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Real Estate Transfers Book 1331 page 65: Glen D. Sacket unto Glen D. Sacket Living Trust. Section 1, township 23N, range 13W, NE4. Warranty deed. Book 1331 page 68: Glen Sacket unto Glen D. Sacket Living Trust. Section 2, township 23N, range 13W, SE4. Warranty deed. Book 1331 page 70: Glen D. Sacket unto Glen D. Sacket Living Trust. Section 1, township 23N, range 13W, S2NW4. Quit claim deed. Book 1331 page 72: Glen D. Sacket unto Glen D. Sacket Living Trust. Section2, township 23N, range 13W, NE4SW4. Quit claim deed. Book 1331 page 76:...
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 Nickolas Allen Scott, Wichita, Kansas, 20, has...
Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:41 p.m. – Report of a sick person in the 700 block of Share Drive. 4:42 p.m. – Medic needed in Waynoka for a person with chest pain. 8:54 p.m. – Report of harassment. Friday, March 25, 2022 1:53 a.m. — Report of a vehicle theft. 9:35 p.m. – Report of a vehicle hazard at Thunderbird Road and 11th Street. 10:20 p.m. – Report of suspicious vehicle on Craig Road. Saturday, March 26, 2022 12:55 a.m. – Report of a suspicious person at 7th Street and Church. 11:01 a.m. – Medic needed in the 400 block of Flynn for a per...
The services celebrating and honoring the life of Harold Dean Copenhaver, 80, of Enid, Oklahoma, will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in The House of Prayer, 1402 N 10th St, Enid. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. A visitation will be held 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2022, in the Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Dean was born September 9, 1941, to John Dean "J.D." and Juanita Faye (Mitchell) Copenhaver in Alva, Oklahoma...
We all see them at Wal Mart, the workplace, or looking in the mirror – maybe with a sling on their arm, or favoring a strained back muscle, or limping through the door on their good leg. Bar fight? Strong disagreement with a spouse? Exercise workout gone south? Good chance it’s none of those possibilities. Probably the result of an old-fashioned thing called Weekend Warrior on The Warpath. “I only have this Saturday and Sunday to build a treehouse for my kids.” Or, “Weatherman says it’s supp...
April is Financial Literacy Month. As consumers look forward to warmer spring temperatures and planning summer vacations in this post-Covid environment, many are battling sticker shock. With inflation at a 40-year high, difficult budgeting decisions are having to be made in every household. With each fill-up of the gas tank or increasing cost of groceries on the shelf, consumers are having to make frustrating spending choices. Pandemic shortages and political unrest overseas has kept prices for...
Here’s a very short civics lesson for you today – a bill has to be approved in both the Senate and the House before it can go to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. At this point in the legislative session, the Senate bills that made it through both the committee and floor votes have been sent over to the House of Representatives to start the process over again, and likewise, our committees are hearing legislation sent over from their chamber. That means every bill someone files in the House or the Senate has to have a co-author from...
How does Mr. Hamburger introduce his wife? ... Meet (meat) Patty. Cleo told me to hurry up because Discover Oklahoma was doing a segment on Boiling Springs State Park by Woodward. I made it back just in time for the start. As they were showing us around Boiling Springs, they came to the camping area and visited with a member of a camping group. The man that talked about the park was Alva artist and ambassador Warren Little. As he always does on anything he is a part of, he did a good job. I...
Chambrea Cook, a graduate counseling psychology student at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has been honored with this year's deSERVING Ranger Award from the Service-Learning and Civic Engagement (SL/CE) program. Kaylyn Hansen, director of assessment and institutional effectiveness who also leads the service-learning and civic engagement program, said each spring the award recognizes an outstanding Northwestern student who demonstrates the following: Dedication to service and a sense of...
Employers seeking employees have an opportunity to go right to the source by attending the spring 2022 Career and Internship Fair at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva on Monday, April 11, in the Student Center Ballroom from 10 a.m. to noon. Northwestern students, as well as any job seekers, are welcome to attend the fair and should be prepared to provide copies of resumes and cover letters. Organizations currently attending are Air Force Officer Accessions, Amarillo Police Department, AMP Smart, Banc Central, City Year, Clean Harbors,...
ALVA, Okla. – The 2022 Track & Field team is two meets into the outdoor season, and the Rangers are out to a successful start. Through the opening two weeks the team has had over 30 personal records and multiple school records set. This week Northwestern's early success has earned honors in two different events for the Rangers inside the top 10 of the central region in the respective events. The women's 4x100 relay team is ranked eighth after a school record and season best time of 48.71 on March 25 at the OBU Invitational. This relay c...
