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Tracking risk from Facebook; Gmail makes a change By Lynn L. Martin Don’t forget the April 6 deadline to purchase tickets to attend the speech by oil man Tom Ward. You’ve got about five days. The Kiwanis and Rotary clubs are hosting the event at the NWOSU ballroom at 11:30 a.m. April 9. A meal is being prepared by the NWOSU food service firm Chartwells, and they need a head count. The menu is chicken-fried steak with appropriate sides for $10. About 30 general-public people have purchased tickets available at the newspaper office. Ward’s speech ought to be a must-see for those interested in the oil business in this area. Changes ARE happening and those of us who are affected may want a preview as to what he thinks the future will hold. *** Google announced last week that they are modifying their Gmail product to allow it to manage email from almost any provider. Microsoft’s Outlook
permits something similar. Most people have several accounts. One may be for your business, one might be for family, one might be for online purchases, etc. Gmail will allow those to funnel into one portal. That sounds pretty handy. Facebook Criticized on Tracking Activities A new report claims that Facebook secretly installs tracking cookies on users’ computers, allowing them to follow users around the Internet even after they’ve left the website, deleted their account and requested to no longer be followed. Academic researchers said that the report showed that the company was breaking European law with its tracking policies. The law requires that users be told if their computers are receiving cookies except for specific circumstances. Facebook’s tracking – which it does so that it can tailor advertising – involves putting cookies or small pieces of software on users’ computers so that they can then be followed around the Internet. Such technology is used by almost every website, but European law requires that users be told if they are being given cookies or being tracked. Companies
don’t have to tell users if the cookies are required to connect to a service or if they are needed to give the user information that they have specifically requested. But Facebook’s tracking policy allows it to track users if they have simply been to a page on the company’s domain, even if they weren’t logged in. That includes pages for brands or events, which users can see whether or not they have an account. Facebook disputes the accusations of the report, it told The Independent. “This report contains factual inaccuracies,” a Facebook spokesperson said. “The authors have never contacted us, nor sought to clarify any assumptions upon which their report is based. Neither did they invite our comment on the report before making it public.” The report does not have any legal standing, and was written by independent academics. Facebook has a page on its site that gives users information about cookies and how they are used on the network. The company makes clear that cookies are used for the purposes of advertising and other functions, and that users can opt out of such tracking if they wish to.
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Superintendent’s 9th Grade – Kacee Hostetler 11th Grade – Nicole Blick, Cameron Diel, Anastasia Wilhelm 12th Grade – Paige Koblitz Principal’s 7th Grade – Adrienne Allison, Trevor Rocks, Georgiana Wilhelm 8th Grade – Brandon Baysinger, Brent Grisner, Katie Holcolm, Savannah Hughbanks, Antonio Mendez-Espinoza, Taylor Pollock, Morgan Polson 9th Grade – Slater Blick, Joseph Bowden, Natalie Odell, Trae Rathgeber, Idallis Shaffer, Kylee Wright 10th Grade – Sabrina Hughbanks, Spencer Kimmell, Anna Perez, Bailey
Roberts, Emily Rugg 11th Grade – Clay Holcomb, Trenton Jahay, Kolton Pavlu 12th Grade – Anya Anderson, Riley Denton, Bryce Roberts, Alexis Ahaffer, Peyton Yandel Honorable Mention 7th Grade – Takira Blick, Anna Unger, Makenzie Watts 8th Grade – Kassidy Cloyd, Cole Coggins, Haylie Drake, Neal Gugelmeyer, Ishan Patel, Bryn Rathgeber 9th Grade – Kolby Pavlu, Kaleigh Velasquez, Dakota Vickers 10th Grade – Andraia McKitrick 11th Grade – Kori Leech 12th Grade – Domini Grasz, Shawnee Thell, Landon Vogel
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Jet special election Obituaries voter registration deadline April 17 Friday, April 17, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the May 12 special municipal election for the Town of Jet, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Only voters registered to vote inside the geographical boundaries of the Town of Jet are eligible to vote in Precinct 330 at the Jet Community Building. People who have never been registered to vote before or who are not currently registered in the county of their residence and people 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, April 17. Stein explained that applications postmarked after that time still will be accepted and processed; however, the applications will not be approved until after May 12. 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 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/.
MARK ALLEN MORRISON, SR. Memorial services for Mark Morrison Sr. were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2015, at Carmen City Park Pavilion. He was cremated at his request. Arrangements were under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary LLC of Carmen. REBECCA ANN WEED MANSFIELD, Texas – Rebecca Ann Weed, 65, of Mansfield passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 2, 2015, at the Hopeton Church in Hopeton, Oklahoma. Burial will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery (4 miles west and 1 mile south of Dacoma, Oklahoma). Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Emerald Hills Funeral Home, 500 Kennedale Sublett Road, Kennedale, Texas. Online condolences may be made at www.emeraldhillsfuneralhome.com. Becky was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother. She was compassionate, caring, hardworking, patient and never complained during her illnesses. She loved to cook and everyone enjoyed her meals. Becky was a member of First Baptist Church of Mansfield for many years and enjoyed her time teaching the children. She was employed by what is now known as Chase Bank starting as a clerk and working her way up the ladder to a supervisor and trainer. Becky was known to always have a smile on her face and to be positive no matter the situation. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her and leaves behind a great legacy for her family to follow. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie and Hazel Eckels, and one brother. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Michael Weed; son, Stephen Weed; stepson, Michael Weed Jr.; stepdaughter, Christy Adams; brother, Dean Eckels; grandchildren, Brittnee, Catherine, Michael, Dylan and Natalie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Two seats now open on Kiowa hospital board KDH Health Fair April 11 By Yvonne Miller Only one seat on the Kiowa District Hospital Board is officially up for reelection at the May 20 annual meeting. That seat is held by board president Zack Odell who announced a few months ago that he would not seek reelection. However, at the March meeting last Wednesday evening, board member Lori Schrock announced she will not complete her term that expires in May 2016. She plans to resign at the end-of-April board meeting. So the board will appoint someone to fill Schrock’s unexpired term. If interested, contact a member of the board’s nominating committee, Jim Parker or Brenna May. People wishing to run for the seat held by Odell are also encouraged to contact the nominating committee. Odell asks that district patrons “take up the passion” shown at the annual hospital board meeting last May and run for a seat on the hospital board. It’s the board’s intent to have hospital board positions decided in a municipal election instead of at the annual meeting. The board asked hospital CEO Margaret
Grismer to research the cost and other aspects involved with a municipal election. She said there’s no cost to the hospital if they participate in an existing election. However, a special election would cost the hospital district from $3,000 to $4000, Grismer said after checking with the county clerk. Exact details of future municipal election dates are not certain until Kansas Senate Bill 171 is decided, Grismer said. All board members attended the meeting called to order by Odell, including Parker, Chantae Simpson, May and Schrock. Also present were CEO Grismer, hospital CFO Janell Goodno, Manor Administrator Kim Balding, Dr. Paul Wilhelm, Dr. Christie Leal, D.O., Melissa Stroh, P.A., Director of Nurses Heidi Courson, and Foundation President Judy Schrock. Hospital Finances and Statistics Goodno happily reported that after the Medicare cost report was completed, KDH is no longer in a payable status to Medicare. In fact the balance sheet for the hospital and manor shows $208,627 is due to KDH from Medicare. She added that the $210,000 loan payment due to USDA (for the new hospital) is to be paid.
