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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...
Christianity is not about you and your work. It is about Christ and his work. The Apostle Paul seems to have felt it necessary to constantly re-orient his readers towards this fundamental truth. For example, this is what he wrote to the Colossians: “I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery.” (This comes from the Message translation). I like the fact that Paul suggests that his Christian readers can have...
I’m sure you’re familiar with that passage of scripture that calls us all to be “subject to the governing authorities.” As a middle-aged citizen in good standing with the City of Alva, County of Woods, and the State of Oklahoma, I rarely step out of line when it comes to local ordinances. I even make an effort to “keep off the grass” when the signage so directs. However ... This morning, about 10:30, Becky found out that she needed to be in Enid by 12:20 to have her fingerprints electronically sent to the Oklahoma Education Association...
The Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society (NWOGS) will hold their February meeting Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Sod House near Aline. The group will leave from the Alva Public Library at 9 a.m. to travel to the Sod House for the 10 a.m. program presented by Bob Rea of the Oklahoma Historical Society. His program is titled “History of Fort Supply.” Rea will cover the time period from 1868 to 1894 when Fort Supply was involved in two major Indian Wars campaigns, kept the peace in the Cherokee Outlet and policed the opening of the area to white set... Full story
Funeral services for Donald Ray Noblitt will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Clapp officiating. Interment will be in the Freedom Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Donald Ray Noblitt, son of the late Oscar Lee and Purney (Roach) Noblitt, was born March 5, 1930, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and passed away February 11, 2019, at Ardmore, Oklahoma, at the age of 88 years, 11 months and 6 days. Don graduated high...
Helen Fae Becker of Roscommon, Michigan, passed away February 7, 2019, at the age of 92. Helen was born in Teagarden, Oklahoma, January 27, 1927, the daughter of Perry and Maudie Jespersen. On October 11, 1952, she married Henry Robert Becker in Fort Hood, Texas. Their journey together would take them across the United States from Virginia to California and the far east, with stops in Japan, the Philippines and eventually Bangkok, Thailand, where she raised her children, Mark, Dawn Li, and Kim...
When the National Geographic subscription expires, I try to make justification for not renewing the $39 magazine when most other periodicals are $6-$10. The next issue contains an article that blows my mind and I write the check. Newspapers are important for keeping up with area events but they are outdated as technology moves their format to the LCD screen as it continues its encroachment on our lives in an often not-so-positive way. Current events were once relegated to day-old deployment and...
It makes all the sense in the world for employers to do some research on job applicants before hiring them. One way to do this, of course, is to talk to people who know the applicants. Some employers prefer to call people whose names have been provided by the potential employees. Others ask the people on the list of references to write letters of recommendation for applicants. In the years that I have been employed at Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) I have been on several search...
For about half the game Tuesday night, the Alva Goldbugs stayed even with the Woodward Boomers on scoring. But the first and fourth quarters resulted in the final Woodward win of 65-53. It was the second meeting of the teams this season. Woodward won the prior game 80-66 in Alva on Jan. 28. Alva had eight turnovers in the first quarter Tuesday and trailed 7-1 before finding scoring range. The first period ended with Alva behind 12-7. In the second, Alva held turnovers to one and stayed neck-and-neck with Woodward on scoring, tying the game at...
At their last meeting for Alva’s homecoming Jan. 28, the Alva Ladybugs dominated the boards against Woodward and came away with a last second win 50-49. Tuesday’s meeting was entirely different. The Class 3A Ladybugs traveled to Woodward and lost to the 5A Lady Boomers 57-37. The Alva team kept the score close in the first half with Woodward leading 11-7 at the end of the first quarter. By half time, the Woodward lead was cut to two at 23-21. At the beginning of the third quarter, Woodward scored seven points before Alva could answer. The Lad...
JOPLIN, Mo. – It was a comeback weekend for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team as they bounced back from a game one loss on Saturday to win two straight and close the series with a victory on Sunday at Missouri Southern State in Joplin. Northwestern battled back in both wins over the weekend, including a 7-3 victory Sunday afternoon. The Rangers moved to 6-1 on this season with the win to tie the 2013 team for the best start by the program as a member of the NCAA. It was also the team’s six straight series victory dating b...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball improved a home field winning streak to nine straight Tuesday afternoon as the Rangers made easy work of Northeastern State, 11-2, at Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium. It was the biggest margin of victory against Northeastern since a 17-5 over the then Redmen in 1991 when both teams were National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics members playing in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference. Northwestern has won all five contests at home this season to add to four straight a...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers softball team is looking to make some noise this year. After a slow start last year, the Rangers again finished the season strong with an overall record of 17-33, going 16-28 in Great American Conference play as they finished one game away from the conference tournament for the second year in a row. They ended the year winning their last six out of ten games, defeating Southwestern Oklahoma State University (1-2), Henderson State (2-4), and Harding University (3-4). This will star...
