Articles from the January 12, 2024 edition

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Religious services and events

Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva. Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship following at 10:30 a.m. Sunday: Young adults will gather at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17: Bible...

 

New year, new you?

Philippians 3:13-14: “One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13−14). This is something that...

 
 By Steve Hamm    Local    January 12, 2024

I want to be blessed

I really wish that my life would go better. I wish I had a better job, I wish my car would run better, I wish my family would be healthier, I wish I could leap tall buildings with a single bound, I wish, I wish, I wish! We certainly wish for a lot...

 

Menus for week of Jan. 15–19

Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school Tuesday – Scrambled eggs, toast, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Biscuit and sausage gravy, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Kolache, fruit, juice, milk Friday – Donut, fruit, juice, milk Lunc...

 

Woods County real estate

Real Estate Transactions Book 1357 page 754: Lyndon Paul Hepner conveys unto Fourtfive LLC. Section 4, Township 27N, Range 18W, NW4, S2NE4, etc. Quit claim deed. Book 1357 page 761: Walter Eugene Thilsted conveys unto Walter Eugene Thilsted. Section...

 

Woods County court filings

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...

 

Woods County Communication logs

Thursday, January 4, 2024 12:17 a.m. – Report of a burglar alarm going off on Broadway Avenue. 12:59 a.m. – Medic needed at Homestead Drive for a traumatic injury. 1:06 a.m. – Report of a reckless act. 1:29 a.m. – Report of a business burglar...

 

Tuesday night bowling standings, week of Jan. 9

Team Standings Dilly Dilly– 44 wins, 32 losses O'Bar – 44 wins, 32 losses The Bowl Movements – 39 ½ wins, 36 ½ losses Marshall's Oldtimers – 39 wins, 37 losses Knights of Columbus – 38 wins, 38 losses Rollin GoodTimes – 35 wins, 41 losses X-Team...

 

Lady Rangers open year with double-digit victory

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers returned to action with their first game in 2024. The Lady Rangers used an 11-0 run to extend a four-point lead to 15 in which the team never let the lead get back into single digits c...

 

Lady Rangers stifle Muleriders in fifth straight win

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers closed out their fifth straight victory as Northwestern closed out a 57-53 victory in a defensive battle. The Lady Rangers’ defense forced 21 turnovers in the victory over Southern Ark...

 

Lady Rangers 9th in Great American Conference softball preseason poll

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State’s softball season is set to begin in little less than a month. The Great American Conference has announced their yearly annual coaches’ poll for the projected conference standings voted on the conference coaches. Th...

 

Simpson earns GAC Player of the Week for third time

ALVA – The Lady Rangers finished a perfect week with three wins including a sweep in Arkansas with two conference victories Thursday against Arkansas-Monticello before closing out a four-point win over Southern Arkansas. Northwestern's forward, Faith...

 

Ranger basketball holds off Arkansas Monticello for win

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's team was set for their first game of the New Year against Arkansas Monticello Thursday evening, Jan. 4. After a back-and-forth battle the Rangers used a 13-0 run to take a lead in the second half b...

 

Fast start leads to win over Muleriders

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State started 2024 with a sweep on the opening road Arkansas trip. The Rangers jumped out to a 16-5 lead after forcing five early turnovers before closing out a 84-71 victory over the Muleriders in a game the R...

 

Alva Ladybugs beat Perry for third in Wheat Capital

The Alva Ladybugs won two of three games to take third place in the Wheat Capital Tournament at Chisholm last week. They defeated Chisholm in the first round but lost to Jones by two points in their... Full story

 

Goldbugs defeat Woodward to take third in Wheat Capital

Despite an easy start in the first round of the Wheat Capital Tournament at Chisholm last week, the Alva Goldbugs ran into trouble against the Jones Longhorns. The loss to Jones pitted the Goldbugs... Full story

 
 By Jim Scribner    Local    January 12, 2024

I got my first date of 2024 already lined up

I mean it's a court date, but it's still a date. I'm dressing up. Well, I know now I made a big mistake when I went into law enforcement years ago. As City Marshal after all these years I haven't...

 
 By Doug Little    Local    January 12, 2024

The blessing of a good mother

Mom turned 85 today, Sunday the 7th. We celebrated yesterday and today. I mean you only get to 85 once. I could write page after page about my mom. People call her sweet and precious. They call her a friend and admire her. I am not going to argue...

 

A girl and her guitar

All over Europe (and probably in other parts of the world, too) there are people known as “buskers.” According to one dictionary, a busker is “a person who performs music or other entertainment in th...

 
 By Dal Houston    Local    January 12, 2024

Win at any cost

I am generally an optimist and try to see the good in life. Every once in a while, however, one has to stop, look and acknowledge the bad or negative experiences in life. Ironically, once you see and...

 

Bad memories have a long shelf life

Have you ever had a bad day, when everything you touched just soured? Sure, we all have had those kinds of days, nothing new to any of us. And when you had one, didn’t you find that it was d...

 

Obituaries

Every single life has worth. The Woods County Genealogical Society is sponsoring a workshop on Friday titled “Writing an Obituary.” Since we are all mortal, should we think about how we will be rem...

 

Northwestern Division of Business professor's expertise highlighted in article for WalletHub.com

Northwestern Oklahoma State University associate professor of business Dr. Barry Evans was recently featured in WalletHub.com's 2024 Economic Index article. Evans is featured in the "Ask the Experts"...

 

Northwestern to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Spring semester classes at Northwestern Oklahoma State University began Jan. 8; however, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the university will be closed Monday, Jan. 15. No classes will be held, and all offices will be closed.   Cla...

 

Shelby Eicher and the Tulsa Travelers to entertain in Jan. 16 concert series performance

Shelby Eicher and the Tulsa Travelers will perform in Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Herod Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Jan. 16, as part of the Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series. The public... Full story

 

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