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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...
And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8b) It seems so simple to follow God. All we should do is believe and we’re saved. And it is that easy for salvation, but God’s salvation requires us to do more than simply be saved; God’s salvation makes claims upon our lives. When we call Jesus “Lord,” we are making a commitment that we will follow where he leads. That means that we will do justice, love kindness and walk humbly. This can be very difficult because j...
Frontline, a worship, music and praise group will be at Town and Country Christian Church from March 31 to April 2. Frontline is a ministry of from Ozark Christian College, based in Joplin, Missouri. The group will appear at the following times: • Friday, March 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Food will be served. • Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A meal will be provided at noon. • Sunday, April 2, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Frontline will sing and give personal testimonies during the 9:30...
“Here Lies Abel: Son, Brother, Rancher.” I wonder if somewhere, lost in the archives of time, is a memorial stone set to honor Abel – murdered son of Adam and Eve – a single granite marker placed carefully on a hill, overlooking the forbidden garden; death within eyesight of the tree of life, mourning within earshot of the garden’s peace. We are told of no others who might have preceded him in death. In the Biblical account, his memorial stands as ALPHA. I suppose his obituary might have read, “Survived by … everybody.” However, in the pages th...
Jocie Shelton, a sixth-grade student at Alva Middle School, was among the winners of the 2017 Duke TIP Writing Contest. The contest is held annually for participants in the TIP 4th–6th Grade Talent Search, and this year students were asked to write a story about a dog that has escaped from an animal control officer, from the dog's point of view. Jocie's story was selected as the first place winner in the sixth-grade division from over eight hundred submissions, nationwide. Jocie is 11 years o...
The containment borders for the Northwest Oklahoma Complex fires continues to enlarge. According to the Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS) Thursday morning, the fires were 83 percent contained. On the accompanying map of the fire areas, the heavy black line indicates a contained area. The Kansas portion of the Starbuck Fire (not shown on map) is estimated to be 95 percent contained. Numerous OFS overhead, heavy equipment, Type 6 Engines and aircraft are assigned to the complex to assist local...
Northwest Family Services will hold a foster care informative night on Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at 620 Flynn St., Alva. If you have ever considered becoming a foster family or would like to learn more about the process, please attend this meeting. For more information or to have questions answered please feel free to contact Amber at 580-327-2900, ext. 22, or email amber@northwestfamily.net....
Since 2013, Oklahoma taxpayers have been allowed to take a state income-tax credit in exchange for donations made to private schools. Now, a state lawmaker and others are wondering: Why not offer tax credits for donations to public schools? That, in fact, is what one legislator proposed this year and a House subcommittee unanimously supported, although the bill has since gone dormant. The concept is already in place in a handful of other states, and Oklahoma already offers a little-known tax credit for donations to certain programs in public...
The Woods County commissioners Monday morning agreed to spend $92,894.58 to replace the ten-year-old radio console that is the heart of the E-911 operations center. E-911 Director Ashley Woodall said because of the age of the equipment, replacement parts are hard to find. The new console, by Stolz Telcom, is already registered at a state contract price and will be delivered and installed in about six to eight weeks. The commissioners agreed to continue the $8,000 per year maintenance contract....
All the smoke in the air last week: it’s no wonder allergies flair, eyes are itchy, and upper respiratory infections swell. Smoke inhalation is a very dangerous condition in concentration, and long-term may lead to serious illness of the lungs. Scientist believe that lung cancer may have been a leading cause of death among cave dwellers for lack of vented fires. We have heard old wives-tales of drastic weather changes responsible for sickness, and today it is somewhat based on science. There m...
Every action of government is your business. Every document held in government halls is your piece of paper. Every penny spent by government is your money. From the courthouse to the statehouse to the White House, government belongs to the governed and not the governing. You have the right to know what the governing are up to, always. We are self-governed. The only way the public, and the press, can hold government accountable is by having unfettered access to its deliberations and the documents it holds. Transparency is not liberal or...
Sarah Bishop’s life was totally disrupted during the American Revolutionary War. Kidnapped by British soldiers, she endured sexual abuse until escaping several years later. Eventually, she made her way to Westchester County, New York, near that state’s border with Connecticut. There she lived the last three decades of her life. Bishop chose to make her home in a “cave” that was really a small space she found inside a pile of large rocks on the side of a formation known as West Mountain. She wan...
The Alva High School baseball team hosted Perry and Pioneer on Monday afternoon for their annual Alva Festival as the Goldbugs suited up against the Perry Maroons in their first game of the day. Game One Rafferty Brown had a successful day on the mound in Game One, pitching all five innings for a shutout victory over the Maroons that concluded in a run-rule for the Goldbugs. Alva had a decent showing at the plate, collecting five hits over Perry's one with Zeth Warren leading the Goldbugs at...
Danville, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf team opened up the 2017 Dave Falconer Classic with a team total of 314. The 314 puts the Rangers in 15th place in a field that featured all but one Great American Conference foe as well as multiple regionally ranked teams. Tiffin University and Cameron University finished Round One tied for the team lead with 296, while Ryan Dyck fired a 69 to hold the overnight individual lead. The Rangers were paced by a pair of experienced Northwestern athletes in Cole Ward and Drew Sims, who s...
