Three injured in Alfalfa County collision
Three people, including a three-year-old child, were injured when two vehicles collided at an intersection in Alfalfa County Monday. The child was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to the Cherokee...
Confronting a trashy situation
"I want to be clear. We are hearing information ... but City Council is not going to be making a decision today," said Mayor Kelly Parker when introducing a presentation by Waste Connections of...
Bier elected president of Alva City Council
Sadie Bier was elected president of the Alva City Council Monday night. She will serve through next year. The office was vacant after Daniel Winters resigned last month. Bier’s principal duty will be to lead meetings when the mayor is absent. She...
Community members participate in 'Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella' musical
A vibrant group of individuals is coming together to bring a timeless tale to life onstage. Among them are two community members who are set to take center stage in the upcoming theatre production of...
Four words for the future
The numbers tell the story. Eighteen men participated in a high school graduation equivalency ceremony Thursday morning after completing their GED testing. A total of 69 inmates have completed their...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority hashes out engineering invoice process, internet domains
The subject of internet domains dominated the discussion at the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority meeting this past Tuesday afternoon. Board members Stan Bixler, Allan Poe, Todd Holder, and Scott Riley were joined by Woods County Economic...
Alva Middle School students place first in statewide video competition
ALVA – Alva Middle School students Isaac Anton, Chance Argo, Samuel Newton and Dyce Malone, have placed first in the Oklahoma competition associated with the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge for their video titled "Mobile Market of...
Northwestern art students displaying art in new gallery space
Several Northwestern Oklahoma State University art students are displaying their pieces in the new gallery space located in Jesse Dunn room 218. Feliciti Wall, Alva senior majoring in visual arts, is the first art major to graduate after the minor...
Fellers family to lead 'Ranger Expedition: 2024' homecoming parade
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University homecoming committee is excited to welcome current, former and future Rangers on a "Ranger Expedition: 2024" for this year's homecoming events, Oct. 3-5....
Northwestern bands to present final band concert of semester
Members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Chamber Winds and Concert Band, along with the Jazz Ensemble, will present their final concert of the semester on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium. The event is free and...
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- A different kind of strike, part 3
- Something to remember
- Menus for week of April 22–26
- Grow and Share OHCE regular monthly meeting for April
- Earth Day is Monday, April 26
- Answering the itch
- How to remain strong and faithful in the midst of this life's trials
- Religious services and events
Light pole installation in Missouri hits fiber line, knocks out 911 service in several states
Workers installing a light pole in Missouri cut into a fiber line, knocking out 911 service for emergency agencies in Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota, an official with the company that operates the line said Thursday. Problems with 911 calls in a...
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
A hack that caused a small Texas town's water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on...
Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total abortion ban to a vote
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state's near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state's highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to...
25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run. Twenty-five years...
Kansas GOP congressman Jake LaTurner is not running again, citing family reasons
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner is not running for reelection this year in his GOP-leaning eastern Kansas district so that he can spend more time with his four young children, he announced Thursday. LaTurner is...
Oklahoma man arrested after authorities say he threw a pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — An Oklahoma man was arrested Wednesday after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple. The Salem-based group says on its website that it campaigns for...
Bond denied for 4 'God's Misfits' defendants in the killing of 2 Kansas women
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ordered public defenders to represent four members of an anti-government group who appeared in court Wednesday on charges of kidnapping and killing two Kansas women. The judge also entered not-guilty pleas...
Kansas school district to make changes after LGBTQ dispute
AMERICUS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district plans to offer anti-discrimination training to staff and teachers in response to complaints about how an eighth-grade student was treated after she said she was a lesbian. North Lyon County officials...
NFL draft has potential to set a record for most players on offense selected in the first round
The NFL draft will be offensive. We're not talking about hurt feelings. This draft has the potential to set a record for most offensive players selected in the first round. No draft has seen more than 19 players on offense chosen in the first...
Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
AJ Storr is transferring to Kansas after leading Wisconsin in scoring this past season. Storr said Thursday in a social media post that he was making this decision "with great excitement and humility." Later Thursday, Kansas announced the additions...
Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings. In an interview with The Associated...
First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
DENVER (AP) — Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction....
Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive
JERUSALEM (AP) — Every year, Alon Gat's mother led the family's Passover celebration of the liberation of the ancient Israelites from Egypt thousands of years ago. But this year, Gat is struggling with how to reconcile a holiday commemorating...
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- Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
- US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
- Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work
- US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
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- Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
- This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton
SAMUEL WESLEY PANGBURN
Memorial services for Sam Pangburn will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Taylor Anderson officiating. Inurnment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral...
JOYCE MERLE OAKES
Joyce Merle, daughter of Lester James and Elsie Alice (Martin) Wells, was born on July 31, 1936, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. She passed away on April 16, 2024, at the age of 87. Graveside services for...