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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Whole grain Fruit Loops, buttered toast, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Tuesday – Sausage patty, biscuit, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Whole grain Frosted Flakes, cinnamon toast, banana, juice, milk Thursday – Pancakes, maple syrup, sausage patty, pineapple, milk Friday – Breakfast bun, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Hamburger, french fries, dill pickles, carrots, pears, milk Tuesday – Tacos, shredded lettuce, picante sauce, tortilla chips, refrie...
Following the city’s budget retreat, Alva staff members are working out a list of wants and needs against the reality of expected revenue. Alva Business Manager Joe Don Dunham said they’re working to match anticipated revenue with adjustments to expenditures to come out with a balanced budget to present in June. The city’s fiscal year begins July 1. Rural Water Contracts As the city works to map where city water is going, they’ve found the rural water contracts need to be updated. The most recent contracts are from July 1, 1975, for Rural W...
Recent wildfires have left a number of Oklahomans to be without power for hours and even days. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reminds those affected by a power outage to be mindful of safe practices to prevent illness and injury. Food Safety OSDH recommends the following guidelines for refrigerated and frozen foods to citizens or food establishments which have been without power for more than four hours: • Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. • Discard any potentially hazardous foods such as mea...
ALVA – BancCentral will host their grand opening event Thursday, April 26. Guests have the opportunity to tour the building, win prizes, attend a free lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and have the chance to enter into the grand drawing. “We are pleased to be able to have the public come tour our building and see what we have been working on for the past couple of years. This day will be full of celebration, and we are excited to see everyone as they join us for tours and lunch,” said Kyle Hughbanks, BancCentral President and CEO. BancC...
Periodically, local law enforcement does checks to see if stores are complying with the age restriction on alcohol sales. Someone under age 21 is sent into stores to attempt an alcohol purchase while being monitored by an officer. On Thursday, April 19, two store employees were charged in Woods County District Court. According to court records, on Friday, April 13, at 8:40 p.m. a male 19-year-old went into Cimarron Wine and Spirits in Waynoka. He was able to purchase a pint of Jim Beam whiskey using money provided by Deputy Adam Honeyman who...
A driver stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt seemed overly nervous. His behavior was explained, according to police, when he started pulling marijuana from his mouth. Court documents state on April 18 about 7:30 p.m. Alva Police Officer William Shahan was on patrol when he saw a vehicle at 11th and Thunderbird Road with the driver not wearing a seatbelt. He conducted a traffic stop and spoke to the driver whom he recognized as Jesse Harris. As Harris pulled out his wallet to retrieve his driver’s license, Shahan could see his hands and...
The Alva Hospital Authority heard a report earlier in the week that business was down $866,673 in March 2018 compared to February 2018. Total revenue was $1,832,344. CEO Kandice Allen said the many flu cases hyped February business and that series of illnesses had dropped off in March. Total patient days in March were 78 compared to 122 in February. Clinic visits stayed pretty even. There were 1,515 clinic visits in March compared to 1,550 in February. The staff has continued to reduce expenses, particularly trying to reduce the number of...
In the late ‘60s, mass enrollment at Northwestern Oklahoma State College was done by having all its university professors grouped by discipline in the Student Center Ballroom. Then they were to personally sign students into their classes, ostensibly on a first come basis. Students enrolled according to the first letter of their last name, and the letters were rotated so a person named Adams wouldn’t always get to enroll first. The enrollment process started on a Monday, took three full days, and student classes started on Thursday. Stu...
As you are reading this, I hope the water is still running past your house from the rain. The first of last week the weather man said we would have nearly two inches Friday evening and Saturday. Then he amended it to about 1 and three-tenths, and finally one guy said we might get three to four tenths. I liked the first guy the best. Friday evening was the Democratic party meeting. I will try to attend because I found free food the last time. Also, there was a film presentation on incarcerated...
ALVA, Okla. – After splitting two games on Day One of their own tournament, the Alva Goldbugs rolled past Liberal (Kansas) and Blackwell on Day Two to finish the event 3-1. The final game for the Goldbugs was cancelled on Saturday morning due to weather. The Goldbugs finished the tournament tied for second with Perry, while Crossings Christian took home the title. Crossings defeated the Bugs in the tournament opener on Thursday Alva now has a 19-12 record and are winners of six of its last eight contests. The Goldbugs have equaled their win t...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball kept their post-season dreams afloat Friday as they bounced back from an 11-1 loss to the Henderson State Reddies with a 3-2 win in extra innings in Game Two. Game 1 With the Rangers entering play in ninth place in the Great American Conference with just two weeks to play, they sent senior Walker Wharton to the hill with plans to keep their playoff push alive. Wharton, fresh off a bounce-back win over Ouachita Baptist last week that saw him throw seven scoreless frames, was in...
