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Real Estate Transfers Book 1361, page 379: Dunesville LLC conveys unto Duneville Group LLC. Lot 1, City of Waynoka, Dunesville Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1361, page 405: Amanda Galindo conveys unto Darryl Hall and Darrien. James Alexander Hall. Lot 14, Block 10, City of Alva, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1361, page 434: Phyllis Joan Heyliger conveys unto Phyllis Joan Heyliger Separate Property Trust. Section 29, Township 27N, Range 16W, SW4SW4, etc. Quit claim deed. Book 1361, page 454: Zahorsky Heritage Trust conveys unto Keeland...
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 Matthew Dane Hansel, Alva, 22, has been charged...
Thursday, April 25, 2024 During this day were 12 traffic stops and two controlled burns. 3:03 a.m. – Report of a physical domestic issue on Church Street. 7:09 a.m. – Report of a motor vehicle vs. animal accident. 10:12 a.m. – Welfare check needed on Maple Street. 10:13 a.m. – Report of a theft. 11:10 a.m. – Medic needed on Cecil Street for a person who fell. 11:24 a.m. – Report of a theft on Oklahoma Boulevard. 1:15 p.m. – Report of a fire. 3:41 p.m. – Report of a fire. 6:16 p.m. – Medic needed on Flynn Street for a general medical issue. 6:...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday—Scrambled eggs, toast, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Biscuit and sausage gravy, fruit, juice, milk Thursday—Kolache, fruit, juice, milk Friday—Cinnamon toast, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes and gravy, baby carrots, dinner roll, fruit, milk Tuesday—Personal pizza, Caesar salad, cucumber slices, fruit, milk Wednesday—Spaghetti and meat sauce, green beans, baby carrots, breadstick, fruit, milk Thu...
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: Bible study at 7 p.m. focused on “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table,” by Louie Giglio. For more information, call 620-672-1596. Sunday, May 12: AHS Baccalaureate at the Alva Church of God at 6:30 p.m. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morni...
Please read Deuteronomy 6. Thank you. There is much in this chapter to consider. This chapter follows one of the sections of Scripture that list the Ten Commandments. These laws have been debated over, taken down and essentially forgotten. Some have even said that the Commandments and the Old Testament are not relevant today. They are wrong and we are seeing the proof of that in society and all over the world. In Deuteronomy 6, Israel is told to be careful to follow these commandments. They are to teach them to their children. This is to be a c...
Back in 1973, there was a movie that came out titled, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” which has been described as a rock opera musical that depicted the last days of our Lord Jesus Christ as a superstar who gave his life for mankind. There were both positive and negative reactions by many different groups to this movie. Many Christians didn’t like the romantic relationship that Jesus supposedly had with Mary Magdalene. Others didn’t like the film’s sympathetic view of Judas Iscariot, the Lord’s betrayer. Still others didn’t appreciate Jesus being d...
Zion Lutheran Church celebrates 125 years of organized worship this May. It all began way back in 1899, when a group of Alva-area Lutherans came together to establish Zion Lutheran Church. On May 21, 1899, in upstairs rooms of the Kavanaugh and Shea building at 402 College Ave., these early settlers led by Pastor Johann F. Lill, a traveling Lutheran missionary, adopted a constitution, signed the charter papers and formed the congregation. The Salt Fork River flooded that day, preventing some...
According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, there are five states of grief, and they’re outlined in her book “On Death and Dying.” Some people are so busy they don’t have time to grieve, so there becomes a struggle inside that must be addressed to accept the reality. I don’t think anyone should put their life on hold, but people often resort to denial, disbelief or numbness as a defense mechanism. Next is anger. “Why were they taken from me?” is a common question that is more about oneself rathe...
Hmmm … this is evidently an often-thought-about and frequently asked question, along with many other thought-provoking ones, like: If a baby dies, does that infant go to heaven automatically? And will that child be that age for eternity? Others have questions such as Will we be working in eternity? If so, will it be the same kind of work we were trained to do while down here on earth? (I could feel the shudders of moms of two-year-olds as I typed those last two questions). Other questions i...
Years ago, when I was a young man desperately trying to change my life and figure out how to get ahead, I read numerous books about successful people. One of the most curious characters I read about was a man by the name of Aristotle Onassis, who, as you may recall, was at one time in a race with Howard Hughes to become the world’s richest man. He, as you may also recall, was the husband of Jacklyn Kennedy, after the assassination of President Kennedy. His first piece of advice for helping o...
Deb and I, mostly Deb, started around 300 tomato seeds. Dang near every one of those things came up and grew. We used premium seeds. We used water out of Deb’s aquarium to water them. We used grow lights to give the proper amount of light. The color of the plants looked great. The root structure of the plants looked great, but the stems of the plants on about 25 percent of them looked spindly. So spindly they had trouble staying upright on their own. Now, I am not the self-proclaimed Redneck Farmer for nothing. I held a board meeting with m...
