Articles from the August 25, 2023 edition
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Religious services and events
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St., in Alva. Sheryl White is pastor. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m. This Sunday the church will host Back to School Blast Bible School for...
Woods County real estate transaction
Real Estate Transfers Book 1353 page 319: Scott Franklin Simon and Tabitha Unruh Simon convey unto Barton Ranch LLC. Section 16, Township 28 north, Range 13 west, SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1353 page 333: Floyd Dakota Boyer conveys unto Jeffrey Shawn...
By Rest is good for the soul
Rest is important for everyone, but it’s a biblical command for God’s people. This Labor Day, remember that even God took a day to rest from all his labors. The rhythms of work and rest are critical for the care of our souls and our relationship wit...
Keeping hope alive
How good are we at waiting patiently for some event to occur, such as Christmas or a birthday? How patient are we to see someone we haven’t seen in a long time? Patience is a virtue according to Galatians 5:22 that we should be developing. When we h...
ELAINE OSTERLOH SCHNEBEL
Memorial services for Elaine Schnebel will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Timothy Roggow officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction...
Barbecue now
The Smok-Shak in Ingersol is a local legend and, according to Amanda Foreman in The Wall Street Journal, there are 30,000 BBQ joints in the United States. It’s safe to say that the majority of A...
Alvan Orcutt enrolls at Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Mason Orcutt of Alva has enrolled as a 2023-24 high school junior at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM), the school announced. Orcutt is one of 50 newly enrolled students in the OSSM Class of 2025. Before joining OSSM, Orcutt was...
Big man in congress, part 3
Dixon Lewis was an influential member of the U.S. Senate when he died in October 1848 at the relatively young age of 46. Having married into the politically powerful Elmore family, Lewis had a very...
Kansas Interstate Fair Livestock Judging and Ice Cream Social
On Aug. 18, Alva FFA and 4-H livestock judging teams attended the Kansas Interstate Fair Livestock Judging Contest in Coffeyville, Kansas. The Senior FFA Livestock judging team placed fifth overall....
Local Oklahoma educator immersed in history at Colonial Williamsburg Institute
Fifth grade teacher Annalisa Roggow, Alva, returned to her classroom this fall at Lincoln Elementary School with a renewed passion for early American history and a variety of new interactive lessons...
McDermott chairs RUSO Board of Regents
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jane McDermott was named chair of the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) Board of Regents beginning with their new term. Appointed as a RUSO regent by Gov. Mary Fallin in 2...
Miss Alva Pageant is Saturday
Two contestants will compete for the title of Miss Alva 2023 Saturday night. The 61st annual pageant begins at 7 p.m. in the Alva High School Auditorium. This year the pageant is hosted by Gold Rush....
'Death by Chocolate' and 'Junior Death by Chocolate' competition to take place at Woods County Fair
Do you love to bake and create? If so, consider entering the “Death by Chocolate” competition at the Woods County Fair and enter your favorite chocolate recipe! Any type of chocolate food item is eligible for entering – pies, cakes, cookies, desse...
Woods County OHCE to sell homemade pies at the fair
Treat yourself and your family to a variety of delicious homemade pies made by some of the finest bakers in Woods County at the Woods County Free Fair on Thursday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Sept. 8. The homemade pies will be for sale in the Women’s B...
Alva hosts 2nd Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday
The 2nd Annual Alva Invitational Cross Country Meet begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Alva Recreation Complex. The high school boys' 5K race begins at 9 a.m. followed by the high school girls who will run two miles. Middle school events follow with...
Alva Goldbugs football opens at Purcell tonight
The Alva Goldbug football team will open their 2023 season at Purcell tonight, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. The Goldbugs had an overall record of 3-7 last year with 2-5 in district play. This will be Coach Dave Foster’s third year to lead the team. Like the G...
Hannaford reports on scholarship graduation rates
What's the graduation rate of Alva incentive scholarship recipients? That's a question Councilmember Joe Parsons asked when the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation presented their last... Full story
To franchise or not
The City of Alva does not have a franchise agreement with Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG). The last one expired in 2019. Alva residents haven't noticed any change except that a franchise fee was removed... Full story
One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot
A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in...
Fed Chair Powell could signal the likelihood of high rates for longer in closely watched speech
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a high-profile speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, many analysts think he could make one thing clear: That the Fed plans to keep its benchmark interest rate at a p...
Texas trial over Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US to wrap up Friday
HOUSTON (AP) — A trial over a lawsuit seeking to end a key element of President Joe Biden's immigration policy that allows a limited number of people from four countries in the Americas to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds was set to conclude F...
Big 12 goes from endangered to bigger before No. 11 Texas and No. 20 Oklahoma leave for SEC
The Big 12 was on the endangered list again two summers ago when the only remaining conference members with national championships set off another round of realignment when they said they were switching leagues. With Texas and Oklahoma going into...
Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In his first year as head of Oklahoma's public schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters has taken on what he describes as "radical leftists" indoctrinating students. He has sought to ban certain books from school libraries a...
Oklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the 'prime suspect' in at least two unsolved cases
The BTK serial killer has been named the "prime suspect" in two unsolved killings — one in Oklahoma and another in Missouri — leading authorities to dig this week near his former Kansas property in Park City, authorities announced Wednesday. Osage Co... Full story