The balance of the hospital’s gross accounts receivable (AR) is $751,702. Odell said, “One-third of our AR are in collections.” Total net patient AR is $338,702, according to the balance sheet. The hospital’s portion of uncollected taxes from the county totals $483,856, Goodno said. KDH is to receive that money in June. The balance sheet shows the combined current year earnings for the hospital/ manor is $171,722. Total cash in all funds is $516,462. For February the hospital’s net patient revenue was $545,774. Of that total, $252,170 was total contractual adjustments. Total operating revenue was $549,247. Discussing expenses, Goodno said repairs and maintenance totaled $10,968, which is nearly $7,500 more than budgeted. The reason for the increase is purchases were held off toward the end of the year and made in February. Total operating expenses were $440,945 in February. Net from operations was $108,302. With the addition of mainly tax revenue of $98,5354, the hospital was in the black $206,837. Goodno said of the amount, “That was basically our cost report entry.” Giving hospital statistics, Goodno said, “February was very busy for swing bed.” There were 83 total days of acute and swingbed care. Total February outpatient visits were 509. Clinic visits totaled 376. DON Courson told the board the hospital is currently in the middle of a survey. She said, “We are close to having
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Meet Kiowa’s five city council candidates Three open seats in April 7 election
By Yvonne Miller Next Tuesday, April 7, are the municipal elections in Kansas. Five people are running for three seats on Kiowa’s City Council. The three open seats are currently held by Russell Molz, who has served one term and is eligible for another; Bill Watson, who has served one term and part of an unexpired term so is eligible for another term; and Mark Lambert, who has served two terms so is ineligible for another at this time. (Lambert is running as a write-in for the South Barber School Board USD 255.) The USD 255 candidates were featured individually in the Newsgram last week. The other city council candidates are: Dan Countryman, Brian Hill and Faun Richardson. Each candidate answered a questionnaire supplied by the Newsgram. The following are the candidates’
answers in alphabetical order. Dan Countryman Countryman said he lived in Kiowa from 1979 until 1989 when his job transferred him. “I always enjoyed living in Kiowa and wanted to come back. In 2006 I had the opportunity to move back in the area,” Countryman said. He feels qualified to serve as, Countryman said, “I have plenty of experience through all the years of owning, running a business and positions I have held.” When asked about volunteerism and organization memberships, Countryman listed being a Mason, Shriner, member of the Moose Lodge, American Legion and a volunteer firefighter. Countryman lists his top three priorities for Kiowa as “budgeting, community growth, youth opportunities and the future of Kiowa.” He’s running for city council because “Kiowa is a wonderful community and I would like for everyone to be as proud of it as I am. The way to having a wonderful community is by being involved.”
Brian Hill A lifelong Kiowan, Brian Hill is a farmer/rancher and welder. His wife Tammy is a nurse at the Kiowa District Hospital. Hill previously served one term as a city councilman. He feels qualified to again serve on the council since he is already familiar with city business. Hill list his top three priorities for Kiowa as “trying to keep utility rates as low as possible while properly maintaining city infrastructure. Also, bringing business to town.” Why is he running for the city council? Hill said, “To bring ideas in to help reduce unnecessary budget expenditures.” Russell Molz Russell Molz has called Kiowa home all his life. He is a farmer and rancher in the area. His wife Carol is a registered nurse at the Kiowa District Hospital. Their three grown sons are Blake, Kendall and Dylon. “Because I’ve lived in Kiowa all my life, I feel like I have a good perspective of the community and the need to continue to provide decisions to support growth for the town,” Molz said. Just finishing his first term as councilman, Molz said, “I feel like I listen to the people and take their concerns back to the council.” Molz lists his top three priorities for Kiowa as “ensure future stability and growth of our city; street improvements; water and drainage issues.” Faun Richardson Faun Richardson is a bookkeeper/ secretary at Simpson’s Hardware Store. Her husband Nephi is a Barber County deputy sheriff. The couple has two children: Cade, age 5 in Pre-K; and Bentley, six months. The Richardsons have called Kiowa home just over one year. Although she’s not served on a city council, Richardson was the financial director for the Western Shoshone Department of Public Safety in Elko, Nevada, and presented financial reports monthly. She was involved in grants used by the public safety board
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City election is Tuesday Aline-Cleo School District to vote on two propositions By Marione Martin After weeks of campaigning, it’s nearly time for voters to decide who will represent them in governing their cities and towns. The regular municipal elections for Oklahoma will be held Tuesday, April 7, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in the Aline-Cleo Public School District, located in Major County but overlapping other counties, will be voting on two propositions. Proposition 1 is for a $285,000 bond issue for school buildings, furniture and equipment. Proposition 2 is for a $365,000 indebtedness for transportation equipment. Woods County Several positions have already been decided with only one person filing for each office. In Woods County, there will elections in Alva and Waynoka. Alva: Filing for mayor of Alva are Jennifer Chaffin, Roger Hardaway, Kelly Parker and Steve Valencia. An
election board spokesperson said that whoever has the most votes will win. The only city council race is between Nancy Hardy Wilder and incumbent Wes Miller filed for Ward 3, Seat 2. All registered voters in the Alva City limits will be able to vote for mayor and the Ward 3 council seat. Waynoka: Two men have filed for the mayor’s seat in Waynoka: Michael Duval and Harold Oliver. Duval is currently on the city council. All registered voters in the Waynoka city limits will vote in that race. Alfalfa County Some Alfalfa County towns have numerous candidates filing for each position. The Town of Jet had to cancel their election because a required notice of election was not published in a timely manner. A special election has been scheduled in Jet for May 12. Carmen: Carmen voters will have 11 names on their ballots on April 7. Filing for town clerk-treasurer were
Tammy Williams and Sheryl Gahr.Nine candidates filed for the three seats on the board of trustees; all are four-year terms. Filing are Harvey L. Curry, Tammy Pruitt, Gwen L. Bailey, Travis Ryel, Ron Kephart, Buddy Veley, Lonnie Morris, Jeff Scribner and Kevin Irwin. The three garnering the most votes will win. Cherokee: Two races have developed for city council seats in Cherokee. Only those living in the candidate’s wards will be able to vote. Donna Irvin and Tyler Rice filed for the Ward 2 seat. The Ward 4 contest will be between David Collins and Nick Campbell. Goltry: Filing for the two board of trustees positions in Goltry were Vernon Sanders, Jr., Betty Powers and Jimmy D. Nichols. Helena: Filing for the two regular four-year positions on the board of trustees were Christopher Swindler, Don Frech, Aaron Shepard and Garett Powell. Four people also filed for the two twoyear unexpired terms. They are Everett Grace, Neal Wallace, Paula Burkes and Raymond Stonehocker.
Second felony burglary charge against Aline man By Marione Martin An Aline man already facing a second degree burglary charge in Alfalfa County now has another burglary charge against him. On March 24, Lloyd Pressley Brown, 39, was charged with felony second degree burglary. The earlier charge
was filed on March 19. According to court records, the March 19 charge involves the theft of numerous items including a number of metal diecast cars from the home of Harry Rob Ward who is deceased. In the latest charge, the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department received a call from Mike Irwin who said someone had broken into the fire department in Aline. Irwin said a blue bag containing miscellaneous first aid equipment had been taken from one of the rescue trucks. Among its contents were digital blood pressure cuffs, two glow stick traffic wands, a blood glucose meter, pulse ox, three stethoscopes and miscellaneous bandages and splints. Irwin said the lock on the door had been broken for some time, but
they had never felt the need to fix it. The fire department could respond to fires faster if they didn’t have to stop to unlock the door or wait for someone with a key to arrive. Irwin said He first noticed things were out of place on March 6. He found one of the glow stick traffic wands in his yard but just thought it fell off the rescue truck. On March 14 at 8:30 a.m. Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Gary Mast was recovering some of the stolen property from the earlier arrest of Lloyd Brown. In the property was one orange stethoscope clearly marked “ALINE” with a black magic marker. Also recovered was a steel Aline First Responders run book which is used for patient information and was clearly marked Aline First Responders.
