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For nearly 80 years the families of Charlie and Mattie Harper Leslie have enjoyed annual reunions. The first reunion was held June 7, 1936, in Hatfield Park. Through the years, the gathering has occurred in the park, Government Springs in Enid, the city park in Carmen, or in Dacoma – the family's roots since Cherokee Strip Run of 1893. This year’s reunion was held Sunday, March 25, at the Dacoma School lunchroom. The Wallace Leslie family was the host for the day. Those in attendance from the Morris Leslie family were Max and Loleta Leslie and...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school Tuesday – Berry colossal crunch, cinnamon toast, applesauce, juice, milk Wednesday – Pancake on a stick, maple syrup, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Thursday – Sausage gravy, biscuit, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Friday – Whole grain Trix, buttered toast, peaches, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school Tuesday – Steak fingers, scalloped potatoes, green beans, biscuit, fruit cocktail, milk Wednesday – Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, chicken gravy, rolls, p...
Household Executives met March 21 in the parlor of the First United Methodist church. Hostess was Evelyn Kramp. The meeting was called to order by President Carolyn Gassaway with the quote “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” (C.S Lewis). Gasaway led the group in the flag salute. The devotion was from the book “Stories from the Heart:” a piece called “One solitary life.” Four members and one guest answered the roll call to “Where is your favorite Oklahoma vacation spot?” The February minutes were read and approv...
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 29, 2018) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following remarks after Gov. Fallin’s signing of House Bill 1010XX. The landmark legislation, the first to earn the required three-fourths majority in both chambers since the passage of State Question 640 in 1992, provides nearly half a billion dollars in funding for common education, including a significant teacher pay increase, raises for support staff and restored textbook funding. “This bill represents a tremendous step forward for public edu...
An Alva man is accused of financial exploitation by caretaker after an investigation by Adult Protective Services (APS). Kenneth Ray Murrow, 56, of Alva is charged with neglect and financial exploitation by caretaker, a felony. The charge was filed Tuesday, March 27, in Woods County District Court. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years or by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or both. Information in the case states Murrow has been the caretaker or financial manager of his mother Mary Schmitt since 2012. He is alleged to have...
An Alva man has been charged following investigation of a domestic incident in progress. David Wayne Tuman, 50, of Alva was charged March 28 in Woods County with domestic abuse – assault and battery, a felony. This crime is punishable by imprisonment up to four years or a fine of $5,000. Tuman is alleged to have hit, kicked, stomped and choked Regina Adams. According to court records, on March 19 about 3:45 p.m. Alva Police Officer Sean Farris responded to a report of a domestic situation in progress. He arrived to find a woman sitting on t...
An Alva man was charged with a felony after police say they found firearms at his home. Franklin Alfred Utterback, 57, of Alva has been charged with possession of firearm after former felony conviction. The felony charge carries a penalty of imprisonment for one to 10 years. According to court documents, on March 18 Alva Police Officer William Shahan went to question Utterback in his investigation of possible domestic abuse. Shahan read Utterback his Miranda rights, which he waived. During the conversation, Utterback mentioned his previous...
The Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series is excited to announce its fourth and final act in this year’s concert series. “Flipdside: The Patti Page Story” will entertain the audience in Herod Hall on the NWOSU campus on Tuesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. Soft-spoken Clara Ann Fowler wound up making a big noise in the entertainment industry: she became one of the highest selling female recording artists in history, selling over 100 million records with her nom de swoon, the fabulous Miss Patti Page. “Flipside: The Patti Page Story” is her tale. Written f...
Officially-branded Northwestern Oklahoma State University merchandise, everything from shirts and caps to watches and scarves for your pet, is now available at one convenient online site. Northwestern and Advanced-Online have launched BuyRangerGear.com in order to allow fans, alumni, parents and students the ability to purchase merchandise representing the university’s brand. “One of the most frequent requests we have from alumni and parents is the ability to purchase logo merchandise online,” said Dr. David Pecha, vice president for admin...
The churches will be full of twice-a-year visitors today and that is just fine. The Lord may sneak into many lives today and change their worlds. I will do my best to get as many family members to attend as I can. I will be a Baptist in the morning and a Town and Country guy for the evening service. Josh and Jaylyn's brothers will be in the Easter youth activity at the Town and Country Church. Margaret Cole (Paul, the preacher's wife) might beat me up if I miss the show. (She knows I am kidding...
War correspondents of World War II often received minimal military training, both as to martial techniques and military procedure and protocol. They were more or less a kind of “civilian military misfit.” Correspondent personnel wore officers’ uniforms that were not associated with any branch of the military, and had no indication of rank thereon, except for a green brassard marked with a large “C” on the left arm. A bona fide military man might salute a correspondent approaching in the strange officer’s uniform, only to receive the boy sco...
In the wee hours of the morning last Friday, the Senate passed a 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion budget-busting spending bill barely 24 hours after it was introduced to the public. The bill provides funding for the 2018 fiscal year, which began six months ago. Members did not even have time to read and digest the bill, let alone debate and amend its provisions. Unfortunately, this unseemly process of dropping a take-it-or-leave-it spending bill right before the deadline is not an outlier; it has become the norm. The current structure under the...
