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Reported suicide threat turns into VOLUME 35, NO. 34• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015 • 50¢ drug arrests
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Lynn Says
We now have dash cams on all our personal and business vehicles By Lynn L. Martin The price of little dashboard cameras has fallen dramatically in recent months while at the same time video quality has zoomed to hi-def levels. Radio Shack in Alva has a tiny little dashboard camera for about $99. I chose to spend another $100 and have the camera hard-wired into the electrical system of the vehicle. The camera is mounted above the rear-view mirror and the power cord disappears into the headliner fabric three inches above. By handling the power needs this way, I don't have one more device to plug into the cigarette lighter socket. Also, the hookup can be configured to automatically turn on the camera when you start the engine and then automatically turn it off when you stop the engine. Trying to remember to always manually turn on the camera is a real pain. A few insurance firms in the United Kingdom are offering 10-15 percent discounts on insurance rates for those who install dashboard cameras. I have not yet heard of that happening in the USA yet,
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but it probably will happen. Reasons To Use a Dashboard Camera By Penny Gusner on Insurance.com 1. Have a record of your accident. Drivers often have completely different memories and descriptions of an accident. With video proof that you weren’t the driver responsible for a car crash you can save yourself from being found at fault by a car insurance company – and receiving the higher auto insurance rates that go with that finding. Your dash cam footage can also expedite your claim, as it may prevent you from having drawn-out discussions with insurance companies about who was at fault. 2. Get out of a ticket. If you’re stopped for a traffic violation you didn’t commit, offer up your dash cam footage to the law enforcement officer before the ticket is written. If the officer won’t watch it, bring the footage to court to contest the ticket. Moving traffic violations will normally cost you points on your state driving record and raise your car insurance rates. Not receiving a ticket -- or beating a ticket in court due to video proof of no wrongdoing – will keep you from a nasty auto insurance surcharge. Recently in New York a two-way dash cam saved a driver from receiving a ticket for using his cellphone while driving. The officer let the driver go without a ticket after viewing dash cam footage showing the motorist wasn’t talking on his phone, but merely scratching and tugging on his ear. 3. Help fight insurance fraud. If you have a feeling the accident you were in, or just witnessed, may have been a “crash for cash,” turn over your dash cam footage to the insurance companies involved, or to the state insurance fraud unit, to investigate. Catching a fraudster in a staged accident can indirectly lower your rates. (Several videos of Russian scammers caught in action are on YouTube.) The FBI estimates that the cost of
insurance fraud is more than $40 billion per year. When auto insurers unknowingly settle fraudulent claims, all motorists pay hundreds of dollars extra each year because companies divide the cost of claims among consumers. Mercury Insurance’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) often uses video to fight insurance fraud. For example, a car collision captured on a dash camera showing a driver making a sudden and unnecessary stop helped the Mercury SIU team defend their insured in a personal injury claim. The dash cam evidence directly resulted in the claim and pending lawsuit against Mercury’s customer being dropped. Dan Bales, national director of SIU, said in a statement, “People try to cheat the system every day, and dash cams have become a huge asset for our team and drivers to fight these fraudsters.” 4. Make you a better driver. Dancers look in the mirror to correct their technique, athletes watch video of their previous games to improve their play, and you can review your daily driving footage to become a better driv-
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Miss Burlington Thursday at 7 p.m.
for the Miss Burlington crown Thursday at 7 p.m. (See story in this issue of the Newsgram.) Board members discussed the two bids received on the remodeling of the cafeteria windows and south entry doors. The bid from J.E. Byrd Construction for $37,532.00 received board approval. Ten-month employee contracts were signed. Bluncks received board approval as the school photographer. The board also approved the July activity report; reaffirmed the Burlington School procurement policy; approved a Finish Line Fuel Card for the ag teacher's use with the option of getting others later on or as necessary. The following encumbrances, change orders and warrants for 2016 were approved: General fund: encumbrances $85,412.74, payroll accrual $1,447,633.83, change orders $1,357.70, warrants $254,466.15; Reserves: warrants $27,168.00; child nutrition fund: warrants $4,637.91. Board members discussed getting a new lawnmower. They continue to look for a pickup to be used by custodians. Superintendent Elliott said Burlington's enrollment is currently 173 students with 139 riding the bus. He
reminded board members of the OSSBA Convention Aug. 28-30 and gave a short update on 2015 legislative action. He said installation of the porches on the new Autry Tech house started Monday. He mentioned a possible future project regarding the street in front of the school. Giving his report, Principal Shane Feely said teachers have their first Google docs instruction. He gave a short report on the remediation program. On Aug. 25 the students will attend a presentation by Joe Cole in Cherokee on bullying. Cole will also present programs to the teachers in the afternoon and the parents in the evening. The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Burlington school board signs contracts, approves new cafeteria windows and doors
By Yvonne Miller The Burlington Board of Education held its August meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17. President Terry Graham called the meeting to order with members Allison Armbruster, Roger Allen and Aaron Smith. T.J. Rockenbach arrived 10 minutes late. Others present were Superintendent Glen Elliott, Principal Shane Feely and minutes clerk Tamre Bohn. Student council (StuCo) sponsor Jennifer Newlin and StuCo president Allyson Stewart attended the meeting. Stewart asked the board to reconsider having a professional master of ceremonies at the Miss Burlington Pageant and to allow the senior students to present the ceremony. After a short discussion Newlin and Stewart left the meeting. The board approved changing the policy to use either a professional or the senior students at Miss Burlington at the discretion of StuCo and an administrative official beginning with the 2015/2016 school year and all future years. Three senior young women vie
Midwest refinery throws wrench into gasoline price slide AAA reports Oklahoma’s pump price average for self-serve regular jumped nearly 19 cents over the past week to an average today of $2.57 per gallon. Although dramatic, Sooner State prices haven’t increased anywhere near as much as those in upper Midwestern states over the last seven days: • Indiana: up 59 cents • Illinois: up 57 cents • Michigan: up 51 cents • Ohio: up 44 cents • Wisconsin: up 39 cents “These price spikes are the result of a BP refinery going down unexpectedly in Whiting, Indiana. Unfortunately, it’s the largest refinery supplying fuel to the Great Lakes region and the central U.S.,” said Chuck Mai, spokesperson for AAA Oklahoma. “We’re feeling the impact
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Stanley II. House Surrounded The officers drove to the outskirts of Jet and waited while Trooper Morgan made a pass by the residence to assess risk and visibility. When he called them to approach, they quickly surrounded the house. A four-wheeler matching the description given by Chapman was hidden on the east side of the house. Deputy Sanders continued patrolling around the block while the other officers approached on foot and covered the exits. Lathrom beat on the front door, identifying himself and ordering that the door be opened. He heard a stereo being turned on inside with the volume turned up high and could hear movement. Deputy Lathrom heard a commotion at the back door so ran around the corner where he found Trooper Morgan cuffing Phillips while Trooper Steelman covered him. Morgan told Lathrom to cover the back door. Trooper Steelman said he could see movement from others inside the house. After Lathrom yelled commands for the occupants to come out, Trigg James Stanley II came out in his line of sight with his hands up and got down on the floor. Jeffrey Smith stood up from behind the couch and eventually got on the floor while proclaiming his innocence. With Ranger Webster covering them, Deputy Lathrom handcuffed the two men who were between the living room and the kitchen. Officers cleared the house but did not find the gun in question. However, both Lathrom and Webster noticed several articles of paraphernalia in plain view about the house. Trooper Morgan said he smelled
