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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 Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every...
In our lives, there are people with whom we become really close, a friendship that seems almost unbreakable. We spend time together talking and sharing our innermost thoughts and ideas. We play games together, we share meals together, we keep secrets for each other and develop a bond that is so strong that nothing we feel, could ever break that bond. We call these people our best friends, and these relationships usually last a very long time, possibly till death finally parts us. In Proverbs 18:24 it says, “One who has unreliable friends s...
There is a gift that God has given us that turns the corners of your mouth upwards and may make your belly shake: laughter. It is said that laughter is a great form of stress relief ... and that's no joke! The Mayo Clinic says there are short-term benefits of laughter. "When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body. Laughter can stimulate many organs, activate and relieve your stress response, and soothe tension." Laughter...
Sunday afternoon, May 15, the Alva High School Class of 2022 filed into the auditorium for the ceremony marking their transition to adulthood. Seated on the stage were members of the Alva Board of Education including Jane McDermott, president; Tiffany Slater, vice president; Karen Koehn; clerk and Larry Parker, deputy clerk. Superintendent Tim Argo and featured speaker Mark McDaniel also took seats on the stage. The Alva High School mixed chorus opened the ceremony followed by Supt. Argo's...
“You can’t starve a profit” – Clint Wilcox, Oklahoma Country Magazine Wilson's article, titled “Feeling the Pinch,” referred to the inflated cost of farming with fuel, fertilizer and supply chain problems. His words ring true in any business. During the pandemic, people postponed regular checkups, fearful of hospitalization or unnecessary contact with others. As a result, many are now being diagnosed with advanced stages of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, each of which might have been c...
The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority had its monthly meeting Tuesday. Stan Bixler, Allan Poe, Ed Sutter and Todd Holder were present, and Bob Firth was absent. Darren Slater, Woods County Commissioner Randy McMurphy, and Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed were in attendance, and Jill Shero and Josh McClintock from Emblem Strategies were joining via satellite. The authority began by approving last month's meeting minutes, followed by the finance report. As of May 12, the balance sheet reflected $422,724.35 in checking/savings. After approving tha...
The Regional University System of Oklahoma is honored to announce Dr. Bo Hannaford as the 20th president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Northwestern President Janet Cunningham will retire June 30, 2022. Currently serving as the executive vice president of academic affairs, Dr. Hannaford has served in leadership positions within the university since 2011. "Dr. Hannaford's deep knowledge of Northwestern's strengths positions him well to continue his work optimizing the university's...
The early registration deadline date is Wednesday, May 20, for fine artists, crafters, authors and sugar artists to get signed up for the 51st Nescatunga Arts Festival happening on the downtown square in Alva on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. followed by the Salt Fork June Jam that will take over the square at the close of the arts festival until 9 p.m. Registration will continue to be accepted for the arts festival after this date; however, the fees will double in price. Forms and more information are available at www.nescatunga.org....
The Alva City Council adopted new rates for ambulance transports and EMS services during Monday night's meeting. All city council members were present along with Mayor Kelly Parker and City Attorney Rick Cunningham. City Business Manager Angelica Brady attended despite having emergency surgery a week earlier. The rates in Resolution No. 2022-003 were presented to the city council a few months ago, but no action was taken. Some councilmembers wanted the city to explore the idea of memberships as...
A man from Cherokee was injured in a rollover Tuesday. Chase Puffinbarger, 25, of Cherokee, was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to Share Medical Center in Alva and then taken to Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City where he was admitted in stable condition with a head injury. The wreck occurred at 6:24 p.m. on Greer Road west of County Road 570 and approximately 3.8 miles west of Cherokee in Alfalfa County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Puffinbarger was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Greer Road. Due to...
A math and science academy for elementary students is planned at Northwestern Oklahoma State University for the four Fridays in June from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Science Amphitheatre on the Alva campus, and it’s all free. The academy is accepting 25 students who have completed the second and third grades and 25 who have completed the fourth and fifth grades on a first-come, first-serve basis. The deadline to apply is May 24. Participants will be notified by phone on or before May 27. Students will engage in various math and science activities w...
Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2021 Carli Seabolt, Perry sophomore majoring in business administration, will represent the university and northwest Oklahoma in the 2022 Miss Oklahoma competition June 8-11 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. Joining Seabolt at the competition will be Miss Northwestern Star Asa Thomas and Miss Northwestern's Outstanding Teen 2021 Ella Dierlam. Thirty-six women from across the state will compete in talent, onstage interview/social impact...