Danville, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf team concluded the 2017 Dan Falconer Classic with a team score of 328, dropping them to a 16th place finish in the event. The Rangers were unable to take advantage as most of the field improved their scoring in comparison to the first day. Lindenwood University captured the team title after a two day total of 586 (298-288). Arkansas Tech's Jay Trusty garnered individual honors with a two-day total of five-under par (70-69-139). Junior Cole Ward finished the highest in the field for t...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark – After dropping two weekend road matches, the Arkansas Tech women's tennis team (8-3) rebounded with a 7-2 win over the Henderson State Reddies in a mid-week, non-conference match on Thursday afternoon at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex. NEXT UP The Golden Suns will travel to Orlando, Fla. and spend their spring break on the court as they prep for a trio of matches. The Suns will start the week by facing SCAD-Atlanta (3-4) on Monday, March 20, at 2 p.m. The team will get an off day then face Florida Southern (5-2) at 3...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Annie Shannon and Lorraine Banimataku won in straight sets in No.1 and No. 4 singles, but Arkansas Tech took the other four, as well as all three doubles matches, to defeat Henderson State 7-2 on Thursday afternoon. The Golden Suns put the Reddies into a hole early by sweeping doubles play and then taking No. 5 doubles to seize a 4-0 advantage in the match. Shannon got Henderson on the board with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles over Macarena Acosta, her fifth singles victory of the year. Tech got the decisive win shortly a...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — New Mexico State and Baylor will take March Madness all over the world. Their NCAA Tournament game on Friday will feature 10 players who were born outside of the United States. New Mexico State has seven of them, and its coach, Paul Weir, is from Toronto. France, Ivory Coast, Kenya, India, Australia, Belgium, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Canada all will be represented by birth or heritage when the two teams take the court. "It's great," said New Mexico State's Johnathon Wilkins, who was born in France and grew up in Belgium. "...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 7 seed Michigan (24-11) vs. No. 10 seed Oklahoma State (20-12) First round, Midwest region; Indianapolis, 12:15 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: Michigan will use the momentum from its five-game winning streak to advance. Oklahoma State has lost three in a row and is trying to win its first NCAA game since 2009. PLAYING IT SAFE: Michigan leads the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.42) and is No. 6 in fewest fouls per game (15.1). BOUNCING BACK: Cowboys coach Brad Underwood became the third Big 12 coach to take a team with a...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — No. 1 seed Kansas (28-4) vs. No. 16 seed UC Davis (23-12) First Round, Midwest Region, Tulsa, Okla.; 6:50 p.m. ET. BOTTOM LINE: Anything less than a comfortable two games this weekend and advancing to the Sweet 16 would be a disappointment for the top-seeded Jayhawks, beginning with their first-round NCAA Tournament game against the 16th-seeded Aggies. AGGIE REBOUND: After finishing 11-19 last season, UC Davis reached its first NCAA Tournament by winning the Big West Conference Tournament championship over UC Irvine, s...
NEW YORK (AP) — It's been pretty easy to pick UConn to win the title the last few years. While the path may be more difficult this season, the result will be the same. The question is what will happen in the other 57 games in the women's bracket that may not be so obvious. Here's one look at what could happen over the next three weeks: The bracket breakdown (winners in all caps): BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL FIRST ROUND (1) UCONN vs. (16) Albany — The Great Danes have dominated the America East, winning the title six straight years. First-year coa...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — One day before top-seeded Kansas opens NCAA Tournament play, court officials released an affidavit that said freshman star Josh Jackson threatened to "beat" a women's basketball player during a confrontation in December. Douglas County District Court officials released the affidavit to The Lawrence Journal-World detailing statements from McKenzie Calvert and two other Kansas women's basketball players who witnessed the argument Dec. 9 outside a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. The affidavit was filed by police to justify a court s...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — No. 11 seed Kansas State (21-13) vs. No. 6 seed Cincinnati (29-5) First round, South region; Sacramento, California, 7:27 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State got its first trip in five years to the NCAA Tournament off to a good start, knocking off Wake Forest 95-88 in the First Four on Tuesday. That leaves the Wildcats just a day to get ready for the Bearcats, one of the nation's toughest defensive teams. PLAYING ANGRY: Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin was not happy with his team's ranking, believing it should have been low...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has named a former state senator from Tulsa as her new general counsel. Fallin said Thursday that former Sen. James Williamson will start his new duties on Tuesday. He replaces Jennifer Chance, who announced her resignation earlier this month. Williamson served in both the Oklahoma House and Senate. From 1980 through 1986, he represented the southeast part of Tulsa and Broken Arrow in the House. He was elected in 1996 to the Senate, where he represented part of Tulsa and Jenks until 2008. He served as a...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma state senator was booked Thursday on child prostitution charges for allegedly hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex, leading to calls for his resignation and a separate internal investigation into his years of work with a youth program. Ralph Shortey, a 35-year-old conservative Republican who has a wife and three young daughters, surrendered to authorities on charges of engaging in child prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and engaging in prostitution within 1,000 feet of a church. He was released a...