a strong presence of marijuana when the back door had first been opened. Lathrom asked Stanley and Smith about Phillips’ gun. Both said they didn’t know anything about a gun. Asked if there were any weapons in the house, Stanley said there were four firearms in his bedroom. Lathrom secured those. Search of House Lathrom and Webster began a search incident to arrest in the living room, music room and bedroom. Items found included parts of a marijuana grinder, pipe head with residue, several baggies of marijuana shake, a square glass container with marijuana shake, a brown tray with a small pile of marijuana and small baggies, two water bongs, a clear plastic snort tube with methamphetamine residue, miscellaneous partial pipes, screens, lighters, blades, wires, tweezers, pipe cleaners, paper plates, incense, cloth bags, and ashtrays. There were also multiple road signs hung on walls, some labeled as being from ODOT. In addition they found a Rossi A .223 rifle with scope, a Browning 12 gauge shotgun, a Remington Speedmaster .22 rifle with scope and a Remington 870. All three suspects were Mirandized and Lathrom asked about the ownership of the substances and items. All three reported knowing nothing about it, each asserting any illicit substances or items were put there by one of the others. Deputy Lathrom interviewed Phillips about the original incident. He said he had never been suicidal and had not threatened Chapman, saying the entire episode was a misunderstanding stemming from a verbal altercation. He said after Chapman took the child and walked out to the back pasture, he had grabbed his .243 hunting rifle and shot a rabbit in their yard and then put the rifle back where he stored it in their home. He said he had no desire to harm himself or others. Trooper Morgan said Phillips was wanted on a warrant out of Garfield County. Lathrom said he had no further need of Phillips so Morgan took him to
Reported suicide threat turns into drug arrests By Marione Martin When law enforcement officers responded to a domestic dispute and threatened suicide in Jet, they came across something entirely different. According to court records, Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Alpha Lathrom was in Helena visiting with the police chief about 7:32 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, when dispatch asked him to go to 17624 County Road 700, the home of Jacob Phillips and Alexis Chapman. Dispatch reported Chapman had contacted them saying she and Phillips were in the house having a verbal altercation when Phillips threatened to kill himself. Chapman said she fled with their 10-month-old child to a field behind the house, hearing multiple gunshots. As Deputy Lathrom drove to the location, dispatch told him Phillips emerged from the house while Chapman was on the phone and rode to her location on a four-wheeler. When he found out she was on the phone with the authorities, he sped away down county roads. Chapman told them Phillips was still armed and had been diagnosed with PTSD but had quit taking his medications two weeks earlier and was unstable. Trooper Morgan, Park Ranger Webster and Deputy Sanders joined Lathrom at the home where Chapman told them the rifle was a bolt action .243 and there was often a telescopic sight mounted to it. The officers were unable to ascertain Phillips’ whereabouts by searching the surrounding area. Trooper Morgan called in a trace on Phillips’ cellphone, which was triangulated to 206 N. 5th in Jet, the residence of Trigg
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Obituaries DUSTY RHODES Funeral services for Dusty Rhodes will be Thursday, August 20, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel with Minister Ray Hall, Pastor, Elm and Murrow, Church of Christ, Waynoka, Oklahoma. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday evening 6-8 p.m. at the chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Dusty was born to Geraldine Rhodes and William Lee England on April 1, 1973, in Ashdown, Arkansas. He passed away on August 16, 2015, at the Cherokee Manner in Cherokee, Oklahoma, at the age of 42 years, 4 months and 15 days. He attended the New Faith Tabernacle and graduated with the class of 1992. After graduation he worked as a mechanic and truck driver at various places. Dusty married Tammy Lynnette Knighton on March 8, 2002, in Ogden, Arkansas. After their marriage they moved to Foreman, Arkansas, where he worked as a mechanic for Cowling Trucking and TTC.
He was preceded in death by his mother and grandparents.. He is survived by his wife of the home Tammy; three stepsons, Joe and his wife Ariel Green, Jesse, and Johnny Green; three grandchildren, Jaydia and Jaymien Green and Cayson Green; a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Contributions may be made in his memory to a love fund through Wharton Funeral Chapel of Alva. DARRELL L. ZAHORSKY Darrell L. Zahorsky, 78, died August 11, 2015, at his home in El Paso, Texas. He was born July 16, 1937, in rural Dacoma, Oklahoma, to David Fred and Edith Elizabeth (McCoy) Zahorsky. Darrell graduated from Dacoma High School, McPherson Central College with an associate’s degree in 1957, Kansas State Teachers College with
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a bachelor’s degree in 1961 and his master’s degree in 1965. He was an elementary school principal and a junior high history and civics teacher for U.S.D. 308. Darrell was a member of HNEA, KNEA, NEA Life Member, Newton Teacher Association Treasurer, Association of Childhood Education, Gideon’s International, and Kansas Association of Middle Level Education. Darrell joined the United States Army November 26, 1953, and served until September 15, 1960. On September 14, 1957, he married Maritta Joy Miller in Newton. She died February 23, 2006. Darrell is survived by: son Kevin Zahorsky of Hutchinson; daughters Sharon Garant and husband Alan of El Paso, Texas, and Karen Jung and husband Peter of Inman; grandchildren Catlin Zahorsky of Manhattan, Kansas; Dustin Zahorsky of California; Christopher J. “C.J.” Smith of Fort Riley; Brendan Smith of McPherson; Alicia Jung, Phillip Jung, Rebecca Jung, and Jessica Jung, all of Inman; one great-grandchild; brothers Delbert “Del” Zahorsky of Enid, Don Zahorsky of Dacoma, Dr. Carroll Zahorsky of Leawood, Stanley “Stan” Zahorsky and wife Jan of Minneapolis, Minnesota; sister Marlene McLean and husband Perry of Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers David Jr., Roger and James “Jim” Zahorsky; and son Lyle Zahorsky. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2015, at First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson, Kansas, with pastors Doug Wyatt, Bones Nay and Tom Griffith officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery with military graveside honors being conducted by United States Army Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9-9 Wednesday with family to receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Gideon’s International, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
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Woman injured after hitting tree Charges filed in Alfalfa County
With all the discussion about the problems in classrooms with cell phones, one teacher made this hanging device for the students to charge their phones away from their desks at the front of the classroom while class is going on. Charging is always needed so this is an attractive option. It is easy to tell which phone belongs to what student since all the classroom desks are numbered accordingly. The teacher said, “They’ll need to bring their own cords for now, but I’m taking donations of micro HDMI and Lightening cords!” Some critics have suggested the fire marshall won’t approve this set up with all the powerstrips on the walls. But others have said that’s the way all computer labs look anyway.
By Marione Martin A Cherokee woman was injured Tuesday, Aug. 11, when her vehicle collided with a tree just before 10 p.m. Christina Marie Kutz, 35, was taken to Bass Hospital in Enid. After an investigation, charges were filed against her in Alfalfa County on Aug. 12. Kutz has been charged with possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park or school, a felony. She was also charged with driving while under the influence of drugs, a misdemeanor. When Cherokee Police Chief Mike Andrews arrived at the scene. he saw a green and gold Chevrolet pickup had struck a tree in the yard at 509 S. Kansas. Emergency personnel were treating the driver and attempting to remove her from the vehicle. She was screaming and complaining of severe pain in her right leg and hip. She was then taken by ambulance to Bass Hospital in Enid. Chief Andrews learned the identity of the driver from her sister, who had walked to the location. The sister said Kutz was very upset and mad at her exboyfriend. The sister said she attempted to hide Kutz’s pickup keys to keep her from leaving. She said Kutz had drunk a beer earlier at the bar. The sister said she went into the bathroom to take a bath. She said Kutz apparently found the keys and left in the pickup, squealing the tires. Andrews, assisted by Deputy Dillin Munholland, took measurements. There were 32 feet of skid marks where Kutz spun the tires as she was leaving the
residence at 215 E. 5th St. After continuing west on 5th, she turned south on Kansas and continued 158 feet until the pickup left the right side of the road, going over a curb into a yard before striking the tree. The speedometer was stuck at 46 mph. There was heavy damage to the front of the pickup. Chief Andrews saw no signs that Kutz hit the brakes before hitting the tree. Chief Andrews drove to Bass Hospital in Enid to speak to Kutz. At 1:10 a.m. he talked with her in her room. She said she was driving the truck and was alone in the vehicle. She said she was upset, and when she left the house the accelerator got stuck so she could not slow down. Andrews noticed some items on the counter in the room and asked Kutz if they were hers. She said they were. One item was a piece of aluminum foil. Andrews knew from experience that people sometimes keep illegal drugs in foil. He asked what was in the foil, and Kutz said “meth.” She said she is bipolar paranoid and had not had the money to get her prescriptions in about a month so she sometimes smokes meth to help. The location of the wreck was approximately 600 feet from the Cherokee High School. The emergency room doctor came into the room and told them Kutz had a dislocated and fractured right hip. He said they would admit her to the hospital and discuss treatment of her hip. Chief Andrews told Kutz he was going to finish his reports and turn them over to the district attorney’s office for warrants, which she could take care of after she was released from the hospital. After returning to Cherokee, Andrews field tested the white substance in the foil. It tested positive for methamphetamine.
