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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. The Board will meet at 12:30 p.m. 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. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Wednesday.
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. 5:30 p.m. Alva Weight Watchers meet at College Hill Church of Christ. 8 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. 7:30 p.m. Alva High School will host Blackwell for football at Ranger Stadium. The band queen and king coronation will be held.
Shoplifting suspect gets multiple charges Including threats to officers By Jim Stout When Cherokee Police Chief Mike Andrews responded to a report of a shoplifter, he ended up arresting Roberto Hernandez Ramos, 27, Watonga, on the following charges: Misdemeanors – (1) Larceny of Merchandise from a Retailer; (2) Driving While Under the Influence; (3) Obstructing an Officer; (4) Resisting Arrest; (5) 2 counts of Making a Threat of Violence. Traffic filings included (1) Transporting open container of beer ($316); (2) Failure to pay all taxes due state ($211.50); (3) Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license ($256.50); (4) Failure to carry insurance verification ($211.50). According to a court document filed Aug. 29, Chief Andrews responded to a The Alva Review-Courier / Newsgram is published Wednesday by Martin Broadcasting Corp. 620 Choctaw St. Alva, Oklahoma 73717 Lynn L. Martin, President Telephone Numbers: Alva Review-Courier 580-327-2200 Newsgram 580-327-1510 FAX 580-327-2454 www.alvareviewcourier.com E-Mail: news@alvareviewcourier.net Entire Contents Copyright 2011 Members of: Associated Press National Newspaper Assn. Oklahoma Press Association
call from Scott Smith, manager of the United Supermarket, that a subject was shoplifting food and also eating food from the deli and not paying for it. As Andrews arrived, Smith pointed to the suspect as he was backing out of a parking space and starting to drive away. Andrews stopped the suspect’s vehicle in front of the ALCO store, the document states, and observed merchandise from United in the back seat and an open bottle half-full of Bud Light Lime in the center console. When Andrews asked for his driver’s license, the subject reached down toward the bottom of the door and Andrews observed a folded knife there. Andrews opened the driver’s door, grabbed the subject’s left arm and pulled him out of the vehicle. Again, Andrews asked for a driver’s license and the subject told him he did not have one, the document states. Andrews asked for a receipt on the merchandise and the subject said he didn’t have that, either. While talking to the subject, Andrews noted a strong odor of intoxicants, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and that he was unsteady on his feet, the court document states. Andrews advised the subject he was under arrest for shoplifting, driving under the influence and transporting an open container. Andrews asked Smith to recover the merchandise and run a total of its value, which was $154.37 not including the items the subject had eaten in the store. The Chief asked the subject if he had
any identification and he said, “No,” but said his name was Alehandro Olivo, the document states. As Andrews started to leave the ALCO/United parking lot, he was flagged down by a man identifying himself as Mike Keesey with Keen who said he thought the subject was an employee of his. The subject confirmed he worked for Keen needed to go to work on a rig, now. Andrews advised the subject he was under arrest and would not be going to work today. During the booking process at the Alfalfa County jail, court documents state, Deputy Gary Mast came in. The subject became uncooperative and began saying his name was Javier then jumped up and turned toward the officers and clenched both fists as if getting ready to fight. Andrews put an arm bar on the subject and ordered him to sit down, but the subject continued to resist, screaming “No!” Finally, after Deputy Mast pointed a taser, the subject sat down but used obscenities refusing to take a breath test. The subject then claimed he hadn’t been driving, and the officers decided to place him in a jail cell under a “John Doe” until his identity could be confirmed. The subject refused to change into jail clothing, and again became aggressive, the document states. “The subject then looked at me and told me he would find out where I live and kill me and my wife, too,” Andrews wrote in the court document. “The subject then looked at See Charges Page 4
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Hospital in black, manor trying to build By Yvonne Miller Kiowa’s Hospital continues to show a profit on the year, thanks to tax support. The manor staff made vast improvements the last two years in patient care, dietary, less agency nursing care, etc. Yet, the manor struggles with resident numbers – a trend in nursing home care – but administration and staff works daily to improve the facility and resident numbers. Board member Robert Armbruster presided over the late August meeting in the absence of president Zack Odell. All other members attended including Robert Stark, Dan Lukins and Lori Schrock. CEO Aldeen “Van” Vandeveer also attended. Interim CFO Walter Mitchell presented financial reports. He provided numerous pages of statistics, trends and more for the board. “July was kind of slow,” Mitchell said of hospital business. Total days of acute and swingbed
care totaled 50. Total outpatient visits were 462 and clinic visits were 334. The hospital showed an overall gain of $4,716.72. Before tax dollars, the net from operations showed a loss of $56,718.98. Year-to-date the hospital shows a gain of $294,806.87. Total cash in all hospital funds was up to $1,188.689.78 in July from $1,132,452.12 at the end of June. Net patient Accounts Receivable were down to $463,640.95 in July from the end of June when the balance was $590,514.98. --The manor’s patient census was 23 in July which is about 64 percent of occupancy. DON Nicole Tronsgard said the census was 24 the day of the board meeting and she expected another resident to return to the manor. The manor showed a loss of $49,637.90 with the addition of $4,998.09 in July. Total patient revenue decreased to $118,714.42 in July from $123,381.75 the previous month. Year-to-date the manor shows a loss of $90,702.56. The total assets of the manor were $434,869.88 at the end of July, a near $10,000 drop from the previous month. Schrock ask if expenses can be further cut at the manor. Tronsgard noted that they are at the state minimum now regarding the ratio of staff per resident requirements. They’ve eliminated the need for two positions by becoming more efficient, she said. The board is aware of the greater demand for private rooms that could boost the patient census. Vandeveer said a new charting meth-
od will give improved Medicare reimbursement rate. Tronsgard and Assistant DON Jan Smith told that with the improvements made at the manor over the last year, the facility’s rating is improved to a IV with V being the highest. They said the manor’s poor surveys from several years ago are why they’ve not yet reached a V but are working toward it. Armbruster said, “I appreciate the staff getting good news out about the manor. “ Other Business Vandeveer told the board the hospital has quotes from four companies for Electronic Health Records (EHR). Those companies are Healthland, Cerner, CPSI and Nextgen. Government regulations require hospitals to have EHR up and running by July 1, 2012. Stimulus money is supposed to provide a 50 to 60 percent payback for this expensive requirement. Staff and the board is looking for the system to meet their needs at the best price. --An executive session was held for non-elected personnel, contract negotiations and the monthly RM/QA report. The only action taken upon return to open session was approval of the RM/ QA report. – The September Board meeting will be Thursday, the 29th at 7 p.m.
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Charges Deputy Mast and told him, ‘I’ll do the same thing to you and your wife and find where you live.’” The threat of a taser from Dep. Mast convinced the subject to change to jail clothing, The officers found in the subject’s personal clothing a card with a court appearance date of Sept. 19 at Major County Court under the name of Roberto Hernandez Ramos, the document related. Photographs of the subject and his tattoos from Major county confirmed his identity of Ramos, but Ramos asked the officers “not to say anything” because he had used the name of Alehandro Olivo to get his job.