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Jet special Gov. Fallin signs election is Oklahoma prescription drug database bill May 12 By Marione Martin The Town of Jet will hold a special election for their board of trustees on May 12. Filing for the municipal offices was March 23-25 in Alfalfa County. The election had to be rescheduled because the town failed to publish a legal notice of election within the designated time period for the April 7 election. Last week Wanda Gray was the only person filing for Jet Town Clerk. There are three positions open on the Board of Trustees with six people filing. Those filing are Stephanie Carson, Pamela Sands, Deann K. Miller, Rene’ Christine, Rory Lovely and Jim Blackledge.
Correction Alva Holy Week services information published in the Friday, March 27, Alva Review-Courier were incorrect. The story listed services at 6 p.m. each evening this week. There are no evening services. The only service is a morning devotional each morning through Friday at 6:45 a.m. at the Alva Church of God. We regret the error.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Doctors in Oklahoma would be required to check a new prescription drug database before prescribing certain addictive drugs under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. After the Senate voted 35-10 on Tuesday for the bill, Fallin held an impromptu signing ceremony for the measure that has been a priority of hers for several years. It the first bill
she has signed this legislative session, and it will take effect Nov. 1. A similar proposal last year was opposed by the Oklahoma State Medical Association, which was concerned it would place a new unfunded mandate on health care providers. But the association worked with legislators this year on a compromise measure and ultimately endorsed its passage.
Oklahoma Indian gaming revenues rise while state fees fall OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A recent report says that Oklahoma Indian gaming revenue increased more than $60 million in 2013, but the amount of tribal fees paid to the state has decreased by more than $3.1 million. The Oklahoman (http://bit. ly/1NAcDb8 ) reports the 2015 edition of Casino City's Indian Gaming Industry Report released Monday revealed the revenue disparity and notes that it may be due to the change in types of gaming machines found in Indian casinos. Oklahoma tribes are required to pay the state exclusivity fees based on the amount of revenue they generate from operating Class III games like slot machines or roulette. The report noted the number of Class II games, which tribes
do not have to pay state fees for, has increased from 34 percent in 2008 to 42 percent in 2013, while the percentage of Class III games has declined from 66 percent to 58 percent. "This trend toward more Class II machines in recent years is interesting and its starting point (2009) coincides with the withdrawal of restrictive Class II gaming machine regulations that were originally proposed by the NIGC (National Indian Gaming Commission) in May 2006 and ultimately withdrawn in September 2008," the report by economist Alan Meister noted. Mesiter told the paper that not having to pay exclusivity fees may be just one factor in the economic considerations that tribes make when changing from Class III to Class II games. Choctaw Nation spokeswoman Judy Allen said her tribe likes to offer a variety of games to its customers so there has always been a mix of Class II and Class III games in their casinos. The report said revenue reached nearly $3.8 billion in 2013, but the state's fee revenue dropped from $127.8 million in 2012 to $124.7 million in 2013, providing less money for education, mental health services and general operations.
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Pharmacist group says members shouldn’t aid in executions By Julie Watson SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a move that could heighten the hurdles faced by states attempting to execute prisoners, a leading association for U.S. pharmacists has officially discouraged its members from providing drugs for use in lethal injections. The policy adopted by American Pharmacists Association delegates at their annual meeting Monday makes an ethical stand against providing such drugs, saying they run contrary to the role of pharmacists as health care providers. The association lacks legal authority to bar its more than 62,000 members from selling execution drugs, but its policies set pharmacists' ethical standards. Pharmacists now join doctors in having national associations with ethics codes that restrict credentialed members from participating in executions. "Now there is unanimity among all health professions in the United States who represent anybody who might be asked to be involved in this process," said association member Bill Fassett,
who voted in favor of the policy. Compounding pharmacies, which make drugs specifically for individual clients, only recently became involved in the execution-drug business. Prison departments turned to madeto-order execution drugs from compounding pharmacies because pharmaceutical manufacturers refused to sell the drugs used for decades in lethal injections after coming under pressure from death penalty opponents. But now the compounded version is also becoming difficult to come by, with most pharmacists reluctant to expose themselves to possible harassment. Texas' prison agency scrambled this month to find a supplier to replenish its inventory before getting drugs from a compounding pharmacy it won't identify. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark said Monday that he had no comment when told about the ruling. After a troubling use of a two-drug method last year, Ohio said it will use compounded versions of either pento-
barbital or sodium thiopental in the future, though it doesn't have supplies of either and hasn't said how it will obtain them. All executions scheduled this year were pushed to 2016 to give the state more time to find the drugs. Other states are turning to alternative methods. Tennessee has approved the use of the electric chair if lethal-injection drugs aren't available, while Utah has reinstated the firing squad as a backup method if it can't obtain the drugs. Oklahoma is considering legislation that would make it the first state to allow the use of nitrogen gas as a potential execution method. Fassett, a professor emeritus of pharmacy law and ethics at Washington State University, said the united front by health professionals might force people to finally face the death penalty's harsh realities. Lethal injections have created a sterile setting for executions, he said. "It's like we're not really executing. We're sort of like taking Spot to the vet. We're just putting him to sleep, and that's not true," he said.
Average gas price rises a penny per gallon in Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Oklahoma has increased by a penny during the past week. AAA Oklahoma reported Tuesday
that the statewide average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded is $2.26 per gallon. The national average is $2.41 per gallon. Average prices in selected cities
around the state range from $2.10 per gallon in Wagoner to $2.46 in Alva. Motorists in Tulsa are paying an average of $2.21 per gallon while those in Oklahoma City are paying $2.26. Oklahoma has the 16th lowest statewide average price in the nation. New Jersey is lowest at $2.16 per gallon while California is the most expensive at $3.20 per gallon.
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By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 7,000 educators, parents and schoolchildren rallied at the state Capitol on Monday seeking a big boost in funding for public schools, but that goal will be a challenge for legislators facing a $611 million hole in the state budget. Wearing T-shirts from their hometown schools, attendees wandered the halls of the Capitol and congregated outside legislators' offices to talk about the importance of more education money. "They all seem to be pro-education," Suzie Woods, a teacher at Will Rogers Junior High School in Claremore, said of the lawmakers, "but the proof is in the pudding." Sen. Clark Jolley, the chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Com-
mittee, said lawmakers intend to shield education from cuts as much as possible, but that will lead to bigger reductions for other state agencies. "Common education represents $2.4 billion out of a $7.1 billion budget, so clearly it is the biggest commitment of funding in the state," the Edmond Republican said. A year ago, an estimated 25,000 attended a similar rally seeking a big boost in funding for public schools and an end to tax cuts that were cutting into available state revenue. They received neither. "They ignored your demands for change," House Democratic Leader Rep. Scott Inman told the cheering crowd, urging them to hold politicians accountable at the ballot box. "You must make
them listen." Among the anti-education bills that the Del City Democrat pointed to was a measure approved by the Oklahoma Senate last week and sent to Gov. Mary Fallin that prohibits school districts from deducting union dues from teachers' checks. Supporters of the bill say the state shouldn't be in the business of collecting dues, but many opponents say the measure is aimed at limiting teachers' ability to organize. Fallin was invited to speak at the event, but was not able to attend because of a previous engagement, press secretary Michael McNutt said. Rep. Lee Denney, R-Stillwater, drew boos and was heckled repeatedly after she mentioned charter schools in her speech. Charter schools receive public funding but operate independently of most state mandates. This year, attendees are hoping lawmakers will help address a shortage of teachers, who are among the lowest paid in the nation. The average starting salary for a teacher in Oklahoma is about $31,000. Educators also are seeking a reduction in the number of mandatory tests each year. Organizers had expected as many as 50,000 attendees, but Oklahoma Highway Patrol Maj. Rusty Rhoades said a preliminary estimate placed the crowd number at between 7,000 and 8,000. Many educators during last year's rally openly opposed then-state Superintendent Janet Barresi, a Republican who pushed for education reforms such as high-stakes reading tests for third graders and an A-F grading system for schools that were unpopular with rankand-file teachers. Barresi lost in a GOP primary to new Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, who is pushing for increased salaries for teachers and replacing high-stakes, end-of-instruction tests for high school seniors with the ACT test used for college admission. "It's a new day," Hofmeister told the crowd. "It's not about party. It's not about Democrats. It's not about Republicans. "It's about results for kids. That's why we stand here together."
