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Since the fall, the community of Alva has been hearing about the Alva Public Schools (APS) Strategic Initiative, a plan to improve the district's schools gradually and effectively. The initiative is currently in Phase IV – “Achieve,” which asks the question “how do we plan to get there?” This phase began May 20, and over the summer will address “facilities, hiring, accreditation, professional development planning, and site planning for continuous strategic improvement,” Argo said. Four Main Goals The objectives and initiatives of this plan are...
Charter Ordinance 19-019 regarding term limits was again on the agenda at the Kiowa City Council May meeting. At the beginning of the meeting under public agenda, Kiowa man B.J. Duvall (who has filed to run for city council) calmly asked the council for an explanation on term limits. He asked “why there is any discussion” on this subject since last summer Kiowa paid for a special election (that cost an estimated $3000) and the people voted to have term limits. Duvall asked council why they wrote a charter ordinance last month that ult...
All three Woods County commissioners were present for the meeting Monday, May 13. Warrants and claims were approved. The regular minutes from May 6 were approved as well. Road crossing permits for OG&E at Ellis Rd. and 370 were approved. Disaster Emergency Proclamation for Woods County The proclamation paraphrased, is that since Woods County experienced significant flooding, causing damage to commerical and private properties, immediate attention is required. Public safety and emergency relief are priorities. The County Emergency Operation...
This week is Oklahoma Home and Community Education week. The commissioners approved this proclamation in their meeting Monday. Regular meeting minutes were approved. A road crossing permit for OG&E was approved as well. Monthly reports: • Assessor's collections: $385.96 • County clerk collections: $8965.50 • Treasurer's balance: $11,717.26 • Health department collections: $428.40 • Court clerk balance $221,876.31 • Election board: $5356.48 • Sheriff's office collections: $3,842.22 All were approved. Monthly appropriations along with blanket...
Alva Middle School (AMS) and Alva High School (AHS) vocal programs had their annual spring concert Thursday. The schools' mixed choirs and Electric Gold performed many beautiful pieces. The seniors had some special moments too. Lots of love and honors were passed around throughout the concert. Alva Middle School Awards Most Valuable Member of 1st Hour: Mya Williams Most Valuable Member of 3rd Hour: Tehya Quinlan Most Valuable Member of Electric Voices: Jocelyn Asebedo Outstanding Contribution...
The first agenda item on the Woods County commissioners' regular Monday morning meeting was to approve the minutes from the last regular meeting on April 15. A proclamation for Earth Day for Oklahoma Home and Consumer Education (OHCE) group was made. Dr. Janet Cunningham represented the OHCE for this Earth Day proclamation. The City of Alva has signed one. The proclamation was also read at the council meeting last week. The OHCE is hosting a poster contest at Lincoln, planting shrubs, trees,...
Kiwanis Club of Alva hosted Dr. Janet Cunningham on Wednesday, April 17. Cunningham began by praising Northwestern's value in higher education. Namely, half of Northwestern Oklahoma State University's (NWOSU) students graduate with zero school debt, total cost of attendance is among the lowest in the region, and NWOSU has four nationally accredited programs (nursing, education, business and social work). Enrollment for the freshman class was up 7.5 percent, although overall headcount was down in the fall; however, this decrease was traced most...
The agenda was short for Monday's Woods County commissioners meeting. The minutes for the April 8 meeting were approved. Road crossing permits for OG&E were also approved. A tractor bid (No. 18-19-12) as well designating an E-911 floor mat as surplus were approved. A transfer of appropriations from Hwy D1 Machinery and Equipment to capital outlay in the amount of $41,000 was discussed and approved. Lastly, blanket purchase orders were approved....
The agenda for the Woods County commissioners was a bit longer than normal. Warrants, claims and the minutes from the last meeting, held April 1, were approved. Road crossing permits for SemGas and Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestOK LLC were approved, as were monthly reports from the court clerk, treasurer, and sheriff. Hamil, seconded by Smiley, motioned for approval of the reports. The commissioners went on to discuss other regular business like monthly appropriations. Discussion was held on a bid for a tractor (bid #18-19-12), but it was...
The regular meeting minutes from the last commissioners meeting, March 25, were approved. Monthly reports were also approved: • Assessor's office collections: $690. • County clerk office collections: $8,371.05. • Election board: $4,803.99 • Health department: $0 No action was taken on monthly appropriations. Alva Petunia Club 's requested use of the carports for their annual plant sale on May 11. Their request was approved. An E-911 digital copier was surplussed to junk. Blanket purchase orders were approved....
The Woods County commissioners had their regularly scheduled meeting Monday after missing their March 18 meeting. The commissioners moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of March 11, 2019. Payroll, warrants, and claims were also approved. Use of the courthouse lawn for the annual Big Cruise and Car Show in September was approved. The BancCentral event will use the lawn and parking lot. Next, flood plain permits for BNSF Railroad were approved. A correction needed to be made to the November 2018 monthly appropriations for District 3 in...
A quorum was determined as the Woods County commissioners' regular weekly meeting was called to order. Warrants and claims, as well as the minutes from the last regular meeting on March 4, were approved. The sheriff’s office and court clerk’s reports were approved. Approval was given for the use of the courthouse lawn for Northwestern’s annual Bahama Breakaway. The event will occur in April for NWOSU students. The commissioners discussed and approved using TM Consulting Inc. for the Woods County Treasurer’s Office software for FY19-20...
The Woods County commissioners meeting on Jan. 28 included approval of regular agenda items such payroll, warrants, claims and minutes. BCE Mach road crossing permits were approved: one water line for $500 and one electric line for $500. After discussion, the hauling bid No. 18-19-11 and the six month bid No. 18-19-07 were approved. The board added receiving officers as follows: Chris Smith for the treasurer, Rachel Spellman for the county clerk, and LaDonna Landers for LEPC. The Jan. 28 meeting was adjourned with no other new business. At the...