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Woods County Fair this week By Lynn L Martin Back when I was a kid in Rolla, Missouri, I always enjoyed the Phelps County fair. No one will believe this, but I used to win prizes in the kid baking division with my cookies and cakes. This came about because my Grandmother Mabel lived with us and she took it upon herself to educate all of us kids in the finer things. Heck, I even did needle-point designs. Later, the county fair became an important income source for me because I installed and maintained the fairgrounds-wide public address system. On the fairgrounds, we had a centrallylocated radio-station owned concrete block building where we conducted remote radio broadcasts. But that building also served as the equipment housing and cable feed point for the public address system for the entire grounds. Each year, we expanded the number of large trumpet-type speakers to cover an increasing area of the fairgrounds. I climbed lots of phone-poles either mounting speakers or stringing telephone line type p-cables. It was a very nice system because when someone needed to be paged, or an event announced, it didn’t matter whether you were in the “woman’s building” or in the ag-barns, you WOULD hear the an-
nouncement. We had an elaborate homemade switching panel where speakers could be turned off and on at will to avoid interrupting an event that might be in one of the buildings. Later, after I moved to Alva in 1969, I installed a similar system at the Freedom Rodeo arena and did the design work for the system at the College Hill Church of Christ here. The outdoor Freedom system lasted about 20 years and the church system is still going. At the Woods County Fair we have always had a photo booth display, but for as long as I can remember, I’ve judged the photographic competition for both open class and 4-H. I think I actually first judged at the Alfalfa County Fair in Cherokee and some at Garfield County Fair in Enid. Both of those have disappeared from my schedule. This year, the Woods County Fair photographic section should be much nicer. Beautiful aluminum stands and racks have been purchased. These need larger-sized pictures to work well. Also, the photos will be displayed in plastichanging vinyl enclosures so they won’t be falling off onto the floor when the double-stick tape on the back fails . . . like in the past. The Woods County Extension office has been offering lower-cost photo printing at their office to help 4-H kids (and others) to afford and submit larger prints. A very nice 5 x 7 color print can be made on regular photo dye-sub paper (not ink-jet) for only $1.25 each. They
will have this printing machine available at the county extension office until 5 p.m. today (September 7th) and then have it available in the Women’s Building at the fairgrounds Thursday morning. The printing machine will accommodate almost any size camera memory card or USB flash drive.
Barber County Bankers Award Nominations due by Sept. 30 By Tim Marshall, Barber County Agent Nominations for the annual Kansas Bankers Association Conservation Awards should be sent to the Barber County Extension Office or the Barber County Conservation District by September 30. They can be made by any person in the county. This program is being sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association (KBA). This year the KBA, K-State Research and Extension, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism are proud to announce six award categories including Energy Conservation, Water Quality, Water Conservation, Soil Conservation, Windbreaks, and Wildlife Habitat. This program is to stimulate a greater interest in the conservation of the agricultural and natural resources of Kansas recognizing farmers and landowners who have made outstanding progress in practicing conservation. A total of 239 Kansas producers and landowners were recognized for their efforts in 2010.
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Alfalfa Commissioners okay $10,000 pay hike for elected officials
By Roger McKenzie On behalf of the elected officials in Alfalfa County, the Alfalfa County commissioners did a little “catching up” when they approved a salary of $40,000 for the current fiscal year for each elected official. The action was taken during the end of the month meeting on Aug. 31. The officials had been making $30,000, which put them far down the pay scale to most other Oklahoma counties. The $10,000 raise is a 33.3 percent pay hike. “We had fallen behind the surrounding counties,” noted District 2 Commissioner Chad Roach, adding that the pay after the raise still ranks in the bottom of the range allowed by the state. The amount of the raise was decided upon at a recent meeting which included one of the three commissioners and all of the other elected officials of the county. The group noted the salaries of other counties and took into consideration the extra revenues the county has been receiving before settling on the $10,000 figure. District 1 commissioner Doug Murrow said of the meeting, “We were trying to get employees and officers back to near the rest of those surrounding us.” The raise for elected officials will affect other employees because the county is prohibited from paying employees more than its elected officials.
Some employees were apparently approaching the $30,000 level of the elected officials, making it difficult to consider them for a raise. Grant County, which most closely resembles Alfalfa County in demographics, already paid its elected officials $43,302.72. Its commissioners just recently approved a 10 percent raise for the county’s elected officials. That brings their salary to just over $47,600. Major County pays its elected officials $43,800 and Woods County now pays its elected officials $52,000. Because the raise came two months into the new fiscal year, the commissioners also approved a supplemental check of $1,666.70 to be paid to the elected officials (three county commissioners, the sheriff, the assessor, the treasurer, the county clerk, and the court clerk) to make the raise retroactive to July 1. Mareta Woodard, with the Northern Oklahoma Development Authority, gave Alfalfa County commissioners some information about the process that NODA will go through as the administrator of the community development block grant the county will receive for making the courthouse more accessible to the handicapped. She said the goal is to have the work completed by the end of December. The work includes sidewalk repair, a new ramp and automatic front door,
and restroom modifications. “It’s really quite simple, just a lot of paperwork,” Woodard said. The county is providing $10,000, plus in-kind work as its share of the project. A contract with to allow seismic recording on a tract of county-owned land in Section 17, Township 29, Range 12, was approved. It is part of testing that Gateway Permit Services will be doing this fall. Also approved were the annual contract with OSU for the county extension office and a contract with Eastern Oklahoma Youth Services. The latter is one of several youth detention facilities the county contracts with. An interlocal agreement with the City of Cherokee for E-911 service was tabled until clarification was made on how the payment to Woods County for mapping was to be made Two private property access easements for District 3 and one for District 1 were given the okay, as well as eight road crossing permits. The permits were granted to Crescent Services (four in District 1 and one in District 3; Silver Arc Welding and Construction in District 1; Rodco Services in District 2; and SandRidge in District 1. Also approved were minutes of the commissioners’ previous meeting, payroll warrants and maintenance and operations warrants.
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This well-posed group, the AHS Class of 1961, received a proof with left to right names in less than an hour. When you need good group photography fast - Contact Lynn Martin Photography at 580-327-1686
Front row, left to right: Donna Kirmse Martin, Lois Southard Jantz, Lana Leist-Burkhart, Vicki Turner Shaw, Dianne Schwab Rice, Lucy Maxwell Rhodes, Dawn Gay Merideth Brooks. Second row: Charline McBride Wylie, Wilda Busse, Bruce Dunn, Mike Dooley, Norman Smith, Frank Lander, Marietta Yearick Pritchard, Charlotte Holt Edwards, Peggy Barnes Mapes, Marvin Wiebener. Third row: Kenny Rockenbach, Jerry Sneary, Bob Bright, Jerry Eshleman, Larry Reed, Clarence Stone, Sherry White Campbell, Jamie Higby, Lois Rauh Riggs, Mike Arebalo, Leo Myers, Ed Stewart. Fourth row: Glen Smith, Roger Burnidge, Zeke Miller, Gary Peterman, Charla Lee Bucklin, Harold Hood, Judy Fulkerson Vore, Dalene VanBuskirk Raymer, Leon Erikson, Floyd Hada. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
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vices Corporation in Washington, D.C. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Border Patrol Museum in El Paso, Texas. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. He was preceded in death on April 29, 2011 by his wife, Shirley Sheridan Coppock Donald is survived by one daughter, Mary-Blue Ster and her husband John of Neptune Beach, Florida; grand children Mary Elizabeth Ster-Molnar of Los Angeles, California, Donald Ster of Jacksonville, Florida; Virginia Blue Hughes of Asheville, North Carolina; and two great grandchildren Sophia Blue and Donovan Ster of Jacksonville, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Friends Church in Cherokee. Burial will follow in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery under the direction of the Goodwin Funeral Home, Cherokee. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to Border Patrol Museum of Share Hospice through Goodwin Funeral Home.
and Ila Mae Britton Stevens and passed from this life on September 2, 2011 in Alva. She married Gail Frey on May 15, 1987. She received her BS degree in accounting at NWOSU in Alva. Teresa had lived in this area for twenty-seven years. She was a member of the Helena Nazarene Church, but attended the First Baptist Church in Mooreland on occasion. Teresa enjoyed spending time with grandchildren. She had a love of traveling and making quilts for those she loved. Teresa also loved all of her animals, including her donkeys, especially her dog, Daisy. Those who preceded her in death include her father, Paul Gene Stevens; mother, Illa Mae Miller and her grandparents, Harry and Rose Stevens, to whom she was especially close. Survivors of Teresa include her husband, Gail; Debbie and Steve Hille, Ashley Campau, Madison Hille, and Mikaela Hille; Anita and Matthew Smith; Jennifer and Shawn Stoner, Brayden, Bryson, and Brody Stoner; Mike and Leslie Nugent, Jaide, Jacob, and Joselyn Nugent; Debbie and Sequoyah Brown, Sunny and Sid Merrill, Tobin Brown, Kaitlyn, Sloan and Ruby Merrill, Chelsey Brown, and Shaley Brown; Dale Frey and Melinda Irwin; Dana and Derek Ford, Jarrod and Jacie Ford; Dian and Marvin Noyes, Tasha and Dustin Swallow and Laynie Swallow, Talisha McDonald, and Tiana Noyes; and many cousins.
