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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. Exhibitors or their r...
Despite freezing temperatures and cold wind, a large crowd attended the Monday afternoon Veterans Day Celebration at the Alva Middle School. Before the program began, people enjoyed looking through the multiple displays created by the seventh grade geography students. Each featured an individual veteran, many of whom were related to the students. Interviews the veterans were posted along with shared photographs, uniforms, medals and other memorabilia from their time in the military. Jansen Shirl...
Alva Masonic Lodge #105 held a pancake benefit feed to raise funds for Alva High School students to journey to Washington, D.C., next summer. The trip's purpose is to provide students with a better understanding of and appreciation for American history and government. The Masons donated a $1,958.88 check to assist in defraying trip costs. Those interested in providing additional aid may contact Crystal Murrow or Ryan Bradt at AHS at 580-327-3682. From left: Crystal Murrow, Aaron Mason, Ryan...
Ada, Okla. – Recently, Leigh Gaddis, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) commissioner (District 4) and an Alva native – along with other ODWC commissioners, directors and Ducks Unlimited (DU) officials – participated in a DU-sponsored trip to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to learn about the habitat, reproduction and nesting areas of geese and other migratory birds that come to Oklahoma and other states annually. "During the October trip, we had an opportunity to witness t...
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...
This is a devotional that my father submitted to the newspaper when he was pastor at Alva Wesleyan Church. It was from Sept. 18, 1998. What he has to say is similar to what we are going through now. He titled it “America on Trial!” What follows is what my father wrote: “It would be almost impossible to be alive today and not hear some bit of detail about the crisis the president is having. Amid all the accusations and denial I have to ask myself, “What is really going on in our country?” What the president is accused of is reprehens...
Once, an octogenarian minister was asked for the secret of framing the perfect sermon. He answered, “tell ‘em what you’re gonna’ tell ‘em; then tell ‘em what you need to tell ‘em; and finish by telling ‘em what you told ‘em.” That pretty well sums up the approach of the writer of Hebrews. Far more than a friendly letter; Hebrews is a sermon, a polemic, a debate; complete, at times, with imagined arguments from those who might shy away from the ultimate conclusion. In the past God spoke to o...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s locations in Alva, Enid and Woodward will close for Thanksgiving break Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 27-29. No classes will be held during this time, and campus offices will be closed. Offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, Dec. 2. Enrollment for spring 2020 is open. Students can meet with their advisers before they leave for break to enroll for classes. The course schedule can be found online at www.nwosu.edu/course-schedules. Undergraduate catalogs are online at www.n...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Fine Arts Building will be renamed Ryerson Hall during an outdoor dedication ceremony on Friday, Nov. 15, at noon. Northwestern welcomes the community to the ceremony to honor Richard Ryerson and family for their dedication to make improvements on campus. “I’ve visited the building many times with my involvement on campus and time served as a Regent with the Regional University System of Oklahoma,” Ryerson said. “My interest in restoring historic buildings made me want to do something to help give a fa...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Work recently hosted an open house for its new Virtual Reality Lab and Resource Center at the Enid campus. This facility features a state-of-the-art VR lab in which social work students wear a headset and operate hand controllers that transport them into various virtual environments to learn professional practice skills. The VR lab offers an opportunity for students to interact with a virtual environment while the images displayed on the goggles are broadcasted to large wall-mounted mo...
Three great moments in my childhood: John F. Kennedy is elected president, Neil Armstrong walks on the moon, and Ford beats Ferrari at LeMans. From the 1910s when Henry Ford put a Model T in every garage, to the '30s when the flathead V-8 became legendary, Fords have been modified for racing. In 1963, Ford was having success on the NASCAR Circuit but Henry Ford II, known as “the deuce,” wanted a sports car. He approached Enzo Ferrari, known as “Il Commendatore,” with an offer of $10 million...
On the last day of October 1864 Congress granted statehood to Nevada, just in time for November’s presidential election. As expected, the voters of the new state gave their Electoral College votes to President Abraham Lincoln, who was running for a second term. A decades-old law required that any territory asking to become a state had to have 60,000 residents. Nevada’s population was not even close to that number. The 1860 census had counted only 6,857 people in the area! And even though Con...
Twenty years ago, Northwestern Oklahoma State University's football team brought home the school's only team national championship, completing an undefeated season and winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics crown. Northwestern will celebrate the 20th anniversary of that championship season by welcoming home team members for a reunion and recognition at Saturday's football game. "The 1999 championship season remains one of the great historical moments in Northwestern's hist...
Ms Deb's Hairstyling 33 ½ wins 18 ½ losses Dilly Dilly 30 ½ wins 21 ½ losses Knights of Columbus 27 wins 25 losses Rollin Good Times 27 wins 25 losses Marshall's Oldtimers 26 wins 26 losses O'Bar 24 wins 28 losses Next Frame 22 wins 30 losses The Bowl Movements 18 win 34 losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – Jon Talley - 265 High Scratch Series – Brandon Bier - 663 High Handicap Game – Jon Talley - 306 High Handicap Series – Brandon Bier - 771 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Teresa Cummings - 195 High Scratch Series – Teresa Cumming...
