. Abandoned vehicle, deputy out at Cozy Curve doing a welfare check on vehicle, comes back to individual out of Enid, this is an abandoned vehicle.
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Community Calendar Wednesday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Ex-
ercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 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. La Leche League meets the third Thursday of the month at the Alva First Baptist Church. LLL is a breast-
feeding group supporting pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. 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.
Barber County court filings Civil Filings Simmons First National Bank vs. Harry W. Dawson, as individual and as Trustee of the Bar I Bar Revocable Trust, Security State Bank, and Girard National Bank d/b/a Bucklin National Bank: Petition for breach of note and guaranty declaratory judgement and foreclosure. Limited Civil Filings
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and Physicians Clinic vs. Paul L. Steele Jr.: Indebtedness in the amount of $376.75 plus costs. Domestic Relations Filings James R. Packard vs. Robin R. Packard: Divorce, custody agreement, and determine child support. Traffic Filings Ethan Gabel, 33, Gering, Nebraska: Improper stopping, standing, or parking on roadway ($153). Austin Frost, 16, Sharon: Failure to yield at stop or yield sign ($183). Wade Alan McCrackin, 46, Medicine Lodge: Failure to yield to approaching
vehicle when turning left ($183). The following individuals were cited for speeding: Colton Heath Barnes, 31, Park Hill, Oklahoma: 72 in 55 ($195). Rogers L. Hayden, 29, Alva, Oklahoma: 79 in 65 ($177). David Camron Perry, 54, Destin, Florida: 75 in 65 ($153). Jon D. Richardson, 43, Stafford: 84 in 55 ($365). Abraham M. Tesfamariam, 40, Guymon, Oklahoma: 80 in 65 ($183). Casey Felz, 24, Three Forks, Montana: 81 in 65 ($189). Charles New Sr., 86, Stafford: 82 in 65 ($195). James Sterba, 42, Cunningham: 65 in 55 ($153). Richard Lloyd Wright, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($153).
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January 11, 2016 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient to Wichita. January 12, 2016 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported a patient from South Cherry. Medicine Lodge Ambulance was dispatched to Washington Street in Sharon. January 14, 2016 Judd Dohrmann, Medicine Lodge, driving a bus struck a deer on 160 Highway about 6 miles east of Medicine Lodge. Over $1,000 damage, no injuries, investigated by Sergeant Gentry. January 15, 2016 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient to Via Christi in Wichita. Deputy Richardson investigated a harassment case in Barber County. Deputy Richardson investigated a theft east of Kiowa. Medicine Lodge Fire Department responded to a fire behind the Copa Motel. January 16, 2016 Medicine Lodge Ambulance was dispatched to West Washington in Medicine Lodge. Deputy Richardson investigated a burglary case in Hardtner. During the week officers performed one public assist and assisted two other agencies. Arrests January 11, 2016 Daniel P. West, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 42. Arrested by BASO. Charges: probation violation. Joshua Ervin Schultz, Kiowa, W/M, 33. Arrested by KWPD. Charges: domestic battery. January 17, 2016 Brandon Boor, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 42. Arrested by BASO. Charges: giving worthless check.
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Barber County real estate transactions Real Estate Transfers Book 140, Page 303: Victor Ruiz and Vida Ruiz; convey unto Russell W. Hansen and Linda Hansen; Commencing at the SW/C of the SW/4 NW/4 of 7-32S-11W, then N. 633.8’, E. 150’, for a place of beginning, then E. 180’, N. 100’, W. 180’, then S. 100’. Warranty deed. Book 140, Page 306: DeweyLene Yazel; conveys unto Johan L. Unger and Helena D. Unger: All of Lot 13 and the S. 90’ of Lots 14-18 in block 20 in Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed. Book 140, Page 307: Martha Jo McDaniel and Rodney D. McDaniel, wife and husband, Robin Sue Inslee and Larry Inslee, wife and husband, Rockne A Shelite and Laurie Shelite, husband and wife, and Monte D. Shelite and Ruth Shelite, husband and wife; convey unto Rodney D. McDaniel and Martha J. McDaniel an undivided ½ interest, and Clay H. McDaniel and Andrea M. McDaniel an undivided ½ interest: All that part of the NW/4 of 19-32S-10W, Barber County, Kansas. Warranty deed.