Obituaries DONALD ROY COPPOCK Donald Roy Coppock died at home on September 1, 2011. He was born in Cherokee, on December 8, 1910. He graduated from Cherokee High School, studied one year at Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the received his B.A. at Northwestern State College, Alva in 1941. On August 28, 1940, he married Shirley Sheridan of Meeker, Colorado. Donald entered the U.S. Border Patrol on February 7, 1941 and was promoted and reassigned to numerous offices. In 1957 he became the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the U.S. Border Patrol located in Washington, D.C. He was later promoted and served 14 years as the head of the US. Border Patrol retiring on July 1, 1973. During his career as the Border Patrol Chief, the Border Patrol was regularly called upon to enforce civil rights statutes during the 1960’s. He was involved in the Civil Rights strife at Old Miss when the first African American, James Meredith, was enrolled at the University, the bombing of the Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama where four young girls were killed, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Poor People’s March on Washington, D.C, the Selma to Montgomery march, the negotiations that brought about the return of the prisoners after the Bay of Pigs war in Cuba and other enforcements. After his retirement as the Border Patrol Chief, Donald was engaged as the Chief Administration Officer and the Public information Officer for the U.S. House of Representatives Inquiry Committee for the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Later, he was the Administration Officer for the Legal Ser-
TERESA PAULETTE FREY CARMEN—Funeral service for Teresa Paulette Frey, 56, will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at the Nazarene Church in Helena with Pastor Dean Holt officiating. Burial will follow at Eagle Chief Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. Viewing will be Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Online condolences may be made at lanmanmemorials.com. Teresa was born on August 13, 1955 in Broken Arrow to Paul Gene Stevens
EVERETT D. WEATHERS Everett D. Weathers, 57, of Cherokee, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 in Woods County Oklahoma. Born on April 7, 1954 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Everett and June I. (Goodwin) Weathers. He was united in marriage on November 10, 1973 to Angela Belew. He is survived by one son, three daughters, one brother, four sisters and ten grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield, Kansas. Private burial will take place at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.milesfuneralservice.com.
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Runners and walkers rush around the island on the west end of Main St., as Kiowa’s Labor Day5K Race begins. Of those 291 crossed the finish line. Photo by Yvonne Miller
Labor Day 5K Race participants have perfect conditions By Yvonne Miller Refreshing cool air in the fifties welcomed the runner and walkers in Kiowa’s 27th Annual Labor Day 5K Race.. Race founder/organizer Kent McBrayer said that 291 people finished the race. Medicine Lodge senior Cooper Christensen of Medicine Lodge is the overall winner, finishing the race in 19 minutes and 33 seconds. Kiowa 8th grader Santana Reeves was the first female to finish with a time of 23:46. That made Santana the first female from Kiowa to finish the race. Her younger brother Anton was the first Kiowa male to finish the race at 21:54. The youngest female finisher was Alannah Wilhelm, age 6, of Kiowa with a time of 38:37. The oldest female to finish was Carolyn Langenwalter, age 73, of Wichita with a time of 41:19. The youngest male to finish was
Killian Bath, age 5, with a 48:07. The oldest male to finish was M.J. Fiegel of Pratt with 49:01. Toni Pederson of Burlington finished the race in Middle-of-the-Pack, 37:37. Master’s Division winners are: Female – Debbie Silvester of Medicine Lodge with 24:34; Male – Kyle Gerstner, Medicine Lodge native, with 20:52. Age 9 and Under Female – McKenna Reeves, 32:03; Bailey Dugan, 36:06; Male – Teagon Reeves, 26:48; Keaton Reeves, 28:56; Age 10 --13 Female – Sarah Garvie, 25:36; Ana Wilhelm, 27:22; Bailey Roberts, 31:15; Kamryn Stark, 32:19; Male – Anton Reeves, 21:54; Nate Ijams, 25:12; Caleb Hitt, 27:05; Gavin Doherty, 29.15; Age 14-19 Female – Emily England, 25:18;
Keeli Hostetler, 27:26; Kalley Watkins, 27:45; Katelyn Garvie, 27:52; Moira Kimmell, 28:10; Male – Haedan McDonald, 20:34; Brock Traffas, 23:07; Sam Wesctt, 23:36; Age 20-29 Female – Jamie Crawford, 27:20; Maggie Lamle, 27:31; Candi Maddux, 28:48; Candi Davis, 30:25; Male – Jared Burger, 19:58; Jeremy Myers, 20:40; Mark McGee, 23:00; Age 30-39 Female – Candace Ruff, 24:38; Sasha Kirkpatrick, 25:41; Konya Martin, 26:56; Traci Crow, 27:51; Male – Randall Matlock, 20:52; Damon Rugg, 21:06; Robbie Michel, 22:27 Age 40-49 Female – Sandra Rice, 29:14; See 5K Page 24
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Martin seeks disqualification of current district attorney in felony case By Roger McKenzie Alfalfa County Clerk Bruce Martin has, through his lawyer Randy Long, made a motion to have the district attorney’s office disqualified from taking part in his prosecution for falsification of records. The motion was filed with the Alfalfa County District Court on Aug. 25.
Martin claims he is being charged only in his official capacity as county clerk and that the county district attorney has a conflict of interest. The district attorney’s office is investigating the case, but at the same time is tasked with defending in court county officials, including Martin.
The motion claims this conflict of interest has already caused assistant district attorney Westline Ritter to remove herself from the case. Fourth Judicial District Judge Loren Angle has recused himself from the case, which is being heard in Alfalfa County by a replacement judge—Judge Tim Haworth of Fairview.
Fair housing items passed to meet requirements of accessibility grant By Roger McKenzie Three items regarding fair housing were approved at Tuesday’s meeting of the Alfalfa County commissioners’ meeting. Passed was a proclamation declaring April Fair Housing Month and two resolutions establishing a fair housing policy in the county and a residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan. The items were all required as part of the Community Development Block Grant the county has been approved for to make the courthouse more accessible to the handicapped. The fair housing policy declares that it is illegal in Alfalfa County to discriminate by race, color, religion, sex, or nation-
al origin in regards to in the sale, rental, leasing, or financing with regard to housing. The anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan is a formality, since the courthouse work will not displace anyone or cause them to be dislocated from their home. Two bids were received and opened for a District 3 detachable, gooseneck trailer about 45-feet in length. The bid from Southwest Trailers and Equipment (OKC, Okla.) was $45,900, while the bid from Erwin Trailer (Meeker, Okla.) was for $38,645. The bids were tabled for further consideration. No action was taken on an agenda item labeled “5 Year Plan.” In routine items, the commission-
ers approved the alcoholic beverage tax report. The monthly report listed $8,333.22 in county revenues derived from the alcohol beverage tax collected by the state. The allocations to 10 communities in the county ranged from $3,004.37 for Cherokee to $12.03 for Lambert. Also approved were highway consumables for District 2 ($2,441.3) and District 3 ($5,615), and maximum highway expenditures for September of $2,324,088.54. Other routine items receiving approval included: appropriations, miscellaneous officers’ reports, blanket purchase items, maintenance and operations warrants for payment, and minutes of the commissioners’ previous meeting. Road crossing permits were approved for Rodco (1) in District 1; Select Services (1) in District 1, and Crescent Services (2) in District 2. Also approved were fund transfers for the County General Fund in District 1.
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Motorcycle deer hit sends rider to hospital
By Jim Stout A motorcycle vs. deer collision sent a Mustang man to St. Mary’s in Enid by AirEvac helicopter, according to a report by Trp Randy McCullough of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. James C. Hamm, II, 59, was admitted in stable condition with head, trunk internal, trunk external, arm and leg injuries, the OHP report said. Hamm was riding a 1994 Harley-Davidson at 1:25 p.m. Saturday southbound on State Highway 14 four miles north of Waynoka. The collision ejected the rider 16 feet, the OHP report said, and a helmet was not in use. The OHP was assisted by the Woods County Sheriff’s office, Waynoka Fire, Waynoka EMS and Waynoka Police.
