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A. Ketron, Jr.
1957-
Robert A. Ketron, Jr., Gladys Hazel (Mobley)
62, passed away on Sat-
urday, October 3, 2020
in Oklahoma
City,Oklahoma
surrounded by
his family. His
memorial ser—
vice was held
on Monday,
0 ctobe r 1 2 ,
2020 at 1 1
am. at Dighton
Marler Funeral '
Home Chapel. Dighton
Marler Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Robert was born on
November 30, 1957 in Shat—
tuck, Oklahoma to Robert
Ketron Sr. and Ruby (Dean)
Ketron. He grew up in Buf-
falo, Oklahoma and grad-
uated from Buffalo High
School. After high school
he attended Oklahoma State
University and received
a Bachelors of Science in
Mechanical Engineering.
Robert loved helping
his family and friends. He
loved nothing more than
bartering and trading. He
loved watching any OSU
sports. He never met a
stranger and could talk
about any subject. He loVed
the family dog Bubbe.
Robert was preceded
in death by his father, his
sister Linda Renee Ketron,
his grandfather Martin Ray
Ketron Sr., his grandmother
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to fund the program.The per-
centage of dollars the federal
government contributes is
insufficient. New there is a
significant financial burden
that may result in budgetary
cuts of core services. Medic-
aid was designed for senior
citizens and children. The
massive infusion of younger
healthier adults into this
group of patients will reduce
the number of appointments
available for the elderly and
children. This will create a
healthcare access insecurity.
Federally Qualified Com-
munity Health-Centers are
great alternatives to provide
healthcare in Oklahoma.
RANSON: Oklahoma’s 10
percent share of Medicaid
expansion could be $164M
in its first year. The Okla-
homa Policy Institute has
outlined options to cover this
cost. Expansion itself will
2020
Ketron, his grandfather
Addison H. Dean,~ his
grandmother
R u b y M a e
Adamson.
Robert is
survived by
1‘ his significant
'other of forty
years Dorothy
L. Fouquet, his
children: Shaun
A . Ketron,
Brandi R. (Ketron) Dotter
and husband Wes, Michael
A. Ketron, Robert G. Fou-
'quet—Ketron, and Patrick
F. Kennedy. He is also
survived by his siblings,
Virginia Hibbs and husband
J .R., Joyce Day, Rudeana
Brookshire, Alice Blevins
and husband Curtis. As well
as grandchildren: Elodie
Moses, Chloe Harris, Alexis
Dotter, and Bennington
Dotter. Along with many
nieces, nephews, and dear
friends: Mike Mauk, David
Hubble, John Vanatta, and
many others.
Memorial contributions
may be sent in his name
to Stillwater Habitat for
Humanity c/o Dighton
Marler Funeral Home, 5106
N. Washington St., Stillwa-
ter, Oklahoma 74075.
Condolences may be sent
to the family via an online
guestbook at www .dighton-
marlercom.
generate $123M in new state
tax revenue, leaving $41M
remaining. This spring, the
legislature approved increas-
ing the Supplemental Hospi—
tal Offset Payment Program
(SHOPP) fee, which hospi-
tals already pay to fund Med-
icaid, from 2 .3 to 4.0 percent,
to generate $134M — much
more than needed. Increas-
ing the fee tojust 2.9 percent
would more than suffice. I
don’t support SQ 814, which
would take funds dedicated
to anti-smoking programs
and cancer research.
How can OK state pay for
their fundamental responsi-
bilities for education, health
care, safety and infrastruc-
ture? light of the changes
in the oil and gas industry,
should changes in revenue
sources be made?
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of our state government is
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People
.Tryon woman accused of illegally using truck
By Patti Weaver
Journal Correspondent
STILLWATER — ATryon
woman has been jailed on
$10,000 bail on charges of
unauthorized use of a rural
Cushing man’s truck, pos-
sessing methamphetamine,
and having drug paraphernalia
described as two syringes in
her bra.
