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The Burlington High School basketball teams participated in the Cherokee Invitational Tournament held Jan. 4-6. The girls' team played an exciting game against Buffalo that ended with a victory. The Elks also had an exciting game and played Kremlin-Hillsdale, but ended in a loss. The Elks went on to play Waukomis and the Lady Elks then played Kremlin-Hillsdale, and both resulted in a big win. Both teams earned another round of exciting games with the Lady Elks continuing into the championship....
There are 11 eccentric eighth graders who enjoy different things like sleeping, reading, basketball, eating, video games, crafts and hanging out with friends. They participate in the robotics, cross country and basketball teams, as well as mentoring and 4-H. They are looking forward the state basketball tournament, graduation and summer....
Kaleigh Elizabeth Maness was born on Feb. 10, 2000, in Eldorado, Kansas. She is the 17-year-old daughter of Letisha Wade and Kevin Maness. Kaleigh has two younger brothers, Kyler and Kaysen. She also has two younger sisters, Kali and Trinity. In her free time, Kaleigh likes to watch Netflix, hang out with friends and sleep. Some of Kaleigh's favorites are: color – gray and blue, book – "Looking for Alaska" by John Green, movie – "A Walk to Remember," food – anything Mexican, animal – pigs, and q...
On Jan. 3, the first day back to school after break, everyone was surprised to see the old building on Main Street (with the elk painted on the side) torn down. Many people of the community were sad to see the building torn down, but were glad because it was becoming a sore sight. The school acquired the building in November of 2017. The plans for the now empty lot are unknown at this time. However, the people of the community and staff members have ideas of building a bus barn, making a new...
Burlington students in third grade through high school recently took a field trip to the new NWOSU robotics and game design labs. Mark Bagley, NWOSU robotics instructor, told the kids what it is like to be in his class. Bagley showed all the tools his class uses and how some of them work, and the classes' recent projects. The kids took an interest in the tiny cameras and the boats that had an automatic sensor that would keep the boat from crashing into other boats or any other obstacles. Even...
January is designated as School Board Recognition Month. Burlington Schools recognized current school board members during their school board meeting on the morning of Jan. 17. Superintendent Glen Elliott presented each of the board members with certificates honoring their years of service. Board President Terry Graham was honored for 22 years of service, followed by Allison Armbruster with 10 years, Aaron Smith with six years, T J. Rockenbach with three years and Robert Hill with two years....
This year there are 11 tremendous third graders at Burlington. Their favorite thing to do is math and playing math jeopardy. The class likes using their Kindle Fires. They moved into a new building over Christmas break and are enjoying all of the new facilities. They are looking forward to soccer this spring and passing third grade. Their teacher, Jenell Newman, has been teaching for 18 years. She loves trying new activities to spark her students' attention and interests....
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at 10:10 a.m.; worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Friends Church is on the corner of College Avenue and Center Street. Avard Christian Church Sunday services are from 2-4 p.m. Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6...
I am writing this devotion on a computer with a word processor that is so advanced that my grandparents would be amazed. This processor can fix my misspelled words, warn me of grammatical errors, and I can go back and fix mistakes without making a mess of my document. It truly is amazing. I am so thankful to live in the modern world. I so appreciate the creature comforts, modern health care methods, and the scientific discoveries that our modern world has made available to us. It is beyond dispute that modernity has made our lives so much...
Several years ago, I was shooting pool in the basement of the Bible Chair with several of my favorite college students. For some reason, I was making some pretty good shots and beating everybody in sight. Since we were all good friends, no one was really worried about winning and losing, but after a few minutes of watching my winning streak, one of the students suggested that my “connections” with God must be exceptionally good for Him to let me have such a run of good favor. I was pretty sure of my answer, at the time – “I don’t think the...
A broad-based coalition of Oklahoma business and civic leaders are the latest group to offer a specific plan to end the state’s ongoing budget impasse. The proposal is sweeping and dramatic, and is backed by some of the most prominent and powerful industry interests in the state. Whether it will fly with legislators and citizens remains to be seen. Step Up Oklahoma unveiled a package of tax increases and changes in laws intended to improve state governance at a news conference Thursday at the Oklahoma History Center. The proposal would boost fu...
A regular meeting of the Woods County Excise Board was held at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 17. All members were present including Chris Olson, Bob Sievert and Joe Shirley. County Clerk Shelley Reed also attended. The following monthly appropriations were unanimously approved. • District 1 Highway Cash: $154,529.91 • District 2 Highway Cash: $154,573.42 • District 3 Highway Cash: $155,529.93 • District 1 CBRI Fund-105: $7,620.62 • District 2 CBRI Fund-105: $7,620.65 • District 3 CBRI Fund-105: $7,620.65 • Enhanced 911: $15,891.53 • Assessor’s Fee:...
Last year, Northwestern Oklahoma State University hosted Oklahoma Research Day (ORD) at the Central National Bank Center in Enid where more than 1,000 people from across the state participated. Northwestern will host ORD again on Friday, March 9, at the same location. Abstract submissions and conference registration deadlines are set for Wednesday, Jan. 31. Poster presentations will start at 9 a.m., and the day will end with a banquet luncheon at 12:30 p.m. featuring keynote speaker Dr. Tyrone Hayes, professor of integrative biology from the...