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Racquel Velasquez, 30.32; Cindy Dugan,. 33:04; Cammi Hostetler, 34:16; Male – Todd Reeves, 21:59; Jeff Kimmell, 26:07; Paul Wilhelm, 27:22; Age 50-59 Female – Sarah Bagby, 26:51; Irala Magee, 28:24; Barbara Long, 28:28; Male – Roger Angel, 22:13; Steve Tanio, 23:52; Michael Hartwig, 23:59; Age 60-69 Female – Judy Schrock, 35:05; Pam Green, 39:08; Linda Rector, 43:58; Male – Bill Nelson, 25:00; Mack
South Barber 8th grader McKenna Reeves wins the female division of Kiowa’s Labor Day 5K Race. Photo by Yvonne Miller
Moore, 25:48; Mark Wetz, 28:40 Age 70 and over Female – Eileen Schmidt, 38:04; Carolyn Langenwalter, 41:19; Male – Doug Vanauken, 29:23; Meredith Williams, 39.40; Big Gals and Guys Female – Melissa Rector, 36:07; Kiley Feely, 38:10; Male – Chris Grant, 25:24; Jesse Ruiz, 44:18
Medicine Lodge High School senior Cooper Christensen is the overall winner of Kiowa’s 27th Annual Labor Day 5K Race. He’s shown here in the last few blocks of the race as he goes neck and neck with the 2nd place winner Haedon McDonald. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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Kiowa’s Labor Day 2011
Hometown boy Austin Graves, always known for his vocal talents, works toward a career as a country singer/song writer. He performs selections made famous by George Strait and Johnny Cash besides one of his originals that was from the heart and showcased Austin’s talent at Kiowa’s Labor Day entertainment show. Photo by Yvonne Miller
TEENS STILL LOVE THE CARNIVAL – South Barber High School students Elizabeth Miller, Kirsti Summers and Holly Drake take a spin on the Sizzler at the Kiowa’s Labor Day carnival. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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Kiowa’s Labor Day 2011 HAM AND BEANS – (below) On a picture-perfect Labor Day in Kiowa, part-time Kiowa resident Judy McBrayer, her sister and brother-in-law Jean and Marione Fiegel of Pratt, carry their plates of the traditional ham and bean meal served free to the public. Photo by Yvonne Miller The group of volunteers rushing the stage to compete in the Saltine Cracker eating contest soon discovered you get a really dry mouth when trying to down lots of them in three minutes. However, Gavin Doherty (youth in the middle) prevails over even grown men! Shown in the Kiowa Labor Day competition are (l-r) Neal Gugelmeyer, Daniel Jones (behind Gavin) and Daniel Anderson. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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Kiowa’s Labor Day 2011
A DAY TO PLAY – (below) These cuter-than-Fairy Tale-princes play in the park as their mothers undoubtedly did as children and have remained good friends. The boys are the sons of Jacee (Cantrell) Tice of Beloit and Audrey (Thompson) Pore of Greensburg. With toy swords the boys are: (left) Creston Pore, age 3, and Henry Tice, age 2 ½. Photo by Yvonne Miller
ANGELIC TWINS – One of the greatest attractions at Kiowa’s Labor Day celebration are always new babies. These twin sisters look as angelic as the heavens in their strollers as they nap. They are Janda and Jancey Goodno who turned seven weeks old on Labor Day. Mom and dad are Justin and Janell (Harbaugh) Goodno of Stafford who visit their hometown. Photo by Yvonne Miller PINK GLOVES -- (below) Performing their Pink Glove Dance, the Pistol Packin’ Mamas work to shoot down cancer. They raised over $14,000 this year in their efforts “thanks to the generosity of our community,” spokesman Laurie Hiltner told the crowd at the Labor Day entertainment show. Photo By Yvonne Miller
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Five 8th Grade members attend Leadership Camp By Macy Starks Cherokee FFA Reporter Five 8th grade members of the Cherokee FFA attended an all day leadership conference in Garber. They played games and listened to motivational speakers who taught students about developing personal skills, setting goals and finding themselves. These leadership skills will benefit both students as well as our FFA chapter. Taking our kids to different leadership conferences improves their skills about responsibility, honesty, and personal integrity. These skills that they learn will stay with them for the rest of their careers in the FFA, as well as their lifetime. Also, they meet new friends that they will know for the rest of their lives. This leadership conference will help the 8th graders to teach the younger members about being leaders. Members attending the all day camp were Grant Wilber, Hunter Jordan, Jaden Hicks, Checotay Peirce, and Kolby Giley.
Alva FFA 8th grade members who attended a leadership conference August 20 in Garber were from left to right Hunter Jordan, Grant Wilber, Kolby Giley, Jadon Hicks, and Checotay Pierce. They are at the Garber High School. Photo by Macy Starks
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How to care for plants that dared to survive the summer will be the topic of a presentation by Dr. Mike Schnelle, OSU professor and extension specialist at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the Alva Public Library. He will also discuss fall planting. “I’ve lived in Oklahoma now for over 20 years and this summer and last winter by far has been the greatest horticulture challenge I have ever faced in my career,” Dr. Schnelle stated by email. Plants will require close attention
before they go into the cold months since they will be weakened and somewhat susceptible from area high temperatures and drought conditions. Dr. Schnelle received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in horticulture at Kansas State University, Manhattan, and his PhD in horticulture at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. The Sept. 12 presentation will be the fourth sponsored for the Alva Public Library through a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry division.
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Winter care for plants Burlington that survived summer Board approves concrete work
The Burlington Board of Education met for a special meeting Thursday, September 1. Members present were Terry Graham, Beth Guffy, Roger Allen, and Allison Armbruster. Member James Maltbie was absent. Others present were Superintendent Glen Elliott, Asst. Principal Aaron Randall and Minutes Clerk Jan Hill. The board discussed the payment for and examined the concrete work done around the new construction, then approved payment to A-Z Construction for the work.
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log August 29, 2011 10:07 a.m. report of cattle out north of McWillie turnoff running south in the Hwy, advised possible owner, he is going to call someone that has cattle in that area. 9:00 p.m. report of barn fire 1/4 mile east of 4-way stop north of Cherokee, it is at the feedlot, dispatched Cherokee FD, advise barn is total loss, keep it contained, do not need mutual aide, CPD advised they are going to keep a brush rig & tanker out there all night, barn owner is supposed to be keeping an eye on it, fire chief called and advised that it is going to burn for a couple of days, do not call it in unless barn owner calls it in. 10:40 p.m. noise complaint across from 400 block of north 6th in Carmen, neighbors across the street are yelling, screaming, threatening each other, unsure of who it is, can hear them screaming over his tv in the house, would like to have it checked out, will go check, spoke with respondent, he stated every-
one had left that was being loud, he is going to hang out in Carmen for awhile. August 30, 2011 7:16 a.m. ODOT advised there are horses in their yard, individual was advised and he will be getting them, horses belong on another individuals property just north of ODOT. August 31, 2011 11:00 a.m. report of cattle out outside of Cleo Springs in Major Co, contacted Major Co. 3:00 p.m. report of gas drive off in Goltry, gave description of vehicle, kid driving lives down the street east of the softball field, another kid with him 1012 years old, talked to respondent. 3:50 p.m. report of animal neglect on Pine Rd in Amorita, caller advised 4 dogs alive and 1 died yesterday, unit advised and en route. 4:20 p.m. report of cattle out south of Carmen turnoff on east side of the road, contacted possible owners. 8:16 p.m. report of a disturbance in Jet, advised mayor has kicked town clerk
out of the town hall and taken her keys, he has put something over the windows so no one can see in, request officer, request board members on scene. 8:30 p.m. report of harassment in Carmen/Enid, respondent advised individual in Carmen is harassing her daughter-in-law via Facebook and other relatives by phone, her son has just died and she would like individual to stop, spoke with subject’s parents and request she stop contacting the family, advised caller that if she has any more problems to call Enid first. September 1, 2011 10:02 a.m. report of cow and calf out 1-1 1/2 south of Cozy Curve, advised possible owner. 10:02 a.m. report of cow out at Roadside Park south of Carmen turnoff, advised possible owner. 10:56 am. report of cow and calves out 1/2 south of state line south of Waldron, left message with possible owner. See Sheriff Page 48
