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Grow and Share OHCE held its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Homestead. Jean Moore served as hostess. President Janet Cunningham called the meeting to order with all present reciting the flag salute. Eight members answered roll call to “Do you grow pollinators in your flower garden?” One guest, Rochelle Wright, was also in attendance. Minutes for the August meeting were approved as read. Moore gave the treasurer's report. She reminded those members who are donating their fair check back to the club to write “For Deposit Only...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Muffin, yogurt, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday—Biscuit and sausage gravy, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Pancakes with syrup, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday—Toast, scrambled eggs, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Friday—Cinnamon roll, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Steak fingers, mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner roll, fruit, milk Tuesday—Pizza pasta, green beans, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk Wednesday—Chicken fajitas, refried beans, chips and salsa...
The Cherokee Strip Museum of Alva has made great strides over the last 20 years. At one time, the museum was one of the ‘best kept secrets in Alva.’ It sat up on the hill like a silent sentinel and kept its treasures ready for occasional visitors who would come to visit. Using social media has given the museum access to a wide area of clientele and brought many visitors to Alva and the museum. In earlier times, the museum drew around 5 or 10 visitors a month. During the just month of June this year, the museum boasted 132 visitors! They cam...
Officers of the Alva, Burlington and Freedom FFA chapters participated in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference on Sept. 28 at the Enid Event Center in Enid. The eight state officers from each chapter planned and conducted this year's conference based on the theme "Lead Up." Elected officers from each of the 62 high school FFA chapters in the northwest area attended the conference, which equipped each student with leadership tools that focused on specific officer...
Lawmakers will be returning to the State Capitol this fall for a special session to carry out the once-a-decade task of redrawing legislative and congressional boundaries. Gov. Kevin Stitt announced last week that he is calling lawmakers into a special session on Nov. 15 to solely focus on redistricting work that must be completed this year. State officials originally hoped to finish months ago. A delay from the U.S. Census Bureau in delivering the data caused states, including Oklahoma, to scramble to finish in time for the 2022 elections....
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to provide a $2,500 sign-on bonus to newly hired prison officers and temporarily boost pay for employees working in especially understaffed facilities. The agency’s staffing levels have dropped significantly over the past year, resulting in officers working excessive overtime and decreased employee morale, corrections director Scott Crow told the state Board of Corrections on Wednesday afternoon. Oklahoma had 387 fully-funded, vacant correctional officer positions in June, according to budget d...
Linda Tutwiler will lead Northwestern Oklahoma State University's annual homecoming parade as its marshal starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, on Alva's downtown square. Upon learning she was chosen as parade marshal, Tutwiler couldn't believe it. "The first thing out of my mouth was, 'Are you sure?'" Tutwiler said. A 1992 graduate of Northwestern, Tutwiler earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the university. During college, Tutwiler said she was too busy to be involved with...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University held its annual Ranger Royalty Banquet on Wednesday following the first round of voting for king and queen candidates. The Student Government Association (SGA) officers announced this year's Freshman Queen, Sagelyn Budy of Waynoka, and named the six final candidates for Ranger King and Ranger Queen. Budy is an undeclared major and enjoys playing sports, spending time working on her family's farm and being involved with the President's Leadership Class and...
Fred William Neuman was born February 15, 1925, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021, in Alva, Oklahoma. Fred's journey to Alva started when he was leading music at the United Methodist Canyon Camp as a college student and was recruited by Alva First United Methodist Church to lead music. Fred accepted the job having never been to Alva. He purchased a one-way bus ticket from Oklahoma City to Alva and finished his Bachelor of Music Education at Northwestern...
Funeral services for Maria Cardonita will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Bala Sagili Jesudas officiating. A rosary will be held Monday at 6:00 p.m. at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Maria Angelic Cardonita, daughter of Andy Louis Arturo and Patsy Ann (Madrid) Gutierrez, was born August 10, 1980, at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and passed away September 29, 2021, at...
Ever got a case of the “guilts” for taking a few minutes to do absolutely nothing that contributes to your finances, your job, or your family – simply doing what you want because you like it? The guilts is a pretty common reaction in our American culture that believes in the axiom, “Waste not – want not.” Unless of course, you are a part of the fluffy subculture that feels “Having experiences in life is so much more valuable than having stuff.” (You know, boring stuff like a job, money, a h...
One weatherman I watched said it would be perfect weather for the parade, but another said a 20% of rain. Curses on him for such talk! Congratulations to all the Miss Cinderella participants. Our homecoming football guests are the University of Arkansas at Monticello Weevils. I wonder why the bug people haven't pitched a fit about being insulted with the mascot name. It surely offends some thin-skinned people somewhere. I was very happy to see Linda Tutwiler is the parade marshal this year. I kn...
