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We live in a world and society of convenience. Some coffee makers make coffee in less than a minute – which is great for coffee drinkers like myself. We have a water dispenser in our house that keeps water heated so we can have instant hot water for tea or just to drink. I like to drink hot water in the evening. It's convenient. We have seen even more convenience in the last couple of years in the world. We can have food delivered to our home and we don't have to talk to the person d...
Jeremiah was a prophet during the time of several of the kings mentioned in Kings and Chronicles. He lived during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, and spoke the words of the Lord warning the people of tragedies to come if they did not return to worshiping the true God. We will read the first 29 chapters of Jeremiah this week. Jeremiah tells them over and over that their idols of wood and stone were nothing, provided nothing for them and they had to be carried to be moved. He wrote this in contrast to the Creator, who made all...
The Woods County Fair Board has county fair premium checks available to be picked up at the Woods County OSU Extension office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The OSU Extension office is located on the east side of the bottom level of the Woods County Courthouse across from the sheriff’s office. Any 4-H and FFA groups or individuals who exhibited at the September Woods County Free Fair and won a ribbon should have a premium check. These checks will be voided if not cashed 90 days from the date written (Sept. 30, 2021). Exhibitors o...
Education employers seeking employees have an opportunity to go right to the source by attending the Fall 2021 Education Fair at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva on Monday, Oct. 11, in the Student Center Ballroom from 10 a.m. to noon. Northwestern education majors are welcome to attend the fair and should be prepared to provide copies of resumes and cover letters. Oklahoma education organizations currently attending in person are Alva Public Schools, Blackwell Public Schools, Calumet Public Schools, Cherokee Public Schools, Clinton...
Forty-one members of Zion Lutheran Church, ranging from very young children to adults in their 80s, joined together to fight hunger in Haiti on Sunday, Sept. 19. The group spent that afternoon packing meals for people in need through Stamp Out Starvation (SOS) of Cherokee. SOS Director Monte Stewart said the meals will go to help people in Haiti. "We like to support our local missions and tried to do this event last fall, but Covid caused us to postpone it," said Zion Lutheran pastor Tim...
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...
The teachers at Alva Middle School have selected Avery Goss and Daxton Egner, eighth grade; Kaylen Woods and Skyler Longhurst, seventh grade; and Myka Louthan and Cody Shklar, sixth grade, as AMS Students of the Month for August. Avery Goss is in eighth grade and is the daughter of Trent and Cindy Goss. Her grandparents are Bev Burger and Betty Goss. Her favorite classes are English/Language Arts and Electric Voices Show Choir. She is involved in student council, cheer, Electric Voices Show...
Graveside services for E.W. Cushenbery, 80, of Athens, Texas, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Hardtner-Eleanor Cemetery in Hardtner, Kansas. Mr. Cushenbery passed away October 1, 2021, in Athens, Texas. Elisha William Cushenbery was born September 11, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Glenn William "Bud" Cushenbery and Arloa Mae (Webb) Cushenbery. He served in the United States Navy during the 1960s. For the past 15 years, he worked for Walmart DC 6036 in Palestine,...
Shirley Wagner, 84-year-old Freedom resident, died peacefully at home where she wanted to be on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021, in the Freedom United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Freedom Cemetery with the Billings Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Shirley Jean Wagner was born August 11, 1937, in Newcastle, Colorado, the daughter of David and Nola (Parrish) McNeal. Shirley was reared in Newcastle, attended...
Digital currencies: what are they, how are they created, how are they used? Known as bitcoin, stablecoin, etherium and dogecoin, all are created by blockchain technology, mined from complicated mathematical formulas on the internet. The time will come when you can use them to buy coffee at Starbucks, but until then, they come with serious risks. They have no government controls, no central bank and no liability. They have been used to ransom kidnapped computer programs and may be linked to dark...
As a U.S. historian with an interest in politics, I have long studied the careers of American presidents. I have noticed, of course, how much their lives change when they become the person occupying the Oval Office in the White House. Someone who becomes the president of the United States is arguably the most powerful person not only in the country but also in the world. I have also taken note of the fact that when a president becomes a former president, that person is no longer powerful and is...
Aurora Learning Community Association (ALCA), in partnership with Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has received the 2021 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award. This award is designed to highlight successful partnerships and to further cultivate a higher learning environment through the State Regents' Economic Development Grants. ALCA provides education portfolios for bachelor and master-level students, and faculty with an online...
Friday, Oct. 8 Noon AHS Distinguished Goldbugs luncheon, ACT I 2 p.m. Alva High School homecoming parade and pep rally on the square 7 p.m. Alva High School football vs Luther, Ranger Field (homecoming coronation before game) 8 p.m. Miss Cinderella Pageant, Herod Hall, NWOSU Saturday, Oct. 9 8 a.m. Ranger Run, downtown in front of Rialto 10 a.m. NWOSU homecoming parade, downtown square 2 p.m. Alumni band rehearsal, Ryerson Hall 3:30 p.m. Massed Band performance, Ranger Field 4 p.m. NWOSU vs UAM football game...