Thousands rally at Oklahoma Capitol for education funding
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a full nursing staff at the manor. This will eliminate agency (the more costly nursing service).” Manor Financials and Statistics Manor Administrator Balding said they are continuing their revitalization project to make improvements to the inside of the facility and outdoor flowerbeds, etc. “We have donors and need more,” Balding said. The manor has a specific list of needs in a book kept at the nurses station for people interested in helping. The manor census in February was 21. Net patient revenue was $100,935 with total operating revenue of $102,668. Expenses were $135,628. This made a loss of $32,961. The addition of $5,000 tax revenue curbed the loss to $27,961. At the end of February, the manor’s overall loss YTD was $37,362. That is better than the same time last year when the loss was $70,569. KDH Health Fair April 11 and More Board Business
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the KDH’s new home on the south end of Kiowa, KDH hosts their first annual Health Fair April 11 from 7 to 11 a.m. A variety of health care services will be offered at a discounted rate. Staff recommends that you come fasting for the most accurate results. After discussing election changes and others to the bylaws, the board approved revisions to the KDH bylaws. DON Courson presented a hospital annual program evaluation for 2014, which received board approval. Staff discussed the need to update anesthesia equipment with the board. The anesthesiologist who comes to KDH had an offer for the board to consider. Until further research, the board tabled the subject. JCH Pharmacy Consulting (John Hagood) has resigned as the hospital’s contracted pharmacy. The board and Grismer will evaluate a future agreement
with another consultant. The Southern Plains Health Network (SPHN) is KDH’s critical access network agreement with Pratt Regional Medical Center. Monday KDH hosted SPHN for the network’s regular quarterly meeting. Grismer also invited the group (including Medicine Lodge, Pratt, Coldwater, Greensburg and Stafford) to the KDH’s new facility for the meeting. This group and Via Christi are researching telemedicine and how that service could have a positive impact on small rural hospitals. Medical staff appointments received board approval. They are for Dr. Shouying Du, pathology, and Dr. John Bukaty, family practice. Following an executive session to discuss non-elected personnel, contract/ legal and strategic planning, the board approved the risk management/quality assurance monthly reports.
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drones and automobile parts. When Faith outgrows it in six months or a year, a replacement can be made just as cheaply and easily, said Mark Muller, a prosthetics professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, who helped with the design. He said a heavier adult model with sensors attached to a person's muscles would run $15,000 to $20,000. Faith manipulates her hand without sensors. Instead, as she happily demonstrated over and over after the bike ride, she moves her upper arm back and forth. That in turn opens and closes its blue and pink fingers — "my favorite colors," she noted with a smile — that she uses to grasp objects like the favored plush toy she brought with her. The oldest of three children, Faith had compartment syndrome when her position during childbirth cut off the flow of blood to her left forearm, irreparably damaging tissue, muscle and bone. After nine months of trying to save the limb, doctors determined they had to amputate just below the elbow. She had tried a couple more traditional — and more expensive — prosthetics over the years but found them bulky, heavy and hard to use. Her parents were working with the nonprofit group E-Nable to get her a 3-D-printed hand, but the technology is so new there's a waiting list, her mother said. Then she learned of what Build It Workspace could do from a friend whose son visited with his Scout troop. The small studio teaches people to use high-tech printers, provides access to them for projects and does its
own commercial printing. Although the company, founded less than a year ago by mechanical engineer Mark Lengsfeld, has printed out everything from pumps for oil and gas companies to parts for unmanned aerial vehicles, this was the first hand Lengsfeld and his employees had built. So he used E-Nable's open-source technology and called in Cal State, Dominguez Hills' experts for guidance. When Faith quickly strapped on their new creation and headed out to ride Tuesday morning, as TV cameras captured the moment, Lengsfeld admitted he was nervous. After being up all night finishing the hand, he wanted to test it himself to be sure it worked. "But she did fine with it," he said, chuckling. She noted it did fine by her as well. "I didn't have to lean so much," she said of the difficulty of navigating and steering a bike with just one hand. Afterward, as more than a dozen reporters and photographers, as well as school and city officials, family friends and others, crowded into Build It's small studio, the little girl sat shyly in front of a huge poster reading "Hand It To Faith" that Lengsfeld had made for her. But when asked to demonstrate how she can use the hand to help with things like schoolwork, she got busy. She placed her new hand firmly on a piece of paper, holding it in place as she drew a picture. And just what did she draw? Her new hand, of course, complete with robot fingers in perfect detail.
