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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...
Happy end of February, everyone! I know that’s a weird thing to celebrate, but in these post-holiday seasons you must take what you can get! Now, to anyone who knows me this should come as no surprise at all, but I must confess something to you. Are you ready, because it’s a shocker? Alright, here goes: there are people who are better than me at pretty much everything I do. Now, I know that comes as a surprise to most of you and several of you may have just woken up from passing out due to the bomb I just laid on you, but it’s true. Even the th...
We now interrupt our regularly scheduled article for an important message from our sponsors. For the better part of 50 years, the family at College Hill Church of Christ has hosted the Annual Alva School of Music (affectionately known as “Singing School.”) This summer, that program will be enjoying a new home with the Weatherford Church of Christ. This much larger sister congregation to the southwest is thrilled to take on the role of educating emerging generations on the beauty of a cap...
Voters in the City of Waynoka or Freedom School District who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 7 Special Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said today. Although the county election board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Koehn urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early. Absentee ballot application forms are available at the county election board office located at 410 4th St., Suite C, Alva. An online version of the...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) Monday announced more than $2.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants supporting airport infrastructure improvements and safety in western Oklahoma. “The investment in infrastructure and safety across our local airports is important as it relates to the efficiency of business and growth of our communities,” said Congressman Lucas. “Our regional airports play an important role connecting businesses and residents while driving development in our state. I’m happy to see these...
Last Friday, Feb. 21, the Alva Chamber of Commerce held the monthly community coffee and legislative update at Fechner Pump and Supply. Both Rep. Carl Newton and Sen. Casey Murdock were present to give reports. Rep. Carl Newton Dr. Newton said the legislators had been busy in committee meetings to decide which bills would be heard on the floor. He reported the constitutional carry bill did not make it out of committee. Regarding Medicaid expansion, Newton pointed out State Questions 802 would put Medicaid expansion into the state constitution...
Hopeton resident Juanita Cropp considers number 13 as a good luck charm. Twenty years ago, Cropp became the 13th employee hired by Value Added Products (VAP). Today she celebrates 20 years working for the company and intends to continue working for as long in the future as possible. Cropp was originally recruited to VAP by her niece, Paula Fuqua, who served as VAPs first office manager. She was working for a health care provider at the time but her niece was persistent and told her she must come...
Friday, March 13, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 7 Special Election for the City of Waynoka and Freedom School District, Woods County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn says. Persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters. Those who aren’t registered or need to change their registration may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time for it to be p...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch Award has been presented to the owner of a Woods County ranch. Edward Short of Alva owns RW Ranch located in the vicinity of Alva. The family has raised cattle since great-grandfather John C. Winter settled the land in 1912. To qualify for a Centennial Farm or Ranch Award, a property must be occupied by a family member for at least 100 years and must currently be operated or occupied by a family member or leased out by a family m...
On Monday, Feb. 17, Woods County 4-H members, three Cloverbuds and two adult volunteers competed in the 2020 Woods County Food Show and Baking Contest. Addley Hanson, Remington York and Sequin Graves entered trail mix and no-bake cookies in the non-competitive Cloverbuds division. Parker Grimsley, Alva 4-H, received Junior Division Grand Champion with her banana bread; Kooper Rich, Waynoka 4-H, received Intermediate Division Grand Champion with peanut butter fudge; Davin Budy, Waynoka 4-H,...
Primp for Prom, an annual community service project co-sponsored by the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Work's student organization Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) and the Woodward High School Key Club, has earned a state-wide community service award. The Woodward Daughters of the American Revolution chapter nominated the event that has earned the 2019 Oklahoma State Daughters of the American Revolution (OSDAR) Community Service Award. The recipient of...
James Stephen Brown, 83, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020. A Rosary Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Trout Funeral Home Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 2, 2020, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father Zachary Boazman officiating. Interment will take place at Resthaven Memorial Park immediately following the service. Arrangements are under the dirction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory....
Warren Buffett bought a smart phone. In spite of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s parent company, owning 129,357,106 shares of Apple, he continued to use a flip phone, even becoming adept at texting on it. Habits are hard to break but those who have smart phones are aware of their many advantages. I have a bag phone in my collection with the distant memories of calling cell towers in other locations announcing my presence so it could receive calls. Today, the world is largely connected with cell c...
In 1849, Virginia slave Henry Brown resolved to escape to a free northern state. He decided to conceal himself inside a wooden crate and ship himself to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brown sat in the crate with his knees bent so that they almost touched his face. Two friends who aided him wrapped some cloth around him to add some padding to make him more comfortable. They also, of course, made a small air hole in the crate. Brown took a few biscuits and a container of water to provide some basic...