Northwest Technology Center students completed the Practical Nursing Program and celebrated with a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 2. Maul, Goodson-Tautfest, Schurter, Henning and Burton graduated from the PN program and Williams finished the Lab Technician pathway. Schurter was also recognized as the valedictorian. Tara Thomas is the director of the program. Melanie Blackwood is the PN instructor. Adjunct instructors include: Tabitha Nutter and Karlea Irvin....
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Rangers football team traveled to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to play their fifth game of the season, this one against the Tigers of Ouachita Baptist. The Tigers used an early touchdown to build a solid first quarter leading to their win. Ouachita Baptist would win the Saturday game 64-17. The Tigers improved to 4-1 on the season as the Rangers dropped to 0-5 on the year. Quarterback Tanner Clarkson threw for 197 passing yards throughout the game. Clarkson finished the game 16-26 with two touchdowns. Damon Williams led the R...
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The Northwestern men's golf team finished up the Battle for the Belt on Tuesday at the Hot Springs Country Club. The Rangers recorded an 11th-place finish in Hot Springs. The Red and Black posted a 931-team score after three rounds. "This is a big tournament, as it lets us see the course before the conference championship in the spring. We still have some work to do before we are where we want to be. Moving forward, we will continue to work hard and prep ourselves for the Ranger invite. The team was led by Cade Seymour, w...
ALVA, Okla. – The Great American Conference has released the names for the honorees for the conference's player of the week. Senior Reagan Allen has been selected from Northwestern to fill the spot of the goalkeeper of the week. This is the fourth week out of the five weeks where a Northwestern Women's Soccer player has been in the spotlight earning the award. Northwestern's soccer team tied the Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma State on Sept. 18, taking the game into double overtime. Allen p...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Northwestern Oklahoma State's volleyball team traveled to Oklahoma Christian for a non-conference match Tuesday evening. Northwestern used a solid third set to take the lead in the match before battling out a tough fifth set and earning a victory 3-2 (25-18, 18-25, 25-15 25-19, 19-17). The Rangers were led by Kaydee Honeycutt in kills with 25 on the evening for the second-most kills in a match, only behind her 26 kills earlier in the season versus Southwestern. Addison Wimmer was second with 19, followed by Russell with 13. A...
Team Standings Rollin' Good Times 18 Wins 10 Losses Knights of Columbus 18 Wins 10 Losses Dilly Dilly 16 Wins 12 Losses The Bowl Movements 15 Wins 13 Losses O'Bar 13 Wins 15 Losses Next Frame 12 ½ Wins 15 ½ Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 10 Wins 18 Losses Livin' on a Spare 9 ½ Wins 18 ½ Losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game—Dilly Dilly – 802 Rollin GoodTimes – 764 Knights of Columbus – 720 Scratch Series—Dilly Dilly – 2306 Rollin GoodTimes – 2211 Knights of Columbus – 2096 Handicap Game—Dilly Dilly – 1113 Rollin GoodTimes – 1097 Livin'...
ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers soccer team was looking for another big win over the Tigers of East Central as Northwestern hosted their third straight home game, second in conference play. The Red and Black were coming in strong as they looked for their first conference win of the 2021 season. Northwestern did just that with a 4-1 victory to earn their first Great American Conference victory since November of 2019. The Rangers used two goals in each half to earn the victory Monday evening. The R...
Growing up in Leedey, Calvin Graybill was always drawing. "I've always loved to draw. I'd sketch and draw cartoons and different things while I was in school, but there were no art classes. I knew I loved to draw." After high school he went to Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford where he learned more. "There were two or three teachers that took me under their wing and showed me a lot of technique," he said. "I wasn't real familiar with a lot of the technique and the media, and...
Some things to watch in Week 6 of the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas. While the Red River rivalry won't be a Big 12 game too much longer, the six-time defending Big 12 champion Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) and resurgent Longhorns (4-1, 2-0) meet this second Saturday of October at the State Fair of Texas tied with idle No. 12 Oklahoma State for the conference lead. The 92,100-seat Cotton Bowl stadium should be full and the fair will be in full swing, unlike last year when the crowd was limited to about 24,000...
PICHER, Okla. (AP) — A new search for the bodies of two northeast Oklahoma girls missing since 1999 will start Friday, according to authorities. Investigators will search a cellar on vacant land in the former town of Picher where a suspect in the disappearance of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible lived at the time, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Craig County District Attorney's Office. The location is based on interviews by investigators of Ronnie Busick, a Wichita, Kansas, man who pleaded guilty in August to b...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The appeals of two Oklahoma death row inmates convicted of murder were rejected Thursday by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Shaun Michael Bosse, 38, and Benjamin Robert Cole, Sr., 56, each argued that the state had no jurisdiction in their cases under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in what's known as the McGirt decision because the victims of each crime were Native American and the crimes occurred on tribal lands. The appeals court ruled that the McGirt ruling does not apply retroactively and that both Bosse's and C...
