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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...
Sixty-six books, close to 50 authors – the Bible is a vast collection of knowledge and covers an amazing array of history, wisdom, poetry and theology. That’s why it’s extra fun when, out of all the possible passages at our disposal, one particular piece of the puzzle shows up in multiple places in the course of one week. This week, that piece of the puzzle is the short-lived life and death of Abel, son of Adam. Perhaps you’ve noticed that the Hebrew writer skips over the first three names i...
The Public Safety Committee of the Alva City Council has been talking about new rates for the animal control pound. Chairman Mary Hamilton told the council Monday that rates have not been changed since 1974. She asked Alva Police Chief Ben Orcutt, whose department includes animal control, to explain the proposed changes. Orcutt said currently the pound charges $10 for the owner to recover an animal the first time, the second time the cost increases to $15, and each time after that the charge is $25. The pound will hold an unclaimed animal for...
On Aug. 12, Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) commissioners approved a grant to Alva High School for $2,500. The amount was part of $335,400 the commission donated to foster aviation and aerospace education in the state. STEM Careers Crucial Forty-five years ago last month, millions of people around the world watched on television as the U.S. Apollo and U.S.S.R. Soyuz spacecraft docked to mark the first historic international space mission and what is generally considered the end of the space race. The Apollo module was commanded by...
Alva Police Chief Ben Orcutt has begun what he intends to be an annual award to an outstanding police officer. He said this is a departmental award, separate from the Alva Chamber award. During the Monday Alva City Council meeting, Orcutt explained the selection process. Each officer was given one vote to cast for any officer, but they could not vote for themselves. Those with the most votes filled out questionnaires that were then submitted to a panel of judges from the community. Chief Orcutt...
It's an event made for social distancing. Saturday night, everyone is invited to a relaxed outdoor evening hosted by R.A.C.E. (Racing and Cruising Enthusiasts) and the Alva Chamber of Commerce. Most car shows, like the Big Cruise and Car Show in Alva, have been canceled due to concern about spreading the coronavirus. Building on the success of the July Crazy Cool Boulevard Cruise, R.A.C.E. members decided to plan two more cruises. This Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m. vehicle enthusiasts are invited...
STILLWATER, Okla. – For more than a century, Oklahoma State University Extension specialists and educators have provided research-based information and resources to help Oklahomans lead their best lives possible. This has been especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite office closures, social distancing and overall concern about the unknown, family and consumer sciences state specialists and county educators continued to provide resources and programs for all Oklahoma residents. “We saw the various needs arise in our com...
Washburn Ford in Alva will soon have a new owner and a new name. Current owner Kirk Washburn said the Ford Motor Company gave their final approval of the sale Thursday, Aug. 20. According to Washburn, the new owner will be Tony Booth, who has three Chevrolet dealerships in the state of Washington. Booth also owns the Bowtie Hunting Ranch in Cameron, Oklahoma, which is how he became interested in an Oklahoma dealership. The hunting ranch is located about 20 miles from Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Washburn said negotiations have been going on for...
Oklahoma, one of 10 states that doesn’t offer online voter registration, has seen a sharp decline in new voter sign-ups this year as COVID-19 has created new challenges for in-person get-out-the-vote efforts. State election board numbers requested by Oklahoma Watch show new voter registrations this year through the end of July are down nearly 22%, or a drop of 30,000 voters, compared to this point in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election. What started out as a normal year quickly changed when coronavirus fears began to spread in late Fe...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently welcomed nine new faculty members to campus to begin the 2020-2021 school year. Two new faculty members have been hired in the School of Arts and Sciences, two in the School of Education and five in the School of Professional Studies. School of Arts and Sciences Dr. Luis Antunes, assistant professor of mass communication, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Portuguese language and culture from the University of Lisbon (Portugal) and a Master of...
Darrel was born January 14, 1932, in Pratt, Kansas, to Albert "Hap" and Florence Haltom Pearson. He grew up in the Alva-Waynoka area learning the finer details of wheat farming. As a teen he went on numerous wheat harvests from Texas to North Dakota. He attended Alva High School, graduating in 1950. In 1952, he joined the army and served for two years in the service of his country. After his honorable discharge, he started working for American Airlines in Tulsa. He retired after 36 years of serv...
Our Alva Girls Softball played hard again Ringwood. Here are some pictures taken during the game....
