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Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, bread, honey bunches oats bar, salad bar Tuesday – Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, cauliflower, bread, fruited gelatin, salad bar Wednesday – Dinner frank with hot dog bun, ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, fried potatoes, salted pretzel chocolate cookie, salad bar Thursday – Chef salad, croutons and dressing, mixed fruit, oatmeal cake Friday – Closed...
OKLAHOMA CITY – After years of budget cuts that forced stagnant rates, reductions and a freeze to child care subsidies for working families, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) received money from the state legislature to increase child care subsidy rates for licensed child care providers beginning Aug. 1. Most providers will see a minimum rate increase of seven percent. DHS approved the rate increase following a public meeting with providers on July 27. “This is a step in the right direction,” said DHS Child Care Services Direc...
A motorcyclist from Ohio was injured Thursday morning on a rural road near Alva. The Highway Patrol says Michael R. Wutzler, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, was transported by Alva EMS to Share Medical Center and later transferred to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, where he was admitted in stable condition with leg injuries. Wutzler was westbound on Johnston Road when he lost control of his motorcycle on the rutted, muddy roadway. He laid his bike over in the roadway. The wreck occurred at 7:35 a.m. Thursday on Johnston Road, a half mile east...
The Patchwork Friends OHCE group met for their regular meeting on July 12 at the home of JoAnne Prewett, president. She called the meeting to order with eight members present. The group was led in the flag salute by Barbara Cue. Devotions were given by the hostess from a devotional letter on love. Roll call was answered to the question “What are some ideas for OHCE reports?” Those answering were Dottie Gatz, Doris White, Aleta Nolan, Janice Litton, Barbara Cue, JoAnne Prewett, Maureen Thomas and Mary Barker. Minutes of the May meeting were rea...
Funeral services for Thelma Mae Secrest will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the Waynoka Church of Christ with Bill David Walker officiating. Internment will be in the Waynoka Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka. Thelma Mae Secrest, daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Otice (Odell) Foote, was born February 27, 1930, in Laverne, Oklahoma, and passed away July 27, 2018, in Oklahoma City at the age of 88 years and five months. Thelma attended school at...
It seems like summer just got started, and now the stores, newspaper ads, and radio and TV commercials are all reminding us it’s time to start getting ready for the new school year. It’s amazing how quickly shoes, jeans, shirts and more get worn out or outgrown just over summer break. Fortunately, all Oklahomans can take advantage of our annual Sales Tax Holiday, which begins as 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ends at 12 midnight on the following Sunday night. So this year, it will be Aug. 3, 4 and 5. During those three days, you...
The Tulsa World had an article about the ten least popular governors in America. The short list is six Republicans, two Democrats, and one independent, one unknown; eight males, two females. No. 2 least popular governor: Connecticut. No. 1 least popular … wait for it … Mary Fallin, Oklahoma, with a 19 percent approval rating. Surprise, surprise! Good news from the Alva Police Department! The Alva PD's Kids and Cops Backpack Program is now open. Any child in the Alva school system who needs help...
Ah, to be back in the old classroom again, listening to old Professor Droning Onanon explaining some of the finer points of western civilization – occasionally referencing an ancient Greek teacher and philosopher named “Socrates” [470 BC - 399 BC.] Such titillating subjects have been putting Western Civ students in American universities to sleep for many generations. For those of you that might have missed these less than vibrantly interesting lectures, ancient Greece was well populated with free thinkers, and they kind of invented the democ...
Friday, July 20, 2018 1:50 a.m. Report of a disturbance at Love's from a drunk male. 8:42 a.m. Controlled burn on Broadway. 8:44 a.m. Controlled burn on Kiowa Road. 9:20 a.m. Medic needed for a male that was dehydrated. 10:18 a.m. Medic needed for a possible heart attack. 10:42 a.m. Possible drug dealer squatting. 10:47 a.m. Fire at County Road 420. 12:48 p.m. Grass fire at Craig Road and County Road 310. 6 p.m. Controlled burn on State Highway 11. 6:10 p.m. Report of stolen property. 6:28 p.m. Report of stolen property in Grant County. 9:27...
4 Guilty 8 Felonies Billy Edward Lee, Alva, 32: Defendant pled guilty June 7, 2018, to domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in case CF-15-105. Defendant has been sentenced to five years suspended under the direction and control of the Oklahoma Department of Correction. Defendant shall pay total fees and costs of $1,4944.01. Colby Vaughn Ross, Alva, 36: Defendant pled guilty June 27, 2018, to child endangerment by driving under the influence in case CF-16-111. Defendant has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with all...
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. Beverage License Filings Hammer Williams Co., Alva, has been fi...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1280 page 929: Kimberly L. Crawshaw and David M. Crawshaw, wife and husband, convey unto B & B Buckles: the south half of the southeast quarter of section 9, township 25 north, range 13 WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1280 page 930: Harold Dean Hepner, Trustee of the Harold Dean Hepner and Wilma Jeanne Hepner, conveys unto Austin States and Jill States: a tract of land situated in the west half of the east half of the northwest quarter of section 35, in township 27 north, range 18 WIM, Woods County,...
