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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at 10:10 a.m.; worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Friends Church is on the corner of College Avenue and Center Street. Avard Christian Church Sunday services are from 2-4 p.m. Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6...
Most of us have had to deal with a difficult tragedy. Maybe we have had a loved one die in a car accident. The police came to our door in the middle of the night and told us the bad news. Some people have had to face the problem of a child dying young. It may come as losing a job. Sometimes a doctor walks in and says, “I’m sorry but I can’t help you.” We could list many more. In fact we would rather not even talk about them. If we do, we still have to face the pain. Maltbie Babcock, a 19th-ce...
The Alva Robotics Team will hold a short meeting on Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. at the Alva Public Library to discuss the reveal of the upcoming game. At 11 a.m. the team will meet with other teams at Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Science Amphitheatre (SCAMP) to watch the reveal of the 2018 BEST game. Anyone who has completed and submitted an application for the 2018 team is welcome to attend these meetings. For more information contact April Ridgway at 580-327-0101....
The 2018 Woods County Free Fair will be held Sept. 6-8 (Thursday through Saturday), and Merchant's Building exhibit booths are still available to rent. A single 8-foot by 8-foot booth rental is $42.50; a double booth is $85. The Merchant’s Building will be open 1-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, for booth set up. The proposed hours for the public will be Thursday and Friday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. All booths must be disassembled by 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. There will be no animals and no food in the Merchant’s Bui...
Treat yourself and your family to a variety of delicious homemade ice creams at the Woods County Free Fair on Friday, Sept. 7. The homemade ice cream contest will take place in the Women’s Building at 6:30 p.m. Anyone in Woods County is eligible to provide a freezer of ice cream that will be judged at 6 p.m. Following judging, cups of ice cream will be sold for $1 in any combination. The top three favorite ice cream recipes will receive cash prizes. All profits will go to the Woods County Home and Community Education (OHCE) Organization for c...
Employees and students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be able to enjoy an extended weekend, as the university will close for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 3. Northwestern’s offices will be closed and no classes will be held that day. Classes will resume and all university offices will open with regular business hours on Tuesday, Sept. 4....
Memorial services for Avis Leah Marcum will be 10 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2018, at the Alva First Baptist Church with Pastor Chris Ruwaldt officiating. She was cremated at her request under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Avis Leah (Morehart) Marcum, daughter of Omer Conrad and Eda Ona (Knetzer) Morehart, was born December 29, 1920, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away August 20, 2018, at Claremore, Oklahoma, at the age of 97. Avis attended Rural Lone Star School District No. 6,...
Graveside memorial services for Glenn Roy Cellan will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery. He was cremated at his request under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Glenn Roy Cellan, son of the late Sam and Delores (Jordan) Cellan, was born June 21, 1938, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away August 21, 2018, at Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 80 years and 2 months. Glenn graduated from Alva High School with the Class of 1957 and then enlisted in...
Graveside services for Merle Dean Clemence will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery. Interment is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka. Merle Dean Clemence, son of the late Paul Edward and Hazel Floy (Woolley) Clemence, was born May 17, 1933, in Waynoka, Oklahoma, and passed away August 22, 2018, in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 5 days. Merle graduated from Waynoka High School with the Class of 1951 and attended Nor...
Funeral services for Wanda B. (Kinzie) Kightlinger of Sapulpa will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018, at Foundation Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Alva Municipal Cemetery following the funeral service. Wanda B. (Kinzie) Kightlinger was born July 26, 1921, northeast of Alva on a farm, to Guy and Audrey Kinzie. She passed away at Sapulpa at the age of 97. At the age of 2 the family moved into Alva where she attended school through high school and then went to Northwestern...
I’m a car collector. To save on insurance, I checked on seasonal coverage. Seasonal coverage policies may be written to restrict use during the months when the roads are salted, temperatures unfavorable and car shows unscheduled. Some companies offer seasonal coverage for vehicles in daily use that are exposed to harsh or unexpected conditions. Under the latter, premiums go up, under the former, prices drop. These policies are referred to as “usage-based insurance” (UBI). As more people rely...
The Civil War began in April 1861 as a conflict – according to Republican President Abraham Lincoln – to “preserve the Union.” Before it was over, the war also became one to abolish slavery. A few days after the war ended in April 1865 Lincoln was – as everyone knows – assassinated by so-called southern “sympathizer” John Wilkes Booth. For the next 12 years Republican leaders set about to “reconstruct” the South so that southern society and northern society would be alike. Republicans not onl...
