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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—French toast bites, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday—Waffle, sausage patty, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Breakfast taco, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday—Biscuit, sausage gravy, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Friday—Cinnamon roll, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Pig in a blanket, mac and cheese, green beans, fruit, milk Tuesday—Glazed ham, roasted carrots, dinner roll, fruit, milk Wednesday—Wrap – chicken or deli, garden salad, s'more pudding, fruit, m...
All of the winning pieces of art from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society Art Show will be on display in the Runnymede in downtown Alva for the First Friday Artwalk on Friday, April 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. for a Winners' Only Show, including a painting that was voted in as the People's Choice winner in the campus show. An oil painting named "Candle" by Northwestern student Joshua Hinton, Alva sophomore majoring in mass communication, received the most votes from the viewing...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1330 page 943: Kirk F. Peterman conveys unto Cameron Wayne Lowe. Section 8, township 26N, range 14W, SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1330 page 956: Karma Barker convey unto Andrea Redmon. Lots 6 through 8, block 99, City of Avard, OT Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1330 page 962: Justin Ray Lau convey unto Justin Ray Lau and Shawna Nicole Lau. Lot 1, block 2, City of Alva, Washburn Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1330 page 963: Debora Marcella Stroud, Anthony Ishmael Stroud, Roger Wayne Nieman, Cathy Nieman, Jeffrey...
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 Filings Latasha Leann Bebee, Carmen, 38, has been...
Thursday, March17, 2022 2:50 p.m. – Burglar alarm went off in the 1800 block of Locust Drive. 10:13 p.m. – Report of an electrical hazard at Skyline Drive and Oklahoma Boulevard. Friday, March 18, 2022 5:44 a.m. – Utility complaint at Santa Fe and Mill Street. 10:20 a.m. – Welfare check needed in the 1400 block of Noble. 3:49 p.m. – Report of a suspicious package in the 200 block of Flynn. 4:22 p.m. – Report of a traffic complaint. Saturday, March 19, 2022 12:28 a.m. – Medic needed for a person possibly having a stroke. 2:35 p.m. – Medical ala...
What do you call a rabbit with fleas? Wait for it .... He's a Bugs Bunny! I went to WalMart Wednesday afternoon on a drug run. My lung doctor gave me a new daily inhaler to try for a month to see if it would improve my breathing. I thought it would help, so I went to get the prescription filled. The price took my breath away. I understand that the drug companies need to show a profit, and it costs a lot to find cures, but they could have some compassion for the people that need the drugs. I...
What has happened to “I gotta go to work” anyway? Seems so many so-called adults have just decided that holding a job is for the birds. You hear them whine, “Yeah, I have a job, but I don’t want to have to show up on the days I got something better to do. After all, you only get to live once, and I don’t want to miss anything! Somebody else will do it, they always do.” Or this one. “I was just too tired, ya know?” And then you also hear, “Why should I show up to work that ^%* job?! The pay is...
Austin Rankin, sophomore political science major at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has been named a 2022 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow. Campus Compact is a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education. The organization's 2022 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows is comprised of 173 students, including Rankin. "The Newman Civic Fellowship award is about using the strengths of a diverse community to battle political polarization and promot...
ALVA, Okla. – This spring, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee voted to launch a chapter of The Bandana Project on the campus of NWOSU. This is the sixth year since the project has started after the Bandana Project was founded on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in January of 2016 with the help of a NAMI On Campus chapter. "The Bandana Project is a simple yet innovative suicide prevention and mental health awareness movement. Members tie a lime-green bandana to their backpack, signifying they are in possession of region-specific a...
Leeta Grimsley, assistant director and systems specialist in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Information Technology office, has been selected by the staff council as the recipient of the 2021 fall semester Campus Kudos Award. Erin Davis, university relations specialist and staff council hair; Amy Melton, Division of Education secretary and staff council member; and Ashley Fischer, institutional research specialist and staff souncil member, presented Grimsley with her Campus Kudos...
One day at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is designated as the official start to freshman enrollment for first-time freshmen called “Freshman Connection.” This event is set for Wednesday, April 13, at the Alva campus. As a convenience, morning and afternoon sessions are available to accommodate student schedules. Morning registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Center with a welcome and enrollment following. The afternoon session starts at 1:30 p.m. with the same schedule as the morning. Both sessions will offer an optional par...
Washington Elementary School held a coloring contest during the month of March. The title of the contest was "Express How Music Makes You Feel." The winners of the contest were: Groovy-Sawyer Woodriff, pre-K Like Dancing-Paisley Groves, kindergarten Trumpet-Bane Schafer, first grade...