As grocery chains reeled at the Amazon purchase of Whole Foods, brick-and-mortar establishments steeled themselves to the idea of smaller profit margins attempting to compete. According to an article in Fortune by Phil Wahba, it’s not just the margins that will get smaller. Consumer demands are different and that has led to the exodus from enclosed malls and the explosion of strip malls as the retail landscape changes. Social media encroachment has meant less socializing at the food court and t...
In studying the content of country and western songs, we see that certain themes occur over and over again. And although I am a fan of country music, I would not want to be seen as encouraging anyone to participate in any of these activities. Among these themes seem to be, first and foremost, infidelity and drinking alcoholic beverages. Other subjects include fighting, breaking the law, having one’s heart broken, and a whole array of other negative things that can happen to someone. Granted, s...
ALVA, Okla. – Tuesday marked another chance for the Alva Quarterback Club to have some time to visit hear from the local coaches. Alva boys coach Shane Feeley was the first to speak at the weekly meeting, followed by Northwestern women’s coach Tasha Diesselhorst and men’s head man Shawn Dirden. All three coaches recapped their teams action in the previous week, and gave a brief preview of the week ahead. Feely on the Goldbugs Coach Feely talked about the Bugs action at Newkirk on Jan. 11, and at Blackwell two days later. The Bugs rolled over th...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Department of English, Foreign Language and Humanities will host USA Today bestselling author Lou Berney for the Visiting Writer Series on Thursday, Feb. 1. Members of the department welcome Northwestern students, faculty and staff as well as surrounding community members to partake in his visit as he reads from his novel "The Long and Faraway Gone." This event is free, and familiarity with the novel is not required to attend – or enjoy – the event. Ber...
The City of Alva received a check for $2.635 million from Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) representative Tonya White Monday night. White attended the city council meeting to present the symbolic check which Mayor Kelly Parker accepted. In December the OWRB approved the funding to finance a water system project for Alva. The low-interest long-term loan will allow Alva to replace two aging and leaking 500,000 gallon water storage tanks with a new tank that will hold more water. Alva...
ALVA, Okla. – The Alva Goldbugs got an opportunity to rest players before heading into the Cashion County Line Tournament this weekend, as the Bugs dominated the Newkirk Tigers at home, 62-20. Alva improved its record to 10-3 on the season. After blowing out the Tigers on the road the previous Thursday, 73-37, most fans expected another easy victory. But there was no denying the hunger the Bugs had coming off its third loss of the year to Blackwell on Saturday. Coach Shane Feely's defense d...
ALVA, Okla. – Tuesday night, the No. 14 Alva Ladybugs looked to get back on track after losing back-to-back games to No. 15 Newkirk and Blackwell, respectively. However, it was a tall order as Newkirk was on tap for the second time in five days. Despite playing better basketball overall in the second showdown, the Tigers proved to be just to tough as the Ladybugs fell victim yet again, 41-33. Alva's record dropped to 8-5 heading in to the Cashion County Line Tournament. The three-game losing s...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball survived a strong second-half push from the Bulldogs to knock off Southwestern Oklahoma State in the first of two matchups this season. Brandon Green made three big free throws down the stretch and solidified the win with a last second steal, wrapping up the Ranger's tough stretch of three games in five days. No stranger to the drama that the rivalry series has produced, the 6-foot-2 senior chipped in with 19 points and eight a...
ALVA, Okla. – Despite having four players in double digits scoring for the second straight contest, the Northwestern Oklahoma State women's basketball team was unable to sneak away from the Pioneer Cellular Events Center with an upset win over arch-rival No. 17 Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Southwestern (14-1, 9-0 GAC) used the league's top-ranked scoring offense to score a 95-81 victory over the Lady Rangers (8-7, 4-5 GAC) and remained undefeated in conference play. Freshman Kinsey N...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. — No. 17 Southern Nazarene did what no other team in Great American Conference history has done Wednesday with a 91-49 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State. The Crimson Storm became the first team to go through the first half of the conference season without a loss, going 11-0 to start the season. The Crimson Storm (14-1, 11-0 GAC) are off to the best start since the 1997-98 and 98-99 teams. The 98-99 team went 15-0 to start before losing two straight and the 97-98 team went 18-2 to start. It is the largest margin of v...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Southern Nazarene was held to 30.1 shooting from the field in a 93-61 loss at Southwestern Oklahoma State Wednesday night. Adrienne Berry and Kennedy Gillette each had a team-high 11 points for the Crimson Storm (7-8, 4-5 GAC) while Abby Niehues and Irene Perez each scored eight. Niehues also had four blocks. The Bulldogs (15-1, 10-0 GAC) had all five starters in double figures and fired 47.8 percent from the field. Southwestern opened the game on an 8-0 run and extended it to a 14-4 run. The Bulldogs led 25-8 at the end o...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The No. 13-ranked SWOSU Lady Bulldogs went into the halftime locker room tied up with Southern Nazarene on Wednesday evening before a 37-point scoring outburst in the third quarter gave the Dawgs more than enough to work with the rest of the way. SWOSU eventually would go on to handle SNU 93-61 and remain perfect in GAC play. In a tale of two quarters in the opening half of play, SWOSU saw its hot start and 17-point first quarter lead evaporate to nothing by the end of the second quarter. Southern Nazarene came out hot i...
