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We are born with an instinctive, but incomplete, knowledge of God. This is demonstrated by the religious impulse that has been a common characteristic of mankind throughout all ages and in all parts of the world. What all religions seem to have in common is the notion of retribution. Whether attributed to God, Karma, or Nature, we assume that we all must “get what’s coming to us” or that “we’ve all got to pay for what we’ve done.” This is, in fact, the way the world functions. But when God intervened in the course of this natural world 2000 ye...
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness;” then also, “king of Salem...
STILLWATER, Okla. – Ranchers are invited to a series of free webinars to discuss cattle production, management and marketing tips with other professionals in the field. The lunchtime series launches at 12:30 p.m. May 14 with a teleconference through the Zoom online portal. Kellie Raper, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist, is scheduled to lead the conversation about topics such as Oklahoma Quality Beef Network VAC-45 program health and management influence on calf prices. VAC-45 refers to verification programs cen...
May 9, 2020, was supposed to be an exciting and history-making day for Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Faculty within the Wisdom Family Foundation Doctoral Program for Rural Nursing Practice (DNP) have spent the last three years preparing students to graduate in the university's first-ever class. Among the seven students who finished the program are a mother and son pair. Angela and Andrew Skousen wanted to further their careers, and Northwestern gave them the perfect opportunity....
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is resuming drive tests and relaxing some other restrictions on the process of acquiring a driver license as Gov. Kevin Stitt begins phase two of the state's reopening. Beginning today, May 15, DPS will allow walk-ins at all offices for driver license and/or Oklahoma identification card processing. DPS has been operating on an appointment-only basis since offices opened to the public on May 1. Social distancing guidelines will continue to be enforced and citizens visiting our offices will still be required...
– Banners featuring Alva High School seniors line the downtown square this week. Lance Harzman and Big Slick Graphics designed and hung the banners with some financial help on the cost from Share Trust. An outdoor graduation ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Ranger Stadium with spectors to remain in their cars. It will be broadcast on KRDR 105.7 FM, and Alva Review-Courier will video the event....
Northwestern Oklahoma State University inducted 31 new members into the Red and Black Scroll Honor Society. Because of the restrictions COVID-19 has placed on social gatherings there was no ceremony, but the students received their certificate in the mail. 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...
“Oklahoma City University virtual graduation hacked with racist, bigoted, and anti-semitic terms.” Known for diversity and inclusion, the university was quick to disconnect but the damage to a once-in-a-lifetime occasion had already been done. Time Magazine says that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion in virtual classes, social media and video teleconferencing, which has created “a playground for Zoombombers, phishermen, and cybercriminals.” Not to be left out, it has also opened...
Writing and approving a balanced budget is the most important responsibility the constitution places on the Legislature. Back in February, we knew we’d be facing a budget gap of about $85 million because of low energy prices. But revenue figures that had already been impacted by lower oil and gas prices were hit even harder by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the State Board of Equalization projected we’d be facing a hole of at least $1.3 billion for Fiscal Year 2021. Rather than simply approving deep acr...
Oklahoma Natural Gas, a division of ONE Gas, Inc., recently gave a $500 donation to the Alva Wesleyan Food Bank. The food bank provides emergency relief assistance to residents who can’t afford to buy enough food and now the situation is worse because of COVID-19. “Oklahoma Natural Gas is committed to making Alva a better place to live,” said Martie Oyler, Regional Community Relations manager for Oklahoma Natural Gas. “The Alva Wesleyan Food Bank is a great resource for grocery assistance serving families in Alva and the surrounding areas a...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The reopening of Oklahoma businesses will continue Friday with stand-alone bars, funerals, weddings and organized sports activities resuming, according to Gov. Kevin Stitt. "We continue to have that downward trend in hospitalizations, testing percentage ... we haven't seen any spikes, we haven't seen any leading indicators that would look like we're going to run out of hospital capacity," Stitt said Thursday. Oklahoma City's professional soccer team, Oklahoma Energy FC, has resumed practices, which the United Soccer League...