Randon and Kristi Miller met and fell in love while attending Alva High School in the mid-1990s. Kristi was "the outgoing drama person," she said. "I liked anything with a stage." "And I was the quiet one," said Randon, grinning. "I was into football, motorcycles and dirt bikes." They attended Northwestern – first Randon, who was four years older than Kristi, and who then joined the Alva Police Department while she attended college. In 1998, they married and, when Randon was offered a job with t... Full story
The Citizen's Choice Awards Gala was held Monday night to honor nine individuals specially chosen by the community for demonstrating excellence in their respective fields. The event, held at the Baker Hangar, offered carriage valet service, delivering attendees to a beautiful array of food and décor. The night kicked off with an hour designated for socializing and feasting on a spread put together by Alva's Market. Guests spent time mingling and putting in bids on items for the silent auction...
DURANT, OKLA. – The East Central University men's basketball team dropped an 83-70 decision to arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State in the final of five-straight road games. Scoring First Half: 38-41 The teams traded points and runs over the first four minutes, with the Tigers (14-8, 11-6 GAC) trailing 8-9 Over the next 1:30 minutes ECU went on 7-0 run to gain a 15-9 advantage The Savage Storm (15-6, 11-6 GAC) pushed back and cut the lead to two (15-13) in the next minute The teams continued to battle and Southeastern was able to tie the g...
DURANT, OKLA. – The East Central University women's basketball team kept its advantage in the Great American Conference standings over arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, with a 61-50 victory and swept the series for the season. Scoring First Quarter: 18-13 The teams traded points, with the Tigers (16-7, 11-6 GAC) take an advantage with early triples The Savage Storm (11-10, 9-8 GAC) took a one-point lead (13-12), with 1:53 left ECU then went on a 6-0 run to end the stanza Second Quarter: 16-15 (34-28) SE was able to get the deficit down t...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist put together a spirited effort but came up short losing 82-78 to Southern Nazarene in a women's basketball game Thursday night in Bethany. The loss dropped OBU to 10-13 overall and 6-11 in the Great American Conference. The Lady Bison remained tied for the seventh-place with Northwestern Oklahoma in the league standings. The top eight teams qualify for the conference championship tournament next month in Bartlesville. Victoria Blankenship and Autumn Avina each had 20 points for the Lady Bison and kept them close t...
DURANT, Okla. – Turnovers proved costly for Southeastern as the Savage Storm struggled to gain any momentum in a 61-50 loss to rival East Central on Thursday night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena. The loss drops SE to 11-10 on the season and 9-8 in Great American conference play heading into a Saturday matchup with Northwestern Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. in Alva, Okla. Southeastern spread the offense around as no player reached double-figures, while Katie Branam put up nine points off the bench in her return to the lineup. Haiden Williams was next u...
BETHANY, Okla. — After failing to qualify for the Great American Conference Championship Tournament a season ago, Southern Nazarene is headed back to Bartlesville in March with an 82-78 win over rival Oklahoma Baptist. The win clinched a berth in the tournament for the Crimson Storm (13-10, 12-5 GAC) with five more regular season games still on the schedule. It is the earliest that SNU has clinched a spot in the GAC Tournament since joining NCAA Division II. Alexus Jones had another sensational night inside the Sawyer Center as she scored 23 p...
EDMOND, Okla. – SWOSU Softball dropped their first two games at the Edmond Regional Festival on Thursday, falling to Colorado Christian and Oklahoma Christian at Tom Heath Field. SWOSU (0-4) returns to action on Saturday, taking on Newman and Central Oklahoma at UCO's Broncho Field in Edmond. Colorado Christian 10, SWOSU 2 (6 inn.) Box Score SWOSU scored single runs in the third and fourth innings, but Colorado Christian put runs on the board in each inning and ended the game early with a two-run single in the sixth inning. A double steal by S...
PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Rogers State Softball team picked up a split with Pittsburg State Thursday afternoon on the road in non-conference play. The Hillcats defeated the Gorillas 8-2 in game one, but fell to Pitt State 9-6 in game two. In game one, the Hillcats jumped out into an early lead and never looked back. Tailee Reding and Mikayla Waggnor scored on a ball in play by Danelle Day and then Day would score later in the inning on a passed ball as Rogers State went up 3-0. The hosts would get two runs back in the second inning on a double, b...
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Christian Merriwether picked up four hits and the Hillcats picked up their third-straight victory as Rogers State Baseball defeated Northeastern State 10-2 Thursday afternoon at the Diamond Sports Complex. Merriwether went 4-for-5 on the day, with a double and three runs batted in to lead the way for the Hillcats (6-2), who picked up just their second win at home all-time against the RiverHawks (1-7). Merriwether legged out a bunt single to put runners on the corners in the bottom of the third. Zack Mann then laid down a s...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Hannah Villines scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (10-13, 7-10 Great American Conference) could not overcome poor shooting as Harding (17-6, 12-5 GAC) defeated Tech 72-48 on Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum. NEXT UP The Golden Suns will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 16, as Tech hosts Arkansas-Monticello with a 1 p.m. tip-off is scheduled. HOW IT HAPPENED Both teams traded baskets over the opening three minutes (6-6). Harding began to create separation as a 7...
