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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 Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...
Have you ever noticed how few golfers “of color” are on the PGA tour? Prior to Tiger Woods, the only name that comes to mind is Calvin Peete. He had 12 wins on the tour – which ain’t too shabby – but comes nowhere near Tiger’s amazing career. I’m sure that’s the reason so many were surprised to see just how successful Mr. Woods has become. There are precious few records that he has not broken and, according to the talking heads that think they know, his newly established records may never be tou...
Friday evening, May 22, the Alva Emergency Medical Services held their first appreciation dinner. It was scheduled during national EMS Week, May 17-23. Members of the EMS, family members and guests were invited to enjoy a meal together. The food was provided by an anonymous donor. Following the meal, a video was shown with photos of shared experiences and pictures of each of the 11 members of the crew. Assistant Director Bridgett Gragg and Jeremy Williams were responsible for putting together th...
Susan Holliday, Woods County Extension educator for family and consumer science, has implemented the Live Healthy/Live Well (LHLW) texting for health program. Since over 95% of Americans use a cell phone, texting is a common form of communication. The LHLW program will allow Woods County OSU Extension to enhance current health and wellness programming by adding text messaging or email communication on timely wellness topics to reach Woods County citizens. The LHLW program will be managed by the Remind app, a communication platform used to help...
A woman from Mutual died from injuries received in a two-vehicle collision at an intersection in Woodward County Tuesday. Chancery Lanee Bruce, 21, of Mutual, was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Oklahoma City. The wreck occurred one mile west and four miles south of Mutual at the intersection of County Road 214 and County Road 58. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that Toby Virgil Baker, 41, of Vici, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on County Road 214. Bruce was driving a 2...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program has been named the best online RN-to-BSN program in Oklahoma evaluated by RegisteredNursing.org. "Our nursing division continues to give our students the best educational opportunities," said Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. "We have great leadership within the nursing division and I am proud of the dedication our students receive from the faculty and staff.” Schools were ranked in order of total points. The points bre...
Dwight Hart Nelson, 80, of Phoenix, Arizona, departed this life on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at his home with family at his side. Born in Cherokee, Oklahoma, Dwight was the son of the late Anthon and Ruby Hart Nelson. He was raised on the family farm northwest of Cherokee. His early schooling was at the one-room school at Short Springs before transferring to Cherokee Schools, graduating in the class of 1958. Dwight also attended Northwestern State College in Alva. In addition to his parents, Dwigh...
Jess Orville Cullison Jr. was born in Anthony, Kansas, on July 21, 1941, and passed away on May 5, 2020, at Resolute Hospital New Braunfels, Texas, at the age of 79. He will be laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, when the cemetery reopens sometime this summer. Jess is the only child of Jess and Vera Leeper Cullison. Jess joined the Air National Guard in Wichita, Kansas, and was called to active duty with the 184th Tactical Fighter Group in 1968 during the Vietnam War when the USS Pueblo was seized by North...
“Live to ride, ride to live.” These words emblazoned on some vanity plates express the feelings of a true motorcyclist. Unfortunately, the danger in riding is real: motorcycles are hard to see and a slight rider bobble can prove fatal. Cars have multiple safety features while motorcycles have few. Disclaimer aside, we who enjoy the sport assume the risk and like golf, the attraction is hard to explain. A friend once commented, “I got over motorcycles years ago.” For me, it’s not so easy. At...
When Congress created Alabama Territory in 1817, President James Monroe tapped U.S. Senator William Wyatt Bibb of Georgia to be Alabama’s territorial governor. Two years and nine months later, in December 1819 Alabama became a state. Bibb, having won an election held in anticipation of the territory being granted statehood, became Alabama’s first state governor. That made him the first person in American history to be a U.S. senator from one state and the governor of another. That rare feat has...
The Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association announced Wednesday the 2020 All-State soccer rosters. The OSCA allowed each team to nominate one goalkeeper and two additional players, resulting in larger rosters than usual. The All-State soccer teams typically include 20 players. The OSCA will not hold All-State games this year. Those named to the Class 3A West team include Kade Flores of Alva, a midfielder, and Coby Noland, a defender....
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is hopeful that coaches will be able to return to their team facilities by next week. Goodell said Thursday following an owners conference call that the virtual offseason is being extended for two more weeks. In a memo sent to the 32 teams and obtained by The Associated Press, he outlined the next phase of reopening of club facilities, which can begin Monday. "We expect that next week clubs will be permitted to include members of their coaching staffs among the employees permitted to resume work in the club...
