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The members of Beta Eta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met recently in the home of Cherie Lau with seven members and one guest present. A very informative presentation was given by Sandra Koehn, secretary of the Woods County Election Board. She told about readying the electronic voting machines for elections and all the checks and balances the employees are required to do before election day, also stating they have issued more absentee ballots and registrations than in recent years. If you cannot vote on election days, there are early voting days....
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Breakfast bun, fruit yogurt cup, applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday – Whole Grain Cinnamon Crunch, buttered toast, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – French toast strips, maple syrup, pears, juice, milk Thursday – Chicken biscuit, pineapple, juice, milk Friday – Breakfast pizza, rosy applesauce, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Halloween chicken nuggets, french fries, biscuit, carrots, pears, milk Tuesday – Hot ham and cheese sandwich, hash browns, baked beans, rosy applesau...
The Household Executives met Oct. 19 in the home of Carol Anderson. The meeting was called to order by President Carolyn Gasaway who also led the group in the flag salute. The eight members answered roll with “What is your favorite cheese?” Devotion was given by the hostess from Psalm 143. Minutes of the September meeting were read by Secretary Nicki Chaffee. The treasurer’s report was presented by Eleanor Ring. It was reported that the Household Executives booth won third place at the county fair. Fair entries were discussed for the 2017...
The Red Hat ladies enjoyed a very good buffet luncheon at Chop Sticks on Thursday, Oct. 20. There was lots of visiting about the upcoming election. It is a little scary to think about. Our next Red Hat luncheon will be at the Plum Thicket in Kiowa, Kansas, on Nov. 17. We will meet at the Alva's Market parking lot and then carpool to our destination. Those attending this outing were: Donna Clark, Betty Riggins, Frieda Graves, Jewel LeDou and Leigh Kelly. Come join us and become a Red Hatter. We would love to have you....
The Oklahoma State Department of Education has released the A-F Report Cards for the 2015-2016 school year. Alva’s five schools received As and Cs. Letter grades are based on student performance (50 percent), overall student growth (25 percent) and bottom growth (25 percent). Student achievement is based on the school testing program assessments in grades three through high school. Overall student growth is based on annual student learning gains as measured by Oklahoma’s standardized assessments in reading and mathematics in grades three thr...
Dr. Aaron Mason, one of our most popular presenters, will close the fall series of Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Alva Public Library. The series, Oklahoma Private Investigators, has brought lively discussions. Books are available at the library. Don't miss this chance to hear and discuss this interesting book....
Courtney Mapes, Mckenna Nixon, Dakota Nusser and Emma Reed traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, to walk across the stage to receive their American FFA Degree. This is the highest degree an FFA member can achieve. The American FFA Degree is a sign of great accomplishment. This year, only one in 166 of the 629,367 members who advance through chapter and state FFA degrees earned this national degree. This year 3,780 American FFA Degrees were given, with this being less than one percent of the FFA...
An Arnett man was arrested in Waynoka for interfering with an arrest. Stetson Wyatt Brawner, 19, of Arnett has been charged with a misdemeanor of obstructing an officer. According to court documents, on Oct. 21 at 5:15 p.m. Woods County Deputy Adam Honeyman responded to a call for assistance from Waynoka Police Officer Misty Williams. The officer was at Broadway and Birch streets in reference to a possible fugitive hiding from law enforcement inside a residence with possible narcotics activity. When Honeyman arrived he saw that Officer...
A driver in Alva had the misfortune to be stopped in traffic by a K9 officer. According to court records, Alva Police Officer John Caviness stopped the vehicle on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Flynn and Hunt Streets. Johnny Briseno of Alva was driving a blue Buick sedan east on Flynn when Caviness noticed the vehicle had a defective rear brake light. Officer Caviness recognized the name Briseno from previous narcotic investigations. He asked Briseno for his driver’s license and was told he did not have it on his person. Then Briseno located his l...
State Questions 780 and 781 are two intertwined measures that seek to lower Oklahoma’s incarceration rate and divert more offenders to treatment programs. Proponents say the measures are critical to a state where numerous people’s lives are stunted by felony convictions for nonviolent crimes. But the measures are not without detractors, who say the proposals add too much leniency to the justice system and could have negative effects. Below are some of the arguments for and against the state questions and information about what each que...
On Saturday, Nov. 5, Alva scouts will canvass the town collecting food for the Harvest Food Drive. The food the scouts collect will be used to fill the holiday baskets given to families less fortunate and in need of some help this holiday season. All food collected stays locally. Any nonperishable food item is acceptable. The shelves are bare at the food bank and are in desperate need of your help. The scouts ask for unopened and in-date food, especially holiday foods such as pumpkin pie mix, cranberry sauce, stuffing, potatoes, jellos,...
Alva's Girl Scout Troop 969 helped the residents at The Homestead decorate pumpkins for Halloween. Carla Hess, the new activity director, asked the scouts to help her with their craft activity. The scouts helped each resident participating decide what they wanted to do with their pumpkin. Some painted them, some added googly eyes and fall leaves, and others carved their pumpkin. Afterwards the residents either took their pumpkins to their room or left them out front to decorate the fireplace....
The 15th year of the Heartland BEST 2016 Robotics competition was held Saturday at the Alva Recreational Center gymnasium. This competition is the only one held in Oklahoma, with 18 states participating nationwide. The theme this year is "Bet the Farm" and the students were to devise a robot to harvest small crop items such as corn. The term BEST in the title name means Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology. A practice day was held Oct. 15 at the recreation complex in Alva so the...
