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The Woods County 4-H program has received a $1,000 donation from the Alva Farmer's Cooperative Association and it was matched through a special program from the Land O'Lakes Foundation of St. Paul, Minnesota. This donation will provide needed support for several Woods County 4-H club activities, community projects and educational programs. Greg Highfill, Woods County OSU Extension director, said "Woods County 4-H receives outstanding support from our local businesses and individual donors, and...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Oatmeal with toppings, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday – Waffles with syrup, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Chicken biscuit, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Toast, breakfast scramble, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Friday – Cinnamon roll, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic knot, green beans, fruit, milk Tuesday – Sour cream chicken enchilada, refried beans, chips and salsa, fruit, milk Wednesday – Grilled cheese, tomato...
I am Blake Jordan, and I am running for City Council in Alva. I am an Alva native, born and raised, and have a family history in Alva dating back five generations to the Oklahoma Land Run. I graduated from Alva High School, attended Northwest Technology Center and Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) before getting my degree in psychology and computer science from Southern Nazarene University (SNU). I met my incredible wife, Nissi, while attending SNU and fell in love at first sight....
My name is Greg Bowman, and I am a Ward 4 candidate for city council. In 1958, I was born at the Alva General Hospital. I attended and graduated from Alva Public Schools in 1977, and I received a degree in economics with a minor in history and business administration from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1982. After college, my career took me from Alva. I served as a service manager for Ryder Systems for 20 years. After retiring from Ryder, I served as a senior service manager for...
Chief Financial Officer Chris Lauderdale told the Alva Hospital Authority (AHA) Tuesday that financial statements are finally up to date with both January and February finished. At the end of December, Share Medical Center had a cash balance of $251,558 representing 7.1 days of operating expenses, excluding depreciation. Hospital accounts receivable balance was $5,810,636, a decrease of $287,226 during the month of February. Lauderdale said the decrease is a result of TruBridge getting statements sent out. Accounts payable balance for February...
Woods County charges of enticing a child and computer crimes have been filed against a man from Tulsa. He is accused of enticing someone he believed to be a girl, age 14, to go with him with the intent of committing a crime against public decency. Court records in the case show on March 15, District Attorney’s Investigator Steve Tanio was informed by a reliable source of current child sexual abuse undercover chat communications on a social media site. The source, with whom Tanio had previously work regarding several other Internet Crimes A...
A felony warrant has been issued for a Harrah man on a Woods County charge. David James Downey, 47, of Harrah, has been charged with felony value false pretenses and/or con game. This crime is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Court documents show on March 8 James Wilson of Wilson Construction went to the Woods County Sheriff’s Office to f...
Early voting begins Thursday, April 1, for voters in three Woods County municipalities. Only voters registered in the city boundaries of Alva, Waynoka or Freedom will be eligible to vote in the April 6 election. Woods County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said early voting is open to all voters. “You do not need to provide an excuse to vote early. Oklahoma allows early voting for all elections conducted through the State Election Board – from school board and municipal elections to state and federal elections. This is a great option for...
Last year’s vote to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid program will provide the state with a half-billion-dollar windfall thanks to the recently passed federal stimulus bill. Oklahoma Health Care Authority officials confirmed this week that the state will qualify for a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act that adds a new incentive for the 12 states that have yet to expand their Medicaid programs. Last June, voters narrowly approved State Question 802, which will extend health coverage to an estimated 200,000 Oklahomans. The expansion off...
The Kiwanis Club of Alva is hosting a free virtual town hall featuring candidates running for city council. The event will be aired on Facebook Live, March 31, at 12:15 p.m. The event can be searched for on Facebook under the name “Virtual Town Hall – Alva City Council Candidates” or accessed at this link: https://fb.me/e/3mL2keZNd. Attending candidates will each be given a few minutes to share about themselves and the platform they are running on. Kiwanis would like to extend this virtual invitation to all Alvans interested in hearing more...
From the Cherokee Strip Land Run on Sept. 16, 1893, to the present day, Alva has been home to a number of interesting and colorful characters. One of these was Col. Robin Wilson (Bob) Kirkbride also known as Candy Bob. Recently, former Alva resident Stan Paris reminisced about his early experiences in Alva and especially his memories of Col. Kirkbride. Paris, who now lives in Sun Lakes, Arizona, was born in 1938 to Alvin and Naomi Paris. "I was probably around six years old when I met Candy...
The last resident testing positive for Covid-19 at Share Convalescent Home was on Feb. 11, according to Administrator Kelly Parker. He said that resident was a transfer from another facility. The nursing home reopened for visitors on Feb. 18 although visitors must make appointments. One staff member is stationed at the door from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day to help with screening visitors. A visitation booth is being constructed and painted for use by those who cannot or choose not to have Covid testing. Parker said that visitation is going well...
