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The Cherokee Outlet Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met for a scheduled meeting on March 8 in the Alva Public Library. After the opening rituals (including the flag salute of both the American and Oklahoma flags) the group worked to ensure that the local bylaws were consistent with those of the state and national organizations. Each member also gave a list of what she or her household does to conserve our natural resources; some examples involved saving electricity, water and paper. The next meeting will be in the Alva...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Whole grain Cinnamon Crunch, buttered toast, rosy applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday – Chicken biscuit, pears, juice, milk Wednesday – French toast strips, maple syrup, pineapple, juice, milk Thursday – Whole grain Lucky Charms, buttered toast, banana, juice, milk Friday – Sausage roll, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Mac cheese pizza, Italian vegetables, pickle spear, pineapple, milk Tuesday – Chicken quesadillas, refried beans, picante sauce, Spanish rice,...
The Alva Airport Commission has a short agenda for their meeting on Monday. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the terminal building. After hearing reports from the airport manager and from the last city council meeting, the commission will be updated on the Wings over the Prairie Air Show to be held in June. There will be discussion and a possible vote on quotes received for grass sprigging for the new turf runway. At the end of the meeting, the board members will have a chance to make remarks or inquiries. Then citizens will have the...
Several actions involving teachers are on the agenda of the Alva School Board for Monday’s meeting. The board will meet in the administrative office at 418 Flynn at 5 p.m. Board members will vote on approving Dixie Meyer as an adjunct instructor for two hours of chemistry and Mary Tyree as an adjunct instructor for one hour of life science. Those are for fiscal year 2018. There will be discussion and possible action to approve the reassignment of Krista Starbuck from special education teacher to Title I teacher and Title I coordinator for t...
OKLAHOMA CITY – BCE-Mach LLC, a recently formed partnership between Bayou City Energy Management (BCE) and Mach Resources, closed the purchase of operated producing properties concentrated in Woods and Alfalfa counties on March 29 from Chesapeake Energy Corporation. BCE-Mach was formed with a focus on acquisition opportunities with strong cash flow generation and drilling inventories. “The Mississippi Lime in Woods and Alfalfa counties is a well-delineated play with an extensive inventory of future drilling locations,” said Mach CEO Tom Ward....
A minor collision occurred Wednesday, April 4, at 7:48 a.m. The vehicles collided in the 500 block of Seventh Street in Alva. Kohri Michelle Seibert, 16, of Alva was driving a 2005 Ford F1S. She had parked the vehicle facing south in a parking space at 515 Seventh. Warren Lee Corr, 50, of Alva parked his 2014 Chevolet behind the Seibert vehicle facing east. While backing, Seibert failed to see Corr’s vehicle and struck it. The accident was investigated by Officer Kris Franta....
A traffic stop for a defective headlight netted Alva police some brownies, cookies and other treats that tested positive for marijuana. The traffic stop occurred Sunday, April 1, about 1 a.m. near the intersection of Logan and Oklahoma Boulevard. According to court documents, Officer William Shahan saw the vehicle had a defective headlight and initiated the stop. The vehicle pulled over into the bowling alley parking lot. As Shahan approached, he saw the driver was moving around a lot and lit a cigarette. While the driver located her proof of...
A controversial proposal to end a tax break that benefits fewer than 18,000 Oklahomans – the vast majority of whom make upwards of $200,000 – is at the center of the debate over how lawmakers can find more money for education and potentially end the teacher walkout. Teachers, education advocates and House Democrats have launched a renewed push since the teacher work stoppage began on Monday for the Legislature to pass a bill that would eliminate the state’s capital gains deduction. The deduction allows property, such as stock or owner...
Teachers in about 70 Oklahoma school districts staged a week of walkouts over low pay and slender school budgets. A common talking point is that they are paid far less than teachers nationwide. Lawmakers and the governor agreed that education spending should rise after many years of austerity, passing a tax increase to help cover a salary hike of about $6,100 a year. But many teachers say they’re looking for a long-term commitment to both wages and school support. Our recent fact-check confirmed that Oklahoma teacher salaries rank near the b...
Tori Hurley, a senior speech and theatre major from Sheffield, Iowa, will direct her capstone theatrical production from Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Department of Fine Arts titled “The Glass Menagerie” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 19-20, and Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m., in Herod Hall Auditorium on the Alva campus. Ticket prices are $5 for general admission, $3 for Northwestern employees with ID and $1 for students with ID. “The Glass Menagerie” centers around the Wingfield family in the 1930s as they struggle with ever...
Norma Jean (Houghtaling) Koch passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Share Convalescent Home in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 84. She was born August 5, 1933, in Mankato, Kansas, to Clifford Dean and Doris Glee (Downing) Houghtaling. Norma graduated from Mankato High School in 1952. After high school, she worked as a bookkeeper for a local hardware store, and then drew blood for a medical facility in Beloit, Kansas, where she was introduced to her future husband by mutual friends. She was married to Leroy Koch of Higgins, Texas, on May 7,...