Book 140, Page 306: Heather L. Hicklin-Henke and Adam W. Henke; convey unto Adam W. Henke and Heather L. Henke: Lot 7 in Block A in Forsyth Addition to Medicine Lodge. Book 140, Page 306: Book 140, Page 302: Michael P. Newman, single, and former spouse Micelle D. Newman; convey unto Micelle D. Newman: A tract of land in the SW/4 of 35-32S-11W, Barber County, Kansas. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 304: William C. Wilburn; convey unto Virginia A. Wilburn: Lot 4 and 5 in Block 18 in Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 305: Virginia A. Wilburn; conveys unto William C. Wilburn: The E. 50’ of the S/2 of Outlout 26 in Hardtner, Barber County, Kansas; and Lot 20, Block 32, Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 313: Jon Herbert Hartley; convey unto Janet Graham: The S/2 of Lots 7 and 8 and the S/2 of the W. 26’ of Lot 9, in Block 1 in Lake City. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 315: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; conveys unto Jesse Hopkins Schauf an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: All the NE/4 S. of the Road and the S/2 SW/4 and Se/4 of S20; S/2 SE/4, SW/4, S/2 NW/4 and NW/4 NW/4 of S21; NW/4 SW/4 of S27; All of S28 and S29; W/2 SE/4 of S30; NW/4, N/2 NE/4, SW/4 Ne/4, the N. 28 acres of the SW/4 and the N. 14 acres of the NW/4 SE/4 of S31; NE/4, N/2 NW/4 and the SE/4 NW/4 of S32; N/2 of S33; All in 32S-12W; E/2 of 36-32S-14W, Barber County, Kansas.
Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 317: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; conveys unto Kay Vander Giesen an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: Location same as Book 140, Page 315. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 319: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; conveys unto Lucille M. Papes an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: Location same as Book 140, Page 315. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 321: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; conveys unto Martha Sheetz an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: Location same as Book 140, Page 315. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 323: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; conveys unto Mary Ann Carroll an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: Location same as Book 140, Page 315. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 325: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; convey unto Michael L. Schauf an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: Location same as Book 140, Page 315. Quitclaim deed. Book 140, Page 327: Hopkins Ranch, LLC; conveys unto Nancy Wasson an undivided 1/7 interest in the surface only: Location the same as Book 140, Page 315. Quitclaim deed. Mortgages Book 221, Page 317: Between James E. Jahay and Julie N. Jahay; and Citizens Bank of Kansas. The Se/4 of 1-34S-11W, Barber County, Kansas. $275,000. Book 221, Page 331: Between Brandon C. Warner and Julie Warner; and Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. Lot 3 in Block 2in Regnier’s Lakeview Addition to Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas. $104,878. Book 221, Page 347: Between Charles E. Achenbach; and The First State Bank & Trust Co. of Larned, KS, Pratt Banking Center. Tract A: Lots 15 and 16, Block 36, Southern Addition, Pratt County; Tract B: Lots 8-12, Block 4 in Sawyer, Pratt County, Kansas; Tract C: The W/2 of Lot 3, and all of Lots 4-9, Block 14, Bell Subdivision to Isabel, Barber County, Kansas. $17,184. Book 221, Page 357: Between Watts Ranch, LLC; and The First State Bank. The SW/4 and the W/2 Se/4 of S15 and the N/2 and the N/2 Se/4 of S21 and the N/2 NW/4 and the NW/4 NE/4 of 22-32S-12W, Barber County, Kansas. $995,000.
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