Articles from the September 8, 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 the pastor. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday evening, young adults meet at 5 p.m. with a meal and Bible...
By Falling Pride
There is a verse in Proverbs that I am sure most people have heard, whether you read the Bible, whether you are a believer or not. This verse deals with a characteristic of each of us that we must be careful about. Here it is, “Pride comes before d...
What is sin exactly?
It seems that there are laws for everything in this life. Laws for driving a car, laws for hunting, laws for the treatment of others, and the list goes on. It also seems that when people don’t agree with certain laws, they find a way to break t...
OBI Blood Drive looking for 81 donors Sept. 13-14
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alva campus is partnering with the Our Blood Institute (OBI) in Oklahoma to hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 13-14, in the Student Center Ranger Room. The blood d...
Residential solar panels
The airwaves are awash with offers for solar panel energy. Incentives are part of a $7 billion federal grant for which residential customers may apply. The issue of whether to take the plunge is...
The goats are moving out
We have had goats on the farm on and off, mostly on, for close to 20 years. We’ve had Boer goats, which are meat goats, and we have dairy goats as well. Deb makes goat milk soap, when she has time, and it is wonderful. It is great for your skin a...
The Great Pretendian, part 2
In February 1931 in Los Angeles, California, Marcia Marks gave birth to a baby boy. She and her husband, Alexander, named their child Jackie. Jackie Marks grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from...
Alva Arena Authority accepts project design
The Alva Arena Authority met Tuesday noon to discuss the timetable on the arena project. Chairman Gregg Glass was late to the meeting so Vice Chairman Mike Hood opened the session. Also present for th...
Kelln hits two homers Alva loss to Woodward Tuesday
ALVA, Okla. – Jaycee Kelln hit two home runs and drove in four, but the Alva Ladybug softball team lost to the Woodward Lady Boomers 15-8 on Tuesday. Kelln homered in the fifth and sixth innings. A single by Ruby Nichols put the Ladybugs on the b...
Alva Ladybugs softball takes Highway 81 Classic championship
The Alva Ladybugs were off to a good start in the Highway 81 Classic on Thursday with wins over Kingfisher (3-0) and Pioneer-Pleasant Vale (9-1). Ladybugs vs Kingfisher The bottom of the lineup helped the Alva Ladybugs capture a 3-0 victory over...
Men's basketball adds eight players for upcoming season's class
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Head Coach Robbie Harman is announcing his 2023 signees to the basketball program. Ranger Basketball is adding eight players, which includes six transfers and two freshmen. Among them are five g...
Ranger volleyball closes out opening weekend MSSU invite
JOPLIN, Mo. – Northwestern Oklahoma State's volleyball team closed out its opening weekend tournament, splitting 1-1 just as on Day 1. The Rangers won the first match of the day 3-1, after a dropped first set was followed by victory in the next t...
Ranger soccer wins home opener behind two second half goals
ALVA, Okla. – During their home opener Monday, the Northwestern soccer team jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second half following goals from Carlie Massingale and Isabella Mcmillian. The win i...
Texas heat brings the state's power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas' power grid manager on Thursday again asked residents to cut their electricity use as the state endures another stretch of sizzling summer heat. The request carried fresh urgency, coming the day after the system was pushed to t...
Inside the renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, "room" is a misnomer. It's a 5,500-square-foot (511-square-meter), highly secure complex of confe...
North Korea says its latest submarine can launch nuclear weapons, but there are doubts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities after years of development. Leader Kim Jong Un described the milestone as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the U...
Design approved for memorial to the victims and survivors of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history will feature 58 candle-like beams under a plan officials in Las Vegas approved Tuesday. With the design officially in p...
A look at the uranium-based ammunition the US is sending to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced it's sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine, following Britain's lead in sending the controversial munitions to help Kyiv push through Russian lines in its grueling counteroffensive. The 120 m...
What are biofuels and why is it so confusing whether they are a source of clean energy or not?
BENGALURU, India (AP) — India, the current president of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations, has proposed a global biofuel alliance that seeks to accelerate the development of sustainable biofuels to support the global energy t...
Another twist in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case. Did the clerk tamper with the jury?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh's double murder case has been full of twists and turns: How did a dog crack the case? Where are the bloody clothes and weapons? And where did all the money Murdaugh is accused of stealing go? But one of the b...