CHANDLER, Okla. – A rainout on Thursday may just have been what the Alva Goldbugs baseball team needed. After consecutive losses where they were outscored by 18 runs, the Bugs earned a pair of wins in Chandler on Friday afternoon. No. 14 Alva (10-6) started the afternoon with a come-from-behind win against Guthrie, 7-5, their third win over a 5A team this season. The Bugs and No. 11 Chandler then needed three extra innings to decide their matchup, with the Bugs scoring two in the tenth for a 12-10 victory. Originally scheduled for one game, t...
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball suffered a 15-5 defeat Friday night at the hands of the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison in the first of a three-game Great American Conference series. Despite the Rangers exploding for five runs in the top of the first, OBU roared back to score 15 unanswered in what would be a run-rule-shortened contest capped at seven innings. Judah Zickafoose (2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB) had the lone extra base hit for the Rangers, a one out double to right that scored Justin Bundy and Daschal Johnson for the g...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State softball team hosted the second day of the four-game slate against the Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison. OBU took both games on Thursday, but the Lady Rangers split games on day two. OBU took game one, 16-8 with Northwestern taking the next, 6-3. Game 1 Madison Garza began game three in the series in the circle where she would go just 2.2 innings and was the losing pitcher in the contest, surrendering eight runs. Just one Northwestern hitter had more than one hit in game one as Morgan Kirk went 2...
Friday, March 23, 2018 8:13 a.m. Patient fell and was bleeding. 2:31 p.m. Grass fire at junction of highways 11 and 132. 9:27 p.m. Caller advised their house was unlocked and the attic door was down. They would like an officer. Saturday, March 24, 2018 12:26 a.m. Caller advised of loud music in the 900 block of of Erie. 8:48 a.m. Controlled burn. 9:04 a.m. Medic needed at Walmart. 9:12 a.m. Controlled burn. 11:40 p.m. Fire at County Road 1000 and State Highway 60. Sunday, March 25, 2018 4:56 p.m. Cattle out. 11:04 p.m. Medic needed for a male...
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 Kenneth Ray Murrow, Alva, 56, has been charged...
Brandon Brown vs. McKenzie Brown: dissolution of marriage ($262.14). Judy Carol Weaver vs. David Allen Weaver, Alva: separate maintenance ($252.14)....
Real Estate Transfers Book 1272 page 987: Joe G. Feely and Dianna D. Feely, husband and wife, convey unto the Joe G. Feely Revocable Trust dated April 16, 2014: all of lots 25, 26, 27 and 28 in block 2 of Indian Hills Subdivision to the City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1272 page 993: Dona M. Darbe, a single person, conveys unto Jesse Barker and Brandi Barker, husband and wife: lots 4, 5 and 6 in block 97 of the Original Town of Avard, Woods County, Oklahoma; and also lots 7, 8, 17, 18 and 19 in block 97 and lots 10, 11...
Thursday, March 22, 2018 8:15 p.m. Woman called about an inmate. Friday, March 23, 2018 8:52 a.m. Woman called about an inmate. 11:37 a.m. Man called for information. 11:48 a.m. Attorney called for information. Saturday, March 24, 2018 None. Sunday, March 25, 2018 10:26 a.m. Man called for information. Monday, March 26, 2018 6:15 p.m. Man called about inmate phone call. 6:55 p.m. Man called about inmate phone call. Tuesday, March 27, 2018 10:26 a.m. Woman called to talk to Donna. 10:31 a.m. Man called to talk to Keith. 11:45 a.m. Woman called...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Mary Fallin, flanked by bipartisan legislators and joined by public school teachers, today signed three bills that are part of an historic revenue package to fund pay raises for teachers. The package allows for a $6,100, or 16 percent, pay raise on average for Oklahoma teachers. "This is a very historic day in Oklahoma," said Fallin. "By signing these measures, Oklahoma will move to second-highest in the region, up from the lowest, in average teacher pay. It is the l...
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Flynn and Noble streets in Alva on Wednesday, March 14. The wreck occurred about 4 p.m. David Earl Hamil, 60, of Alva was stopped at the stop sign facing south on Noble. As the District 1 Woods County Commissioner, he was driving a 2013 red Chevrolet pickup owned by the county. Mary Aleese Tyler, 24, of Alva was driving east on Flynn Street in a 1999 Ford car. Hamil apparently did not see Tyler approaching and pulled into the intersection where Tyler...
Alva businessman Gary Adams, representing the Alva Sonic Drive-In, presented a donation of $1,500 to Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Choral and Vocal Studies program. "I'm giving this donation because I like to sing," Adams said. "I am an enthusiastic supporter of the Northwestern choirs and all of the Northwestern Fine Arts." Northwestern vocal music education majors accepting the donation along with Karsten Longhurst, director of choral studies at Northwestern, included Katelyn...