All Times EDT HALL OF FAME WEEK Thursday, Aug. 6 Pittsburgh vs. Dallas at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NBC) WEEK 1 Thursday, Aug. 13 Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. Detroit at New England, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas at Seattle, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New Orleans at L.A. Rams, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Arizona at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m....
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- OG&E today announced that it will lower its monthly fuel cost recovery, effective with the first customer billing cycle in June. On average, residential customers in Oklahoma will see a reduction of $5 per month. The company said the savings are tied to the ongoing slump in the price of natural gas, which is used to generate electricity. Typically, the company resets the fuel portion of its bill each fall to reflect current costs, with the new cost reflected in customer bills beginning the following...
WILBURTON, Okla. (AP) — A southeastern Oklahoma police officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man who attacked and stabbed him, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. The OSBI said Wilburton Officer Richard Johnston was investigating a report of an intoxicated man walking along a roadway when he encountered Alexander Scott, 30, at about 8 p.m. Wednesday in the city about 130 miles (209 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City. The agency said in a news release that Scott threw a bottle at Johnston's patrol car, then stabbed t...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 9-year-old Kansas boy was trapped for more than an hour under a vehicle that crashed through his bedroom wall this week, police said. The crash happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas, television station WDAF reported. The boy, Jamison Langley, told the station he was awake and watching online videos when he suddenly found himself under the crashed Jeep, unable to move and having trouble breathing. After about an hour, rescue crews were able to free Jamison, who suffered only cuts and bruises. But a...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A body found in an east Tulsa creek is believed to be that of a second missing toddler who disappeared with his sister last week, according to police. "We do know it's a young, young male," and the body was sent to the medical examiner for identification, Tulsa police Lt. Richard Meulenberg said. Searchers found the body about 5 p.m. Wednesday, less than a day after the body of a young girl was found in the Arkansas River. Police have been searching since Friday for 2-year-old Tony Crook and his 3-year-old sister, Miracle Cr...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old during a drug deal, police said. Malcolm Louis Ganther, 22, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the death of Marcus Sain. Police say Sain and another teenager got into the back of Ganther's car on May 20 for a drug deal involving marijuana. A disturbance inside the car led another suspect to approach Ganter's car and shoot both teenagers, police said. Ganther and the second suspect fled in t...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department Department of Education on Thursday approved Saturday classes in case of another surge of coronavirus cases. The board approved a plan starting in the fall in which Saturday classes will be counted toward minimum attendance requirements, which is currently prohibited by state law. Health officials have warned of a possible second surge of coronavirus cases and state schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister has said she wants schools to prepare multiple calendars for the fall, in case of another o...
WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the company's comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, May 29 CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) will open 11 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Oklahoma. These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and deliver on the company's commitment to establish 1,000 locations across the country by the end of May as originally announced on April 27. These new test sites help enable a goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month, s...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma police officer will keep his job after being disciplined for responding to an email about department-issued coronavirus protective masks by sending racist images of people with white bags over their faces carrying torches, reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan preparing to lynch black victims, officials said. The Norman police department didn't reveal the extent of Officer Jacob McDonough's discipline. It cited a state statute that allows a public body to keep personnel records confidential unless final d...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Katja Friedrich, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What would it feel like to touch a cloud? – Violet V., age 6, Somerville, Massachusetts You might already know how it feels to touch a cloud without realizing it. If you've ever been outside on a foggy day, you've e...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle said Thursday that she will not run for the U.S. Senate, citing "personal and political trials" in the last year for her decision. Wagle announcement also indicated that she would not seek reelection to the Kansas Senate. The filing deadline is Monday. The decision leaves U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall and former Secretary of State Kris Kobach as the primary candidates for the GOP nomination for the seat. Speculation that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a Kansas native, might join the U.S. S...
When I was a kid, my dad sang in a gospel trio with some friends from our church in Colorado Springs. At first, they sang on Sunday mornings and other church events but they eventually ended up singing at other events associated with our larger church organization. This then led to the start of traveling to sing at other churches. By the time they decided to finish this part of their lives, they had sung all over the Midwest with the last tour lasting three months over five states. I have some great memories from that trip; memories I hope I...