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. Misdemeanor Filings Roberto Hernadez Ramos, 27, Watonga: (1) Larceny of Merchandise from a Retailer; (2) Driving While Under the Influence; (3) Obstructing an Officer; (4) Resisting Arrest; (5) 2 counts of Making a Threat of Violence. Civil Filings Alva State Bank & Trust Company vs. Starks Cattle Company LLC etal: Replevin for an amount more than $23,500. Small Claims Filings Continental Investments LLC vs. Buddy Clover. Divorce Filings Shawn Clausing vs. Debrah Ann
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Marriage Filings Cyrus Mitchell Cameron Sr., 62, Wichita and Mary A. Garrison, 58, Wichita: Marriage ceremony performed by judge. Protective Order Filings James Patrick Griffin vs. Troy Steven Griffin. Traffic Filings Roberto Hernadez Ramos, 27, Watonga: (1) Transporting open container of beer ($316); (2) Failure to pay all taxes due state ($211.50); (3) Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license ($256.50); (4) Failure to carry insurance verification ($211.50). Ethan John Martin, 22, Jet: Failure to carry insurance verification ($211.50). Donald Kyle Knickerbocker, 42, Alva: Left of center ($211.50). Adam Parker Heathcott, 31, Wichita Falls, TX: Following too closely ($211.50). Emmanuel Matthias Hutchinson, 27, Lawton: Improper turn at intersection ($211.50). Lisa Janene Lopshire, 51, Waynoka: Failure to carry insurance verification
($211.50). Michael Dean Hawley, 38, Cherokee: (1) Overweight on group of 4 ($666.50); (2) Overweight on group of 4 ($289.90). The following individuals were cited for speeding: Nathan Wade Harmon, 31, Cyril: 1-10 over ($188.50); Cheryl L. Flagel, 45, Enid: 21-25 over ($361.50); Michael Anthony Lario, 46, Monahans, TX: 11-14 over ($226.50); Mary Joyce Pearlman, 61, Cherokee: 36-40 over ($411.50); Michael A. Dean Jr., 34, Keota: 16-20 over ($241.50); Dakota Shane Murch, 32, OKC: 1-10 over ($188.50); Jeffrey Don Drewry, 30, Spiro: 1-10 over ($188.50); Valentina Ramirez De Aguilar, 42, Ringwood: 1-10 over ($188.50); James Truitt Rogers, 31, Enid: 1-10 over ($188.50). The following individuals were cited for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Ethan John Martin, 22, Jet; Gary Edward Gamble III, 18, Vici; Elmo Dean Senter III, 22, Pratt, KS; Freeman H. Schwartz, 24, La Plata, MO; Logan John Willemsma, 25, Guthrie.
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Alfalfa County Real Estate Transactions Beginning at Book 662, Page 19 Real Estate Transfers Anthony L. Shalloup, Jr. and Linda N. Shalloup to Anthony L. Shalloup, Jr, Trustee of the Anthony L. Shalloup, Jr. Revocable Living Trust U/T/A dated July 27, 1998: a One-Fifth interest in an undivided One-Fortieth interest in and to North Half Northwest Quarter, Section 23, Township 24 North, Range 11 WIM; AND a One-Fifth interest in an undivided One Thirty-second interest in and to the Northeast Quarter, Section 14, Township 24 North, Range 11, WIM; quit claim deed. Gene E. Sweatt and Monica Sweatt to Gene E. Sweatt and Monica Sweatt: the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 24 North, Range 9, WIM; AND the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 24 North, Range 9 WIM; warranty deed. Virginia Manning, Successor Trustee of the Dwight H. Manning Revocable Trust, dated Feb. 27, 1995, to Ron Manning and Jerry Manning: an undivided One-Half interest in: a tract of land in the Southeast Corner of the Townsite of New Jet, OK, as described; the East Half and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 25 North, Range 9 WIM; the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 26 North, Range 9 WIM; AND the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 26 North, Range 9 WIM; trustee’s deed. Darrol and Sandra Schroeder to Preston Paul: Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 25, Amorita, OK; quit claim deed. Kenneth and Leslie Drake to Hazel E. Oger or Gary L. Carter, II: Lots 10, 11, and 12, Block 150 in the First Addition to the Town of Carmen; warranty deed. Blake N. Wallace to Chad L. Wallace: a tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 23 North, Range 11 WIM, as described; warranty deed. Terry L. Woods to Gloria Woods: the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 24 North, Range 10 WIM; quit claim deed. Terry L. Woods to Gloria Woods: the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 24 North, Range 10 WI|M; quit claim deed. Lynn O. Hanzlicek to Carol Susan Hanzlicek: Lots one through 12 in Block 30, in the Town of Lambert, formerly Ayres, Alfalfa County, OK; quit claim
deed. Laura Ann Coppock and Rickey D. Balser to the Laura Ann Coppock Revocable Trust dated Aug. 11, 2011: the South Half of Section 10, Township 21 North, Range 10 WIM (Major County): warranty deed. Doris E. Jeffries to Charles K. O’Neil and Carol O’Neil: Lots 1, 2, and 3 and Lots 6 and 7, Block 38 in the Town of Aline; AND Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block 38 in the First Addition to the Town of Aline; quit claim deed. Doris E. Jeffries, Trustee of the Doris E. Jeffries Trust Agreement, dated Dec. 22, 1995, to Charles K. O’Neil and Carol O’Neil: an undivided One-Half interest in Lots 1, 2, and 3 and Lots 6 and 7, Block 38 in the Town of Aline; AND Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block 38 in the First Addition to the Town of Aline; trustee’s warranty deed. Doris E. Jeffries, Successor Trustee of the Max L. Jeffries Trust , dated Dec. 22, 1995, to Charles K. O’Neil and Carol O’Neil: an undivided One-Half interest in Lots 1, 2, and 3 and Lots 6 and 7, Block 38 in the Town of Aline; AND Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block 38 in the First Addition to the Town of Aline; trustee’s warranty deed. Kiedrian L. Pennell, personal representative of the Estate of Marvin L. Richter to William L. Curry and Shaena S. Curry: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter as described in Section 31, Township 25 North, Range 11 WIM; personal representative’s deed. Royce R. Bender and Joyce J. Bender, Co-trustees of the Royce R. Bender Revocable Trust dated Aug. 27, 2002, to Don M. Provost and Twyla N. Provost: a tract of land as described in the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 26 North, Range 12 WIM; correction trustee’s deed. Don M. Provost and Twyla N. Provost to Curtis B. McMahan and Blythe L. McMahan: a tract of land as described in the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 26 North, Range 12 WIM; warranty deed. R. Douglas and Geneva G. Boehs to the City of Helena: Lots 16 through 18 in Block 31, in the Original Town of Helena; quit claim deed. Harl R. Dubben and G. Mary Dubben, Trustees of The Dubben Living
Trust dated Jan. 15, 1997, to G. |Mary Dubben: the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 27, Range 12 WIM; quit claim deed. G. Mary Dubben to G. Mary Dubben, Trustee of the G. Mary Dubben Living Trust, dated June 16, 2011: the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 27, Range 12 WIM; quit claim deed. Bank of the West to Ethan Stocking: All of Lots 5 through 10 inclusive in Block 25 in the Original Town of Helena, warranty deed. Linda Gerrels Davis aka Linda Gerrels, and Clayton Davis to Jerry Wessels and Shanndee R. Wessels: an undivided Half interest in the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 27 North, Range 11, WIM; warranty deed. Keith Gerrels and Mary Gerrels to Jerry Wessels and Shanndee R. Wessels: an undivided Half interest in the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 27 North, Range 11, WIM; warranty deed. Major L. Dorr, Jr. to Billy L. Lancaster and Trudy J. Lancaster: the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 10, WIM; quit claim deed. John E. Rehkop and Lena Rehkop to John Rehkop, Jr.: a tract of land as described in the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 28 North, Range 11 WIM; warranty deed Ericka Helen Dunigan, formerly Ericka Helen Warren aka Ericka Helen Warren to Jaime S. Hayes and Timothy A. Hayes: Lots 1-17 inclusive, of Block 47, in the Town of Goltry; warranty deed. Jerry Morrison and Ginger Morrison; Regina Morrison, and Keidra Morrison to B and J Hughes Limited Partnership (in Carmen): the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 24 North, Range 12 WIM; warranty deed. Terry Graham, Trustee, pursuant to order of the District Court of Alfalfa County in Case No. CV-2011-8, styled Calvin Leeper, Linda Leist, Lee W. Leeper and Jay M. Leeper vs. the unknown heirs, assigns, and executors of Ida K. Hagans, deceased, dated July 21, 201l, to Calvin Leeper: the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 25 North, Range 12 WIM; trustee’s deed. Short Springs Cemetery Association, Inc. to the State of Oklahoma: a strip, See Real
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Barber County Sheriff’s Log 08-29-11 Deputy Hall investigated a theft reported west of Medicine Lodge. 08-30-11 Union Chapel, Deerhead, Aetna, Lake City, and Sun City Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a grass fire south of Deerhead. 08-31-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Forest City Road to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 09-01-11 Hazelton Volunteer Fire Department responded to a pole fire about 2 miles north of Hazelton. 09-01-11 Union Chapel, Elwood Township, and Medicine Lodge Rural Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a structure fire northwest of Hardtner. 09-02-11 Kiowa Ambulance transferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Wichita.