3D print technology provides ‘robohand’ to 7-year-old girl By John Rogers LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Seven-year-old Faith Lennox never thought much about putting a prosthetic limb where her missing left hand had once been. Not until the little girl learned she could design her own, strap it on easily and then jump on her bike and pedal away at speeds previously only imagined. With family members occasionally shouting "Be careful" and "Watch out for that car," Faith firmly placed her new hand's bright blue and pink fingers on her bike's left handlebar and took off for a seemingly endless sojourn around the Build It Workspace on Tuesday morning. Inside, just a short time before, that hand had rolled off a 3D printer that built it overnight. "I don't think we'll ever get her off it," said her mother, Nicole, smiling with resignation as she watched her daughter continue to circle the parking lot in this Orange County suburb. The prosthetic that had just made such a task immediately easy represents a breakthrough in small, lightweight hands that are economical and easy for children to use. It weighs only a pound and costs just $50 to construct out of the same materials used to make
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By Darlene Superville WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentences of nearly two dozen drug convicts, including eight serving life in prison, in an act the White House said continues Obama's push to make the justice system fairer by reducing harsh sentences that were handed down under outdated guidelines. The effort could lead Obama to grant clemency more often as his second and final term in office winds down. In December, Obama issued his first round of commutations under new guidelines that were put in place to cut costs by reducing the growing prison population and grant leniency to nonviolent drug offenders sentenced to yearslong terms of confinement away from society. A commutation leaves the conviction in place and ends the punishment. Neil Eggleston, the White House counsel, said many of the 22 people whose federal sentences will be cut short by Obama's action would already have served their time and paid the debt they owed society had they been sentenced under current laws and policies. "Because many were convicted under an outdated sentencing regime, they served years — in some cases more than a decade — longer than individuals convicted today of the same crime," Eggleston said in a post on the White House blog. The 22 individuals were sentenced between 1992 and 2006. Eggleston said Tuesday's commutations underscore Obama's "commitment to using all the tools at his disposal to bring greater fairness and equity to our
justice system." Obama has now approved a total of 43 commutations during more than six years in office. Eggleston noted that Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, had commuted 11 sentences during his two terms. In a letter, Obama urged each individual to take advantage of the second chance he is giving them. The White House said it was the first time Obama had sent such letters. "I am granting your application because you have demonstrated the potential to turn your life around. Now it is up to you to make the most of this opportunity," he wrote. "It will not be easy, and you will confront many who doubt people with criminal records can change. Perhaps even you are unsure of how you will adjust to your new circumstances. "But remember that you have the capacity to make good choices," Obama said. The 22 individuals whose sentences will expire on July 28 are: —Terry Andre Barnes, East Moline, Illinois. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; violation of supervised release. Sentenced to 246 months imprisonment. —Theresa Brown, Pompano Beach, Florida. Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Sentenced to life in prison. —Donel Marcus Clark, Dallas. Conspiracy; use of a communication facility; distribution and/or possession of cocaine or manufacturing in or near a school facility, aiding and abetting. Sentenced to 420 months in prison, later amended to 360 months. —Ricky Bernard Coggins, Tallahas-
see, Florida. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base. Sentenced to life imprisonment. —Samuel Pasqual Edmondson, of Junction City, Kansas. Conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Sentenced to life in prison. —Amado Garcia, Fresno, California. Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession of methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession of heroin. Sentenced to 240 months in prison. —Dwight Anthony Goddard, Decatur, Georgia. Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. Sentenced to 235 months in prison. —Lionel Ray Hairston, of Ridgeway, Virginia. Distribution of cocaine base. Sentenced to 262 months in prison. —Francis Darrell Hayden, Loretto, Kentucky: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants or 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana; manufacture of 1,000 or more marijuana plants. Sentenced to life imprisonment. —Harold Kenneth Herring, Havana, Florida: Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. Sentenced to life imprisonment. —Tommie Lee Hollingshed, Memphis, Tennessee. Distribution of a controlled substance. Sentenced to 324 months imprisonment. —Derrick DeWayne Johnson, Birmingham, Alabama. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Sentenced to 360 months imprisonment. —Robert Martinez-Gil, San Antonio, Texas. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin. Sentenced to life imprisonment. —David Navejar, Brooksville, Florida. Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams
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By Jim Suhr ST. LOUIS (AP) — Agribusiness Monsanto Co., whose popular weed killer Roundup has been partly blamed by critics for knocking out monarch butterflies' habitat, said Tuesday it is committing $4 million to efforts to stem the worrisome decline of the black-and-orange insects. The St. Louis-based company said that of $3.6 million it is donating to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund, one-third of that money matches what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is contributing. The remaining funds will be set aside to mirror what other federal agencies plan to offer over the next three years. Monsanto also intends to contribute $400,000 to experts and groups working on behalf of the butterfly, which is being considered for federal protection because its numbers have plunged by more than 90
percent in the past two decades. The decline of the monarchs, which are found throughout the continental U.S., worries environmentalists and scientists. Much of the decline is blamed on destruction of habitat that includes milkweed, on which monarchs lay their eggs and provides the sole source of food for caterpillars that later develop into the distinctive butterflies. Some monarch populations migrate thousands of miles from breeding and wintering grounds in California and Mexico. But along the route, there is less of the milkweed — widely attributed to increasing acreage for corn and soybeans, logging, construction and a drought that peaked in 2012. Environmentalists say the butterfly's decline has coincided with the rise of Monsanto's weed killer Roundup, and an increase of acreage planted in its herbicide-resistant Roundup Ready crops.
In announcing Tuesday that Monsanto is opening its checkbook, a top company official said "it is clear that sufficient progress cannot be made without action." "Monsanto is committed to preserving and protecting the biodiversity of our planet," Monsanto President and Chief Operating Officer Brett Begemann said. "While weed management has been a factor in the decline of milkweed habitat, the agricultural sector can absolutely be part of the solution in restoring it." Monsanto said its grants will go to monarch-related initiatives that include the nonprofit Monarch Watch conservation-and-research program based at the University of Kansas, the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, Pheasants Forever, the University of Illinois-Chicago's Energy Resources Center and the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.
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Loan recipients on ‘strike’ meet with federal officials By Kimberly Hefling WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Hunt is so overwhelmed by her $56,000 in student loans for what she considers a worthless criminal justice master’s degree that she’s joined others on a “debt strike” and refusing to pay back the money.
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On Tuesday, she walked out of a meeting with officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Education Department she and other former students from for-profit colleges attended on behalf of the “Corinthian 100” feeling cautiously optimistic about the burden being eased. “I think it can go either way,” said Hunt, 55, who works in home health care in Ledyard, Connecticut. She obtained her degree online through Everest College. The group’s name comes from troubled
Corinthian Colleges, Inc., which operated Everest College, Heald College and WyoTech before agreeing last summer to sell or close its 100-plus campuses. About 100 current and former students are refusing to pay back their loans, according to the Debt Collective group behind the strike. The former students argue that the department should have done a better job regulating the schools and informing students that they were under investigation. “I know they heard us but I don’t know if they actually understand the significance of what a lot of us are going through,” said Hunt, describing former students unable to take out car loans and on the verge of going homeless. By not paying back their loans, the former Corinthian students potentially face a host of financial problems, such as poor credit ratings and greater debt because of interest accrued. Already, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has asked the courts to grant
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By Roxana Hegeman WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers are expected to plant corn on about same number of acres this spring, even though growers in other parts of the country will cut back because of lower prices, according to a report released Tuesday. The National Agricultural Statistics Service's prospective plantings report shows Kansas farmers are expected to sow 4.05 million acres of corn this season. But nationwide, NASS has forecast the lowest planted corn acreage since 2010 — 89.2 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. If realized, this will be the third consecutive year that U.S. corn acres have declined, the agency said. At his farm south of Gove in northwestern Kansas, grower Roger Beasley has set up a crop rotation schedule and pretty much
stays with that regardless of fluctuations in prices. He plants about 1,600 to 1,800 acres each of winter wheat on one third, puts in corn or sorghum on another third and fallows the land on the rest. In years past, he said he has tried to fool with the rotation if one crop was bringing a little more money than another one. Not anymore. "I've kind of come to the conclusion, when it's all said and done, that I don't really increase my net very much more than if I just stay with that rotation," Beasley said. By the time I get out of the rotation and then try to come back up with it, I am really not that far ahead." Kansas growers are also expected to plant 2.9 million acres into sorghum, up 2 percent from a year ago. Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum producing states,
account for 75 percent of the U.S. sorghum acreage, NASS said. Farmers in Kansas are expected to buck the national trend on soybean acreage, reducing them to 3.8 million acres, down 5 percent from last year. Overall, an expected record 84.6 million U.S. acres of soybeans is being driven by increased acreages in 21 of the 31 major producing states. If realized, soybean plantings would be the largest ever in Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The revised estimate for winter wheat acres planted last fall in Kansas is now at 9.4 million acres. That is down 2 percent from the previous year. Nationwide, the 2015 planted winter wheat acreage is estimated at 40.8 million acres, down 4 percent from a year ago.