Dilly Dilly 62 ½ wins 41 ½ losses Marshall's Oldtimers 54 wins 50 losses Rollin Good Times 54 wins 50 losses Ms Deb's Hairstyling 51 ½ wins 52 ½ losses Next Frame 50 wins 54 losses Knights of Columbus 49 wins 55 losses O'Bar 47 wins 57 losses The Bowl Movements 45 wins 59 losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – John Cook - 259 High Scratch Series – John Cook - 675 High Handicap Game – Jim Allen - 294 Handicap Series Game – Jim Allen - 765 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Janean Johnson - 181 High Scratch Series – Janean Johnson - 500 H...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball cruised to a mid-week victory over Southwest Baptist Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Bearcats 12-3. Game Two was called off in the third inning due to weather. Kalie Johnson supplied the Rangers with three RBIs on four hits and scored twice, while Lauren Adcock had three hits driving in three runs. Northwestern improved to 3-8 on the season and will return to conference play on Friday in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. when top-ranked Southern Arkansas travels to Alva. Alexus B...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's indoor track and field team aims for a strong finish in the Great American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships beginning today (Friday) at the Mosier Indoor Facility in Norman. "We are looking forward to the second GAC Indoor Championship," Northwestern Head Coach Jill Lancaster said. "We are coming off an impressive championship performance last year, with All-Conference performances in the jumps and 1600-meter relay. We are looking to make an impact this season with our a...
The Alva Goldbugs headed to Norman Thursday to play the Lone Grove Longhorns in the first round of the regionals. The teams met at 3 p.m. at Community Christian in the consolation bracket game. Alva got off to a fast start with a 6-1 run before Lone Grove took over to lead 9-6. The Goldbugs got back on the scoreboard and tied the game at 9 all at the end of the quarter. Alva dominated the second quarter, scoring 17 points to eight for Lone Grove for a 26-17 halftime mark. Scoring slowed a...
Iowa State (12-16, 5-10) vs. Oklahoma State (14-14, 4-11) Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma State seeks revenge on Iowa State after dropping the first matchup in Ames. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 21, when the Cyclones outshot Oklahoma State from the field 51 percent to 42 percent and hit 14 more foul shots on the way to an 89-82 victory. VETERAN PRESENCE: Senior leadership has been on display for both teams this year. Cameron McGriff, Isaac Likekele, Lindy Waters III and Thomas Dzi...
Oklahoma (17-11, 7-8) vs. No. 20 West Virginia (19-9, 7-8) WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 West Virginia presents a tough challenge for Oklahoma. Oklahoma has won two of its six games against ranked teams this season. West Virginia lost 67-57 at Texas on Monday. SENIOR STUDS: Oklahoma's Kristian Doolittle, Brady Manek and Austin Reaves have collectively accounted for 61 percent of the team's scoring this season and have scored 70 percent of all Sooners points over the last five games.DOMINANT...
TULSA, Okla., Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) today announced it will participate in the BofA Securities Power, Gas and Solar Leaders Conference on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts. Pierce H. Norton II, president and chief executive officer, Caron Lawhorn, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Curtis Dinan, senior vice president, commercial, and Sid McAnnally, senior vice president, operations, will be conducting a series of meetings with members of the investment community. The materials...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday upheld the murder conviction and life with parole sentence of an Enid man in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Enid. The court rejected appeals by Christopher Reynaud, 28, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2016 shooting death of Daultn Dickerson. Reynaud was also convicted of two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon for the wounding of two people who were shot at the same time as Dickerson outside Reynaud's home Reynaud's attorney did not i...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A competency hearing for a man accused of killing a Kansas college football player and wounding New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine was rescheduled Thursday because he had refused to cooperate with efforts to evaluate him. During a hearing Thursday for Francisco Alejandro Mendez, Shawnee County District Judge Cheryl Rios was told Mendez had lied and not cooperated with the evaluation, according to online court records. After Mendez promised to cooperate, new competency tests were ordered and a competency hearing w...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 28-year-old Wichita man who accidentally shot and killed his cousin while several people were drinking and showing off guns has been sentenced to three years in prison. Martin David Ruiz Jr. was sentenced Wednesday for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Anthony Martinez, 24, on June 30, 2018. Prosecutors alleged people were drinking alcohol in the backyard of a Wichita home when Ruiz took a handgun out of a bag of firearms, removed its magazine, racked back the slide and handed it to his cousin. Ruiz grabbed a...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dozens of University of Oklahoma students staged a sit-in for a second day Thursday outside OU's administrative offices following two instances of professors using racial slurs in the classroom. OU's Black Emergency Response Team, known as BERT, gathered Wednesday morning in Evans Hall and called for the resignation of OU provost Kyle Harper, mandatory equity training for faculty, semester-long diversity training and a new multicultural center on campus. Some students spent the night in Evans Hall and the group said it w...