09-02-11 Hazelton Volunteer Fire Department responded to a stubble fire north of Hazelton. 09-03-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from the Grove to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 09-03-11 George Haas, Medicine Lodge, driving a 2010 Buick struck a deer on U281 near 99 Springs. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Deputy Hall. 09-03-11 Lake City and Sun City Volunteer Fire Departments aided Pratt County at a grass fire northwest of Coats. 09-03-11 Brandy Zeigler, Topeka, driving a 2005 Kia left Hackberry Road about 7 1/2 miles west of Hardtner. Over $1,000 damage, driver and passenger, Samuel Danner, Topeka, taken to Kiowa
Hospital via Kiowa Ambulance with unknown injuries and transferred to Wichita. Accident investigated by Trooper Quick and Sheriff Tomson. 09-04-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Washington Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. During the week officers received 8 reports of cattle out; 3 reports of goats out; one report of sheep out; performed 19 Public Assists; and assisted 2 other agencies. Arrests: 09-02-11 Dallas E Summers, Kiowa, W/M, 20. Arrest by BASO. Court Committed. Released 09-02-11 Time Served. 09-02-11 Spencer C Roe, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 19, Court Committed. Released 09-04-11 Time Served.
Barber County Court Filings Criminal Filings Kyle J. Pederson, 1988, Medicine Lodge: (1) Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family member; (2) Disorderly conduct; Fighting words or noisy conduct to cause resentment. Joshua B. Hamic, 1985, Medicine Lodge: Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting. Bradly Paul Musgrove, 1986, Medicine Lodge: (1) Criminal threat; Cause terror, evacuation or disruption; (2) Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family member. Alan M. Brown, 1987, Medicine Lodge: (1) Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcohol or CMB; (2) Contribute to a child misconduct; Encourage to commit traffic infraction; (3) Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; (4) Furnishing alcohol or CMB to a minor. Jessica Ruth Brown, 1986, Medicine Lodge: (1) Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcohol or CMB; (2) Contribute to a child misconduct; Encourage to commit traffic infraction; (3) Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; (4) Furnishing alcohol or CMB to a minor. Jeramy Lane Hatch, 1979, Medicine Lodge: Battery; Causing bodily harm. Dalton L. Milam, 1993, Arlington, TX: (1) Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; 1st conviction; (2) Refusal
to submit to a preliminary breath test; (3) Liquor; Purchase/consumption alcoholic liquor/CMB by minor. Civil Filings Circle Industries Inc, ETAL vs. Woolsey Energy Corporation: Quiet Title. Circle Ranch Inc vs. Woolsey Energy Corporation: Quiet Title. Dorothy Humphrey ETAL vs. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company: Breach of contract for an amount more than $75,000. Schupbach Ranch Inc vs. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company: Breach of contract for an amount more than $134,000. Everbank vs. James R. Duvall ETAL: Mortgage foreclosure for an amount more than $25,500. Limited Civil Filings Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital & Physicians Clinic vs. Jason & Jessica M. Steckman: Indebtedness for an amount more than $1,200. Dirk’s Copy Products Inc vs. Copenhagen Services LLC: Indebtedness for an amount more than $800. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Kimberly Kleven: Indebtedness for an amount more than $1,000. Medicine Lodge Physicians Clinic vs. Stephanie Bacon: Indebtedness for an amount more than $950. Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital vs. Stephanie Bacon: Indebtedness for
an amount more than $1,000. Dirk’s Copy Products Inc vs. Leroy Leland dba LTD Appraisal: Indebtedness for an amount more than $650. Domestic Relations Filings State of Kansas Ex Rel SRS, etal vs. James M. Reed: Notice of Registration Pursuant to Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Julie L. Reed vs. Jamie Lonker: Petition for Protection from Stalking Order. Jamie Lonker vs. Julie Reed: Petition for Protection from Stalking Order. Marriage Filings Jared Houston Allen, 27, Argonia and Nicole Keely Wright, 23, Argonia. Jayson Michael Scherer, 33, Medicine Lodge and Kady Ellen Conn, 29, Medicine Lodge. Traffic Filings Jamie G. Williams, 19, Denali National Park, AK: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10). Brenda C. Neal, 50, Kiowa: Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; 1st conviction ($988.50). The following individuals were cited for speeding: Michael B. Bell, 57, Hutchinson: 70 in 45 ($248). David A. Eastabrook, 51, Mutual, OK: 80 in 65 ($173). Gary Filson, 74, Protection: 75 in 65 ($143). See Court Page 48
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Barber County Real Estate Transactions Beginning Book 135, page 91 Real Estate Transfers Farrell J. Perdreauville and Sheryn K. Simms-Perdreauville, Trustees of the Farrell A. Perdreauville and Sheryn K. Simms-Perdreauville Revocable Living Trust dated Dec. 5, 1997, to Brian J. Poland and Tambra A. |Poland: the West Half of Section 25, Township 30 South, Range 11 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; warranty deed. Tate W. Henke to Adam Weeks and Heather L. Henke: Lots 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74 and 76 on Kansas Avenue East in the Original Townsite of the City of Medicine Lodge; warranty deed. Carolyn Jean McCullough aka Carol Jean McCullough aka Jeanee McCollough and Patrick Gene McCollough; and Carolyn Jean McCollough as Trustee of the Carolyn Jean McCollough Revocable Trust dated March 4, 2008; and Linda Sawyer aka Linda Lou Bruce aka Linda L. Bruce aka Linda Bruce and Walter Sawyer; David Lynn Cline aka David Cline aka Dave Cline and Amber Cline; C. Wesley Cline; Robert Lee Cline aka Robert L. Cline; Mark Cline aka Mark Wesley Cline; Glenn Henderson aka Glyn Henderson; John M. Snyder; and Susan C. Ooton to Gentry Ranch Partners, LLC: --the South Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 32 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the West Half and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section
30, Township 32 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --Section 31, Township 32 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; the South Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 33 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; the West Half and the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 33 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the North Half of the Northeast Quarter; the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West Half and the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 33 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the Northeast Quarter, the East Half of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 33 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the North Half of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 33 South, Range 14 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the Northeast Quarter and the South Half of Section 1, Township 33 South, Range 15 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 33 South, Range 15 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 33 South, Range 15 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --All of Section 12, Township 33 South, Range 15 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; --the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 33 South, Range 15 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; warranty deed. Mortgages Beginning Book 200, page 219 Scott E. Priddy and Dawn E. Priddy
to Mortgage Investment Services: the North 127 feet of the East 34 feet of Lot 3 and the West 39 feet of the North 89 feet and the West 43 feet of the South 38 feet of the North 127 feet of Lot 5 on Stolp Avenue East in Hartzell’s Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge $115,983. Larry R. Thorne to Central National Bank of Alva: the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7 and the West Half of Section 8; and the West Half of Section 17; and the East Half of the East Half and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19; and the South 30 acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the West Half and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter Section 20; and the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, All in Township 30 South, Range 12, West of the 6th Prime Meridian; $357,652.47. Brendon Howard Taylor Wheelock aka Brendon Wheelock, and Stephanie L. Wheelock to the Farm Service Agency (Pratt, Kan.): the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 33; and the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the South Half of Section 34, Township 31 South, Range 12 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. And Lot 1 and all that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter as described; and Lots 2, 3, & 4 and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3 and Lot 2 and all that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4 as described in Township 32 South, Range 12 West of the 6th Principal Meridian;$225,000. Garrett Vestal Cook to the Farm Service Agency (Pratt): the West Half of the West Half of Section 10 and the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15 and the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 34 South, Range 12 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; $160,000. Christopher E. Boyd to Farm Service Agency (Pratt): a tract of land as described, in the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, in Township 30 South, Range 11 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; two notes totaling $258,000.