Ever since President Biden took office, Democrats have made clear their intent to go on a reckless taxing and spending spree. Earlier this year, they passed $2 trillion in so-called relief spending that was supposed to grow the economy, but it has only grown our national debt. Republicans warned that excessive spending could lead to rampant inflation, and it has. According to a Fox News poll, 86 percent of Americans are concerned about inflation, and 79 percent say the government’s economic agenda is making things worse. Not even a year into h...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:45 a.m. – Report of a suspicious person in Lamont. 4:59 a.m. – Report of a reckless act. 7:14 p.m. – Welfare check needed on Douglas Avenue. 8:39 p.m. – Welfare check needed in the 1200 block of Flynn Street. Thursday, September 23, 2021 4:18 p.m. – Report of a hit and run. 5:23 p.m. – Report of a reckless act. Friday, September 24, 2021 1:29 a.m. – Report of a possible fire on County Road 290 and US-64 5:27 a.m. – Report of a noise complaint in the 300 block of Locust Street. 7:06 a.m. – Report of a lost...
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. Felony Filing Andrew Hamilton Gonzalez, Richmond, Texas, 32,...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1322 page 912: Steve E. Mello and Jane L. Mello convey unto Tim Fowler and Arla Fowler. Lot 16, block 6, City of Alva, East Vale Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1322 page 971: Christopher Castillo and Margo Catillo convey unto Clinton Robert Bitner and Letty Bitner. Lot 12 and 13, block 1, City of Waynoka, Hinks 2nd Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1322 page 1008: Lindsey A. Ferguson conveys unto Devin L. Ferguson. Lot 12 and 13, block 1, City of Alva, Reid 3rd Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1322 page 1031:...
The Share Medical Downtown Clinic is now ready to accept patients. Located in Suite J in the Alva Professional Building, the clinic will be staffed by Dr. Scott Burk M.D., who is an internist, Dr. Chris Burk M.D., who is a pediatrician, and Gwyn Holderby A.R.N.P. Share Medical Center CEO Kandice Allen told the Alva Hospital Authority (AHA) trustees Tuesday that Steve Madrid P.A. has moved to the West End Clinic at the hospital to work with Bryan Nutter, A.R.N.P. Bryce Galbraith D.O. is also at the West End Clinic until his resignation Nov. 6. T...
Oklahoma Christian School came to Alva undefeated this season and left the same way. The Goldbugs had a tough time against the highly ranked OCS Saints. Alva was unable to score until the third quarter. The final was OCS 53, Alva 19. The Goldbugs managed to cut back on penalties following an excessive number in the Newkirk game. However, the OCS defense stymied Alva's rushing offense and several times the Goldbug receivers couldn't hold onto passes. A couple of Alva passes were picked off...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) — One Johnson County, Kansas, community has already adopted a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth, and another is considering doing so. The Kansas City Star reports that the Prairie Village City Council will discuss the ban at a meeting Monday. The council earlier voted 10-2 to direct city staff to draft an ordinance similar to the one adopted last year in Roeland Park, which prohibits mental health professionals from using conversion therapy. The goal of conversion therapy is to change a person's sexual o...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas counties are seeing youth vaccination rates for COVID-19 far below the national average, according to state data released this week. A school pandemic workgroup established by Gov. Laura Kelly received data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment showing that in about a quarter of the state's counties, less than 20% of vaccine-eligible children ages 12 to 17 had received at least one dose as of Sept. 24. U.S. regulators in May expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 1...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are asking for the public's helping in solving the fatal shooting of a woman as she was driving away from church. WDAF-TV reports that police still have no leads in the Sept. 18 death of 62-year-old Lillian Jackson. Police say she was the unintended victim of shots fired between people in two vehicles. Jackson was driving home from Mt. Zion Baptist Church to her home in Shawnee when a bullet struck her in the temple. Her pastor says she was on the phone with her daughter when she was s...
BERLIN (AP) — A 28-year-old man in Germany faces a hefty bill after trying to catch a flight at Munich airport Thursday with a live mortar shell in his rucksack. German news agency dpa reported Friday that the explosive device was discovered during a security check, prompting an immediate lockdown of parts of the airport. The man told police that he had found the shell during a hiking trip in Switzerland and forgotten it was in his bag. Specialists were able to safely remove the live ammunition and destroy it. The man is likely to face c...
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body of a missing Florida college student who disappeared a week ago. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said Saturday that authorities found Miya Marcano's body near an apartment building. The 19-year-old vanished on the same day a maintenance man improperly used a master key to enter her apartment. Her family reported her missing after she missed a flight home to South Florida on Sept. 24. The sheriff previously said Armando Caballero, a maintenance worker at the apartment complex where Marcano l...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after frantic negotiations failed to produce a deal. "Everybody's frustrated, it's part of being in government, being frustrated," Biden told reporters before leaving the White House for a weekend stay at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. He pledged to "work like hell" to get the two pillars of his domestic agenda passed into law, but...