Dustin Johnson left The Players Championship two months ago and didn't play another round of golf until four days ago, the start of a crash course for his return to playing before a television audience. He also owes it to his partner, Rory McIlroy, to practice. They play against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff on Sunday at Seminole Golf Club in a charity skins game, the first live golf on television since the opening round of The Players Championship on March 12. It was canceled — along with sports worldwide — because of the COVID-19 pan...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday slowed down the reopening of Kansas' economy, ordering bars and bowling alleys to remain closed through the end of the month and keeping some coronavirus-inspired restrictions in place until near the end of June. Kelly's order is likely to stir strong opposition in the Republican-controlled Legislature. GOP lawmakers have complained that she is moving too slowly to get people back to work after lifting a stay at home order May 4, and they have disliked the different treatment d...
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A civil rights group on Thursday launched "The Clemency Project" to try to secure the release of Kansas prisoners whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the coronavirus, following a stinging defeat in court. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed the first round of what it anticipates will be dozens of individualized clemency petitions seeking relief for their clients from the state parole board and Gov. Laura Kelly. The move comes days after Leavenworth District Judge David King threw out the g...
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A southeastern Nebraska man has died following a crash involving his all-terrain vehicle and a semitrailer at a rural intersection in Pawnee County east of Beatrice. The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Beatrice radio station KWBE reported. The crash occurred when an ATV driven by Chuck Thomas, 85. of Liberty, on state Highway 8 turned at the intersection and hit the side of an eastbound semitrailer, investigators said. Pawnee County Sheriff Braden Lang said Thomas died at the scene. The 33-year-old truck driver f...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marianne E. Krasny, Cornell University (THE CONVERSATION) At Troy University in Alabama, students went online to help a county with a high infant mortality rate in the state of Georgia to analyze health disparities and develop solutions. At Cornell University, where I teach, law students are providing legal services online to death-row inmates in Tanzania and children and young farmworkers in upstate New York. At five state...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma is nearing 5,000 with six more deaths reported, state officials said Thursday. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 4,962 cases and 284 deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The number of confirmed cases is 110 more than the 4,852 reported by the department on Wednesday. The number of actual infections is thought to be far higher because many people haven't been tested and studies suggest people can be infected without showing symptoms. T...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A black delivery driver says he was overcome with emotion while recording himself and a black co-worker being blocked into a gated Oklahoma City neighborhood for more than an hour by a white resident who demanded to know why they were there. Travis Miller, who delivers home appliances and furniture, captured the incident Monday in a Facebook Live video that has gone viral. Miller and many people who posted comments about the video felt the encounter was racially motivated. "I just know that emotionally, it was hard to m...
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed them. Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018 after spending five years at the Toronto Zoo and were to remain in the Alberta city until 2023. The zoo's president, Clement Lanthier, said Thursday the facility spent months trying to overcome transportation barriers in acquiring fresh bamboo and decided it's best for the animals to b...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas mayor has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat. Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi said Thursday that responding to the coronavirus pandemic had become "the most important work of my life" and would continue to demand "100% of my focus for the foreseeable future." Reddi's decision all but guarantees that state Sen. Barbara Bollier, a retired Kansas City-area anesthesiologist, will be the Democratic nominee. The Senate seat is open because four-term Republican Sen. P...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted six one-page "decision tool" documents that use traffic signs and other graphics to tell organizations what they should consider before reopening. The tools are for schools, workplaces, camps, childcare centers, mass transit systems, and bars and restaurants. The CDC originally also authored a d...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to prepare the country for future pandemics by restocking the national stockpile and bringing critical manufacturing back to the U.S. His comments came the same day a whistleblower testified that the Trump administration had failed to properly prepare for the current pandemic. "Wouldn't that be nice?" Trump said during a visit to a Pennsylvania distributor of medical equipment. "My goal is to produce everything America needs for ourselves and then export to the world, i...
NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time not too long ago when Broadway star Ben Platt was interviewed by a monster. A perfectly nice monster, of course. It was Elmo. Elmo asked Platt what was his favorite music to sing. Cookie Monster interrupted to ask what was Platt's favorite cookie. "Oatmeal chocolate chip," replied Platt in one exchange. "Good answer," said Cookie Monster. "But, then again, there's no such thing as bad cookie." After a stellar group rendition of the song "C Is for Cookie," Elmo presented his guest with a placemat. "A placemat f...
NEW YORK (AP) — The big budget musical "Frozen" will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. Until now, only shows that were waiting to officially open have announced postponements or cancellations. Disney still has "The Lion King" and "Aladdin" on Broadway and five productions of "Frozen" planned worldwide. Citing the "global pandemic," Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disney Theatrical Productions, said Thursday that running three Disney s...