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MISS ALVA WINNERS – Winners in the Miss Alva pageant were (left to right) Meghan Web, poise and appearance winner; Mercedes Kirkhart, invterview winner; Emma Cline, talent winner and Miss Alva 2015; and Adrianna Davidson, Miss Congeniality. Photo by Lynn Martin
Warrant issued in iPhone theft By Helen Barrett A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Tyler Jeffrey Taff, 21, of Stillwater for the theft of an iPhone belonging to Linda Joseph. Joseph reported the phone missing on Aug. 13. Joseph discovered the phone missing after a session at the Holder Wellness Center in Alva. Subsequently, a picture appeared on Joseph’s Facebook page showing what was believed to be the thief taking a selfie with the phone. The phone was located through its global positioning system when it registered at a location in Perkins. Woods County Deputy Adam
Honeyman contacted the Perkins Police Department about the incident. Officer George Hannon identified the photo as Taff. He then went to Taff’s residence and spoke to him about the phone. The affidavit states that Taff told Hannon he took the iPhone from an exercise machine, went into the men’s locker room and took two pictures that he then posted to the owner of the phone’s Facebook page. Taff told Officer Hannon he left the phone in the Wellness Center before he exited. When told the GPS pinged his home address, the suspect denied knowledge of that
fact. Hannon asked Taff if he pawned the phone to which the suspect replied, “If I did, I’m sure you’ll find out.” On Aug. 18 Deputy Honeyman spent several hours in Perkins trying unsuccessfully to locate the suspect and the missing phone. A warrant has been issued for Taff on two felony counts: 1. Grand larceny – a felony; and 2. Knowingly concealing stolen property. Punishment for each count is not to exceed five years in the state penitentiary or one year in the county jail, and/or a fine not to exceed $500.
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Administrator Law leaves council with 5.37 percent decreased budget for 2016 By Yvonne Miller It was a bittersweet night for the Kiowa City Council at their monthly meeting Aug. 10. It was the last meeting at which beloved City Administrator Nathan Law would sit at the council table in Kiowa, Kansas. He and his young family moved to Louisburg, Kansas, near Kansas City where he is the new city administrator. Before he left Kiowa, Law had a proposed 2016 budget prepared for the council to approve after the public hearing that was held at the beginning of this meeting. No members of the public attended to ask questions or make comments about the budget. The council approved the 2016 budget, which is $2,796,688. That's a decrease of 5.37 percent from the 2015 budget, Law said. The mill levy slightly decreases from 42.322 last year to 42.281 for 2016. The decreased budget is due to a slightly increased valuation for the City of Kiowa and careful financial planning by Law. (See pie chart for further budget details.) Mayor Brandon Farney opened the meeting with all members present: R.L. Simpson, Bill Watson, Brian Hill, Tom Wells and Russel Molz. Also seated at the table were Law, city attorney Laurel McClellan and city clerk Marlo Rugg. Electricity Providers Vying for Kiowa's Business For decades Alfalfa County Electric Cooperative (AEC) and Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) have supplied Kiowa with its electricity. However, because the electricity
business is changing – they've experienced load growth, and seen significant changes in market structure, as well as increases in energy/fuel prices – AEC and WFEC are moving their customers to a new contract Jan. 1, 2016. This new contract has a 16 percent increase. AEC's current annual contract with Kiowa is $837,836. The amount increases to $974,466 as of January 1. This has caused the council and administrator to consider other options. The city hired Greg Wright with EMG Inc. as a contractor to help find the best power supply options for Kio-
wa. Wright attended the council meeting along with AEC CEO Colin Whitely and WFEC Brian Coker. Wright recommended the council consider some Kansas power supply pools in cost saving efforts. One of those is Tom Saitta with KMEA (Kansas Municipal Energy Agency). Saitta said KMEA is a non-profit agency from Overland Park, Kansas, with 77 members. “Our job is to help cities like you,” he said. “We buy larger and get cheaper.” “We find the cheapest energy for a city,” he continued. “We buy quantity to minimize risks for clients.” Saitta said a participating city's cost changes proportionally to the market. Those cities have final say on any big purchase made by the pool, he added. Membership in the Kansas energy pools like EMP3 could decrease Kiowa's cost of energy by 15.6 percent to 20.4 percent. However, there are many considerations. A pool generally has a shorter term of membership, but requires more manpower by the city. AEC
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Judge Mickey Hadwiger gestures as he speaks to the Woods County commissioners. From left are District Judge Justin Eilers, Court Clerk Staci Davey, Judge Hadwiger, County Commissioner John Smiley and County Commissioner David Hamil. County Commissioner Randy McMurphy is not pictured, but was present. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
Judges need more courtroom space for Woods County trials By Lynn L. Martin District Judge Justin Eilers, along with Associate District Judge Mickey Hadwiger and Court Clerk Staci Davey, appeared before the Woods County commissioners Monday, Aug. 17, explaining they have more trials scheduled than they have courtroom space for. Judge Hadwiger said, “We are having scheduling conflicts because of lack of space. This brings justice to a complete halt. On overflow, we either do it in chambers or in a little conference room. But sometimes these hearings need to be in an actual court room to give an individual their proper day in court.”
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Hadwiger said that Woods County's increase in population and a change in demographics has caused an increase in the docket here. “If we don't have space to hear a case, justice delayed is justice denied.” Judge Eilers told the commissioners, “We have more jury trials scheduled in Woods County than we have in all the other counties in this district put together.” According to the website of the Oklahoma State Courts Network, the following counties make up Judicial District 4: Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Grand, Kingfisher, Major, Woods and Woodward. The judges were wondering if the conference room next to the Woods County commissioners office could be remodeled to serve as a small courtroom complete with bench, railing and gallery space. The judges were not asking that it be made an exclusive courtroom, but a shared room where other county uses could occur as needed. Commissioner Randy McMurphy led the way in saying he thought this was an OK idea, and that the main uses of
that room had been an occasional safety meeting held by Steve Foster or Home Extension group meetings held by the OSU Extension office. Both the other commissioners, John Smiley and David Hamil, agreed that the alternative use as a small courtroom sounded reasonable and they encouraged the judges to continue with developing plans and return to another commissioners' meeting for final approval. Later, Court Clerk Davey said the dockets are so full that when an attorney calls and wants to reserve courtroom space in Woods County, they are already scheduling into 2016. She said another change that is affecting traffic at the courthouse is a new state law about calling jury members. “It used to be we might call a jury pool and draw upon them for two or three months. The new law requires a new jury call for every trial. So that means we are sending notices every week to potential jurors.” A video of this meeting of the Woods County Commissioners is available for viewing on the www.AlvaReviewCourier.com web site.
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Senator targeted in embezzlement probe won’t get pension By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Republican state senator who has announced plans to resign after being accused of embezzling more than $1.8 million from the nonprofit where he worked will not be eligible to receive a state pension, the head of a state retirement agency said Tuesday. Sen. Rick Brinkley, R-Owasso, who has agreed to step down from his seat on Dec. 31, will have accumulated five years of state service since his election in 2010, falling one year short of the six years he would need to qualify for state retirement benefits, said Joe Fox, executive director of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. "It has nothing to do with what happened to him. There just wouldn't be enough time to qualify for a benefit," Fox said. Still, Democratic state Rep. Mike
Brown of Tahlequah said Brinkley should step down immediately and taxpayers should not have to pay for his estimated $19,000 in salary and health benefits through the end of the year. Brinkley "should do the honorable thing and resign from the Oklahoma Senate effective immediately," Brown said in a statement. "The taxpayers of Oklahoma shouldn't be required to continue paying his salary and fringe benefits in light of these developments." Brinkley did not respond to a telephone message Tuesday seeking comment. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has said it is looking into allegations that funds were misappropriated at the Better Business Bureau in Tulsa, where Brinkley worked for 15 years before he was
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By Tim Talley OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided federal appeals court panel upheld a death sentence Tuesday for an Oklahoma man convicted in the shooting deaths of two men more than 12 years ago. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld the sentence of Phillip Hancock, 51, of Guthrie, who was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the April 27, 2001, shooting deaths of Robert L. Jett Jr., 37, and James V. Lynch, 58, both of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals previously upheld Hancock's convictions and death sentence. An Oklahoma County jury convicted Hancock on the murder counts and sentenced him to death during a 2004 trial in which Hancock acknowledged that he had killed both men but claimed he was acting in self-defense, according to the appellate court's majority opinion. Defense attorneys had argued Hancock was in a fight with the victims when they were shot. Among other things, the appeals
court rejected assertions that Hancock's jury had been misled by what Hancock's attorneys claimed were unwarranted legal instructions on self-defense. Hancock also claimed that the introduction of evidence to his jury concerning an unrelated manslaughter conviction in 1982 and his claims of self-defense in that case deprived him of his constitutional due process rights. But, in a 2-1 decision, the federal appeals court panel upheld the state appeals court ruling that affirmed Hancock's convictions and death sentence. "In these circumstances, we conclude that Mr. Hancock has failed to prove that the...decision was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts," the decision states. In a 20-page dissenting opinion, Judge Carlos F. Lucero said he disagreed with the majority opinion and would reverse Hancock's conviction and sentence
based on what he said was the improper introduction of Hancock's 1982 manslaughter conviction and self-defense claim to his jury. "...The prosecution used both Hancock's prior self-defense plea and his 1982 manslaughter conviction to tell the jury that Hancock was not to be believed," Lucero said. "Thus, the prejudice stemming from the admission of Hancock's prior crime and plea went to the heart of the trial." Hancock's primary defense attorney, Madeline Cohen of the Federal Public Defender's Office in Denver, declined comment on the appellate court's ruling. Attorney Lanita Henricksen of Oklahoma City, who also represents Hancock, said it is likely his defense team will ask the appeals court for a rehearing. No execution date has been set for Hancock.