Share Medical Center is working toward an opening date of Monday, April 5, for the Waynoka outreach clinic. Located in the Waynoka Medical Clinic building, the facility will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Mondays, Paige Kruckenberg, PA-C will be there while Dr. Bryce Galbraith will at the clinic on Wednesdays and Fridays. Hospital Billing Share Medical CEO Kandice Allen also told the Alva Hospital Authority Monday that Dr. Galbraith is moving April 5 from the Profe...
Ever had the opportunity to spend any time on the farm or simply drive thru the country side? If so, you probably watched horses and cows grazing in pastures, and likely you have noticed something. These animals do not like to stay where they were placed by their owner. And nobody really knows why. Here’s the frequently seen scenario. The farmer or rancher buys them or raises them from birth. During the warmer months, he turns them out onto his fenced green pastures to graze to their h...
As chair of the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee, and as someone who has made a living as a rancher, I know the critical role agriculture plays in our state – it’s our second largest economic driver, and it’s a fundamental part of our state’s heritage, culture and values. What we grow and produce here also not only feeds families in Oklahoma, but throughout the country and around the world. Did you know that Texas County is ranked fifth in the nation in pork production, as well as first in the state and 25th in the nation for total a...
One thing that you still need to do is mask up and wash your hands so as to not spread it to people that haven't gotten their shot yet. I just hope the shots are permanent and we don't have to repeat this once a year. The city elections are coming up really soon. Let's all plan on an outing to vote for new leadership and fresh outlooks in the council. If there has been any mud-slinging or negative thoughts on the candidates I have missed it. Let's have a good turnout to show we are interested...
Friday, March 19, 2021 8:01 a.m. – Report of a burglary in the 1700 block of Elm Street in Waynoka. 10:05 a.m. – Report of fraud in the 1900 block of College Boulevard. 12:07 p.m. – Report of a stray animal by the post office. 3:35 p.m. – Medic needed for an ATV accident. 4:04 p.m. – Report of a welfare check. 4:23 p.m. – Report of a welfare check. 7:03 p.m. – Person reporting a threat made against them. 8:02 p.m. – Report of a theft in Waynoka. 8:20 p.m. – Medic needed for a person who fell. 9:37 p.m. – Report of a suspicious vehicle...
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 David James Downey, Harrah, 47, has been...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1315 page 524: Peggy A. O’Neil and Megan O’Neil convey unto Kirk Lyle and Drue Ann Washburn family trust. Lot 4 and 5 in block 3, City of Alva, Hardy’s Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1315 page 530: Patricia A. White Revocable Trust conveys unto Jeremy S. Chaffin. Lot 9, block 2, City of Alva, Indian Hills Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1315 page 545: Rachel Suzanne Stephenson Spellman conveys unto Rachel Stephenson-Spellman. Block 10, City of Alva, Hess 2nd Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1315 page 564:...
SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Two additional tugboats deployed Sunday to Egypt's Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway, even as major shippers increasingly divert their boats out of fear the vessel may take even longer to free. The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, got stuck Tuesday in a single-lane stretch of the canal. In the time since, authorities have been unable to unstick the vessel and traffic through the c...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use. The agreement reached Saturday would expand the state's existing medical marijuana program and set up a a licensing and taxation system for recreational sales. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the bill Tuesday, the earliest they could consider it. Legislative leaders hope to vote on the budget Wednesday to meet the deadline of having a budget in place by A...
Torrential rains across Tennessee flooded homes and at least one church and left roads impassable, prompting dozens of people to be rescued in the Nashville area. Authorities said four bodies were found Sunday in the flood’s aftermath. Nashville received more than 7 inches of rain, the second-highest two-day rainfall total ever recorded, Mayor John Cooper said at a news conference Sunday. Ebony Northern said a normally tame creek running through her Nashville apartment complex swiftly rose after heavy rain started late Saturday night. Within a...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma County Detention Center employee who was taken hostage over the weekend was beaten and stabbed by inmates during the ordeal, police said Monday. The Oklahoma City Police Department released additional details about the incident Saturday in which two officers shot and killed an inmate who was seen holding a makeshift weapon to the employee's throat. The employee, whose name wasn't released, was transported to an area hospital "with injuries incurred from being beaten and stabbed by inmates while being held," p...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt received a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as state health officials opened vaccine eligibility to everyone in the state over age 16. Stitt, a Republican who in July became the first U.S. governor to announce testing positive for COVID-19, received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said he hopes that receiving his shot publicly will encourage Oklahomans who may be hesitant to get vaccinated. "I wanted to wait until our most vulnerable had the choice, but now that we're in Phase Four I'm g...