Nancy Marie Akins, 37,
has been scheduled to appear
before a Payne County judge
this week on the three-count
charge punishable by up to
seven yearS’ incarceration
plus as much as a $7,000 fine
on conviction, court records
show.
Aldns was arrested at 7:38
1 pm on Oct. 3 by Payne County
Sheriff 5 Deputy David Sloan,
who had interviewed her in
Perkins, according to his affi-
. dav1t
On 'Oct. 1, the deputy had
been advised that Akins took
a rural Cushing man’s pickup
' truck without permission and
then returned it, the affidavit
alleged. The truck owner,
whose brother had dated,
Akins several years earlier,’
said his residence and truck
were unlocked -— and the keys
to the truck were inside it, the
affidavit alleged.
Two days later, when Perkins
Police Officer Billy Laster was I
sent on a report of a suspicious
person in the 100 block of S.
Cirnarron, the deputy heard
him conduct a wanant check
on Akins and asked that she be
detained in Perkins so he could
talk to her, the affidavit said.
“As I was pulling my
Miranda warning card from
my, notebook, Akins began
to have an excited utterance.
Akins stated that she got a ride
from Cushing, and went to
(the truck owner’s) residence
because she needed help...
Akins stated she went inside
and got a pop out of the fridge
and went back on the front
porch,” where she saw the
truck owner’s neighbor pull
into his own driveway, the
affidavit alleged.
stated her foot was
hurting so she knew (the truck
owner) left the keys in the
unlocked truck,so she drove it
to (the neighbor’s) residence”
v -- where the neighbor gave
her a ride home to Tryon, th
Roommates to be tried on heroin charge
By Patti Weaver
Journal Correspondent
STILLWATER — Two
Stillwater men, who live
together at a house on N.
Charolais from which $1,500
worth of heroin was allegedly
seized, have been ordered to
stand trial on drug trafficking
charges that carry as much as a
life prison term on conviction.
Joshua David Guth, 37,
and Steven William Wisler,
38, remain held in the Payne
County Jail on $50,000 bail
each pending their court
appearances before separate
judges in November.
“Guth told me he is in a part-
nership with Steven Wisler
and they sell heroin to make
money. Guth told me he picks
up 1/2 ounce of heroin from
Oklahoma City three times
per week,” Stillwater Police
Detective Josh Carson alleged
in an affidavit.
“Josh'told me he was staying
with Steven Wisler and doing
laundry... Guth stated he was
selling heroin from the resi-
dence,” Carson alleged in his
affidavit.
On June 26, “Steven admit-
ted to just picking up heroin
last night. Steven advised he
sells heroin to make money.
Steven said he and his wife .
are heavy addicts and this
supports his addiction. Steven
further admitted he typically
picks up 1/2 an ounce a few
times a week from his sup-
plier,” Stillwater Police Detec-
tive Brett Moore alleged in an
affidavit. ‘
During a search of the defen-
dants’ residence that day by
both detectives, “I located
numerous prepackaged bag—
gies of heroin in a' locked safe
inside the residence,” where
syringes and spoons with
heroin residue along with
packaging material and scales
were found, Moore alleged in
an affidavit.
At the time of the June
26 arrests, Wisler was on
probation fOr possession of
methamphetamine, a syringe
and a spoon in 2016, which
the prosecution is seeking to
revoke since Wisler tested
positive for opiates, metham-
phetamine and amphetamine
in 2018,court records allege. ’
Guth was on probation for
possession of hydroCodone,
syringes and spoons with
wet cotton in 2017, which he
violated by testing positive for
methamphetamine, amphet-
amine and opiates in 2018,
court records allege.
to ensure the rights, freedoms through 2022. Essential ser— What are your
thoughts on
and safety of all Oklahomans
and visitors in our state. Our
current District 34 Represen-
tative voted against a bill that
helps identify pedophiles. If
legislators are not willing to
protect our children Okla-
homa communities will soon
collapse. She voted against a
bill to help keep assisted sui-
cide out of Oklahoma. When
our legislators are voting
against protecting the lives
of our children, the elderly,
and disabled citizens nothing
else will matter. The real
Fundamental Responsibility
of legislators is protecting
the lives and safety of all
Oklahomans.