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By: Tim Talley, OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in northern Oklahoma arrested two suspects Monday in the weekend slayings of an off-duty Sapulpa police officer and the officer's cousin, who was the father of one of the suspects. Jonathan Henry Grafton, 22, and his girlfriend, Daphne Mason, 21, were arrested at 10:16 a.m. by a police officer in Enid in connection with the shooting deaths of Sapulpa police Lt. Trey Pritchard and Jeffrey Grafton, Jonathan Grafton's father, Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes said. Both suspects were arrested on warrants for first-degree murder. It was not immediately clear if either suspect was represented by an attorney. The victims, both 46, were found dead Saturday night in a motel room in Midwest City, which is located less than 10 miles east of Oklahoma City. Pritchard and the elder Grafton had gone to the motel to recover a pickup truck that had been stolen from Grafton, according to investigators. "Obviously, there was some concern about this vehicle," Clabes said. The police chief said family members reported that the vehicle, which had been outfitted with a GPS tracking device, had been stolen by Jonathan Grafton and that Pritchard and Jeffrey Grafton had tracked the pickup to the motel. Clabes said investigators believe Jeffrey Grafton was first to confront his son and his son's girlfriend in the motel room. Pritchard entered the
room afterward and the 2000 model truck was driven out of the area a short time later, he said. The pickup truck was found on Sunday in Yukon, located about 16 miles west of Oklahoma City. Enid police Lt. Tim Jacobi said the suspects were arrested when a police officer noticed two people outside a convenience store that resembled them. At the same time, a citizen told authorities that the same individuals were trying to get someone to drive them to Kansas. "We did know yesterday that they were in the Enid area," Clabes said. He said the suspects were not armed when they were taken into custody and that investigators are still trying to determine how they made their way to Enid, which is about 73 miles north of Yukon. "There was a heightened concern that both murder suspects would be violent when faced with arrest," Clabes said. "Fortunately no one was injured and we are closer to bringing this tragic case to a conclusion." The mood at the Sapulpa Police Department was "very somber" Monday as Pritchard's co-workers mourned the loss of a trusted officer, said Deputy Chief Mike Haefner. "We are all still trying to wrap our heads around this," Haefner said. "We definitely feel the loss of any one of us." Members of the community southwest of Tulsa also reacted to Pritchard's death by assembling floral bouquets around the flagpole in front of the police department, he
said. "The community is reaching out to us," Haefner said. Pritchard had been with the Sapulpa Police Department for almost 19 years and supervised a patrol squad, Haefner said. "He was the main guy over eight junior officers on a daily basis," he said. Pritchard was also a defensive tactics instructor who taught at the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training academy for about 10 years, Haefner said. "A lot of people know him," the deputy chief said.
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ed until at least mid-October. The Supreme Court in February suspended Henderson from the bench without pay for three months over the first complaint against him. Retired District Judge Robert Schmisseur, of Pratt County, who described himself as a mentor to Henderson and a friend of his parents, testified Tuesday that Henderson respected the Supreme Court's decision, though Henderson was "embarrassed" by it. Schmisseur also said he couldn't recall Henderson making offensive remarks in his presence. "There was no reputation for dishonesty," he said, recalling his acquaintance of nearly four decades. Retired District Judge Jean Schmidt, of Shawnee County, said Henderson was a conscientious employee when she supervised his work on juvenile cases in the local district attorney's office in the early 1990s. "I always felt like he was very honest," she testified. "I never had any question about what he told me." Both retired judges noted Henderson's strong religious faith as a devout Catholic. Schmidt said when she supervised Hen-
derson, he sometimes had trouble catching sexual innuendos. Also, she testified, "He didn't read people very well." The first complaint against Henderson alleged that for years, he repeatedly made sexually inappropriate comments in front of female attorneys and staffers. It also alleged he inappropriately used his influence as a judge to prevent a local attorney from handling adult guardianship cases and that he tried to get his wife a part-time job with the local school district. Henderson disputed the accusations. Henderson's attorney, Thomas Haney, repeatedly suggested while questioning defense witnesses that Henderson sometimes isn't "politically correct," but that he didn't make comments or jokes that harassed or demeaned others. Haney asked Schmidt whether Henderson was politically correct. She said, "Well, no, but I'm not either." Several other defense witnesses testified that dark humor is a way of dealing with the stress of handling juvenile cases or cases involving abused and neglected children. But in its opinion in February, the state Supreme Court said that the evidence gathered following the first complaint showed that Henderson "exhibited extremely poor judgment" and made "offensive and demeaning comments" over "an extended period of time."
Kansas panel hears new case against sanctioned judge By John Hanna, TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas district court judge suspended from the bench earlier this year over allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct is facing a second complaint accusing him of not testifying truthfully during a previous disciplinary hearing. A state Commission on Judicial Qualifications panel finished a two-day hearing Tuesday on the latest complaint against Sedgwick County District Court Judge Timothy Henderson. Two retired judges testified as character witnesses for Henderson, saying they have never doubted his honesty. Three assistant Sedgwick County district attorneys and a court services officer were witnesses Monday, disputing Henderson's accounts of his conduct during a disciplinary hearing in May 2014. The latest complaint, filed by the commissioner's examiner in October, said Henderson's earlier testimony "was not candid and honest." The commission panel will make recommendations to the Kansas Supreme Court on what, if any, sanctions Henderson should face, and its decision is not expect-
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Reno County monitoring cases of whooping cough HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Reno County Health Department's director said he's cautiously optimistic that a whooping cough outbreak in the county is beginning to wane. The last suspected case of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, was reported to the county Health Department on Thursday, pushing the number of suspected cases to 102, said director Nick Baldetti. The state has confirmed 71 cases in the county, with the last confirmed case initially reported Aug. 6. "The amount of testing being done in our community is starting to decrease," Baldetti told The Hutchinson News (http:// bit.ly/1NBm6Ae ). "Hopefully that's a good sign that the height of the outbreak
is beginning to wane. But it is still a dispersed population. We are waiting for back to school to start to see its potential. It really could go either way." The Health Department has conducted clinics for several school districts in advance of fall classes beginning to administer pertussis vaccinations to staff, students and parents. Baldetti said the agency has administered about 300 Tdap vaccinations since the outbreak began, but still have at least 300 "on deck." The vaccinations are free to the public. Baldetti said officials want teachers and school staff to be vigilant monitoring students and to contact the department with any suspected cases of whooping cough, which is contagious and character-
ized by intense coughing, fever and runny nose. The department conducted a "well-attended meeting" earlier this month to raise awareness regarding whooping cough and the resources available to schools, Baldetti said. Flyers were distributed to parents advising them what symptoms to look for. "If a parent or guardian has questions, it is encouraged they work with their school officials and the health department in regard to symptoms and next steps," he said. Health officials don't consider an outbreak contained until two full cycles of the disease — one cycle is 21 days — passes without a new case. The newspaper reports that at this point, that would be Sept. 25.
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man who showed up for a job interview at a Wichita abortion clinic with a small bottle of gunpowder and a wick in his backpack didn't mean any harm, police said Tuesday. The 19-year-old man had everything he owned in the backpack when he arrived for his interview Monday at the South Wind Women's Center, Wichita police spokesman Lt. James Espinoza said. Although the device could have blown off someone's fingers had it exploded in their hand, it was too small to damage the clinic, he added. "It was just him having all his personal items," Espinoza said. A security officer at the clinic, one of three in Kansas that provide abortions, searched the backpack and called police after finding knives and the bottle with gunpowder. The building was briefly evacuated.