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relief to Corinthian students who collectively have taken out more than $500 million in private student loans. Officials from the bureau agreed to the meeting Tuesday that included Ted Mitchell, the Education Department’s undersecretary. The Education Department is the former students’ main target because they want the department to discharge their loans. In a statement after the meeting, Denise Horn, a department spokeswoman said what these students have experienced is “troubling” and it will will review every claim and “continue to investigate Corinthian to help students as much as possible.” Luke Herrine, an organizer with the
Debt Collective in attendance, said government officials seemed “committed to actually doing something about this” and told them they would get back to the former students within 30 days. Many of Corinthian’s troubles came to light last year after it was placed by the Education Department on heightened cash monitoring with a 21-day waiting period for federal funds. That was after the department said it failed to provide adequate paperwork and comply with requests to address concerns about the company’s practices, which included allegations of falsifying job placement data used in marketing claims and of altered grades and attendance records. Also Tuesday, the Education Department released a list of 560 institutions — including for-profit, private and public colleges — that had been placed on heightened cash monitoring, meaning the department’s Federal Student Aid Office is providing additional oversight of the schools for financial or compliance issues. The department said the effort was done to “increase transparency and accountability.” The administration has taken other steps to crack down on the for-profit college industry, such as announcing a new rule last
year that would require career training programs to show that students can earn enough money after graduation to pay off their loans. The rule has been challenged in court by the for-profit education sector. That’s not enough for Sarah Dieffenbacher, one of the former students participating in the effort who owes more than $100,000 in federal and private loans taken out to attend Everest College in Ontario, California. She said she doesn’t even put her studies in paralegal and criminal justice on her resume because she went to apply for jobs at law firms she was told her studies didn’t count for anything. Today, she’s working in collections for a property management company and can’t afford the approximately $1,500 a month she owes in loans. She said it’s only fair that the federal government help them since students weren’t told the colleges were under investigation. “I would like to see them have to answer for why they allowed these schools to continue to take federal loans out when they were under investigation for the fraudulent activity they were doing,” said Dieffenbacher, 37.
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By Rachel Zoll and David Crary NEW YORK (AP) — Religious freedom laws like the one causing an uproar in Indiana have never been successfully used to defend discrimination against gays — and have rarely been used at all, legal experts say. However, past may not be prologue in these cases, since gays have only recently won widespread legalization of same-sex marriage, and religious conservatives are now scrambling for new legal strategies to blunt the trend. "There's an inability to look to the past as a reliable predictor of the future on this," said Robert Tuttle, a churchstate expert at George Washington University School of Law. "If what you're saying is that it can be certain it won't be used — you can't know that because this is now a different situation." Last week, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed the state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, giving heightened protections to businesses and individuals who object on religious grounds to providing certain services. The law triggered a swift and intense backlash from gay rights supporters, businesses such as Apple, and some states, which barred government-funded travel to Indiana. Critics of the law say the intent is to discriminate against gays. They fear, for example, that caterers, florists, photographers and bakers with religious objections to same-sex marriage will be allowed to refuse to do business with gay couples. Supporters of the law say it will only give religious objectors a chance to bring their case before a judge.
On Tuesday, Pence said he wants the Legislature to present him a bill by the end of the week clarifying that the new law does not allow discrimination against gays. Pence said he does not believe lawmakers intended "to create a license to discriminate." But he added: "I can appreciate that that's become the perception, not just here in Indiana but all across the country." Douglas Laycock, a constitutional scholar at the University of Virginia Law School who helped win passage of the 1993 federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, said no one has ever successfully used such laws to override nondiscrimination statutes. He expressed frustration that gay rights advocates seem to be ignoring this in their attack on the Indiana law. "I don't know if they don't know that, or whether they're pandering to their base," Laycock said. But Eunice Rho, advocacy and policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, said the landscape shifted as gay marriage became legal in an increasing number of states over the past three years. Rho noted that when Indiana's bill was moving through the Legislature, its supporters rejected amendments that would have limited its potential to allow discrimination. She also noted that Pence signed the bill at a private ceremony attended by several leaders of conservative groups that have campaigned against same-sex marriage. "The language reflects the desire to use these laws in a certain way, to be able to discriminate and cause harm," Rho said. The federal law was enacted in 1993 with near-unanimous bipartisan support and was aimed mainly at protecting religious minorities from laws that inadvertently infringed on their practices. Among the few recent cases to invoke the federal law: an Apache leader who protested government seizure of eagle feathers that he used in a religious ceremony, and a Sikh woman who sued after the IRS fired her for wearing a ceremonial 3-inch dagger to work.
States began passing their own Religious Freedom Restoration Acts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that the federal law didn't apply to the states. Twenty states now have their own Religious Freedom Restoration Acts. Yet, the number of cases involving these laws has remained small. The laws, while of intense interest to religious groups, weren't widely known, and many state judges didn't understand them or interpreted them very narrowly, so "they've been under-enforced," Laycock said. "The bottom line is very few cases — and even fewer wins for the religious side," Laycock said. Tuttle said many people assumed that the protections applied only to religious nonprofits, not for-profit corporations, which further limited the potential for claims under the laws. That changed last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Hobby Lobby case that some private businesses with religious objections could opt out of the birth control coverage requirement in the Affordable Care Act. In a key case in 2013, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that a photography studio violated the state's Human Rights Act by refusing to photograph a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony. The court rejected the studio's effort to invoke the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, holding that the law applied only to lawsuits against a government agency, not to disputes between private parties. Partly in response to that case, conservative lawmakers in several states proposed a new wave of religious-protection legislation aimed at shielding people from private discrimination lawsuits if they felt that doing business with same-sex couples violated their religious beliefs. Arizona passed such a law in 2014, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed it amid intense criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. Now similar national pressure is being applied to Indiana and Arkansas, where enactment of a religious freedom law is expected soon.
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Polls open for regular municipal election Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, for the regular municipal election for the City of Waynoka and City of Alva, and the special school election for Aline-Cleo schools. Here are some tips to make voting easier: A valid marking, fill in the box, is shown on posters at the polling place and inside the voting booths. If voters make mistakes marking their ballots, they should not try to correct those errors. Instead, voters should return the spoiled ballots to the precinct officials, who will destroy them and issue a new ballot to the voter.
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Take your voter identification cards to the polls. Voters who have no identification, whose names are not found in the precinct registry, or a voter who disagrees with the information shown in the registry may need to cast a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is sealed in a special envelope and counted after election day if the voter’s information can be verified by the county election board. Voters who want to get through the line quickly should vote at mid-morning or mid-afternoon, because those usually are the two slowest periods for voting during the day.
Anyone who is eligible and in line at the polling place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday will be entitled to vote. Following is a list of the precinct polling places open in the regular municipal elections in Alva and Waynoka and the special school election for Aline-Cleo. Precinct 760001 – Northwest Technology Center Precinct 760002 – Waynoka Housing Authority Precinct 760003 – College Hill Church of Christ Precinct 760005 – Alva City Hall Precinct 760007 – Greenvalley Methodist Church
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to make the community safer. She monitored the grants and made certain guidelines were followed. As for volunteerism and organization involvement, Richardson has volunteered in her son’s class at South Barber. She teaches in Relief Society to the ladies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She has a long list of previous volunteerism. Richardson lists her top three priorities for Kiowa as “securing grants for programs within the city; being a voice for the people’s needs; making Kiowa a safer place.” Why is she running for city council? Richardson said, “I feel that in working with the public now for just over a year, I have a fresh outlook on the community and what we need.” Involved with the people of Kiowa in her work at Simpson’s and through the school, Richardson said, “I believe I am invested
in the community on a personal level. I want to make people’s voices heard.” Bill Watson Bill Watson has lived in Kiowa since 1981 and is owner of Insurance Professionals Associates. He has three grown children: Emily, who is budget manager for City of Oletha; Lori who is a para at Pratt Schools; and Travis, who is custodian for Pratt Schools. Watson currently serves on the city council and served one term as mayor in 1985. He is a member of the Kiowa United Methodist Church; Cosmos Lodge No. 278; Midian Shrine; Barber County Firewagons; and Kiowa Chamber of Commerce. He volunteers at school events such as track meets, volleyball matches, etc. He’s videoed all the high school football games since 1998. Watson lists his top three priorities for Kiowa as “drainage issues, streets
and water system improvements.” Why does he want to serve another term? Watson replied, “The electric supply contract with Western Farmers expires at the end of the year. The city is currently in negotiations for renewing it. They are proposing changes which could cause our rates to increase significantly. The city is also exploring the option of another source. I would like to be a part of this process.” “I have enjoyed serving on the city council,” Watson said. “I think I have made a positive contribution to it. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to continue that service.”