The Little Red Hens community service group held their first annual Girls Night In for area middle school aged girls on March 25 at the Alva Recreation Center. The girls were given different aspects of self defense training from BJCC Officers Collins and Doll, Chief Orcutt and the Alva Police Department and Officer Hawley as well as Brandy Johnson from the NW Domestic Crisis Center. Following the self defense training came the pampering with hair and nail tutorials as well as skin care instructions and demonstrations offered by Chesnei Thomas,...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Oatmeal with toppings or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday—Biscuit and sausage gravy or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Breakfast burrito or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Thursday—Yogurt parfait with fruit or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Friday—Donut holes or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Corn dog, mac and cheese, green beans, fruit, milk Tuesday—Ham and cheese melt or grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, garden salad,...
The Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society met March 12 at the Alva Public Library for their regular meeting. The group discussed the proposed revised Constitution and Bylaw suggestions. Members discussed how to overcome their Brick Wall research questions. Cemetery research can be very complicated. Researchers should start by asking their family members questions about their ancestors. Try to obtain your ancestors full name, nick name, places they lived, did they belong to any clubs or organizations and were they veterans. A visit to the city...
Alva resident Ashley Ferguson, MHR, CADC, has been selected as the new Regional Administrative Director for OSDH District 1, which includes Beaver, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Roger Mills, Woods and Woodward Counties in northwestern Oklahoma. Ferguson replaces Terri Salisbury in this role. Salisbury retired March 31 after 25 years of service with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) as a public health nurse and as the Regional Administrative Director in District 1...
The Alva Board of Education is hoping to hire a new high school principal for next year. On their agenda for Monday is discussion and action to approve an offer of employment to a candidate for the position. During this school year, Superintendent Tim Argo has taken on the responsibilities of high school principal with no salary increase for the extra duties. The other five administrators have taken on some extra duties to make this possible. The board will meet at 5 p.m. in the high school library. Also on the agenda are offers of employment...
This past Tuesday, the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority met at noon for their monthly meeting. Members Stan Bixler, Allan Poe, Bob Firth (via Zoom) and Ed Sutter were present, but Todd Holder was unable to make it. Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed was there too, along with three guests: County Commissioner Randy McMurphy, Jeff Sagner of NW Green Panels LLC and Josh McClintock from Emblem Strategies. After roll call, the board quickly approved the minutes from their Feb. 15 meeting and went on to look over the financial reports. As of March...
BETHANY, Okla. – The Ranger softball team traveled to Southern Nazarene to start a three-game series on the road. The Crimson Storm used a fast start in this game to open a 9-0 lead before closing out the 11-6 victory over the Rangers. The Rangers fall to 12-18-1 on the season with a 6-12 GAC record while Southern Nazarene improves to 13-18 and 10-7 in conference play. Lindsey McElroy and Mackenzie Adams each had one hit with two RBIs in the game while Hannah Howell had two hits to lead the team. Howell received the game one start, throwing the...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State opened a three-game series Friday afternoon against the Crimson Storm. Southern Nazarene used back-to-back three run innings to open a 7-0 lead before closing out their 10-1 win over the Rangers. The loss drops Northwestern to 14-16 on the season with a 9-11 GAC record while Southern Nazarene moves to 5-26 with a 2-17 conference record. Thomas Beiswanger led the Rangers with two hits on the afternoon with the RBI off a solo home run. Five other p...
As Covid-19 outbreaks emerged throughout Oklahoma’s prison system in September 2020, the Hughes County Jail opted not to give masks to detainees. Inside the Bryan County Jail, inspected on March 10, 2020, a state health department employee found roaches near a floor drain in the kitchen and gnats in living and common areas. At the Haskell County Jail in eastern Oklahoma, an inspector discovered buckets of stagnant water under a kitchen sink and three non-functioning cell toilets. More than four dozen Oklahoma jails were cited for health and saf...
A man stopped by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for speeding, said he woke up in the vehicle, saw keys and decided to drive to Alva, according to court documents. Unfortunately, the vehicle belonged to the Waynoka Public Schools. On March 27 at 8:47 a.m. Trooper Randal McCullough was patrolling westbound on US-281 between the OK-45 intersection and Waynoka. He observed a white Chevy Suburban eastbound on the highway and checked the speed at 83 mph. The vehicle slowed and McCullough allowed the vehicle pass by heading east while he continued to...
How do you relieve boredom? Brian Leffler took up painting. The 62-year-old disabled veteran says he was growing bored and complacent, watching TV all the time. "I decided to buy a canvas, some paint and an easel and take up painting," he said. "It has led me to this point, my first art exhibition at the Graceful Arts Gallery." Leffler was present for the First Friday Art Walk in Alva and the opening of his work in the "Post Modern Eclectic" exhibit. Wearing an 82nd Airborne Division cap on his...