An Alabama man was been charged with a felony in Woods County. David Cameron Holmes, 29, of Ozark, Alabama, has been charged with obtaining cash and merchandise by bogus check. According to court papers, Holmes is charged in connection with a purchase made at K & S Tire, Inc. in Alva on Jan. 18, 2016. He is accused of writing a check for $875.30 to K & S that subsequently was not honored by Community South Credit Union because Holmes did not have sufficient funds on deposit. A warrant was issued on Oct. 24....
An Alva woman was fatally injured in a two-vehicle collision Saturday morning in Major County. Jolene Jacobs, 29, of Alva was taken by the Waynoka EMS to Fairview Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at the hospital from head and trunk internal injuries. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports the collision occurred at 11:22 a.m. Oct. 29 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. Highway 412. The location is 15 miles west of Orienta. Jacobs was northbound on U.S. Highway 281 in a 1990 Pontiac Grand Am. The OHP says she failed to yield...
Three individuals have been charged with misdemeanors of defrauding an innkeeper. According to court records, all three are charged with not paying rent due to Jeff Cahoj of Alva Robin Lynn Loomis aka Robin Lynn Edgin aka Robin Lynn Shilliot, 54, of Kiowa, Kansas, has been charged with residing at 1112 Oklahoma Blvd. between Dec. 16, 2013, and March 1, 2014, and defrauding Cahoj of $750. Cassie Thereshelle Gordon, 24, of Alva has been charged with residing at 1112 Oklahoma Blvd. between Aug. 18, 2015, and Oct. 1, 2015, and defrauding Cahoj of...
Oklahoma City – New security concerns for businesses, government facilities and private citizens arose last session and was addressed by House Bill 2599, which restricted flight of unmanned aircraft over locations and businesses that are considered critical infrastructure. Sen. Ron Sharp was the principal Senate author of the bill that he says will help better protect the privacy and security of Oklahoma businesses and facilities. "What fences and barriers do to prevent trespassers at c...
Oklahomans planning to sign up for 2017 health coverage under the Affordable Care Act might prepare for a possible case of sticker shock. Only one company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma, is offering ACA individual health plans in this state next year. Its rates for one type of benchmark policy are rising 67 percent in the Oklahoma City area and 71 percent in Tulsa, before federal subsidies are taken into account. The full impact of the rate hikes will be felt mainly by higher-income people who do not qualify for federal premium subsidies....
Terry Cline, retiring board member from the Alva Hospital Authority, was thanked for his service with a cake at the end of Tuesday night's meeting. Terry briefly spoke, saying that when Arden Chaffee asked him to serve on the hospital board he wasn't very forthcoming as to how much work was going to be involved. He said that he and his family had just moved to Alva after his military career and he looked upon it as an opportunity to get to know people in the community and be of...
Some farmers are so afraid of the Humane Society that they are willing to give up their right to have a say in any future farm regulations. The sad thing is they are willing to give up their children's and all their descendants' right to have a say as well. It gets worse; they want all Oklahomans and all their descendants to give up their rights to have a say. SQ777 does not “create” the right to farm out of thin air; it takes away the rights of every present and future citizen of Oklahoma to regulate the future of our air, water, food and lan...
State Question 780 has to do with something I thought should have been done years ago. It is going to make drug possession a misdemeanor instead of a felony. This will help shrink the prison population by not sending a fella with three joints to prison for several years. Sadly, it has no provision to release all offenders already in prison. The first thing about this measure that bothers me is there is no mention of what drugs will be listed as felony or misdemeanors. Maybe I am looking at the...
I have written several articles outlining the enormous impact on Oklahoma’s economy that could result from moving agricultural acreage currently committed to the stock bulk crops (such as wheat and corn) to high-value vegetable, melon and potato crops. For many years agricultural experts have discussed this possibility of moving high-value crop production that currently favors states like California and Florida to those states that now produce the bulk crops like grain. The Midwest is an ideal location. During the time I worked for Secretary o...
TONKAWA – The Alva Goldbugs struggled on the road Friday night as they faced off with the Tonkawa Buccaneers in their last effort to stay playoff bound at the conclusion of the regular season. The Goldbugs' offense struggled throughout the first half, as Tonkawa's defense held strong to prevent a third-down conversion with four yards to go, forcing Alva to punt the ball away on their first possession. The Buccaneers saw more success in their possession as they began their first drive of the g...
Thursday, November 3 7 p.m. NWOSU men’s basketball at University of Science and Arts (Scrimmage) Friday, November 4 7 p.m. AHS football vs. Newkirk (Senior Night) 7 p.m. NWOSU volleyball vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Saturday, November 5 11 a.m. NWOSU volleyball vs. East Central University 2 p.m. NOWSU football vs. Harding University (Senior Day)...
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – The Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers football team (4-4) was back on the road Saturday afternoon as they faced off with the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (4-4) in Thone Stadium. It was a tough battle starting the first quarter, as both teams’ defense held strong keeping the scoreboard at zero for the entire period. Although Arkansas Tech’s first scoring drive of the game started in the last seconds of the first quarter, they ended that drive four minutes into the second quarter off a 15-yard rush into the end zone from...