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11:27 a.m. medical call to 2 north of Amorita 3/4 east to cemetery, need ambulance and 1st Responders from A/B for individual that is sick, A/B returned to station ambulance going to Kiowa. 12:48 p.m. report of 4-5 grass fires east of Carmen to Carmen turnoff, 4-5 small spots on fire, Carmen was paged out. 12:53 p.m. report of grass fire 1 east of Helena on Hwy 45, Helena FD was paged out. 5:33 p.m. report of reckless driver eastbound on Hwy 64, advised by Woods Co of description of vehicle, not able to catch up with him.
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9:13 p.m. report of cattle out 3 miles south & 3 miles east of 45/58 Jct., advised possible owner, he will go take care of it. 11:43 p.m. report of possible stolen vehicle from Woods/Alfalfa Co line, unit advised he is 1/2 mile east of Alfalfa Co line, needs backup, advised by OHP we have 2 guys running, OHP advised he needs a wrecker, they will call them from Alva, Major Co deputy en route to assist, OHP advised Major Co deputy in service to Alfalfa Co to assist, busy at Chaparral Apts. September 2, 2011 1:33 a.m. report of white cow out on
Dacoma blacktop, notified 3 possible owners, also advised Woods Co. 5:11 a.m. report of smell of smoke south of Cherokee, received several calls about smoke smell, advised possible smell of smoke from OKC fires or fire from Hwy 11 barn. 8:14 a.m. report of cow out in their yard north of McWillie turnoff, thought it was one individuals but he does not have cattle in area, spoke with another possible owner, he hopes it is there so he can move it to another field. 9:20 a.m. report of cattle out 3 east on Crystal Rd, called possible owner, he will go check.
Real Estate
piece, or parcel of land as described in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 21, Township 27 North, Range 12 WIM; warranty deed. J. Lawrence Hague to Ted C. Durfey and Cynthia S. Durfey; the East 25 feet of Lot 9 and all of Lot 10 in Block 5, West Side Addition to Cherokee; warranty deed. Mortgages Roger D. Goodwin and Karla M. Goodwin to Farmers Exchange Bank: a tract of land as described in the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM; $148,000. Chad L. Wallace to Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC (Tulsa): a tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 23 North, Range 11 WIM, as described; $97,951. Ethan Stocking to Farmers Exchange Bank: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 in Block 26 in the Original Town of Helena;
$26,000. Jerry Wessels and Shanndee R. Wessels to ACB Bank: the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 27 North, Range 11, WIM; $205,170.37. Calvin Leeper and Jacqueline Leeper to Terry Graham, Trustee, pursuant to order of the District Court of Alfalfa County in Case No. CV-2011-8, styled Calvin Leeper, Linda Leist, Lee W. Leeper and Jay M. Leeper vs. the unknown heirs, assigns, and executors of Ida K. Hagans, deceased, dated July 21, 201l: the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 25 North, Range 12 WIM; $160,000.
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Randy L. Keen, 55, Ponca City, OK: 82 in 65 ($185). Jessie D. Pohlmann, 24, Ft. Scott: 75 in 65 ($143). Philip E. Sullivan, 22, Emporia: 86 in 65 ($212). Ronald G. Trimmell, 49, Andover: 82 in 65 ($185). Steven R. Baker, 40, Winfield: 77 in 65 ($155).
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Specialty Sandwiches & Soup
Animals and Pets
For Sale
Misty’s Dog Grooming
‘98 Harley Dyna Wide Glide. 580-430-5388
Weekdays, evenings and Sat. Call Misty 580-327-6653 lv msg Found
Business Services Professional Upholstery
Spayed F mostly white Calico with all types of furniture. Over Cat. Call 580-327-3462 55 yrs experience. Goltry, OK. 580-496-2351 For Sale Ya’ll Come Bichon Frise, 7wks, 1F, 1M. Shots and wormed. Call after to the Fair. Free Candy, Advice 6pm. 580-748-1817 and Jokes at my booth. Jim at Scribner Salvage Dog Pen Kick’n Koffee 8x10 Kennel 6ft tall. $150. 580748-1144 Thurs-Chicken Salad with Crossaint or Pulled Pork. Do For Sale not miss Chicken and Noodles 4 Half Corgi and Half Yorkie M on Fri or Pulled Pork. Bierox puppies. 5 wks old. $150. 580- Special with Potato Salad or 327-4624 Chips and Dessert every day of the week. Mon-Chicken or Beef Automotive Enchiladas. If you need a boost get a double shot of espresso iced For Sale or hot ‘97 Ford F150. Ext Cab Longbed Boulevard Storage w/Auto Transmission, small V8, matching Camper Shell Free Padlock with Rental. We and liner, power everything spray for Spiders and treat for and everything works like new. Mice. 580-327-1913 or 580-43018mpg, exceptionally nice inside 9036 and out, $3900. 580-463-2344 or Need New Sidewalks? 405-612-3972 Driveway perhaps. Also Brick and Block work. Stone Work ‘88 Mercury Marquis 4dr Sedan, avail. Also Haul Top Soil, Fill Landou Roof, Super Clean Dirt and Driveway Stone. Give and Runs Great. Tires like new us a call. Free estimates. 580$1600. 620-825-4634 732-1028 For Sale
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Bad Hair Day?
