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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Mini french toast or cereal, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Tuesday – Chicken biscuit or cereal, banana, juice, milk Wednesday – Cinnamon pop tart or cereal, pears, juice, milk Thursday – Strawberry mini bagel or cereal, peaches, juice, milk Friday – Yogurt parfait or cereal, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Chicken nuggets, potato smiles, carrots, garlic bread, fruit cocktail, milk Tuesday – Omelet, french toast, dragon fruit juice, peaches, milk Wednesda...
The Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association is proud to present the Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2020 Outstanding Graduates. The honored alumni will be recognized during the annual Spring Alumni Reunion Banquet on Saturday, April 25, at 6 p.m. The honored alumni include: Alexandria Carmon, Arts Alexandria Carmon, Class of 2016, currently works as a piano/voice teacher while studying classical vocal performance and vocal pedagogy at the University of Central Oklahoma. Carmon has a...
The Alva Board of Education will vote on renewal of contracts for three principals during their meeting Monday. The board will meet at 5 p.m. in the district office. Principal contracts up for renewal for the next school year are Stephanie Marteney at Alva Middle School, Alysson Tucker at Longfellow Elementary and Shane Feely at Washington Elementary. The board will hear a presentation of the drop-out report by Alva High School Principal Les Potter. There will be discussion and action on a contract with Ignite Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab...
American Legion Post 92 hosted the legion district convention in Alva on Saturday at the Share Annex at the Cherokee Strip Museum. Royce Bender of Alva was honored with an award by Charley O'Leary, vice commander, for 60 years membership in the American Legion. After the business meeting the members gathered around the flagpole at the Cherokee Strip Museum where Ron Gott, state commander, presented the museum with a new American Flag and retired the old flag which was then presented to Don...
After nearly four years since charges were filed, a plea agreement has been reached in criminal felony charges against Caleb Scott Baker, 25, of Alva. Baker was 21 when charges were filed on March 9, 2016, in Woods County. At that time he was charged with rape first degree, lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16 (two counts) and forcible sodomy (two counts). After numerous court hearings, postponements and delays, a hearing was held Feb. 26. The earlier charges were dismissed, and Baker entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation strengthening Oklahoma’s drug-free school zones is headed to the full Senate. Senate Bill 1674, by Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, would make it a felony to purchase or possess methamphetamine, heroin or cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. “When a parent sends their child to school, they should be worried about whether they do well on their test or make the basketball team, not whether their child is being exposed to meth, heroin or some other dangerous drug,” Murdock said. “Someone who thinks nothing of selling o...
Members of the Woods County Retired Educators Association (WCREA) were privileged to hear two programs at their Feb. 20 meeting held at the Alva Public Library Auditorium. Magen Lehr gave the first presentation on the Bank It Program. Lehr is the co-founder and current president of Bank It and serves as the information security officer at Alva State Bank. The Bank It program's mission strives to make Alva a better place by providing support to local organizations and families in need. Every...
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University band will host between 800 and 1,000 middle and high school students from the northwest and central regions of Oklahoma on the Alva campus March 3 for the District 2 concert band and solo/ensemble contest. The contest is scheduled to last all day beginning at 8 a.m. until 3:20 p.m. and will be held simultaneously in the Herod Hall Auditorium for the concert bands and in Ryerson Hall for the solos and ensembles. This contest allows students to perform their musical pieces in front of judges to...
More than 100 prospective incoming freshmen and transfer students attended the Spring Showcase event Feb. 22 at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva. Calleb Mosburg, dean of student affairs and enrollment management, said in the history of this spring event this is one of the largest attended by potential students. "We had 108 attendees to this year's event," Mosburg said. "This was an outstanding turnout, and we are looking forward to these students becoming Rangers very soon. I was very...
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University concert band, jazz ensemble and percussion ensemble will perform a selection of music for the public to enjoy free of charge in Herod Hall Auditorium at 6 p.m. March 5. Seth Cudd, instructor of music and director of bands at Northwestern, said the Winter Band concert is a masterworks concert the university has performed for a number of years to bring music from some of the most well-known and enjoyed composers to Alva through the musical talents of Northwestern students. Each year the different bands...
Before his attack on the large village at Little Bighorn, Custer divided his force of less than 700 men into three groups that were roughly of the same size. Captain Frederick Benteen was in command of the first group assigned to scout several miles to the south, and later cut off any Indians escaping to the south of the battlefield. Major Marcus Reno was ordered to make a vigorous frontal attack on the village, beginning his attack from southeast of the village And Custer was then going to skirt around on bluffs located to the east of the...
It's been a busy week for punch, cake, and change. Wednesday was Bonita Erikson's 60th birthday. Not only did I get punch, but free pens. From there I went to City Hall to wish Jo Don goodbye. I had told him earlier that if he didn't hear a group of people humming "Thank God and Greyhound He's Gone," he would be welcomed back for visits. I hope he does well in Guymon, and enjoys the cold, snow and wind. Friday was Kathy Churchill's retirement social at BancCentral. I don't know if I got to go...
