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Alva's final vacation Bible school will be held at Bible Baptist Church next week. The church will be conducting their annual Vacation Bible School-Youth Week 2019 starting this coming Monday, July 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Children from preschool to those entering fifth grade in the fall are invited to attend each night. The theme this year is “God’s Great Big World!” There will be skits, games, Bible lessons, craft time, Scripture stories, and several other activities each evening. Each activity has the goal of helping each child devel...
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...
Good morning! Or afternoon, or whatever. You’re an American; you’re allowed to read the paper any time of the day you want. I hope this article finds you doing well and living in the peace and joy that only our savior can bring! As a pastor, I put together lots of sermons, devotions, talks, etc. – several a week. And although I strive my best to always present an accurate and easy-to-understand presentation of the gospel and particulars of the Bible, I am still a human being and I do not know ev...
Today, I received a forwarded message on Facebook announcing the decree that the Rialto would no longer be able to provide their free afternoon movies. Then, when we stopped by for Becky’s afternoon libation (32oz Pepsi, please), the news was substantiated by way of a make-shift poster on the wall. On behalf of the many who have rested in your relaxing chairs and enjoyed some of our all-time favorites on the big screen, thank you. Our best intentions and finest acts of service are often rewarded with sorrow. Hopefully, the good people of A...
Americans have relied on federal dietary guidelines with assurance that the recommendations apply to everyone. Today we have the allure of the personalized diet based on genetic markers, lifestyle information, cholesterol data, gut microbiome and chronic disease. One popular genetic test, performed on yours truly, showed genetic predispositions to red meat and fast food, even proposing sensitivity to caffeine, but not offering specific diet or medical advice. According to an article by Jamie...
Oklahoma's contribution to the performing arts in the United States is broad and varied. Many natives of the Sooner State have become stars while working as actors, singers, dancers, comedians, etc. I have written about several of these talented people in previous articles. The number of subjects for such discussion is, in fact, practically endless. One additional Oklahoman whose life and career deserve recognition is actor Cleavon Little. Little was born in Chickasha on June 1, 1939. He was of...
Dr. Joseph Paul, associate professor of business at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, recently presented at the 31st Annual Conference of Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs in Houston, Texas. The four-day conference focused on the theme The Art of Developing Entrepreneurial Leaders. Their mission is to help educators explore trends, assess quality and improve education. Keynote and breakout sessions were hosted by industry leaders covering teaching excellence,...
For the 13th year in a row, OG&E has donated more than 1,200 electric fans to agencies serving low-income and elderly clients in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The fan donations are part of OG&E's Silver Energy Program – an initiative that provides seniors with residential choices designed to increase comfort, safety and savings. A number of these fans were delivered to Alva Northwest Family Services on Wednesday by Paul Weigl, a community affairs manage with OG&E. Fan distribution will be m...
More than 8,500 middle school and high school Technology Student Association (TSA) members from across the nation gathered at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center June 28–July 2 in National Harbor near Washington, D.C. for the National TSA conference. "Model the Way" marked TSA's 41 years of enhancing personal development, leadership, education, and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through activities,competitions, and other p...
When Rev. Ron Pingelton, Alva's long-time First Christian Church (FCC) pastor, decided to retire, someone from the church contacted Rev. Drew Kirtley at FCC in Hennessey about the soon-to-be-vacant senior minister position. Jason Gaisford showed the Kirtleys around Alva, told them all about what a community-minded place Alva is and how good the schools are, and they decided this would be a great place to raise their children. The family moved to Alva two weeks ago, and Kirtley will preach his... Full story
Each month the Alva City Council receives reports on work done by the various city departments. Several of the departments are working short-staffed, but a lot of work is being accomplished. These are some of the reports from the month of June distributed at the July 15 council meeting. Utilities The customer service center (otherwise known as the city office), entered and forwarded 236 work orders and processed 35 citations. Employees processed and mailed 2,510 utility bills and responded to 1,221 incoming phone calls. The water-wastewater dep... Full story
KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) — An oil well operator is stopping operations following a small earthquake in central Oklahoma, the fourth such earthquake in less than three weeks. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says Newfield/Encana paused a well completion operation after a magnitude 3.1 temblor was recorded at 4:39 a.m. Thursday near Kingfisher, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Oklahoma City. Regulators say the company ceased all drilling after the U.S. Geological Survey recorded several more earthquakes in the area while operations w...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says an inmate found dead at the Oklahoma County Jail died from the toxic effects of methamphetamine. Authorities say 48-year-old Tara Lynn Garcia was found dead in her cell on May 17. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office says attempts to revive Garcia were unsuccessful. An autopsy report released Thursday says the Medical Examiner's Office found no lethal physical trauma on Garcia's body and that her death was an accident. It says needle puncture marks were found on her arms and s...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Canadian animation studio and media company is suing an Oklahoma medical cannabis dispensary chain accusing it of infringing copyright by using a logo long-established in programming aimed at children. Nelvana Enterprises Inc. filed a lawsuit in federal court in Tulsa last week that alleges Treehouse Dispensaries "willfully copied and is using a confusing similar imitation" of a logo it has used in children's television programming since the 1990s, the Tulsa World reported. Nelvana, based in Toronto, said Treehouse D...