Espinoza said the man and his friend made the device for fun and had planned to set it off in the next day or so. "It was a very bad decision on his part, obviously," he said. The man was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of an explosive device and the case will be presented to the Sedgwick County district attorney's office for possible charges. The clinic opened in 2013 in the building where Dr. George Tiller provided abortions until an anti-abortion zealot shot and killed Tiller in his church in 2009. That building has long been the site of anti-abortion violence. An abortion rights opponent shot and wounded Tiller in both arms there in 1993, and his clinic sustained heavy damage when it was bombed in 1996.
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and their requests exceed the dollars available by nearly $2.8 million. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the top eight leaders of the GOP-dominated Legislature plan to meet next Monday at the Statehouse to review the requests. The new law leaves it to them to decide how much each district receives. "This just underscores what has been a concern for most school people for some time," said Mark Tallman, lobbyist for the Kansas Association of School Boards. "Schools are in a dynamic environment." Critics of the old per-student aid formula argued it was overly complex and didn't send enough money into classrooms. It also automatically adjusted districts' aid for a number of reasons, including student enrollment increases — sometimes putting the state on the hook for extra spending. The new funding law gives districts stable funding grants based on the state aid they received during the 2014-15 school year. Republican
lawmakers who drafted it have said they anticipated unexpected circumstances. "If there's a real extraordinary need, that's what the money is for," Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, said in a recent interview. The largest request, more than $2 million, came from the Kansas City, Kansas, district over an increase in its student enrollment. Three districts — Garden City in southwest Kansas, Hoisington in central Kansas and South Haven, south of Wichita — submitted two requests each, one each over enrollment increases and a dip in property tax revenues. The Wichita district said it expects the number of refugee students from Burma in Asia and Congo and Somalia in Africa to grow by more than 200, compared with last fall's enrollment. Few speak English, and many have missed more than two years of school, the district said. Jim Freeman, the district's chief financial officer, said in a letter Monday to state officials that many of the students need additional help because they've been traumatized in "fleeing persecution, oppression and war."
Kansas school districts' requests for aid outstrip funds By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Thirty-eight Kansas public school districts are seeking about $15 million in additional aid from the state to address local budget issues, and the requests submitted by Monday's deadline outstrip the available funds by nearly 23 percent. A majority of the districts are asking the state to cover unexpected drops in property tax revenues, while others are seeking extra funds because of increases in student numbers. Wichita, the state's largest district, wants an additional $980,000 to hire teachers, counselors and classroom assistants to deal with an influx of refugee students from Africa and Southeast Asia. The state set aside $12.3 million for districts' extraordinary needs during the current school year under a new law that jettisoned Kansas' old per-student formula for distributing more than $3.4 billion in aid. The applicants represent more than 13 percent of the state's 286 districts,
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drug twice, in 2010 and 2013, due to these risks. "This is not a drug you take an hour before you have sex. You have to take it for weeks and months in order to see any benefit at all," said Leonore Tiefer, a psychologist and sex therapist who organized a petition last month calling on the FDA to reject the drug. Patients should stop taking the drug after eight weeks if they do not see any improvement, notes the FDA release. Sprout Pharmaceutical's drug is intended to treat women who report emotional stress due to a lack of libido. Its approval marks a turnaround for the FDA, which previously rejected the drug twice due to lackluster effectiveness and side effects. The decision represents a compromise of sorts between two camps that have publicly feuded over the drug for years. On one side, Sprout and its supporters have argued that women desperately need FDA-approved medicines to treat sexual problems. On the other side, safety advocates and pharmaceutical critics warn that Addyi is a problem-prone drug for a questionable medical condition. Beginning with the drug's launch in mid-October, doctors who see patients complaining about a loss of sexual appetite will have a new option. "Women are grasping, and I feel like we need to offer them something that acknowledges that, and that we can feel safe and comfortable with," said Dr. Cheryl Iglesia, a surgeon and official with the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Iglesia said she has occasionally resorted to prescribing
testosterone creams to boost women's libido, a use not approved by the FDA. The search for a pill to treat women's sexual difficulties has been something of a holy grail for the pharmaceutical industry. It was pursued and later abandoned by Pfizer, Bayer and Procter & Gamble, among others. But drugs that act on blood flow, hormones and other biological functions all proved ineffective. Addyi, known generically as flibanserin, is the first drug that acts on brain chemicals that affect mood and appetite. Women and their doctors will have to decide whether the drug's modest benefits warrant taking a psychiatric pill on a daily basis. Company trials showed women taking the drug generally reported one extra "sexually satisfying event" per month, and scored higher on questionnaires measuring desire. Tiefer and other critics said the FDA was pressured into approving the drug by a feminist-themed lobbying campaign funded by Sprout and other drugmakers. "It's just a mishmash of politics and science and sex and money," Tiefer said. The lobbying group, dubbed Even the Score, began publicizing the lack of drugs for female sexual dysfunction as a women's rights issue last year. "Women deserve equal treatment when it comes to sex," the group states in an online petition to the FDA, which attracted more than 60,000 supporters. Women's groups, including the National Organization for Women, signed on to the effort, though it was funded by Sprout and other companies working on female sex drugs. At an FDA meeting in June, more than 30 members of the public called for the drug's approval, frequently citing the Even the Score campaign. They vastly outnumbered speakers who spoke in opposition to the drug. At the meeting's conclusion, the panel of FDA advisers voted 18-6 to recommend approving the drug, with safety restrictions.
FDA approves female sex pill, but with safety restrictions By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men. But stringent safety measures on the daily pill called Addyi mean it will probably never achieve the sales of Viagra, which has generated billions of dollars since the late 1990s. The drug's label will bear a boxed warning — the most serious type — alerting doctors and patients to the risks of dangerously low blood pressure and fainting, especially when the pill is combined with alcohol. The same problems can occur when taking the drug with other commonly prescribed medications, including antifungals used to treat yeast infections. "Patients and prescribers should fully understand the risks associated with the use of Addyi before considering treatment," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's drug center, in a statement. Under an FDA-imposed safety plan, doctors will only be able to prescribe Addyi after completing an online certification process that requires counseling patients about Addyi's risks. Pharmacists will also need certification and will be required to remind patients not to drink alcohol while taking the drug. Opponents of the drug say it's not worth the side effects, which also include nausea, drowsiness and dizziness. They point out that the FDA rejected the
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Refinery here in Oklahoma because fuel is being purchased from surrounding areas to supplement the demand, tightening our supply and boosting retail prices.” Initial reports indicate it may take BP a month or longer to repair the troubled crude distillation unit. The refinery is capable of producing 430,000 barrels of refined product per day. On Tuesday, Enid had an average price of $2.454 per gallon compared to $2.33 a week ago and $3.252 a year ago. The Oklahoma City metro area showed an average of $2.618 compared to $2.378 a week ago and $3.277 last year. The national average price for regular gasoline ended a 27-day streak of daily declines last week and has since increased for six of the last seven days. Today’s average price of $2.66 per gallon is an increase of eight cents per gallon versus one week ago, “I hate to say it but it appears crude oil prices have room to move even lower,” said Mai. “We just have so much of it around the world. And now we’re hearing reports that the Japanese economy is shrinking. Both exports and consumer spending fell in Japan from April to June, which will likely reduce their demand for oil.” West Texas Intermediate closed down 63 cents yesterday to settle at $41.87 on the NYMEX. WTI prices are the lowest since March 2009 due to the continued global oversupply of crude oil and weakening foreign economies.