John Miller got his second chance to play in baseball’s major leagues in 1969 when he made the roster of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team used Miller sparingly that season as a utility infielder and outfielder. He managed to see playing time in only 26 of the Dodgers’ 162 games. Consequently, he did not have a very productive season. Miller got to come to bat for the Dodgers that year only 40 times. He walked twice and collected eight hits – one home run, one double and six singles – for a ....
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State is announcing the hiring of Robbie Harman as the next men's basketball coach for the Rangers. "I believe we have hit a home run with the hiring of Robbie Harman. In a world of driven and self-motivated individuals, Robbie stands out. I am so happy to have Robbie, his wife Mickaela and daughter Stella join the Ranger Family. From a bevy of coaches from all levels of college basketball pursuing this position, Robbie stood out. His basketball IQ and r...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill prohibiting all abortions with few exceptions, and providers said they would stop performing the procedure as soon as the governor signs it in the latest example of the GOP's national push to restrict access to what has been a constitutional right for nearly a half century. Oklahoma lawmakers this year already passed a half-dozen anti-abortion measures, and while abortion providers across the country have been bracing for the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court's new conser...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday approved a bill requiring public and public charter school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. About a dozen conservative states have passed laws aimed at the transgender population, including bathroom use, athletes and banning gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The Oklahoma bill passed the state Senate on a 38-7 vote, then cleared the House by a 69-14 margin. "It's about safety, it's about protection, it's about c...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A prolonged road rage incident involving two vehicles led to a shootout in a Lawrence grocery store parking lot that killed two men, police there said. The incident happened Tuesday night when the driver of a sport utility vehicle and the occupants of a pickup truck interacted and argued over the truck's loud tailpipe, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. Police said the interaction went on for several miles before both vehicles whipped into the parking lot, nose-to-nose, and the SUV driver and a passenger in the truck g...
HELSINKI (AP) — A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country's bid to join the Western military alliance. Olaf Brewing's OTAN lager features a blue label with a cartoon version of a beer-drinking medieval knight in metal armor emblazoned with NATO's compass symbol. The beer's name is a play on the Finnish expression "Otan olutta," which means "I'll have a beer," and the French abbreviation for NATO, which is "OTAN." The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has two official languages, English and French. C...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Relatives of the 10 Black people massacred in a Buffalo supermarket pleaded with the nation Thursday to confront and stop racist violence, their agony pouring out in the tears of a 12-year-old child, hours after the white man accused in the killings silently faced a murder indictment in court. Jaques "Jake" Patterson, who lost his father, covered his face with his hands as his mother spoke at a news conference. Once she finished, Jake collapsed into the arms of Rev. Al Sharpton, the veteran civil rights activist, and c...
YIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia says hundreds more fighters have emerged from the Mariupol stronghold where they made their last stand and surrendered. The Red Cross is working to register the fighters as prisoners of war, as the end of a key battle in the conflict draws closer. Meanwhile, in the first war crimes trial held by Ukraine, a captured Russian soldier testified Thursday that he shot an unarmed Ukrainian civilian in the head on his officer's orders. A monthslong siege of Mariupol that left it in ruins and the drama of last-ditch f...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program that accounts for about half of all formula purchased in the United States. The House passed the bill the day before, so it now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Participants in a program known as WIC get vouchers that are redeemed for specific foods to supplement their diets. The vouchers usually can only be used to purchase one brand of infant formula, which e...
Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly adopted the panel's recommendation, opening a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older. The hope is that an extra shot will shore up protection for kids ages 5 to 11 as infections once again are on the rise. "Vaccination with a primary series among this age group has lagged behind other age g...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With Oklahoma only days away from enacting the toughest state ban on abortion in the U.S., providers were preparing to stop terminating pregnancies as questions remained Friday about enforcing the law's limited exceptions. The law allows abortions to save a pregnant patient's life "in a medical emergency" and supporters said doctors still would decide what an emergency is, though that could change later if it becomes perceived as a loophole. There's also an exception for cases of rape, sexual assault or incest that have b...
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday disbarred former prosecutor Jacqie Spradling for her conduct during a double-murder trial in Topeka in 2012. The court said while Spradling was a prosecutor in Shawnee County, she engaged in "repeated patterns of misconduct" during the trial of Dana Chandler, who was convicted of killing her husband and his fiance. Chandler's convictions were later overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. She is scheduled for a new trial later this year. The Supreme Court said Spradling ignored a court order, made...