RUSSELVILLE, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's volleyball team has improved its 2019 season record to an astonishing 21-9, with a Great American Conference record of 11-3. Both of these records are the best record that any Ranger volleyball team has had – not only since joining the GAC, but in Ranger program history. Senior right-side hitter Kiauna Clark and junior Libero Sydnee Miller continue to push this program in the right direction. Miller earned herself Great American Conference defensive player of the week for the third ti...
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball program continues to stand out as their 2019 campaign reaches its final week of in-conference competition. The Rangers' record has improved to a school record 21 wins and only 9 losses, with 11 wins in Great American Conference play, which is also the most the Black and Red has won since joining the GAC, but the honors don’t stop there. Kiauna Clark, who had just earned her first GAC Co-offensive Play of the Week honors made program history for Northwestern. Clark is the...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – For the second consecutive week Aharon Barnes has been selected by the Great American Conference as the special teams player of the week, the conference announced on Monday. Barnes' day was capped off by returning a kickoff 99 yards for a score. He returned two kicks for 138 total yards, with an average of 69.0 yards per return. This is the 20th player-of-the-week selection that Northwestern has received from the GAC and the third this season. Barnes is the first Ranger to win back-to-back player-of-the-week honors since N...
ADA, Okla.–Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball had their final away match against East Central after a stellar week with three different Player of the Week honors. The Rangers made quick work of the Tigers with a sweep in three sets [25-15, 25-21, 25-16]. The Black and Red improved their record to a program best 22-9, 11-3 in the Great American Conference. East Central’s record dropped to 2-28, 1-14 in the GAC. After a stellar week last week Kiauna Clark continued to excel with a team leading nine kills, five blocks, and a hit...
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Junior forward Devante Brooks and classmate Aaron Lucas each went for 18 points with the former recording a double-double and the pair led two other ten-point scorers for Southern Arkansas as the Muleriders tossed Union 72-63 on Wednesday night inside a highly energized W.T. Watson Center. It marked the fifth-consecutive win in home openers for eighth-year head coach Andy Sharpe and he moves to 7-1 in such games in his tenure at SAU. The Muleriders (1-2) dominated the boards as they outrebounded their Gulf South Conference oppo...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Second-half goals from Hannah Burks and Hannah Dahl propelled the SWOSU Soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Harding on Thursday in the Great American Conference Tournament Semifinals. The win ensures the Bulldogs a spot in the GAC Championship match for the fifth consecutive season. SWOSU won the match despite a slow start offensively, which saw Harding control much of the early going before claiming the early 1-0 lead on a goal by Nicole Morgan in the 21st minute. From that point on, however, it was all Bulldogs as GAC O...
Kansas (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) at No. 25 Oklahoma State (6-3, 3-3, No. 22 CFP), Saturday at 12 p.m. EST (ABC). Line: Oklahoma State by 17. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 38-29-2. WHAT'S AT STAKE Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard, the nation’s leading rusher, could push his way deeper into the Heisman conversation with a big game. The Cowboys have won two straight to jump back into the Top 25 and clinch a bowl bid, but a loss would be a momentum killer. Kansas has shown signs of progress in former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles’ first year. A win ov...
JENKS, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 14, 2019-- MReport recognized Gateway First Bank as one of the Top 25 Companies in Mortgage and Servicing in 2019. Gateway First Bank is one of the largest banks in the State of Oklahoma and one of the largest mortgage bank operations in the United States. Companies included on the list were nominated by their employees for having an exemplary workforce with the perfect blend of benefits, perks, culture and atmosphere. The list is divided into five categories – Legal, Lender/Servicer, Service Provider, Tech P...
OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 14, 2019-- Federman & Sherwood, a boutique litigation law firm that has been appointed counsel in several data breach cases, has initiated an investigation into Hy-Vee, Inc. relating to a data breach affecting debit and credit payment card data from cards used on point-of-sale (“POS”) devices at certain Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants (which include Hy-Vee Market Grilles, Hy-Vee Market Grille Expresses and the Wahlburgers locations that Hy-Vee owns and operates, as well as the cafet...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At least 10 men in several states have been charged in a Nigerian romance money laundering scheme that swindled victims out of more than $1.5 million. U.S. Attorney Trent Shores said during a news conference in Tulsa on Wednesday that many of the victims were seniors, the Tulsa World reported. An Oklahoma resident was among the victims. “The defendants enriched themselves and their cohorts by preying on vulnerable victims hoping to find love and companionship online,” he said. Shores said FBI agents arrested seven of the d...
CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Tulsa man was killed when the vehicle he was driving crashed while being pursued by troopers. OHP spokeswoman Sarah Stewart said Thursday that 35-year-old Aaron Starks died in the single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Interstate 44 near Chandler, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City. Stewart said Starks was driving a stolen car and being pursued by two highway patrol troopers at speeds of nearly 120 miles per hour when he lost control while swerving to avoid stop s...