Derrick LaWayne Galindo Derrick is the son of Raul Galindo. High school activities include Superintendent's Leadership Conference, QuizBowl, FFA and BPA (Business Professionals of America). Activities outside of school include donating blood. Colby works for Mackey Livestock and he and Joe Macoubrie (self employed) are starting their own business. He plans on attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University and while undecided on major plans on getting Adobe Photoshop certified to become a...
Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, and cannot make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot. Woods County Election Board Secretary Holly Blevins said that state law permits voters who become emergency incapacitated after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, to vote under special provisions. Blevins said emergency incapacitation is something most voters don’t think about. “Voting is our constitutional right, but life happens. Injury, illness, or even childbirth can prevent a voter fro...
Voters in Woods County are reminded to keep the integrity of the election system in mind, when going to the polls next week. While ballot “selfies” or taking photographs of a marked ballot are legal, voters may not share or distribute the image through social media or by any other means while inside the election enclosure. Voters must wait until they leave their polling place before posting or sharing the picture with anyone. Improper use of the photo could result in a violation of the law. Voters may not use the image to coerce, influence or...
This week, pre-K and first-grade students at Washington Elementary School celebrated blues and jazz music. Local performer, composer and author Max Ridgway visited the kids and gave a very special presentation on blues music and instruments from around the world....
An Alva woman who gave birth to a premature baby is now being charged with a felony in Woods County. Latasha Leann Bebee, 37, of Alva, has been charged with child neglect, a felony. This crime is punishable by imprisonment not exceeding life, or by a fine of $500 to $5,000, or both such fine and imprisonment. Court records show on March 7, an Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) child welfare supervisor told District Attorney’s Investigator Steve Tanio that Bebee had given birth to a daughter on Feb. 17. A normal pregnancy is 40 w...
For over 30 years, the Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) and the Alva Chamber of Commerce have played host to the Lt. Governor’s Turkey Hunt. Although several hunts like it are held in Oklahoma, Alva usually has one of the most successful. On Wednesday, the Alva Tourism Tax Committee was asked for funding to help with the event. Alva Mayor Kelly Parker and WCEDC member Dr. Kay Decker spoke to the committee on behalf of the event, set for April 20-22. The Covid-19 pandemic c...
“We’re getting ready for surveys so that’s why everybody’s hair is standing on end,” said Share Medical Center CEO Kandice Allen. She told the Alva Hospital Authority (AHA) trustees Tuesday that the virtual accreditation survey by DNV Healthcare will be on April 4. Staff has been busy gathering documents to send to DNV so they can be previewed prior to April 4. Allen announced a couple of new staff members at Share Medical. Veronica Durkee is the new environmental services supervisor. Jane Bowles, RN is not only a floor nurse but will also...
ALVA, Okla. – Ranger Baseball returned home for a doubleheader Friday afternoon into the evening against Ouachita as the Rangers split the Friday games. Ouchita took game one following a big second inning to go up 6-0 before winning 8-1. Northwestern battled back in game two with a four run sixth inning to take an 8-4 lead that the Rangers won by that final. The split doubleheader moves the Rangers to a 12-15 record overall with a 8-9 Great American Conference record while the split moves O...
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) — Mourners gathered in a small Oklahoma town's high school football stadium Friday evening to pay tribute to six teenage girls killed in a crash with a large truck. The vigil occurred beneath a clear sky and fading light in the Tishomingo High School stadium. The school choir sang songs as they remembered their classmates, ages 15 to 17, who were killed Tuesday when a rock hauler slammed into the small Chevrolet Spark in which they were riding. Students then took turns delivering their memories of each of the six g...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has boosted football coach Mike Gundy's salary to $7.5 million for the 2022 calendar year. The school's Board of Regents approved a $1 million increase in annual compensation and a $1 million annual retention bonus over each of the next five years. Other terms of his existing contract, including the $125,000 annual escalator and the annual one-year extension, will remain in place. Gundy has a 149-69 record in 17 seasons at Oklahoma State. Last season, the Cowboys tied a school record with 12 wins, includi...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Miller played for George Mason for three seasons before transferring to Miami. So Miller was well aware of Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga long before he switched schools. "Being at George Mason, it's hard not to hear about his success there," Miller said Saturday. "Coach L, actually, when I first talked to him, he actually said, 'Do you know about my success at George Mason?'" Sixteen years after he directed the Patriots to a memorable Final Four run, the affable Larrañaga has another double-digit seed on the brink of the...