Friday, February 21, 2020 4:48 a.m. – Report of cattle out. 6:54 p.m. – Report of a controlled burn. 9:59 p.m. – Report of a reckless driver on U.S. Highway 64. 11:49 p.m. – Medic was needed in the 100 block of Beech. Saturday, February 22, 2020 9:51 a.m. – Report of a controlled burn. 10:56 a.m. – Medic was needed in the 100 block of Beech. 6:32 p.m. – Report of a controlled burn on County Road 810 and Kay Road. 10:25 p.m. – Report of a reckless driver on US-64. Sunday, February 23, 2020 1:14 a.m. – Medic needed in the 100 block of Center f...
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filing Caleb Scott Baker, Alva, 25, has been charged...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1301 page 275: Mike Mackey Farms, LLC, unto Michele D. Mackey. Lots 9 and 10 in block 3, of the Elm Grove Addition lots 13 and 14, in block 2, of the Myers Heights First Addition to the City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1301 page 277: Earnest D. Rhodes and Amy L. Rhodes, husband and wife, unto Randy Rosco Rhodes. The north half of the southeast quarter of section 33, in township 29 north, range 14 WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1301 page 346: William Matthew Davis and Sarah...
Friday, January 3, 2020 9 p.m. – A man called for inmate information. 10:50 p.m. – Warrant check. Monday, January 6, 2020 9:30 p.m. – Warrant check. Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:40 p.m. – Man called for inmate information. 10:30 p.m. – Warrant check. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10 p.m. – Warrant check. Friday, January 10, 2020 3:10 p.m. – Warrant check. 11:45 p.m. – Warrant check....
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 13 rebounds and Milwaukee surged to a 24-point lead in the second quarter in a 133-86 victory Friday night. The 47-point margin was the Bucks' largest of the season — and the Thunder's worst of the season. "It feels good. It feels good seeing other guys going out there, playing hard and being up 40 points, sitting on the bench, relaxing, having fun," Antetokounmpo said. "Everyone is smi...
DILLON, Colo. (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of mumps at a Colorado ski resort has risen to 26, an outbreak that now includes two people who aren't employees of the resort, health officials said. As of Thursday, two dozen of those infected were Keystone Resort employees and two were non-employees, according to The Summit Daily News. Summit County health officials are investigating how the non-employees were infected, but said the risk of infection to resort guests and the larger community is low and limited to people who come in close p...
HOLTON, Kan. (AP) — An attempt to pull a truck found dangling over a culvert from the brink ended with the vehicle flipping over and landing upside down in a full ditch, killing a man inside, officials in northeastern Kansas said. The incident happened Friday night on state Highway 116 about four miles (6.4 kilometers) east of Holton, station KSNT reported. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said a passerby who came upon the stranded truck tried to get it back on the road when it flipped over into the ditch. A woman in the truck was pulled to s...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A domestic dispute led to the shooting death of a 51-year-old man in Topeka early Saturday, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, and officers called to the area found a man already dead from gunfire. The victim was later identified as Kelly Parker Sr. Police arrested Raishawn Smith-Parker, 47, on suspicion of second-degree murder. Police did not release details on what led to the shooting. Parker's death is the city's third homicide this year....
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dozens of students at the University of Oklahoma have ended a sit-in outside the university's administrative offices following two instances in which professors used racial slurs in their classrooms. The three-day sit-in organized by the Black Emergency Response Team, known as BERT, ended Friday with the student group saying that progress had been made. OU Dean of Students David Surratt said in a statement Friday that the students "raised legitimate concerns" and their demands "were actually solutions" the university has i...
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — The number of suicides in Kansas has increased by more than half in recent years, particularly in the northwest rural areas of the state. Mental health professionals say the geographical isolation, low population and struggling economy in rural parts of Kansas are challenges increasing suicide risk, according to the Kansas News Service. Twenty counties in the region saw suicides climb by 57% from 2014 through 2018. Overall, Kansas had 555 suicides in 2018 — up 2% from the previous year. The Kansas Department of Hea...
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The last weeks of Jenna Riley's pregnancy were painful — extremely painful. She felt it every time she struggled up the stairs of her second-floor condo in Aurora and all through the hours she worked on her feet each day. She was carrying twins and suffering from preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous pregnancy condition. But she didn't want to give birth a day before it was necessary. "As physically exhausted and miserable as I was, I needed the pregnancy to last longer," explained Riley, a 38-year-old who manages pro...
HOUSTON (AP) — A boil order for most of Houston that was issued after a water main ruptured was lifted Saturday morning. City officials said test results reviewed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality showed that the water met regulatory standards and was safe to drink. The boil order was issued Thursday after a water main broke while a contractor was working on it. It flooded a section of highway and caused water pressure to drop. The water issues led to the closure of schools, courts and some businesses and medical facilities. M...
When Republican Kevin Stitt was elected Oklahoma governor in 2018, many Cherokee Nation members felt proud that one of their own had accomplished such a feat, even if their politics didn't necessarily align with his. But in less than a year in office, Stitt began facing fierce blowback, particularly from fellow tribal citizens, for engaging in a battle with the Cherokee Nation and other Oklahoma-based Native American tribes over the amount of casino gambling revenue they were giving to the state. Many of the 39 federally recognized tribes in...