Alva is doing well and always trying to improve itself. Years of infrastructure planning are finally being implemented into the city's fix-it schedules – the street, water tanks, sewage systems, well fields and water lines/systems. Maintenance has not always been kept they way it should have been, considering some of the replacements being made were done to very old systems. Generally, the plan is to fix things before they break or become unusable, thus requiring a total overhaul. The city planning takes years to come to fruition, but not w...
Six out of seven members were in attendance at the Alva Recreation Authority meeting. This was the first meeting since September 2018. Because of the holidays, a quorum was hard to come by. The minutes from Sept. 19 were approved. The finance statements from September, October, November and December were discussed and approved. The biggest budget items mentioned were: • The collection from youth sports at $10,460 October 2018 • Concession costs, profitability and inventory rollover • In November, sprinklers were repaired in all of the field...
The manager of Holiday Inn requested the community coffee be hosted there so that attendees could see the new breakfast bar. The new breakfast bar that was recently put in has many options. From coffee, tea, milk, and juice to yogurt, cereal, fruit, oatmeal, eggs, omelets, sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, bagels, and muffins. Many of the attendees at Community Coffee went back for seconds because everything was so delicious. With franchises, like the Holiday Inn Express, they are required to update things pretty reg...
At the Woods County commissioners meeting this Monday, warrants and claims, as well as the minutes from the last meeting (held Jan. 7), were approved. Road crossing permits for Select Energy were approved. The two gas-line road crossings are in District 1, with a fee of $500 each. Hamil, seconded by Smiley, motioned for approval. The monthly sheriff's reports were also approved. Sheriff’s Department collections were $2,743.20 and Board of Prisoners expenses were $9,742.60. The board acknowledged the appointment of two members to the Board of E...
The first item needing action was the election of 2019 Officers for the Board of County Commissioners. Randy McMurphy will continue as chairman and John Smiley as vice president. The minutes from the last meeting, Dec. 26, 2018, were approved. Road crossing permits for Select Energy Services were also approved. McMurphy, seconded by Hamil, motion for approval. Monthly reports were approved next: • Assessor collections: $251. • County Clerk Office collections: $8,050.10. • Court Clerk Office collections: $233,373.99. • Election Board balance...
A quorum was determined at the Woods County Equalization Board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 19. Those present included board members Chris Olson, Joe Shirley and Bob Seivert. Others in attendance were Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed, Assessor Renetta Benson, Ben Hurley and Jerry Wisdom of TASC, and Sandridge representative Jeff Merritt (call in). Minutes from the last special meeting, held Nov. 14, were approved. The next agenda items regarded formal appeal to the equalization board from Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC, Sandridge Midstream...
With all members present, the Woods County Excise Board's regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. 19, began with the approval of the minutes from a special meeting on Nov. 14. The monthly appropriations were motioned for approval by Olson and Shirley. • District 1 Highway Cash: $167,881.39 • District 2 Highway Cash: $168,061.95 • District 3 Highway Cash: $168,881.39 • District 1 CBRI Fund-105: $14,483.45 • District 2 CBRI Fund-105: $14,483.48 • District 3 CBRI Fund-105: $14,483.48 • Enhanced 911: $22,866.47 • Assessor’s Fee: $264 • County Clerk’s Lien...
At the usual Woods County commissioners meeting Monday, the commissioners approved the minutes from regular meeting on Dec. 10. The commissioners will have a special meeting on Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. The following road crossing permits were approved: Tall Oak Midcon, Select Energy, and Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent. Smiley, seconded by Hamil, motioned to approve each permit. Next was the transfer of appropriations from highway fund District 3 M and O to District 3 Capital Outlay in the amount of $70,000. Smiley, seconded by Hamil, motioned to...
At the Woods County commissioners regular Monday morning meeting this week, warrants and claims were handled first – motioned by Hamil and seconded by Smiley. Also, the minutes from the previous regular meeting, held Dec. 3, were approved. SemGas and Select Energy requested several road crossing permits, and each was approved by the commissioner of the respective district; two were in District 1, and one was in District 2. Monthly reports were approved (motioned by Smiley; seconded by Hamil). Sheriff's office collections were $4,547.83, the e...
Alva Schools are finding ways to target individual learners and help students learn more effectively in the classroom. Shane Feely, Curriculum Coordinator at Alva Schools and Washington Principal, shared about content area literacy. His role as curriculum coordinator is to look at achievements on assessments and try to address weaknesses with regard to instructional strategies. Feely said, “What we're looking to do with content area literacy is to increase engagement and increase literacy.” It’s important to note that literacy is not just...
All commissioners were in attendance, along with County Clerk Shelley Reed, Kat Lunn, Donny Head and Darren Slater. After the usual meeting action items, the first five notable items were related to bridge inspections and building between the commissioners and Donny Head (Circuit Engineering District #8 program manager). First, bridge inspection invoice no. 676248 as well as the report of conference between CED #8 and Woods County were approved. The title sheet for bridge no. 213 for District 1 was approved. Next, bids for materials and bids...
All commissioners were present at their regular weekly meeting Monday morning. Hamil, seconded by McMurphy, made a motion to approve the minutes from Oct. 29. Next payroll, warrants and claims were approved by Hamil and Smiley. Hamil and Smiley also motioned to approve the Select Energy Services permits. Smiley, seconded by Hamil, approved the monthly appropriations and all of the monthly reports except those of the court clerk and the sheriff’s office. A 1,500 gallon tanker (ID No. RF 446–08) was attached and added to a Capron tanker (ID# RF...
