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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 Filings Miranda Jo Gilliland, 34, Freeedom, has been...
Christopher Ray Hatfield, Homer, Louisiana, and Kamaree Leigh Lewis, Alva: marriage license (counselling) ($5). Kerry Lanis Remay and Shawna Kay McKinley, both of Aline: marriage license (counselling) ($5)....
Friday, November 18, 2016 11:48 a.m. Dog loose at the 900 block of Center. 12:59 a.m. Reporting party (RP) advised of their mom being sick and in need of an ambulance. 12:27 p.m. RP needed an ambulance for a person having seizures in the 100 block of Oak Drive. 1:58 p.m. 911 call, ambulance needed in Medford. 2:31 p.m. RP called about stolen phone. 3:28 p.m. RP advised a dog was chasing kids in the 400 block of Noble. 3:24 p.m. RP advised of having trouble breathing. Ambulance en route to 1300 block of Choctaw. 4:23 p.m. RP advised of loose...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1252 page 313: Denis Leroy Carlson, successor trustee of the Gilbert L. Carlson Revocable Trust dated July 19, 1999, unto Lynn Bolar. A tract of land in the northeast quarter of section 30, township 28 north, range 19 W.I.M., Woods County, Oklahoma. Quit claim Deed. Book 1252 page 317: Marilyn A. Myers, a single person, unto Forest E. Weber and Antoinette M. Weber, as joint tenants. The south 75 feet of lots 1 and 2, in block 53 of the original town, now City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Joint tenancy quit claim d...
Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:30 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 10:15 p.m. Man called about inmate information. Friday, November 18, 2016 11:36 a.m. Woman called for inmate information. 11:43 a.m. Man called about information. 12:34 p.m. Sebastian County, Arkansas, Sheriff's Office called for inmate information. 5:21 p.m. Woman called for inmate information. 7:51 p.m. Woman called for inmate information. 8:15 p.m. Man called about cattle out. Saturday, November 19. 2016 12:15 a.m. Dispatch called about warrant. 9:25 p.m. Man...
The members of Beta Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met recently in the home of Charla Parker with 12 members present. The opening ritual was recited followed by the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. Committee reports were given. The group was informed that Heartland food plan had failed, but we will continue with our current project. This month’s social was dinner at The Bank in Hardtner with husbands and guests. Everyone spent the evening eating a delicious meal and visiting. Ten members and guests were present. The next m...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Breakfast bun, fruit yogurt cup, applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday – Berry Colossal Crunch, cinnamon toast, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Pancake on a stick, maple syrup, rosy applesauce, juice, milk Thursday – Whole Grain Lucky Charms, cinnamon toast, peaches, juice, milk Friday – Pancake on a stick, maple syrup, pears, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Macaroni and cheese with ham, green beans, bread sticks, mandarin oranges, milk Tuesday – Chicken noodle soup, cracker...
The Patchwork Friends OHCE group met for their regular meeting on Nov. 13 at the home of Barbara Cue. Maureen Thomas, president, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and led the group in the flag salute. Devotions were given by the hostess from a devotional book on John I. Roll call was answered by seven members to the question “What is your family's holiday tradition?” Those answering were Barbara Cue, Dottie Gatz, Liz Kinzie, Janice Litton, Aleta Nolan, Maureen Thomas and Doris White. Kinzie introduced her mother, Carol, as a guest. Min...
The Red Hat ladies took a little trip out of town to Kiowa, Kansas, for their monthly outing to dine at the Plum Thicket. The ladies visited and had a very enjoyable lunch. The next outing for the Red Hatters will be a Christmas luncheon on Dec. 15 at 11:30 a.m. at Share Convalescent Home. This is a fun place to eat and to have fun. Those attending this outing were Frieda Graves, Jewel LeDou, Betty Riggins, Marva Wallis, Irene Bush and Jeannie Wunchel....
It’s a safety issue. Low water pressure used to be a major issue in the southwest section of Alva. People living in some of the more elevated areas were complaining. The city took several measures including adding a booster pump to improve the situation, but that was years ago. At the Monday, Nov. 21, Alva City Council meeting, City Business Manager Joe Don Dunham said the area is experiencing minor issues with water pressure again. The problem was discovered when investigating low water pressure at the Alva Recreation Complex. Dunham said r...
Mark your calendars for the annual Electric Gold Boosters Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 4, 3:30 – 6 p.m. following the Christmas Vocal Concert at 2 p.m. This year’s tour includes four area homes. Pictures and more information will follow in Friday’s Alva Review-Courier. Homes on this year’s tour are those of Jason and Kendra Schnebel, Travis and Misty Jacobson, the country home of Blythe McMahan, and a special presentation of a live Nativity at Bradt’s Menagerie involving the family and their famous animals. There is no admission charge fo...
The hay bales, pumpkins and scarecrows of Fall Fest are giving way to colorful Christmas décor on Alva's downtown square. Though there were some preliminary events following Thanksgiving, the real deal kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 3, with "Christmas Comes to Alva" sponsored by the Alva Area Chamber of Commerce and local merchants. It all begins at the Alva Fire Department for Breakfast with Santa from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Retail open house events begin at 10 a.m. Those looking for the homemade touch...