SPIRO, Okla. (AP) — The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in eastern Oklahoma is under arrest after being accused of selling methamphetamine from his business. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says 38-year-old Jeffrey Peregrino was arrested Wednesday at his store, Left Handed Okies, in Spiro, about 165 miles (270 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City. Bureau spokesman Mark Woodward says Peregrino was arrested after twice selling methamphetamine to undercover agents inside the store. Online court records early Thursday don't indicate that f...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say an Oklahoma City man was reluctant to report that he and his young children were attacked by three BB-gun-toting teens because he was in the country illegally. Zita Quintero says she arrived home Monday afternoon to find the teens running from behind her house. Quintero said she found the man, his two sons and his daughter in her backyard. The father told her the teens had fired their guns at them. The man said he'd been struck in the shoulder, his daughter in the leg and his son in the arm. Quintero said the m...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Two months after Perry Lake flooded, the Kansas National Guard continues to deliver water to residents in a nearby village — and the effort could continue until mid-September. The Guard has delivered 1.3 million gallons of water to Lakeside Village because the community's water well pumps are submerged after flooding in May at Perry Lake, about 1 mile from the village. Jane Welch, spokeswoman for the Adjutant General, says six guardsmen, using three trucks, are hauling 40,000 gallons of water every day to about 150 hom...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man has pleaded no contest to crimes linked to the drive-by shooting death of a 5-year-old girl. Twenty-two-year-old Jessie Dean Deshawn Hughes pleaded Thursday in the July 2015 death of Lily Coats-Nichols. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Hughes pleaded to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle. Hughes was originally charged with first-degree murder. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the plea deal requires H...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The girlfriend of the Mexican national whose arrest was featured in a Facebook Live video that showed federal officers breaking his car window says he was deported to Mexico. Cheyenne Hoyt tells Kansas City media that Florencio Millan-Vazquez called Wednesday evening to say he had been flown to Brownsville, Texas, and then taken to Matamoros, Mexico. Federal immigration officers trying to arrest Millan-Vazquez on Monday smashed a car window and dragged him from the vehicle in front of Hoyt and their two young c...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man who raped, killed and dismembered a 16-year-old girl and beat an 80-year-old woman to death is among the first five federal death-row inmates scheduled for execution when the federal government resumes executions. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it planned to resume execution of federal inmates for the first time since 2003. Wesley Ira Purkey is scheduled to be executed Dec. 13. The Kansas City Star reports that Purkey, of Lansing, killed Jennifer Long in January 1998 after picking h...
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A 22-year-old Michigan man is charged with using Snapchat to coerce a Kansas teenager to send him sexually explicit videos. Martez Hurst, of suburban Detroit, is charged in Johnson County, Kansas, with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of blackmail. The Kansas City Star reports charging documents say Hurst told police he had tried to commit similar crimes against about 20 other females. Investigators say Hurst began communicating with the 16-year-old Overland Park girl in January 2018, while p...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man with a history of making hoax 911 reports has been charged with reporting a fake bank robbery and then actually carrying out the crime less than two hours later. The Wichita Eagle reports that 20-year-old Jeremy Vos was charged Wednesday in federal court with bank robbery. Wichita police spokesman Officer Kevin Wheeler says Vos made a fake report before approaching a teller Tuesday with a note that said he was armed and wanted cash. Wheeler says Vos then fled with the money. Vos had been on probation since 2...
DENVER (AP) — Colorado police say a driver tried to replace a broken tail light with a red sports drink. Denver news station KMGH-TV reported that Longmont police stopped a driver Monday who placed a red-colored bottled drink where his car's rear light should have been. Authorities say the driver was on his way to get the tail light fixed when officers stopped him in Longmont, 38 miles (61 kilometers) north of Denver. Officials say officers didn't ticket the driver, who was seen repairing his car later that day. Police say tail lights p...