Cade Madsen, a graduate of Alva High School, has been awarded two scholarships to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University during the 2018-2019 academic year. Madsen will receive the Alva High School (AHS) Graduate Scholarship and the Ranger Preview Scholarship. The AHS Graduate Scholarship is awarded just for being an AHS graduate. The Ranger Preview Scholarship is awarded for participation in Northwestern's annual Ranger Preview event. Madsen plans to study pre-physical therapy while...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently welcomed seven new faculty members to campus to begin the 2018-2019 school year. Two new faculty members have been hired in the School of Arts and Sciences, two will be in the School of Education while the remaining three work in the School of Professional Studies. School of Arts and Sciences Michael Seth Cudd, instructor of music and director of bands, holds a bachelor of music degree in theory and composition from Southwestern Oklahoma State...
Around 25 people attended Monday's Alva City Council meeting. Several asked questions during the public hearing on the Alva Arena Economic Development Project Plan. Answering questions were Todd Holder, treasurer of the Alva Arena Authority; Sonja Williams, Alva Economic Development Committee director; and Alva Mayor Kelly Parker. The hearing centered on the tax increment financing (TIF) district proposed in the area of the arena, which includes property both inside and outside the Alva city...
Alva, Okla. – In a doubleheader with Hennessey, the Alva High School Ladybugs softball team came away with two wins, 6-0 and 6-5. Game 1 Pitcher Hallie Durkee did not allow any runs through the first game. H. Durkee pitched seven innings, allowing two hits, one walk and 15 strikeouts. The Ladybugs scored in the first inning due to an error, and in the third inning scored three home runs. The runs came by way of Aspen Warren, Chloe Durkee and H. Durkee. The Ladybugs didn't commit a single error i...
The ninth annual Southwest Country Fest takes place in Alva this year, out at the Woods County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 25. Jerrod Niemann will headline the event; other country music performers in the show include Kenny Feidler, the Lane Haas Band, and Wade Bowen. Tickets are $30 if you buy them online today (Friday) before midnight (visit www.ExtremeTix.com), or $40 if you buy them Saturday at the gate. Gates open at 4 p.m., when folks can get some grub from food vendors like McGill's...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Tech men's golf has been voted as the favorite in the Great American Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced Thursday. The Wonder Boys totaled 76 points in the poll, including a conference-high four first-place votes. Southeastern Oklahoma closely trailed with 73 points and three first-place votes, while Henderson State garnered 65 points and three first-place votes. Harding and Southwestern Oklahoma tied for fourth in the poll, followed by Oklahoma Baptist, Southern Arkansas, Southern Nazarene,...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Marquise "Hollywood" Brown showed up to Oklahoma with an exceptional gift that he relied on a bit too much. Brown was used to blowing by people with his speed, so he kept doing it. The junior college transfer finished with 1,095 yards receiving last season in his first year with the Sooners — the eighth-highest yardage total in school history. Even with all that success, coach Lincoln Riley said, Brown was still figuring out the nuances of the game. He enters this season a more complete player. "His speed is such a wea...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enthusiasm for Oklahoma's medical marijuana laws could be tempered by hesitant doctors who will be responsible for recommending the drug to patients. Two medical professionals told a legislative working group Wednesday that they want stricter medical marijuana regulations in the state. But nearly a dozen residents responded to the comments by saying the physicians aren't knowledgeable about the benefits of cannabis. The state Board of Health initially adopted strict rules July 10 after voters legalized medical marijuana b...
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — A southern Oklahoma mayoral candidate has been charged with embezzling more than $2,000. The Lawton Constitution reports that Palmer Lee Moore Jr. was charged Wednesday with felony embezzlement. He's been released on $2,500 bond and will appear in court Oct. 22. Moore is accused of stealing a bank deposit bag with $2,246 in cash while working at Family Dollar in Lawton June 22. Moore reported the theft to police that day, but Family Dollar manager Michael Schmidt alleges it was staged. An affidavit says surveillance v...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Electric scooters that have popped up on sidewalks throughout the U.S. and led to lawsuits and cease-and-desist orders in some places are now officially allowed in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoman reports the city granted permits for 15 rental locations to Bird Rides Inc. The California-based company's scooters have been parked in random spots in Oklahoma City since early August. The City Council had ordered them to be impounded before relenting and allowing Bird to apply for permits to leave scooters in public rights of w...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the continued construction of wind-power generating stations is bringing down both the cost of building the installations and the price for wind-generated electricity. The report released Thursday shows Texas leads the nation with 22 gigawatts of wind capacity, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa, California and Kansas with each at more than 5,000 megawatts. A gigawatt is 1 billion watts of power, a megawatt is 1 million watts. The report says wind energy provided 6.3 percent of the n...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say four missing Arkansas children have been found in Oklahoma and the mother of the four was arrested. Inspector Cory Thomas with the Western Arkansas Fugitive Task Force says the 1- to 7-year-old children were Thursday at an apartment complex in Owasso, Oklahoma. The children's mother — 29-year-old Lacee Pattengill — was arrested on a felony warrant of interference with custody. Thomas said Pattengill fled the Bentonville area with the children the paternal grandparents were awarded temporary emerg...