One of the women’s shooting events that is part of the NRA’s Women on Target (WOT) program occurs in the country’s heartland, where the Oklahoma City (OKC) Gun Club has been hosting such an event for what will be 19 years this September. Besides being one of the first clubs to sign on for the WOT program, it’s by far the biggest, in terms of sheer draw. Mark Vaughan, the armed citizen who stopped the 2014 beheading attack at a food plant in Moore, Oklahoma, participates as a shotgun instructor during part of the event. One reason for the pro...
April is Financial Literacy Month. This is the time each year consumers are reminded to reflect on their financial well-being and consider possible changes to their behavior. News headlines are continually filled with reports of financial data breaches. Typically, these invasions of privacy by thieves occur without our knowledge or consent. Once stolen the names, addresses, social security numbers, and other personal data are sold on the dark web to criminals who ultimately rob us of our...
During World War II, Walter Cronkite became a preeminent war correspondent and covered many major military engagements up close and personal. However, he did not always content himself just to be an observer and reporter of the conflicts. At times he would take over the firing of a fifty caliber anti-aircraft machine gun to repel German fighters while on board a B-17 on bombing raids over Germany. After the cessation of hostilities, Cronkite was chosen to cover the trials of top Nazis for war crimes at Nuremberg. For more that a month he sat...
It is such an important time in our religious lives it is worth enjoying the blessed time thoughts one more time. I do hope you had a great Easter. The weather held off for the kids to hunt Easter eggs after church. Thanks to everyone that had egg hunts Saturday and Sunday for the young people. I didn't hear/read about the Methodists feeding people at noon the week before Easter until too late. You had to listen to a bit of preaching for the free meal but I probably could have used both. I...
OKEENE, Okla. – Alva High School track and field had another successful showing in its second meet of the season on Thursday as they headed to Okeene to compete in the 2018 Whippet Relays. The Ladybug track team finished third overall in the event, highlighted by a first-place finish from Ray Ray Bell in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:27.74, finishing four seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Her time is currently the second-best time this season in the state according to the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association website. Bell also r...
WOODWARD, Okla. – Five former Alva Goldbug football players have been picked to suit up for 101 Classic Bowl XXX in Woodward on June 2. Representing the Goldbugs in the annual event will be T.W. Beiswanger, Davian Murrow, Max Parsons, Daniel Toone and brother Samuel Toone. Each of the Bugs selected played a key role in one of the best seasons in Alva football history as they reached the Goldbugs (12-2) made their second ever state semifinal appearance. “What an honor it is for Alva to be represented so well in the 100 Classic Bowl with fiv...
ALVA, Okla. – The 2017 football season ended with a bang when the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers took down the rival Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma State in convincing fashion to cap off the first five-win season since joining the NCAA Division II ranks. The Red and Black will be looking to continue their success in the Fall of 2018 and will have a full 11-game schedule this season, five of which will be at Ranger Field. As is tradition, the first game of the season will be played on a Thursday evening and this year the game will be a...
Saturday, March 31, 2018 12:29 p.m. Controlled burn. Sunday, April 1, 2018 1:18 a.m. Noise complaint and people dancing in the street. 7:27 a.m. Medic needed in the 700 block of Maple for patient with breathing problems. 9:32 a.m. Cow out on State Highway 45. 9:42 a.m. Calf out. 10:29 a.m. Cattle out on Craig Road. 11:30 a.m. Cattle out. 1:50 p.m. Controlled burn State Highway 60. 7:39 p.m. Cattle out on U.S. Highway 281. 7:51 p.m. Cattle out on U.S. Highway 281 and Grady Road. 8:31 p.m. Possible drunk driver in Grant County. Monday, April 2,...
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 Breauna Fay Overton, Guthrie, 27, has been...
Audra Lane Olive vs. Brett James Olive: dissolution of marriage ($262.14)....
Real Estate Transfers Book 1272 page 1065: Randy Sallee conveys unto Wicktown Properties: the west 130 feet of lots 8, 9 and 10 in block 14 of the Elm Grove Addition to the Town, now City, of Waynoka, Woods County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 1272 page 1074: William R. Buckles, trustee of the William R. Buckles 2007 Trust, and Billie Dean Buckles, trustee of the Billie Dean Buckles 2007 Trust, convey unto Mick Mackey Farms LLC: lots 13 and 14 in block 2 of the Myers Heights First Addition to the City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma....
Thursday, March 29, 2018 12:15 a.m. Man called about cattle out. 2:30 p.m. Woman called about cattle out. Friday, March 30, 2018 12:15 a.m. Warrant check. 3 a.m. Man called about hold information. 8:25 p.m. Man called to check on inmate. Saturday, March 31, 2018 None. Sunday, April, 1, 2018 8:30 a.m. Man called about cattle out. 10:05 a.m. Woman called about cattle out 11:30 a.m. Woman called about cattle out. 11:45 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. 2:38 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 11:09 p.m. Norman Police Department...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University has had two social work majors, Marsellia Rael and Mirissa Branine, accepted into the National Education for Women's (N.E.W.) Leadership Institute. Both are students at Northwestern-Woodward. Each year, about 30 students are selected for the institute through a competitive application process. Rael and Branine, both Woodward seniors, were chosen based on numerous factors including, but not limited to: individual leadership potential, maturity, ability to...