Friday, April 13, 2018 5:05 p.m. Report of cattle out. 6:54 p.m. Report of flames in the ditch south of Alva. Saturday, April 14, 2018 4:08 a.m. Burglar alarm going off in the 800 block of Santa Fe. 7:07 a.m. Fire out on south U.S. Highway 281. 11:26 a.m. Caller advised of a patient unresponsive with blood coming out of their nose and mouth. 12:08 p.m. Controlled burn on Custer Road. 1:15 p.m. Dogs running loose at Choctaw and Santa Fe. 5:31 p.m. Caller advised of a husband being violent at the Aspen Apartments. 10:41 p.m. Woods County units...
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 John Russell Cole, Waynoka, 71, has been...
Richard Francis Mathieu and Linda Bernadette Mathieu, both of Alva: marriage license (no counseling). ($50)...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1273 page 535: Louise Davis, a single person, conveys unto Denis Leroy Carlson: the east half of section 9, township 27 north, range 18 WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1273 page 553: Randal Kent Lohmann and Trayce Lohmann, husband and wife, convey unto Teresa Denean Cummings and Billy Loyd Cummings II, as joint tenants: lot 1 and the east half of the lot 2 in block 43 of the Original Town, now City, of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1273 page 571: Mary N. Owen aka Mary Nicole...
Saturday, April 14, 2018 8:02 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 8:54 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 9:24 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. Sunday, April 15, 2018 None. Monday, April 16, 2018 None. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:23 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. 1:32 a.m. Dispatch called for inmate information. 9:42 p.m. Dispatch called to talk to deputy. 10:06 p.m. Dispatch called to talk to deputy. Wednesday, April 18, 2018 11:27 a.m. Woman called for Keith. 11:48 a.m. Woman called to talk to Keith....
Dana Murphy, one of three members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and a candidate for Oklahoma lieutenant governor, attended two events in Alva Friday. The first was a come-and-go reception at Bill and Billie Buckles house in the afternoon, and then later a dinner meeting of the Woods Mineral Owners Association, attended by about 40 people. Murphy was born in Woodward, and grew up on a family farm within Ellis County. She is a geologist and an attorney having attended Central State...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University inducted 33 new members into the Red and Black Scroll Honor Society April 16 during a ceremony in the Student Center Wyatt Room. Red and Black Scroll recognizes outstanding scholarship and service among sophomore students at Northwestern. Requirements for membership include completion of 40-59 hours of college credit, a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, participation in two or more campus organizations or activities, attendance at...
Dr. Marc Decker, assistant professor of music at Northwestern, has told his students he will leave after this semester to take a job at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Decker said it is a large university with 30,000 students. He will be director of athletic bands. Before moving to Alva, Dr. Decker was an adjunct at American University in Washington, D.C. He said his wife Dima will be able to continue her current job with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals simply in a new region. Decker is...
Seventy theater patrons joined the ACT I Stars and their parents for a fundraiser dinner at the theater prior to the final curtain of "Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens" on April 14 at 6:30 p.m. Diners were greeted at the door by youthful maître d's and directed to join other guests at tables for eight. Each table was attended by an individual waiter crisply dressed in a white shirt and black pants. The buffet began with fresh Indian taco bread, provided by Big Dan's restaurant, Woodward,...
The R.A.C.E. Car Club has come up with a plan to preserve the condition of downtown streets while continuing the very popular racing and burnout competitions of the Big Cruise and Car Show. R.A.C.E. member Joe Phillips said they've noticed some deterioration or damage to the surface of Barnes Avenue after the event. Having seen the much improved condition of Flynn Street on the downtown square after asphalt resurfacing and anticipating the same improvement to Barnes this summer, they talked to...
Local law enforcement officers seized 54 items when serving a search warrant at 819 Ninth St. in Alva Wednesday. The items included marijuana and marijuana products, paraphernalia and road signs. Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale told Alva Police K9 Officer John Caviness on Monday, April 16, he had reliable information that Meghan Webb would be transporting a load of marijuana from Lamar, Colorado, to Alva in the next 24 hours, according to court records. Dale said Webb was to be picked up...
Sen. Casey Murdock opened his remarks to members of the Alva Chamber of Commerce Friday morning by saying, "The last two weeks have been something else. If I could go my 12 years without seeing that again, it wouldn't hurt my feelings any." Murdock, like Carl Newton who spoke before him, emphasized the excellent behavior of teachers from his district during the demonstration at the State Capitol. He said, "Carl and I are blessed. When our teachers came and talked to us, they were nice and they...
"We catch a lot of bugs at our altitude," said pilot Jason Robinson, pointing to the insect-spattered leading edges of the wings of the huge flying boat. The craft, one of three that gained fame dropping water on the huge Rhea wildfires this week, has been based at the old Clinton-Sherman air base at the Oklahoma Space Port at Burns Flat. The plane, one of only four in the U.S., is a Bombardier CL-415, specially built for fighting fires, and flown by hand-picked pilots from the Aeroflite company...