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Alfalfa County court filings According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Lloyd Pressley Brown, 39, Aline: Burglary 2nd Degree ($340.50) Outstanding warrant. Shawn Dale Sauls, 36, Jet: Domestic Assault and Battery by Strangulation ($340.50) Outstanding warrant. Misdemeanor Filings Kory Ross Johnson, 27, Helena: Driving while under the influence ($786). Civil Filings
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Donald L. Metcalf vs. Chesapeake Exploration LTD and Tiptop Oil & Gas US LLC: Quiet Title ($145.70). Midland Funding LLC vs. Shean Dunavant: Indebtedness in the sum of $984.45 plus costs ($205.70). Divorce Filings Lillian Marie Ross vs. Ronald Edward Ross: Divorce ($193.70). Traffic Filings Mario Humberto Rascon-Moreles, 48, Ensign, Kansas: Overweight vehicle (axle) ($346.50). Theodore Barnes, 60, Woodward: Overweight vehicle (Axle) ($766.50). William Michael Daubert, 58, Hackett, Arkansas: Operating vehicle on which all taxes due state have not been paid ($211.50). Juan Roberto Sanchez-Espinoza, 51, Wichita, Kansas: Overweight vehicle (axle) ($766.50). Ryan Todd Murphy, 25, Ponca City: Inattentive driving ($211.50). Brandon Wayen Mustard, 21, Alva:
Inattentive driving ($211.50). The following individuals received a citation for speeding: Ryan Lee Yoder, 27, Ringwood: 1620 mph over ($241.50); Robert Dale Meister, 74, Helena: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Donald Fred Hughes, 58, Enid: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Rhonda Sue Scott, 48, Jay: 21-25 mph over ($281.50); Leonard Linton Jackson Jr., 24, Moore: 21-25 mph over ($281.50); Tricia Marie Williams, 44, Meno: 1620 mph over ($241.50); Dennis Dison, 40, Enid: 1-10 mph over ($188.50). The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Jack Lewis Lanakila Jones, 24, Alva; Vernon D. Slovacek, 56, Helena; Ethan Scott Wills, 36, Amarillo, Texas; Tricia Marie Williams, 44, Meno; Brandon Lee Parmley, 27, Muskogee: Front seat passenger failure to wear seatbelt; Rachel Marie Savely, 25, Burlington.
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or more of methamphetamine. Sentenced to 240 months imprisonment. —Rudolph Norris, Washington, D.C. Unlawful distribution of cocaine base; unlawful possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base. Sentenced to 360 months impris-
onment. —Tracy Lynn Petty, Shelby, North Carolina. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base. Sentenced to 240 months imprisonment, later amended to 204 months. —Luis Razo, Davenport, Iowa. Con-
spiracy to distribute cocaine. Sentenced to 240 months imprisonment. —Antwon Rogers, Cleveland. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 139.8 grams of cocaine base. Sentenced to life imprisonment. —Herman Rosenboro, Kingsport, Tennessee. Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine and over 50 grams of cocaine base; distribution of a quantity of cocaine base; distribution of a quantity of cocaine. Sentenced to life imprisonment. —Lawrence Elmo Scott, Lynchburg, Virginia. Distribution of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. Sentenced to 283 months imprisonment. —Levar V. Wade, Chicago, Illinois. Possession of 50 or more grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Sentenced to 240 months imprisonment. —Eugene Winters, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. Sentenced to 240 months in prison.
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Alfalfa County sheriff’s log March 23, 2015 8:39 a.m. Accident, seriousness unknown, respondent advised an SUV looks like it hit a bridge, there is a person sitting in the vehicle with the flashers on, advised deputy and Cherokee 911 to send Fire & Rescue with ambulance, advised OHP, F&R and ambulance headed back, no transport at this time, advised deputy. 9:35 a.m. Transport, deputy advised prisoner in custody x1 adult male. 1:48 p.m. Grass fire, respondent advised of a pasture fire 2 miles east of the four corners north of Cherokee, advised respondent I did not have any controlled burns called in that area, advised Cherokee 911, Fire & Rescue have been dispatched. 4:33 p.m. Grass fire, deputy called to report a fire 2 miles west of Byron, fire started as a controlled burn and jumped the road to another person’s field, Byron en route, A&B on scene, FD wanted owner called, called owner, he is on his way, Byron FD requested officer. 7:53 p.m. Gas drive off, respondent called and reported that a person drove off gas at Carmen JT, they know who the person is and wants an officer, deputy advised and en route, deputy en route to residence of person who drove off, deputy advised individual paid for fuel. 8:15 p.m. Grass fire, OHP advised they had a report of a small grass fire in the ditch 4 miles west of Carmen on the north side of the road near a high line pole, advised Carmen FD, CFD en route, Carmen FD clear. 8:40 p.m. Struck deer, OHP advised that a person had struck a deer just south of the railroad tracks on SH 45 and wanted to know if we had a officer in the area to shoot the deer because deer is still alive in the ditch, advised depu-
ty location is 2 miles west of Goltry on Highway 45. March 24, 2015 8:26 p.m. Harassment, Jet JT called to report that an individual made some threats to people in the JT, respondent stated that they banned him from the store and wants to make a report, advised deputy. 10:25 p.m. Information, respondent called and reported that a man that appeared to be homeless was in the Pizza Hut tonight, homeless man had just bought a pop and sat for a long time, he kept watching a couple of girls that work there and making them uncomfortable, when asked to leave later he got really upset and he asked for his money back on his drink saying it wasn’t any good, when he left, he headed south toward the Sonic, respondent just wanted us to know for our info in case anyone else reports him. March 25, 2015 1:30 a.m. Domestic disturbance, CPD advised of possible domestic disturbance in Cherokee, notified deputy to assist officer, deputy arrived at location, left respondent’s house to assist officer in locating individual involved in dispute, individual could not be located. 7:25 a.m. Reckless driver, respondent advised he is a SGT from BJCC, he is transporting a van full of inmates to Oklahoma City to court, there is a truck that has been riding his bumper since Alva, truck tried to pass him at the 45/8 junction east of Carmen, respondent advised there was oncoming traffic so he got into the main lane so the guy didn’t hit anyone, respondent advised he stopped for a school bus that deployed its flashing lights while picking up a small child, the guy in the truck about hit him, the truck passed him flipping him off and tried to hit him, the truck slammed on its brakes and about caused a wreck, contacted Major County Sheriff’s Office, respondent stayed on phone till the individual turned towards Fairview, advised respondent I was sending the call to Major County and they have officers set up at the edge of Fairview. 8:19 a.m. Domestic disturbance, Woods County advised on Cleveland Rd a husband is beating up on his blind wife, the wife said he is punching her and threatening to kill her, she is hiding in the back and needs a deputy there ASAP,
deputy advised, deputy asked to find out what apartment she is in, respondent advised she is going to come outside by the red and silver car, deputy advised everything fine, deputy requested adult protective services phone number. March 26, 2015 1:50 a.m. Business alarm, respondent advised of alarm going off at insurance agency in Goltry, key holder notified, deputy advised and en route, deputy with key holder, building checked out, all clear. 3:35 p.m. Burglary report, respondent advised that his TV had been stolen in the past 3 hours in Cherokee, deputy advised and en route. 9:55 p.m. Welfare check, respondent advised that she is afraid to enter her apartment due to an incident from earlier this morning, would like to talk to a deputy, deputy en route. March 27, 2015 8:15 p.m. Livestock in roadway, respondent advised of cattle out 4 ½ miles north of Highway 11 around CR 580, tried to notify possible owners, respondent advised that he and some other people are trying to get them off the road. March 28, 2015 3:49 p.m. Medical emergency, CPD called and wanted an amerilert sent to A&B first responders for respondent that is having trouble breathing and has slurred speech, person is on CR 640. 5:23 p.m. Reckless driver, respondent called and reported that individual was tearing around town in Jet again, being loud in his silver truck, deputy advised. 5:25 p.m. Information, respondent called to report that they saw a light color supercab pickup go down beside the bridge south of the feed lot, respondent wasn’t sure what they were doing, just thought the truck was suspicious, deputy advised. 9:50 p.m. Domestic disturbance, respondent called and said that there are some people staying at the motel in Jet, it sounds like they are fighting, respondent is letting person take care of motel, the people in the room is a man and woman, the woman is pregnant, advised deputy and OHP to assist, game warden also advised. 10:32 p.m. Civil matter, respondent
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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.