Pasture Tree Clearing
Come to Karen’s Hair Design. Perm w/HC $30. HC’s $10. Colors and more. 605 E Barnes. 580-327-3142
Save moisture and Grass. Let me clear trees in your pasture. Skid Steer and Marshall Tree Saw. Ed Grover. 580-474-2465 or 580542-0298
DC Quality Painting
For Your Const Needs Interior/Exterior. Free Estimates. From A-Z, New Construction, 580-748-2578 Roofing, Additions, Remodeling, Fair Special Siding, Windows, Int/Ext, Husqvarna Viking H Class 200’s Painting, All Work Guaranteed. Serger. The MSRP is $599 and Improve the value of your home. our Fair Special is $375 + Free Call 580-732-1028 Owner Class and attend Serger Stretch Your Dollars Club Free for 6 months. ($60 Value) Supplies are extra. Buy We’ll show you how to build where you learn to use your your dream home and afford to machine and get help or service live in it. Miller and Associates, any time you need it. Alva LLC. 580-327-7935. www. millerandassociatesllc.com Sewing Center. 580-327-3312 Computer Plus
Depot Bar & Grill
Wed Lunch Special-BBQ Brisket, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Pineapple Orange Cake. Thurs-Fried Catfish, Hush Puppies, Coleslaw, Lemon Icebox Cake. Fri-Chicken Fry, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Roll, Italina Cream Cake. Open Oil/Gas Mineral Leases at 11am. Full Menu every day. Please contact us if you are Carry-Out avail. 580-327-2212 interested in leasing or selling Food Distribution your minerals. We provide services to Oil and Gas Mineral Alva Wesleyan Church and Okla Owners. Our efforts create Regional Food Bank. 2nd Wed healthy competition resulting each month. 3rd and Church St. in higher bonus amounts and 2-6pm. We want to feed body and superior lease terms. Professional your soul. References Available. 580-327Employment 4440 or 580-327-7889. www. Help Wanted MineralMarketing.Com Computer Repair, Service, Virus Removal and other Computer Needs. Competitive Pricing. Call Adam Swallow at 580-327-4449 or 580-748-2349 or come by 1329 Fair St. Mon-Fri. Will do local housecalls
Lucky Buck Boot Repair
Inside and Outside Sales position. Apply in person. Starr Lumber
Drop-Offs any time. 911 11th Help Wanted St. 443-791-1853. $50 Full Sole. Quick Quality Repair. Shop Depot Bar and Grill. Daytime hours 9am-5pm Waitress Wed-Fri.580-327-7011
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Now Hiring
Drivers Needed
Class A CDL Drivers. Kenworth Sleeper Trucks. Bellydump Trailers. Great Pay! Call Mike at 58-554-0760
Hawley Services, Inc. Class A CDL. Will license and train new drivers. Alva area. Contact Mark at 580-554-3913
Nicholas Services
Help Wanted
Now hiring Class A Truck Drivers for all shifts. Earn over $1500 weekly/$17-$19.50 hourly. Excellent Benefits. Over 30 years in Business. Come be a valued member of our growing company that takes pride in our equipment and provides extensive oilfield training. 620-930-7511
Need someone to do light housekeeping and keep an elderly woman company. M-F. 580-327-2600
Secret Shopper Needed You will earn $200 being a Mystery Shopper. Your employment package will include funds for the shopping, a training assignment which will be sent to you after you receive payment for the assignment. Contact ASAP for more information patrickmclain12@yahoo.com Help Wanted Seeking organized self-starter to handle Secretarial needs for law firm. Must be personable and professional. Computer and phone skills required. Please send Resume to P.O. Box 488, Alva, OK 73717 Help Wanted Now taking applications for 8am2pm and 2pm-8pm. Value Added Products. 2101 College Blvd
Build Your Career Professional Field Representatives wanted for Alva, Cherokee, Fairview, Medicine Lodge and Mooreland areas. No experience required. Excellent training program, sales track, income potential and benefits for those who qualify. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, Omaha, Nebraska. Resumes to 350515@woodmen. org or call 855-467-4968 Truck Mechanic Nicholas Services has expended their fleet and is now seeking a highly motivated mechanic that takes pride in their work. Duties include truck maintenance, brake work, A/C, electrical and general shop maintenance, organizational skills a must. Paid hourly based on experience, position includes exceptional benefits package. Job is located in Medicine Lodge, KS. 620930-7511
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Bus Driver Wanted
Yard Sale
For Sale
Part-Time at Woods County Senior Citizen Center. Apply in person at 625 Barnes. Alva
Many new items Fri and Sat 8am-? 1733 Maple
Colorado Peaches by the box this week. 580-829-1359
Multi Family
For Sale
1214 Center. Sept 9 5:30-? and Sept 10 8am-?
Manitowoc Ice Maker. Deep Fryer. 2 door Refrigerator. 3 Hole Steam Table. 1 Coffee Maker. Call for details. 580-621-3496
Farm Supplies Farmers Please Help! 63 Yr old looking for a hunting lease for deer. Will pay top price for good place. 580-554-0999 For Sale 8350 JD 20x8 Grain Drill with Cultivator. $2000. 580-541-3841 Garage Sales Liquidation Sale (Inside) 816 Locust. Sat 8am-noon Lutheran Rummage Sale Fri Sat from 9am-2pm. 212 Maple. Everything different Large Indoor Moving Sale. Fri, Sept 9 and Sat, Sept 10. 8am6pm. 44471 Wood Lake Dr. Furniture, Office Equip, Mirrors, Wall Decor, TV, Microwave, Many Kitchen Items, House and Yard Tools, Mower, New Wii, Camping Equip, Outdoor Furniture, Large Nearly New Freezer, Books and lots more! Please-No Early Birds
414 Mimosa Fri 3-7pm. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Garage Sale Fri 1-6pm. 918 Barnes. Lots of misc Miscellaneous Meeting
Only 9 Days till the Hunting Country Big Cruise and Car Show Hunting Lease Wanted Responsible and Respectible Hunters. Clark 918-906-3223 For Sale
Quarterback Club. Every Friday at noon at Champ’s. Join us to find out what you are missing! If you have questions contact Ed Sutter at 580-327-1511 or Terry Lohman at 580-327-0221 Still Buying Iron, Copper, Cars, Brass, Tin, Aluminum and misc at Scribner Salvage. 1208 Fair, Alva. 580-327-1313 For Sale Crosley 28,500btu Window AC. Used 30 days. Replaced with CH/A. $750. 580732-3152 For Sale Whirlpool Cabrio HE Washer and Dryer still under warranty. $900 obo. 580-3273328
Large AC Window Unit 24,500btu. Used 30 days. 580-327-0646 Massage Therapy LaDonna Durkee is accepting appointments at the Wild Hair Salon. Call for appointment 580-327-9453 For Sale Beautiful Diamond Engagement Ring. 3/4ct. Princess Cut. VS1-VS2 Clarity. H-I color. Purchased for $3900 will sell for $2850 or best offer. 580-430-5206 For Sale 26� Girls Bike, Sm Baldwin Funster Organ, lots of music books, big and Lil Red Wagons, Lg Coke a Cola Clock. 580327-1145 Real Estate Want to Buy
MURROW
REAL ESTATE & AUCTION
580-327-1998
www.murrowlandandhome.com www.murrowrealestateandauction.com
If you are interested in selling all or part of your mineral rights call Steve Redgate, Waynoka, OK. 580-824-3501 For Sale Starter Home, 2bdrm, 1 3/4bth, CH/A $32,000. United Country/Kohlrus Real Estate. 580-327-4007. www.kohlrus.com For Sale by Owner
NELSON REAL ESTATE See all our listings at alvaokhomes.com Jeanette Nelson, Broker
Call for Details 580-748-0745 or 580-327-1745
3 bed, 2 bath brick home. Family room or 4th bdrm, living, dining, kitchen, over 2100 sq ft, fenced back yard. 216 E Barnes 580-748-1620
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Fallin pushes for growth of Okla. drone industry
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is hoping to attract companies to the state that build unmanned aerial systems often known as drones, as a way to create more hightech jobs. The Republican governor said she sees Oklahoma as having several advantages in the race to build systems used in combat and for a variety of commercial purposes, the Tulsa World reports (http://bit.ly/pgeQID ). “We have a unique capacity other states don’t have,” she said. Fallin attended a recent industry convention in Washington and recently appointed Stephen McKeever, the state secretary of science and technology, to
lead a council of public and private experts that will develop a plan for bringing in manufacturers. “We have significant expertise,” McKeever said. “We have a technical workforce and knowledge base on aircraft on which we can build a new direction in the unmanned aerial systems area.” The state is already home to about 1,000 workers at a number of small companies working on unmanned aerial systems. It has a much larger aerospace industry that employs about 150,000 people. Industry officials say their technology could eventually become part of everyday functions in agriculture, research
and a variety of other areas. “I think the technology maturation has advanced to where we’re at the tipping point,” said Michael Toscano, president and CEO of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. “You may see a tremendous improvement in the quality of life for mankind. I don’t mean to sound grandiose, but that’s where we’re at.” McKeever acknowledged the idea of pilotless aircraft buzzing across the skies might seem foreign, but said the number of unmanned systems would be limited. “It’s not like there are going to be thousands of commercial-sized aircrafts flying through the air with nobody on board,” he said.
Okla. authorities look for armed robbery suspect VINITA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is looking for a suspect in the armed robbery of a gas station along the Will Rogers Turnpike. In a news release, authorities say an EZ GO gas station in Vinita, about 65
For Rent Property for Oilfield Business;Office, Covered Parking, Workshop,Possible living quarters. 580-430-7098 House For Sale Acreage with 3bdrm Home, 1 1/2bths, recent heating and cooling system, roof, very neat and sound cond, also nice 2 car garage w/shop, large hay barn, corrals, rock road, 5 acres between Alva and Cherokee. 580-884-7447 For Lease Office Space and Truck/Heavy equipment parking. 3 mile N of Alva on Hwy 281. 580-327-2600 Price Reduced Over 4400sqft of Office Space or Residence or both. Schuessler Real Estate. 580-327-0707. Also for sale great location and great price 3bdrm home in Woodlake Estate
miles northeast of Tulsa, was robbed at about 12:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities say the burglar showed a pistol to a store employee who was cleaning before taking money from the cash drawer. He then beat the employee
with the pistol before fleeing. The suspect is described as a white male, but authorities don’t know whether he was driving a vehicle. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call 918-256-3388.
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