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Menus for week of Aug. 9–13

Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Cobb salad with chicken, dressing, vegetable soup, crackers, mixed fruit, peanut butter cookies (diabetic: vanilla wafers) Tuesday – Ham slice, sweet potato, cabbage, hot roll, apple crisp ala mode (di...

 

Alva Robotics Team meeting

The Alva Robotics Team will meet at the Alva Public Library on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 11:30 a.m. in the auditorium. Seating will be limited per library Covid-19 rules. Alumni team members and their families are encouraged to attend and discuss the...

 

First high octane unleaded avgas approved by FAA

OSHKOSH, Wis. – General Aviation Modifications, Inc., (GAMI) – a leading general aviation engineering company based in Ada, Oklahoma – announces the FAA has approved Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) authorizing use of its G100ULTM high-...

 

Coffeetime

Life can be a lot like Gomer Pyles’ favorite saying: “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” When you are coasting along, never expecting the unusual, it happens. Just a week ago, on a quiet Saturday after...

 
 By Jim Scribner    Local    August 8, 2021

The city fathers blew it big time

They had a chance to make a fortune and put us on the entertainment map. All they had to do was put those tag reading machines on each side of the road out on Flynn, where they fixed the culverts,...

 

New rules for turkey hunting to begin this fall

In a special meeting June 28, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved significant changes for wild turkey hunting season dates and bag limits. The changes will become effective for the fall 2021 wild turkey season going forward. They...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    August 8, 2021

68 Ranger athletes earn D2ADA Academic Achievement Honors for 2020-21

Alva, Oklahoma – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association has announced the 2020-2021 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. There is a record-breaking 16,164 student-athletes from 187 institutions across the division, b...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    August 8, 2021

Great American Conference announces the 2021 coaches' preseason poll

Alva, Okla. – The Great American Conference has released their annual preseason coaches’ poll. The 2021 Football Season is rapidly approaching with the opener scheduled for September 2nd playing host to Southern Arkansas. "Coaches voted how everyone...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    August 8, 2021

2021 Great American Conference Coaches Poll announced for volleyball

Alva, Oklahoma – The 2021 volleyball season is just a few weeks away as the Great American Conference has released its annual coaches preseason poll on Thursday afternoon. The Rangers will open their season on Friday, Sept. 3, in San Angelo, T...

 

Woods County Communication logs

Thursday, July 29, 2021 1:35 a.m. – Report of a suspicious person in the 1200 block of Santa Fe. 4:46 a.m. – Report of a burglar alarm going off in the US-281. 5:23 p.m. – Report of a reckless act on US-64. 6:19 p.m. – Medic needed for a person...

 

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 real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 1321 page 20: Charles Kent Terrel Revocable Trust conveys unto Rocky Don Terrel. Lot 2, block 1, City of Fair Valley, OT Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1321 page 37: Hughes Farm LLC conveys unto Valerie Distefano. Lot...

 
 By Keaton Ross    Regional    August 8, 2021

Lawmakers seek studies on prison staffing, other criminal justice issues

State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has spent much of the summer sounding the alarm over Oklahoma's prison understaffing problem. On June 18 he asked Gov. Kevin Stitt to declare a state of emergency,... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    August 8, 2021

Current news and a dream provide inspiration

Inspiration comes in many forms. For Alva High School graduate and first-time author Leslie Williams, it came in the form of a dream. During the 2020 pandemic, she followed the Jerry Epstein case and... Full story

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    August 8, 2021

'Reservation Dogs' smashes stereotypes of Indigenous people

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two Indigenous filmmakers are smashing the caricatures and stereotypes of Native Americans, who since the earliest days of film and TV have often played supporting roles or been portrayed as bloodthirsty killers standing in the w...

 

Marine veteran to be ordained as priest in Georgia next year

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — As they say, "Once a marine, always a marine." Will Cook served a stint in the Marine Corps and is going back, but the next time it will be to fulfill a calling to serve God and not only an oath to serve his country. Cook is a t...

 

Tulsa mayor says no to mask mandate, calls for vaccinations

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said Friday that he would not re-issue a mask mandate, despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, and he called for the unvaccinated to get inoculated. "We are not going to mask our way out of this surge," Bynum s...

 
 By SEAN MURPHY    Regional    August 8, 2021

New Oklahoma AG asks SCOTUS to overturn major tribal ruling

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's new attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn it's own historic ruling on tribal sovereignty, saying the high court's 5-4 decision last year was wrongly decided and has led to a "...

 

Police: Man sought for Nebraska homicide is held in Kansas

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 46-year-old man is in custody in Kansas in connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman in Omaha, Nebraska, after her body was found in a park in neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. Omaha police said Friday that Ralph H. B...

 

Man who attacked WIBW employees convicted in jail assault

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man who was jailed for attacking employees of a Topeka television station in 2012 was convicted Friday of assaulting a corrections officer. Ray Miles, 57, was convicted of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated b...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    August 8, 2021

Kansas Rep. Davids contracts COVID-19 despite vaccination

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids tested positive Friday for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against it and is in isolation at home. Davids said in a statement that she has had only mild symptoms from her breakthrough case. She said s...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    August 8, 2021

More Kansas places requiring masks to control delta variant

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A small but growing number of places in Kansas are requiring people to wear masks indoors, and Gov. Laura Kelly took another stab Friday at persuading more of the state's residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The spread o...

 

Missouri sends more ambulances to transport COVID-19 cases

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Thirty ambulances and more than 60 medical personnel will be stationed across the state to help transport COVID-19 patients to other regions if nearby hospitals are too full to admit them, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced F...

 

KBI: Record number of people murdered in Kansas last year

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — More people were murdered in Kansas last year than any year since the inception of national crime statistics, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Friday. The number of murders committed in Kansas in 2020 hit a record at 193 ...

 

Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for four people to live for a year in Mars...

 

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