Residents at the Northwest Domestic Crisis Center sign a form giving consent to search when they move into the apartments in Alva. According to court records, on Nov. 17 about 4:30 p.m. Karen Andrews, the manager, contacted the Alva Police Department to request a search. When Assistant Police Chief Ben Orcutt and K9 Officer Patrick Hawley arrived, Andrews took them to an apartment where the door knock was answered by Felicia Ducummon. Andrews explained why they were there, and Ducummon gave permission to take K9 Duke inside. Officer Hawley...
Five people, four of them juveniles, were hospitalized with injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Major County on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. The accident occurred at 8:25 p.m. at County Road 42 and County Road 270, one mile west and one mile north of Meno. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), a 16-year-old male driver from Ringwood was westbound on County Road 42 in a 2006 Dodge pickup. The OHP report says he fell asleep and failed to stop at the stop sign. His vehicle was struck by a 2004 Pontiac driven by Gabriel Farias...
Deputies didn’t have to look far to locate a Freedom woman wanted on an arrest warrant. Deputies David Cummings and Adam Honeyman told Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale they saw Miranda Jo Gilliland near the courtroom of the courthouse. They also said she appeared to be under the influence of methamphetamine. Dale told Honeyman there was a current felony warrant for Gilliland for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance within 2,000 feet of a school. He instructed them to arrest her. According to documents filed in the case, Honeyman...
For the mentally ill and emotionally troubled, encounters with law enforcement officers and incarceration in jails pose a risk of death. A spike in fatalities in Oklahoma jails this year and several confrontations between police and the mentally ill since 2014 have raised questions about whether officers and jailers are sufficiently trained to deal with people with mental health problems. Training data shows it is a special concern in rural areas. During 2015, at least seven of the 25 fatal...
By the afternoon of Aug. 18, 2014, Broken Arrow resident Larry Clark had begun to suspect something was wrong with his 60-year-old brother Gary. For about a week, Gary Clark had been acting erratic and delusional. He left clean clothes and cigarettes out in the rain, wasn't taking food, and burned some of his possessions in a trash barrel outside the small cottage he lived in behind Larry's house in rural Wagoner County. Gary had been diagnosed with schizophrenia years earlier and was...
A fire call led to a child neglect charge being filed against an Alva woman. Bonnie Marie Selvey, 30, of Alva has been charged with felony child neglect. The crime is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more the $5,000, or both such fine and imprisonment. According to court documents, Alva Fire Marshal Bryan Miller responded to a residential fire alarm at 1118 Locust St. in...
Results of the signage project are beginning to appear around Alva. Signs of a uniform design to help direct people to various locations are going up. This sign is just north of Alva State Bank on Sixth street. Other signs are on Oklahoma Boulevard and U.S. Highway 281 directing travelers to the downtown square. Between 12 and 20 signs are planned before the project is complete. It is funded in part by the city tourism tax, the Cultural Enterprise District and Freedom West....
A list of payment sources for October 2016 hospital services was distributed to hospital authority board members. The list is as follows: Blue Cross – 43 Commercial – 33 Healthchoice – 3 Medicaid – 8 Medicare – 386 Self-Pay – 9 United Healthcare – 9 Workers' Compensation – 8 Attending physicians for October 2016 hospital admissions were: Matthew Jared, MD – 8 Michael Lawrence, DO – 9 Micholas O'Bright MD – 2 Phil Self, MD – 119 Robert W. Rader, MD – 356 Steven G. Danley DO – 5...
A state oversight panel voted Tuesday to retain 10 business incentives after its consultants rescinded a recommendation to repeal one of them and the state commerce secretary intervened to rescue another. The panel's actions provided an immediate reprieve to the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program and the state's Industrial Access Road Program. But they could provide more momentum to efforts to rein in an expensive wind-power tax credit. All of the proposals would require legislative...
The visual arts program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University has welcomed Anna Valdez as November Artist-in-Residence. A culminating exhibition of the work she has created while here will be displayed on Friday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Graceful Arts Center during the December First Friday Art Walk. Valdez also will conduct a drawing/painting still life workshop for the community of Alva Saturday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Graceful Arts Center. The holiday-themed workshop...
Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University students competed recently against hundreds of student singers from New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Region Conference and Student Audition competition in Canyon, Texas. Northwestern music majors Naicee Gugelmeyer, a senior from Hardtner, Kansas, and Chance Mayhall, a junior from Ponca City, attended the auditions held at West Texas A&M University. The event began with a preliminary round wh...
Funeral services for Harold Eugene Koppitz will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Harold Eugene Koppitz, son of the late Karl and Maxine J. (Thomason) Koppitz, was born April 25, 1929, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away November 24, 2016, at Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years, 6 months and 29 days. Harold...
Free speech is a hot topic these days, especially as it relates to America’s college campuses. To see what I mean, look no further than George Will’s latest column (“Higher education is awash with hysteria. That might have helped elect Trump.”). The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is a nonprofit organization that defends freedom of speech on college campuses. On Nov. 1, FIRE sent a certified letter to the presidents of 111 public colleges and universities nationwide that have policies that, according to FIRE, “clearl...