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3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St. 5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers meets every Thursday at College Hill Church of Christ in Alva. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Thursday. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday. Friday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 6-8 p.m. The First Friday Art Walk will be held in downtown Alva.
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called and wanted individual removed from his property, subject had come with others to respondents home in Amorita, subject didn’t want to stay so he left then came back, subject does not want to come in the house, just wants to stay in one of the vehicles, subject has been drinking, weapons unknown, subject does have a pitbull but the dog is nice, deputy advised. March 29, 2015 3:42 p.m. Medical emergency, CPD called and wanted Carmen FR sent to N 2nd in Carmen, CFD en route. 5:20 p.m. Information, CPD called and advised that respondent called in a guy that looked like he is passed out in a grey Ford F150 at Highway 45 and Highway 8 junction, respondent didn’t approach the vehicle, not sure if person is hurt, deputy and OHP advised, deputy advised respondent the guy was coming home from drill and got tired so he stopped to get some sleep. 7:33 p.m. Dog at large, respondent called from Amorita and advised that a dog came through her fence and at-
tacked her dog, dog is an aggressive Blue Heeler that respondent has complained about several times, the dog also bit her son last week, deputy advised and called respondent. 9:02 p.m. Minor accident, 911 patched through a call, respondent hit a deer on Highway 8 N, no one is hurt, just damaged car, advised respondent to report it to his insurance agent, OHP only works accident when people are hurt. 9:38 p.m. Reckless driver, Woods County advised that officer is in pursuit of a black four-door car going over 100 mph on the blacktop between Dacoma and Carmen, advised they will be entering Carmen pretty quick, advised deputy that we would get an officer en route, advised deputy, officer then tried to get trooper, called Woods County to see who their officer is and get an update because deputy breaking up on the radio, dispatcher advised that the officer was a deputy and that he lost the vehicle, he never could get close enough for a tag, advised deputy that officer lost vehicle.
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Alfalfa County real estate transactions Real Estate Transfers Book 768, Page 769: Heath W. Pannel and/ or Tammy L. Ferguson; unto Raymond J. Sidwell Marital Trust, dated Dec. 24, 2013: All of Lots 8-12 inclusive, in Block 76, in Goltry, alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 768, Page 788: Larry D. Starks and Connie J. Starks; unto Larry Dale Starks and Connie Jo Starks as Trustees of the LC Starks Trust dated Feb. 25, 2015: N/2 of S22-29N-9W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 768, Page 855: Joan Mabel Burnham, and Steven H. Burnham and Leona Ferne Hudson, husband and wife; unto Lecinda Sallee and Kelly Sallee, mother and son: Lots 1-3, in Block 20 in Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 768, Page 771: Annissa Bathurst Graves and Devin S. Graves; unto Annissa Bathurst Graves, Trustee, or her successors in trust, under the Annissa Bathurst Graves Living Trust dated Jan. 6, 2015: Tract 1 – The E/2 of S17-27N-11W; and Tract 2 – The NE/4 of S4-27N-11W, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quitclaim deed. Book 768, Page 792: Between Ruth J. DeVoe, Trustee of the Ruth J. DeVoe Revocable Living Trust dated Aug. 15, 1995; and Watkins Agricultur Company: S/2 NW/4 of S13-28N-9W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quitclaim deed. Book 768, Page 844: Between Rudy M. King; and Debra Conety: Hughes LP 2412 I-26H, S26 NE & SE T24N R12W. Quitclaim deed. Mortgages Book 768, Page 463: Between Richard D.
Croft, II and Stacey Croft; and ACB Bank: The S. 85’ of Lot 5 in Block 4; and All of Block 5, Southgate Addition, Subdivision to the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $203,866.53. Book 768, Page 570: Between Ronald Jenlink and Suzanne Jenlink; and Central National Bank and Trust Company of Enid: NE/4 of S12-25N-10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $85,000. Book 768, Page 578: Between James C. Lamle, and John E. Lamle and Lola J. Lamle; and First National Bank in Okeene: Lots 3 and 4 and the S/2 NW/4 of
S5-23N-11W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and SE/4 of S30-24N-11W, Alfalfa County, Oklhoma; and Block 55, First Addition to the Town of Aline, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; and Tracts NE/4 of S2-23N-12W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $1,232,250. Book 768, Page 846: Between John E. Lamle and Lola J. Lamle; and Central National bank and Trust Company of Enid: The Ne/4 of S31-24N-11W; The S/2 SE/4 of S1-23N-12W; and SW/4 of S16-33N11W, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $625,000.
Barber County sheriff’s log March 23, 2015 Lake City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a silage fire about 6 miles north of Lake City. March 24, 2015 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from north of Medicine Lodge to Medicine Lodge Hospital. March 25, 2015 Medicine Lodge Rural Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire about 7 miles west of Medicine Lodge. Lake City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a tree fire about one mile north of Lake City. March 28, 2015 Elwood Township and Union Chapel Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a grass fire about 7 miles north of Hardtner. Isabel and Sharon Volunteer Fire Departments aided Pratt County units at a grass fire northeast of Isabel. March 29, 2015 Lake City, Sun City and Deerhead/ Aetna Volunteer Fire Departments aided
Comanche County units at a grass fire east of Coldwater. During the week officers received seven reports of cattle out, performed 11 public assists and assisted five other agencies. Arrests March 23, 2015 Nicholas O Shelton, Nashville, W/M, 30. Arrest by BASO. Court commit. Released March 28, 2015, time served. March 24, 2015 Lillian M Walker, Medicine Lodge, W/F, 60. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: DUI. Released March 25, 2015, on $750 surety bond. March 27, 2015 Richard A Schwerdtfeger, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 29. Arrest by BASO. Court commit. Released March 29, 2015, time served. March 29, 2015 John E Winchell, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 47. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: No Registration. Released March 29, 2015, on $500 surety bond.
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