RANSON: Oklahoma faces
tough budget years probably
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City Hall.
Barta said homeowners
shOuld protect their home and
property as drier conditions
occur.
“If all the things come
together which is drought, dry
conditions, high wind and low
humidity then you have the
potential for a bad wildland
fire season,” he said. “They
(homeowners) need to mow
their property and not store
flammable materials near their
vices that directly support
people must be prioritized
and their budgets main-
tained. These include educa—
tion, health care, farme and
child services, and public
safety. Other agencies will
still provide seryices but
with temporarily reduced
budgets. Important spend-
ing can be continued, but
projects that can be delayed
should be delayed. These
are stopgap measures, not
long-term budget solutions.
Our revenue problems run
deep, and we must do much
more, from economic diver-
sification to improved trade
agreements, to increase and
stabilize revenues and fully
fund all state services.
homes. They need to cut back
cedar trees. They can ignite
with a lot of force and spread.
You need to keep it cut down
and cut bac
Barta said homeowners can
also remove all dead plant
material from around their
home and plant fire-resistant
vegetation that is healthy and
green throughout the year.
He said homes should also
have an exit strategy from their
homes as well as having access
availability for first responders.
the “super majority” rule in
the Oklahoma Legislature
for increasing income tax
rates?
MEANS: The Super Major-
ity rule was voted-in place by
the will of Oklahoma citizens
with the passage of SQ 640.
This was done in the same
fashion as state SQ 780, SQ
781 and SQ 788. Propos—
als for increasing personal
income taxes and Oklahoma
Corporate taxes should not be
taken lightly. Any proposal
to increase or decrease taxes
in Oklahoma should include
an in_—depth impact study
to ensure changes will not‘
have negative consequences
for working families, small
affidavit alleged.
“While speaking with Akins,
I observed her speech was
rapid and not making sense
with the random stories she
was telling me...l asked Akins
when she last used metham-
phetamine. Akins stated she
used two days prior,” the
deputy alleged in his affidavit.
“After conducting the inter-
view, Akins requested a ride
to Stillwater. I placed Akins
' in the rear passenger seat of
my patrol car..Ibegan looking
at the display for my in—car
camera system. I observed
Akins pull two syringes from
her bra area. I began pulling
over to the shdulder, in the
area of Perkins and 46th Street,
when I observed her place the
syringes back in her bra,” the
deputy alleged in his affidavit.
“I opened the rear passenger
door and instructed Akins
to give me the needle_s...I
instructed Akins to give me
whatéver else she had illegal
on her. Akins retrieved a debit
card, some money and what
appeared to be paper trash,”
that containedtwo wrappers
with a white powdery sub—
stance,” the deputy alleged in
his affidavit.
According to Lincoln County
court records, Akins had been
charged six years ago with
possessing a drug and drug
paraphernalia in Chandler.
When she pleaded guilty in
2015, she was given a five—
year deferred sentence with
an order to comply with the
methamphetamine registry,
court records show. On Aug.
31 of this year,abench wanant
was issued for Akins’ arrest for
failure to pay various costs in
her case.
businesses and corporations
in Oklahoma.
RANSON: The question
is moot until Oklahoma is
no longer dominated by a
super majority party. The rule
simply ensures that income
tax rates will not be changed
since the majority party
refuses to look at taxation
seriously and objectively.
Our taxes are among the most
regressive in the country; A
person earning just. $22,000
per year pays the same top
income tax rate of 5 percent
as someone earning $1M.
The tax burden on. lower-in-
come individual and families
is inequitable and unconscio-
nable, but this is a reality the
majority won’t address.
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