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MARSHALL, Ark. (AP) — Officials say a Kansas man has drowned in the Buffalo National River. The National Park Service said 25-year-old Ravi Teja Reddy Yemalla of Overland Park, Kansas, died Sunday afternoon. Yemalla disappeared after falling into a deep underwater hole up-
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has a person who lives in Kiowa to do maintenance. WFEC spokesman Brian Coker said they offer a “fixed price for 10 years. Everything we're doing is trying to stay ahead for the future,” he said, mentioning wind, solar, coal and hydro power. WFEC is trying to get their customers an unbundled rate, “a consistent rate structure,” he said. An unbundled offer involves generation, transmission and distribution. AEC CEO Whitley said, “We appreciate our relationship with Kiowa.” He further said, “I believe in the long term, not the short term. Long term is what you need to think about, not short term” He reminded the council that AEC money comes back to Kiowa. “I hope you value our employee in Kiowa (Jason Cloyd). We consider Kiowa a part of AEC and want to continue.” Kiowa's generator reportedly does not handle all demand during peak time so has a demand charge to consider. The conversation by these power
supplier experts and the council lasted about two-and-a-half hours. Each made valid points. No decision was made because the council has so many variables to consider. Mayor Farney said the council will have Wright meet with all of these companies again, and then the council will make a decision. Other City of Kiowa Business Council members quickly moved through other agenda items since it was already 10:45 p.m. Items receiving council approval were annual updates on Standard Traffic Ordinances and the Uniform Public Offense Code, and the KDOL Safety Audit. The council took no action on bids to replace the city's old brick building. The group held a few executive sessions with no action taken following. The council agreed to donate the rental fee on the Community Building for the Saturday night dance to Freddie Fox Labor Day Weekend. Councilmember Molz said he had a request about starting a Meals on Wheels program in Kiowa. Simpson said he's had questions about a sidewalk project. Watson said he's visited with someone about creating a waterway to protect the town from flooding. Police Chief Steve Johnson said he's proud of officer Warren Howerter for passing a resource officer school. At the end of the meeting, the council presented Law with an engraved clock to thank him for all his hard work, and to wish him the best in his future.
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authorities arrested the then-executive director of Fogle's foundation on childporn charges. Russell Taylor, 43, ran the Jared Foundation, which sought to raise awareness about childhood obesity. He was charged with seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Investigators said they discovered a cache of sexually explicit photos and videos Taylor allegedly produced by secretly filming minor children at his home. After those charges were filed, Fogle issued a statement saying he was shocked by the allegations and was severing all ties with Taylor. Though Fogle has not been frontand-center in Subway's advertising recently, he had still been acting as a Subway spokesman and appearing at events on the company's behalf. Fogle's history with Subway reaches back to when he was a student at Indiana University. The college paper published a story on his weight loss that was then picked up by national media. Soon after, Subway's advertising agency reached out to Fogle and asked if he wanted to be in a TV commercial. The ensuing ad campaign resonated in
part because Fogle seemed like such a regular guy, which made weight loss seem simple and achievable. Of course, Fogle was not the only reason for Subway's growth over the years. Its $5 footlong deals were popular with people looking to save money, and many customers liked that they could have their sandwiches made to order. Still, Fogle was instrumental in Subway's success over the years. In 2013, Subway celebrated the 15year anniversary of Fogle's famous diet by featuring him in a Super Bowl ad and making him available to news organizations for interviews. At the time, Fogle said he still traveled regularly on behalf of Subway. He also said he had a Subway "black card" that let him eat at the chain for free. The company, based in Milford, Connecticut, has declined to provide details on its financial arrangements with Fogle. In 1999, the year before Fogle appeared in his first Subway commercial, Subway had about 14,000 stores worldwide, according to Technomic. As of last year, that figure had tripled to about 43,000, making Subway the world's largest restaurant chain by locations. More recently, Subway has run into
challenges. The chain has been trying to keep up with changing attitudes about health and announced in June that it would remove artificial ingredients and colors from its North America menus by 2017. Subway is also facing more competition from rivals such as Firehouse Subs. Last year, average sales for Subway stores in the U.S. declined 3 percent from the previous year, Technomic said. The company is privately held and does not release financial information.
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Sprout declined to comment on how much it spent on the campaign. For now, executives with the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company are setting modest expectations for Addyi, their first and only product. The company will focus its 200 sales representatives on promoting the drug to medical specialists. "We will be small," CEO Cindy Whitehead said. "We will be specialty focused among the physicians who already have a familiarity with female sexual dysfunction." Women with insurance can expect to pay between $30 and $75 per month for Addyi, depending on the terms of their coverage. The FDA specifically approved the drug for premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a lack of sexual appetite that causes distress. Surveys estimate that 8 to 14 percent of women ages 20 to 49 have the condition, or about 5.5 to 8.6 million U.S. women. Because so many factors affect sexual appetite, there are a number of alternate causes doctors must rule out before diagnosing the condition, including relationship issues, medical problems, depression and mood disorders. The diagnosis is not universally accepted, and some psychologists argue that low sex drive should not be considered a medical problem.
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left. It was verified by satellite imagery that the residence was within 1,000 feet of Jet Public School. The following morning, Deputy Lathrom did a follow up investigation on the original call placed by Chapman. He found her at home where she gave a written statement. The rifle was found in the house where Phillips said it would be. Charges
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ther of which is bound to raise your already high rates into the stratosphere – is well worth the effort. Set up a regular time to review the dash cam footage and see what your child can do better and take your teen out to practice those skills. “A teen’s first month behind the wheel is many times more dangerous than his sixth,” says Insurance.com Managing Editor Des Toups. “Whatever you can do to make those first few miles safe is critical.” A two-way dash cam or multiple dash cameras for a teen could be a good idea. That way you can see not only how your teen is driving but what is going on inside of the vehicle. Is your teenager paying attention to the road or instead is he texting, on his cellphone or distracted by passengers? You can curtail bad behavior inside the car before it leads to an
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accident or ticket. Video is an integral part of American Family Insurance’s TeenSafe Driver Program, which allows parents to see events that triggered erratic or abrupt moves on the road. Keeping a driving record clean will lead to your child receiving a good driver discount quicker. Typically you must have a license with a clean record for at least three years to be eligible. 6. Have an eye on your unattended vehicle. Most dash cameras have an option that allows you to turn it on standby that permits the camera only to turn on if it feels motion in or around the car. So, if someone breaks into your car or hits your parked car and takes off, you may be able to review the dash cam footage and find the individual responsible. If you can’t find the person on your own, then you can hand the footage over to your insurance company to prove how the damage was done (again might keep your rates low by keeping you from being found at fault for an incident) and also to the police to see if the culprit can be located and held accountable. 7. Capture unexpected events. You may not catch something as astonishing as meteors raining down like Russian dash cam owners captured a few years back; however, you may catch a deer darting out in the road causing your accident, a rockslide that damages your car, or neighbor’s tree that falls on your car during a storm. With that footage in hand, you can show your car insurance company what brought about your claim and may save yourself from a surcharge.
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Jeffrey Scott Smith, 36, Jet: (1) Possession of CDS in presence of minor under 12 or within 1,000 feet of park or school; (2) Knowingly concealing stolen property ($648.50). Misdemeanor Filings Christina Marie Kutz, 35, Cherokee: Driving while under the influence of drugs ($741.90). Trigg James Stanley II, 21, Jet: Unlawful possession of paraphernalia ($229). Jeffrey Scott Smith, 36, Jet: Unlawful possession of paraphernalia ($229). Austin Perry Devore, 32, Bryon: (1) Public intoxication; (2) Obstructing an officer ($495.50). Civil Filings Carolyn April Kisling: Name change ($135.70). Small Claims Filings Cynthia Kozee and Kozee Rentals vs. William David Kitchens and
Carmen White: Forcible entry and detainer ($143). Divorce Filings Joseph William Hoover vs. Diane Marie Hoover: Divorce ($198.70). Traffic Filings James A. Hadwiger, 82, Cherokee: Improper turn at private drive ($211.50). Robert Russell Steffen, 56, Capron: Operating vehicle without a valid driver's license ($256.50). Robert Russell Steffen, 56, Capron: Failure to comply with compulsory insurance law ($231.50). The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Willard Gordon, 26, Kiowa, Kansas; Franklin Peter Sowter, 22, Kiowa, Kansas: front seat passenger failure to wear seatbelt; Scott Eric Tidwell, no age or address listed; James Edward Crinder, 25, Alva.
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 Christina Marie Kutz, 35, Cherokee: Possession of controlled substance within 1,000 feet of park or school ($265.50). Trigg James Stanley II, 21, Jet: (1) Possession of controlled dangerous substance (CDS) in presence of minor under 12 or within 1,000 feet of park or school; (2) Knowingly concealing stolen property ($648.50).