As we saw recently, the U.S. Civil War was a 4-year-long ordeal that led to the death of three-quarters of a million Americans. The war also, however, saved the Union from being split in two and led to a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. President Abraham Lincoln and his advisors thought that the conflict would last only a few months. Not only did the seceding states have to create a nation from scratch but they would have to do that while conducting a war against an established...
The House has passed a law making it illegal to say anti-Semitic things about Jews. They said it needed to be passed because of the college students’ protests. I think it is your right to voice your opinion of another race, as long as it is not overboard. The problem for me is when we start limiting free speech by saying it is not nice to speak bad about someone or something. Where will it end? As long as the protests are peaceful, they should be allowed. We didn't pass a law saying bad t...
ALVA – Moments before he was to make a season-defining run at the final college rodeo of the 2023-24 campaign, Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy Emmett Edler gained a few words of encouragement from teammate Jacob Haren. “Jacob told me to go blast that steer,” said Edler of State Center, Iowa. That’s just what happened. Edler wrestled the steer to the ground in 6.4 seconds to win Saturday afternoon’s championship round of the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo and finished second in the two-run aggregate. That was worth 110...
Each spring, the Alva Kiwanis Club hosts the Little Olympics track meet for Woods County elementary school students. This year the meet was held Friday afternoon, April 26, in Alva. Students from Alva, Freedom and Waynoka in first through sixth grades were invited to participate. The first-place winners in individual events were presented Silver Shoe Awards at a lunch on Wednesday, May 1, hosted by the Alva Kiwanis Club members....
The Alva High School track team will be at Catoosa High School on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4 for State Track. Girl Qualifiers Lakin Gaddy (200, 400, 4x100, 4x400) Kylie Adair (400, 4x200, 4x400, 4x800) Channing Ferguson (4x100, 4x400, 4x800, 4x200 alternate) Myah Graves (HJ, 4x100, 4x200) Lyndee Fraire (4x100, 4x200, 4x400, 4x800) Adyson Pfleider (4x100, 4x400 alternate) Kylee Logsdon (4x800) Destinee Phillips (4x100 alternate) Triniti Miller (HJ) Jenna Allen (PV) Kambri Rhodes (PV)...
Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Ranger Field. Mark Brace, president of BancFirst Lawton and a Northwestern graduate from 1982, will be speaking at the commencement. In case of inclement weather, the spring commencement exercises will be held in Percefull Fieldhouse. Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the direction of Dr. Eric Burger, director of bands and instructor of instrumental music. The parking tiers on the south end will be...
Bank It: A Habit of Helping Foundation donated $9,893.08 to the Alva Fire Department for Bank It's first quarter CommUNITY Vision. Of that donation, Alva State Bank matched $3,750 of its customers donations, BancCentral matched $995 and Community Bank matched $500. The Alva Fire Department is working hard to raise funds toward a new combination extrication and spreader tool that will allow them to work more safely and efficiently on a scene. The total cost is approximately $18,000 and the Bank...
Woods County Treasurer Rachel Spellman-Hughes recently achieved Advanced I and Advanced II certifications for county treasurers through the County Training Program (CTP). CTP is part of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University and is mandated by state statute and authorized under the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training. After completing a minimum of 63 hours of instruction for her Basic Certification, Spellman-Hughes completed an...
Teacher turnover hit its highest point since the pandemic last school year, when more than 6,000 Oklahoma public school teachers left the classroom. The crush of school departures occurred even as the state implemented the largest salary increase for educators since 2018 at $3,000 to $6,000 per teacher, depending on experience. “There’s no question: overall, there continues to be a serious crisis,” said Chris Tobler, director of human resources for Mustang Public Schools, the state’s 11th largest district. According to an analysis of certifi...
A traveling campus preacher at the University of Central Oklahoma wears a hate-filled sign and yells at students. Competing protests about Palestine and Israel are held at the University of Oklahoma. Hecklers try to shout down an appearance by State Superintendent Ryan Walters at Oklahoma State University. Those are just a few examples of recent events on Oklahoma college campuses covered by free speech laws. But as social media amplifies political polarization, making sure campuses continue to be centers of robust discussion and peaceful...
The Alva FFA Speech Team is State Contest bound! The Northwest Area FFA Speech Contest was held at the High Plains Technology Center in Woodward on April 30. The Alva FFA team brought six students with a total of seven speeches. To qualify for the State Contest, an FFA member must place first or second in their respective division. Merritt Mantz placed first in the eighth-grade Agriculture Exploration Division. Jansen Shirley placed first in the Plant Science Division. Katelee Martin placed...
Although registration is going well for booth space from fine artists and crafters for the 53rd Nescatunga Arts Festival and 3rd Sugar Show set for May 31-June 1 inside the Pete and Ruth Leslie Fieldhouse at the Alva Recreation Complex just south of Alva, committee members have decided to extend the early registration deadline from May 3 to May 13. Fees will double after this new date. This also extends the deadline for those thinking about entering items into the Sugar Show, which could use a few more entries at this time. The committee added...