Thursday, July 19, 2018 5:51 p.m. Woman called about suicidal nephew, wondering if he was okay. Friday, July 20, 2018 3:21 a.m. Woman called about inmate. 8:50 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. 10:03 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. 10:08 a.m. Woman called about inmate being taken to Ft. Supply facility. Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:40 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. 9:50 a.m. Man called about inmate information. 10:02 a.m. Man called about bond information. 10:30 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. 4:22...
Alva police say a man told them he was in town to pick up a car before moving to New York. A few days later they heard he was moving to avoid a warrant. He was arrested that same day. George Clayton Jacobs Jr., 32, of Alva, has been charged with two felonies: sex offender living within 2,000 feet of a school and failure to comply with sex offender registration. According to court papers, Alva Police Officer William Shahan made contact with Jacobs on July 17 in the McDonald’s parking lot. S...
In a special meeting held Thursday evening at the administrative offices, the Alva Board of Education switched a few assignments and added some new employees. Superintendent Tim Argo said the staff is now complete to begin the school year. Not all the new staff members were present, but their jobs were explained. Argo thanked Cara Bradt for stepping up and teaching middle school and high school bands for the coming year. She will receive some secretarial-type help in filing and managing music...
We may not think of the local cemetery as a place to tour, but in 2016 the Cherokee Strip Museum came up with a way to familiarize the public with some of the historic people buried there. The Talking Tombstones tour was a sold-out success in raising funds for the museum. That tour required a lot of preparation with local residents in costumes presenting the stories of long ago residents who were buried in the Alva Municipal Cemetery. Those who missed the tour can still view the last resting...
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Gathered around a road map laid across the tiled classroom floor, children watched robotic cars navigate the twists and turns of a street. With one final day to perfect their codes, the young computer programmers analyzed every command to drive forward, turn and reverse. "I've really liked learning how to program robots. I like working as a team. When we mess up, we work together to fix it and find a solution," said 11-year-old Quiyah Harris, of team QTSSS. Harris and 29 other rising sixth-graders will present the s...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A dozen adults and teens wielding shields went full-on Braveheart in Darden Towe Park, clashing, slashing and smashing each other with foam-covered sticks. It may seem like an odd way to make friends and bring families closer together, but members of Zorn Vongal, a local live-action role-play group, or LARP, say it works. It's proved so successful, the group has worked with local agencies helping military families cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. "There's sort of a kinship you make with the people around y...
MCLEANSBORO, Ill. (AP) — Jim Barker's pickup truck bounced slowly across a field on his Hamilton County farm. Without saying a word, Barker stepped on the brake and gazed out the window at acres of wild bergamot, purple coneflowers and blazing star. Rather than planting set-aside land in fescue, Barker has transformed his property into small patches of prairie that resemble what Hamilton County would have looked like before modern agriculture. Amazingly, the idea of turning his farm into a floral wonderland was born of the state's financial c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. President George W. Bush increased the number of countries partnering with the United States on free trade agreements from three to 16. President Ronald Reagan signed a landmark trade deal with Canada that was later transformed into the North American Free Trade Agreement (...
MUMBAI, India (AP) — More than 30 people were feared dead after a bus fell into a deep gorge in western India on Saturday, an official said. The bus was carrying 34 employees of an agriculture university when it plunged off a mountain road while negotiating a curve in Raigad district of Maharashtra state, said civil administrator Vijay Suryawanshi. He said the bus fell into a deep, forested gorge. One man survived as he jumped out of the bus and later scaled onto the road to inform university officials about the accident, Suryawanshi said. H...
LOCUST DALE, Va. (AP) — A new generation of farmers cultivates variety, responsibility and community living off the land, continuing a family tradition deeply rooted in the Virginia Piedmont. "I think if farmers want to survive, they're going to have to diversify," said 23-year-old Ashby Rider, of Madison County. With his two younger sisters, 20-year-old Kendall and 16-year-old Annsley, the siblings have done just that with their running of the 5 Riders Farm Stand, located 1.3 miles off of U.S. Route 15 on Twyman's Mill Road. Hand-painted r...
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Marie Bowers never thought she would spend her life working on a farm. But the 32-year-old woman — who graduated from college and started a career in the financial industry — has returned to her roots as a family farmer. "I don't want to say that I don't like rules," she said with a laugh. "But I love this. I love farming. I love that I get to physically work hard and do something that I enjoy every day. Plus, I don't have to wear makeup." Bowers and her husband, Tristan Stagg, work at the Harrisburg-area grass seed farm...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants a federal court to toss a lawsuit filed by Utah, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation seeking the repayment of cleanup costs for a mine spill in Colorado that polluted rivers in three states. The EPA said in a motion Wednesday that the court doesn't need to intervene because crews are already working on the cleanup of water contaminated with heavy metals that was accidentally released from an EPA-monitored mine. "Granting any relief in New Mexico, within the Navajo Nation, o...