Barber County Sheriff’s Office log August 11, 2015 Francisco Arredondo, Pratt, driving a 2015 M-B van struck a deer on U.S. Highway 281 about 10 miles north of Medicine Lodge. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Sergeant Gentry. August 13, 2015 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Cherry Street to
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Charges: Child endangerment 2. Interfere with law enforcement officer 3. Probation violation. August 14, 2015 Bryan K. D. Strobel, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 22. Arrest by BASO. Court commit. Jay J. Johnson, Topeka, W/M, 41. Arrest by Kiowa Police Department. Charges: Aggravated battery 2. Possession of drug paraphernalia. Released Aug. 15, 2015, on $20,000 surety bond. Kenneth M. Lake, Topeka, I/M, 42. Arrest by Kiowa Police Department. Charge: Failure to appear. Released Aug. 15, 2015, on $500 cash bond. Autumn S. Reichel, Jenks, Oklahoma, W/F, 18. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Driving while driver's license suspended. Released Aug. 14, 2015, on $500 surety bond. August 16, 2015 Andrew S. Kuhr, Hazelton, W/M, 45. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Criminal threat. Michael T. Cox, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 33. Arrest by Medicine Lodge Police Department. Charge: Disorderly conduct. Released Aug. 16, 2015, on $500 cash bond.
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four-way stop north of Cherokee with two small children inside, respondent advised there weren't any adults around, deputy advised and en route. 10:11 p.m. Accident, seriousness unknown, deputy busy at accident on Kansas Street in Cherokee, deputy requested a wrecker to the scene, Alva wrecker is en route. Wednesday, August 12, 2015 12:07 a.m. Unknown problem, respondent called, says she is hearing something outside, wanting an officer to drive by her house on N. Ohio, there was also a strange vehicle that pulled into her drive, deputy advised and en route, deputy arrived at scene, deputy checked full registration ooan BMW, not on file, deputy advised everything is fine. 5:53 a.m. Residential alarm, alarm company called saying an alarm was going off 6 miles west 2 miles north of Carmen Junction, advised deputy, called respondent who said that he had been having trouble with the alarm system in the garage, advised that deputy didn't need to go out, called and advised deputy. 6:16 a.m. Livestock in roadway, CPD advised of dead cattle in roadway, the man said he was coming from the prison in Goltry, they are dead as you go into Goltry, called and advised Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). 7:23 a.m. Residential alarm, alarm company called and advised of alarm going off on County Road 740 in Goltry, stated they had not made contact with the party, I called and respondent stated everything should be fine but was going to make a call just to be sure, respondent called back and advised everything was okay, it was just a worker that forgot to shut the alarm off, alarm company called back and advised to cancel the call, everything is fine. 7:24 a.m. Livestock at large, respondent stated there was cattle out north of Cherokee by the feed lot, called possible owner, he said he was already on his way to put them up, they belonged to another person. 8:24 a.m. Livestock at large, respondent advised of a calf out about 3 miles north of Cherokee, advised respondent the owners are out working on getting them back in the fence. 10:13 a.m. Info, 911 advised of a 911 call on County Road 520 and could not get a return call, wanted someone to go
check it out, deputy advised and en route, deputy advised he knocked on door with no answer, everything around seems fine, tracked down some additional info, owners said no one should be in the house but gave permission to enter and check it out, deputy entered house, deputy advised house cleared, no one in house and nothing seemed out of place, owners called and was advised everything was fine. 11:21 a.m. Controlled burn at Jefferson and Nebraska in Cherokee. 1:11 p.m. Info, CPD called to say they received a 911 call with respondent asking where they were located, asked if needed an officer and they advised “no, they didn't, just wanted to know where they were.” 2:39 p.m. Officer assistance, officer wanted to know what deputies were on duty, advised him of who was working, respondent said he was at highways 8 and 11 with four individuals, deputy en route, deputy arrived on scene, with officer, deputy en route to sheriff's office with prisoner in custody x1 adult male. 3:19 p.m. Controlled burn 2 miles east of U.S. Highway 64 on Dewey Road. 3:28 p.m. Transport, deputy with prisoner in custody x1 adult male heading to the sheriff's office. 7:47 p.m. Residential alarm, alarm company advised of a panic alarm going off in Aline, called key holder, alarm was accidentally activated, everything is okay. Thursday, August 13, 2015 2:08 a.m. Welfare check, respondent called wanting us to check on his girlfriend, she lives in Goltry, asked for contact information for girlfriend and was told she was always changing the number, deputy advised arrived on scene, he advised he made contact, all okay. 10:56 a.m. Theft, respondent advised 50 feet of copper wire was stolen from a site east of Cozy Curve, deputy advised he will go out there. 11:35 a.m. Civil standby, deputy advised he was en route to a civil standby west on Highway 45, deputy arrived on scene and completed call. 9:31 p.m. Traffic, officer out with vehicle on 38 in Nescatunga, Woods County ran driver's license status and
Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log Monday, August 10, 2015 8:55 a.m. Livestock at large, received a report from Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) about a cow out south of Goltry, notified possible owner. 11:20 a.m. Info, respondent stated a friend of his had stolen his dad's Yukon and had taken him along for a joyride, the vehicle is now on his property and is “broken” and the other party wanted the respondent to tow the vehicle back to his friend's property so his dad won't know what happened and would like to speak to an officer on what he should do, advised deputy and he talked to the respondent. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:52 a.m. Officer assistance, officer called and wanted to know what deputy was on duty, advised deputy is out of service-subject to call, advised that he will call deputy, deputy arrived on scene and busy with officer in downtown Cherokee. 8:32 a.m. Info, respondent advised there was a white Ford Fusion in the ditch south of Jet about 4 miles, said the trooper was there and the wrecker is on its way. 10:21 a.m. Controlled burn, respondent stated having a controlled burn a half-block from the elevator in Aline. 11:12 a.m. Info, individual called from Waynoka Police Department to let us know they were doing an unannounced visit to animal control in Jet. 12:29 p.m. Info, respondent called and stated she wanted a deputy to meet her about her son, she was almost to town, she then stated that she would just come to the sheriff's office, she also stated her son was cussing her out, threatening to kill himself and threatened to jump out of vehicle as she was driving, at one point a semi was going by and he opened the door and was going to jump out, respondent stated she grabbed him and pulled him back in the vehicle, deputy respondent and respondent's son went outside sheriff's office to talk, at 1323 respondent left and officers returned to office. 2:13 p.m. Info, individual called to check in, said he tried calling yesterday but couldn't get through, we did have phone problems yesterday. 6:52 p.m. Miscellaneous, respondent advised of a pickup truck south of the
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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. 4-5 p.m. Congressman Frank Lucas will hold a Town Hall meeting for the public on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Alva in the Student Center Ranger Room. Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged
tours, call 580-327-2030. 3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men's meeting is held every Thursday. 7 p.m. La Leche League meets the third Thursday of the month at the Alva First Baptist Church. LLL is a breastfeeding group supporting pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday. Friday 8 a.m. The Alva Chamber Community Coffee will be held at Alva State Bank. 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.
2015 Barber County Cattlemen’s Tour By Tim Marshall, County Agent The 2015 Barber County Cattlemen’s Tour is set for Saturday, Aug. 29. The tour will begin with doughnuts and coffee sponsored by Farmers Cooperative Equity at their location in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, from 7:30 to 8 a.m. A free will donation steak dinner will be served at noon in the Sun City Community Building to wrap up the day’s events. This tour is for more than just cattlemen. Anyone who appreciates a safe and wholesome food supply, or just wants to get out and see the
scenic beauty of Barber County’s most historic and progressive ranches, is welcome to attend. The 10th Annual Cattlemen’s Tour Trade Show and Social will again be held on Friday evening, Aug. 28, from 5-9 p.m. at the Parish Hall in Sharon, Kansas. The trade show and social hour will open at 5 p.m. The famous Cattlemen’s pit barbecue beef will highlight supper, which is served at 6 p.m. Concluding the evening will be the benefit auction to support the scholarship fund and other community service projects of the Barber County Cattlemen’s Association. If you have any questions, please contact Tim at the Barber County Extension Office at 620-886-3971 or tmarshal@ksu.edu.
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record check, officer welfare check, officer with prisoner in custody x1 male en route to sheriff's office. 9:48 p.m. Traffic, deputy with vehicle on 620 and Highway 11, gave verbal warning. Friday, August 14, 2015 10:46 a.m. Civil paper service, deputy out to pick up papers at Cherokee Nursing Home, papers served. 3:56 p.m. Livestock at large, CPD advised that cattle are out on 560 and Dewey Road, called possible owner. 4:53 p.m. Major accident, Barber County reported a head-on accident 7-8 miles south of Kiowa, Kansas, on Highway 8, they have ambulance en route, three deputies en route, advised OHP, deputy advised there is not a wreck north of Cherokee, trooper called and advised he was en route and wanted to know if it was one wreck or two, advised it was only one, deputies arrived on scene, OHP called and advised it was north of junction of highways 11 and 8, advised deputies. 6:40 p.m. Livestock at large, respondent reported cattle out 1 mile south of 64 on County Road 540, called two possible owners, people are going to check. 7:06 p.m. Harassment, respondent advised her daughter is getting texts from a 21 year old that are vulgar, wanted to know what she could do about them, advised deputy and he is going to call respondent. 8:17 p.m. Info, respondent advised that trucks are speeding on County Road 580 south of Greer, a blue semi tanker went by at a high rate of speed, her kids are playing outside and she is afraid they might get hit, there have been several other trucks speeding also, advised deputy and OHP.
Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:45 a.m. Livestock at large, respondent called and reported a herd of black cattle out at U.S. Highway 64 and County Road 690, notified possible owner and he said yes he has black cattle, he is going to head that way to get them back in. 7:00 p.m. Vehicle repo, individual with recovery company advised that she had repossessed a blue 2004 Kia Senata in Goltry. 8:49 p.m. Transport, officer and deputy with prisoner in custody x2, one adult male and one adult female, deputy arrived at location. 9:12 p.m. Struck deer, respondent advised of a woman hitting a deer north of Cherokee, vehicle is okay to drive, no injuries, deer was still alive but will be put down. 9:46 p.m. Info, respondent advised of a niece that is staying with them, who is being out of control/violent, requested deputy, advised deputy. 10:28 p.m. Livestock at large, respondent advised of a cow out on U.S. Highway 64 and County Road 740, tried to notify possible owners. 10:34 p.m. Welfare check, respondent advised he and his daughter are concerned about the welfare of his daughter's 3-year-old child, the father had visitation with child but respondent is concerned that the child is also with someone who might be under the influence, deputy advised and en route, deputy ran full registration on two tags, no contact at the present time, also advised respondent of negative contact. Sunday, August 16, 2015 9:30 a.m. Civil matter, respondent came into the sheriff's office stating an individual is holding her daughter and granddaughter against their will,
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advised there is no temporary custody and the daughter just wants to leave, individual advised they are at residence, he has now locked out the mother of the child, refuses to give the child up or let her back in the house, he has locked the doors, advised deputy, he took call back info, the individuals came into the sheriff's office wanting deputy contact information, denied request. 1:01 p.m. Grass fire, fire from the Byron/Amorita blacktop go to fish hatchery blacktop, advised Amorita/ Byron. 2:24 p.m. Domestic disturbance, respondent advised of domestic in Goltry, weapons present (guns and crossbow), no injuries known at this time, Major County advised man has taken off on foot wearing grey shorts and a white T-shirt, deputy arrived on scene and deputy advised they are headed downtown, possible sighting of the man on foot, deputy advised everything is okay, deputies will be taking statements. 5:15 p.m. Controlled burn, respondent advised of CBs south of the junction of highways 8 and 45 and one on Choctaw Road. 9:15 p.m. Medical emergency, respondent advised of a man at the Jiffy Trip in Helena complaining of severe stomach pains, request ambulance, advised ambulance. 11:54 p.m. Info, CPD transferred a call from respondent stating she was trying to get in touch with community sentencing to talk to them about her mother-in-law that her husband has passed away, said she has been trying to get ahold of them so they can let her know, respondent wanted us to try and contact them, called CPD back and advised of what she needed, stated the call had come from the nursing home, CPD called officer and said if she calls back she will need to try calling them in the morning. Monday, August 17, 2015 6:58 a.m. Traffic, officer requested a complete driver's license record on Oklahoma vehicle. 8:23 a.m. Suspicious person, respondent advised of a man standing with a sign asking for money at the fourway, there is also an old van, deputy advised he will check.
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High-tech cars bring Detroit, Silicon Valley face to face By Dee-Ann Durbin PALO ALTO, California (AP) — The office has all the trappings of a high-tech startup. There's a giant beanbag in the foyer and erasable, white board walls for brainstorming. Someone's pet dog lounges happily on the sunny balcony. Welcome to the Palo Alto home of the Ford Motor Co., six miles from the headquarters of Google. Meanwhile, in a squat, industrial building in suburban Detroit, a short drive from Ford's headquarters, workers are busy building a small fleet of driverless cars. The company behind them? Google. The convergence of cars and computers is blurring the traditional geographical boundaries of both industries. Silicon Valley is dotted with research labs opened by automakers and suppliers, who are racing to develop high-tech infotainment systems and autonomous cars. Tech companies — looking to grow and sensing an industry that's ripe for disruption — are heading to Detroit to better understand the auto industry and get their software embedded into cars. The result is both heated competition and unprecedented cooperation between two industries that rarely spoke to each other five years ago. "It's a cross-pollination. We're educating both sides," says Niall Berkerey, who runs the Detroit office of Telenav, a Sunnyvale, California-based firm that makes navigation software. There's also plenty of employee poaching. Apple recently hired Fiat Chrysler's former quality chief. Ride-sharing service Uber snagged 40 researchers and scientists from Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh robotics lab. Tesla's head of vehicle development used to work at Apple. For years the fast-paced tech industry showed little respect for the plodding car industry. Google and Palo Alto-based Tesla, with its high-tech electric sedans, helped change that. "People think it's shiny Silicon Valley versus grungy Detroit, but that's garbage," says Chris Urmson, who leads Google's self-driving car program. "If you look at the complexity of a vehicle, it's an engineering marvel."
Dragos Maciuca, a former Apple engineer who's now the technical director of Ford's Palo Alto research lab, says he's seeing a new excitement about the auto industry in Silicon Valley. For one thing, cars provide a palpable sense of accomplishment for software engineers. "If you work at Google or Yahoo, it's hard to point out, 'Well, I wrote that piece of code.' It's really hard to be excited about it or show your kids," Maciuca he says. "In the auto industry, you can go, 'See that button? The stuff that's behind it, I worked on that.'" But cocky tech companies have had to adapt to the tough standards of the auto industry, which requires technology to work perfectly, for years, in all kinds of conditions. Maciuca spends much of his time educating software and app developers about the industry's needs. "Silicon Valley goes toward this model of a minimum viable product. It's easy to throw things out there and try them and see if they work," Maciuca says. "We can't do that." Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia was best known for making chips for computer games before it got into the car business. Now, it makes the computer processors that power Tesla's 17-inch touchscreen dashboard and Audi's experimental self-driving cars, among other products. It had to develop new manufacturing techniques and higher levels of certification for the auto business, such as tests to make sure its computer chips would still work in subzero temperatures, says Danny Shapiro, Nvidia's senior director of automotive. For their part, the automakers are learning that rolling out cars that remain static for years until the next model comes out is no longer practical. At the insistence of tech companies such as Telenav and Nvidia, they're learning to make cars with navigation, infotainment and other features that can be constantly updated. Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Toyota, BMW, and others can now update vehicle software wirelessly to fix problems or add more capability Shapiro says the cost-conscious auto industry has had to learn to spend a little more — maybe $10 to $20 per car — on
computer hardware. Automakers would often go with the cheapest option but then spend even more fixing bugs, or be forced to replace processors that didn't have enough power to add updates. Nvidia now has eight permanent engineers at various automakers in Michigan. "We've helped them adopt more of a computer industry mindset, which is not to reinvent what they're doing every five to seven years," Shapiro says. Even with that new spirit of collaboration, automakers and tech companies also use their local labs to do a little spying. Frankie James, a former NASA researcher who now runs General Motors' Palo Alto office, says spotting trends and potential threats is one of the most important parts of her job. Her team alerted GM to the car-sharing trend, for example, and the automaker invested $3 million in Relay Rides in 2011. Now, she's watching companies that could potentially disrupt the auto business, such as Google and Apple. Google has promised a self-driving car within five years, and Apple has hired people from Tesla, Ford and other car companies for its own top-secret project. "We need to say, 'OK, if we think Apple is going to build something like this because they've got this vision of the future,' if we take that same vision of the future, what can we do? How can we continue to play?" James says. The tech industry is also watching its back. Telenav is making a new navigation system for the 2016 Tacoma pickup and other Toyota vehicles, but Apple and Google are also vying for the car's dashboard with their CarPlay and Android Auto systems, which give drivers access to certain smartphone apps. Telenav's Berkery says automotive accounts for 70 percent of its business, up from just 10 percent when its 10-person Detroit office opened four years ago. Its success in Detroit led to new offices in Berlin, Shanghai and Tokyo. "A huge amount of disruption is going to take place in this landscape, and new players will come in," Berkery says. "There's no reason why traditional players will succeed."
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