April 18th, 1920, Tennessee ratified the 19th amendment assuring its passage. Credit for the women’s suffrage movement has been given to Susan B. Anthony. The 15th amendment, which gave black men voting rights, was approved in 1877, but it was still illegal for women of any color to vote. Why were women deprived of voting privileges for so long? In my opinion it was a matter of education. The long-held tradition that women should be kept “barefoot and pregnant” was coined by a Kansas docto...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our lives, patients are deferring routine medical visits or preventive services out of concern for their safety and health. However, these visits are critical, especially for people with certain medical conditions and older adults who are at the highest risk of contracting influenza and pneumonia. With Medicare reimbursing for telehealth visits, patients can now use video or telephone instead of face-to-face encounters for their preventive visits. Medicare beneficiaries pay nothing for most preventiv...
A few years ago I wrote an article about a woman in Arles, France – Jeanne Calment – who lived to be 122 years old. This made her the oldest person in the recorded history of the world. An intriguing aspect of her story is that she owned a nice apartment in town. When she was 90 – in 1965 – she made a deal with a local 47-year-old lawyer. He would pay her $500 a month as long as she lived and she would leave him her apartment at her death. This was a beneficial arrangement for both parties. For...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — James Harden had 21 points and nine assists and the Houston Rockets made 19 of an NBA-record 56 3-point attempts to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 on Thursday for a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference series. For all the long-range shots, Harden said the Rockets actually won with defense. Houston held the Thunder to 39 points after the break. "We played well," he said. "We didn't shoot the ball particularly well tonight. But I think defensively, especially in that second half, we did an u...
SHAWNEE, Okla., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pottawatomie County is now a certified Blue Zones Community, the first in the state of Oklahoma. Avedis Foundation, Sharecare and Blue Zones, LLC announced the news today, recognizing the County's success in improving the well-being of its citizens through the implementation of the Blue Zones Project® by Sharecare, a first-of-its-kind population health initiative that helps entire communities get healthier by optimizing public policy and the places and spaces where people spend the most time....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has indicted three men, accusing them of scheming to defraud mineral owners out of at least $1.7 million in royalty payments, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Casey Jobe, 37, of Edmond, and Anthony Hilbers, 38, and Brandon Colbert, 39, both of Oklahoma City, all were alleged to have participated in the scheme. They're facing charges that include conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Jobe is a former analyst at Continental Resources who federal in...
MANNFORD, Okla. (AP) — A woman and two school-age girls have been found dead in a home in northeastern Oklahoma, according to Creek County Chief Deputy Fred Clark. A family member found the three Tuesday night inside the home in Mannford, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of Tulsa, Clark said. No names or ages have been released. Clark said the bodies had trauma, but police are not seeking any suspects and no arrests have been made. A suspected cause of the deaths was not released and Clark said the bodies are being sent to the state m...
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As national demand for cybersecurity and coding professionals continues to build, Fullstack Academy announced today it will expand its Live Online bootcamps into the Midwest. Through a partnership with the University of Oklahoma, the bootcamps will train early career and experienced professionals of any tech skill level for coding and cybersecurity jobs. Offered through the University of Oklahoma's College of Continuing Education, also known as OU Outreach, the bootcamp will help address the 3,074...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Early testing as students and staff returned to the University of Kansas turned up 89 coronavirus cases, with a large majority involving fraternities and sororities, the university said Thursday. The university said 87 students and two faculty or staff members tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, KMBC-TV reported. The tests were conducted before the beginning of activities and classes. The university has seen a positivity rate of 1.25% for the 7,088 tests conducted so far. "This positivity rate is in line with what w...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 411 on Wednesday as public health officials reported six more deaths. The state Department of Health and Environment also reported on its website that Kansas had another 723 confirmed and probable cases since Monday, an increase of 2%, for a total of 35,890. The actual number of cases is thought to be far higher because people can be infected without feeling ill and because of a lack of testing, particularly early in the pandemic. Kansas has had 441 coronavirus c...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior has given tacit approval to Gov. Kevin Stitt's recent agreements on tribal gambling with two Oklahoma-based Indian tribes. The compacts with the Kialegee Tribal Town and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians were "deemed approved" by the federal department after a 45-day review period expired Thursday. The new compacts would increase the fees the tribes pay on certain electronic games from 6% to as high as 13% if the tribes build casinos in new locations authorized under the deal. S...
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix's "Tiger King" documentary has closed after federal authorities investigated it for alleged maltreatment of animals and suspended its license. The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park closed to the public after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday suspended the exhibitor license for owner Jeff Lowe for 21 days. The zoo, previously run by Joseph Maldonado-Passage —also known as Joe Exotic— became famous after being featured in Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madne...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday plans to consolidate the location of two separate state agencies. Stitt issued an executive order consolidating the Office of Homeland Security with the Department of Emergency Management. Stitt said he made the decision in consultation with his cabinet and officials at both agencies. He said the move will "create operating efficiencies and better use taxpayer dollars." Under the plan, the Office of Homeland Security, currently housed inside the Department of Public Safety, w...
