Articles from the September 15, 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...

 

Why do I need revival?

Remember the school days of physics and chemistry? There are so many formulas, laws and processes to remember. Many of us have forgotten those lessons as the years have passed. It is funny how certain things stick and remain in our brains. The laws o...

 
 By Steve Hamm    Local    September 15, 2023

Our hope is in Jesus

What exactly is hope? Why do we desperately cling to it? Hope, according to Desmond Tutu (South African Anglican Bishop and Theologian) is “being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” This statement is so true in today’s world...

 

Expiration dates

Food, humans and medicine all have expiration dates. Since 2017, the Food Industry Association has researched in vain to establish guidelines on shelf-life of edibles. In fact, with the exception of...

 

There's always something to gripe about

Are farmers and ranchers ever happy? Are regular people ever happy either? I’m not sure we ever stay happy for very long. We people involved in agriculture always find something to gripe about. First it didn’t rain. I mean we prayed and pleaded for...

 

The Great Pretendian, part 3

In 1969 Jackie Marks made his way from California to New York City to further his journalism career. Marks was already somewhat successful, having published numerous magazine articles and two books....

 

Franklin earns GAC runner of the week

ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Cross Country opened their 2023 season last week in the Aggie Duels hosted by Cameron University. The Rangers won the overall meet and runner Christian Franklin won the meet individually. After the m...

 

Ranger football falls in first road game of season

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State football dropped Saturday's road game 66-0 to #8 Ouachita Baptist. The Tigers jumped out early in the first quarter and led the rest of the way. Wilson Cal led the Rangers in tackles with eight on the e...

 

Ranger soccer ends in draw Sunday against the Riverhawks

TAHLEQUAH, Okla, – Northwestern Soccer traveled to Northeastern State for a Sunday afternoon match that ended in a 0-0 draw between the two programs. With this result the Rangers are now 1-2-1 on the year following the first draw of the season. N...

 

Koster earns GAC goalkeeper of the week

ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers goalkeeper Maggie Koster earned conference goalkeeper of the week following a shutout against Northeastern State Sunday afternoon. This is the third time Koster has earned this award with the R...

 

Ranger volleyball opens conference play with electric five set win

ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers won the conference opening match against Southeastern Oklahoma State in a full five sets. Northwestern rattled off three straight points to come back and win the fifth set a...

 

Ladybug softball shuts out Chisholm

ALVA, Okla. – Driving in five runs on three hits, Kaylen Woods led the Alva Ladybugs past the Chisholm Lady Longhorns 15-0 on Wednesday. Originally scheduled for Monday, the game was delayed by r...

 

Local Kindness Day in Northwest Oklahoma group to meet Sept. 14

For the third year, Northwestern Oklahoma State University personnel are welcoming the campus communities in Alva, Enid and Woodward, along with all others in northwest Oklahoma to take part in Kindness Day in Northwest Oklahoma activities scheduled...

 

Woods County has been accepted as a network level member of Oklahoma Main Street

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Main Street has announced that Woods County is now a member on the network level. The Oklahoma Main Street Center (OMSC), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, a...

 

Fall programs begin at Alva Public Library

The Alva Public Library expects to have a new air conditioning unit installed soon. Library Director Sandra Ott told the library board Monday the new unit could be installed this week, weather... Full story

 

Louisiana, 9 other states ask federal judge to block changes in National Flood Insurance Program

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and businesses from s...

 

Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers

DETROIT (AP) — Auto workers are poised to go on strike at a few targeted automotive factories unless General Motors, Ford and Stellantis grant big pay raises and restore concessions that the workers made years ago, when the companies were in f...

 

Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — You may not know it, but thousands of often shadowy companies routinely traffic in personal data you probably never agreed to share — everything from your real-time location information to private financial details. Even if you...

 

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is debating President Joe Bide...

 

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for expected visit to fighter jet plant

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it's concerned his visit is focused on expanding military c...

 

Arizona sheriff seeks state and federal help to handle arrival of asylum-seekers in rural area

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — The sheriff of Arizona's easternmost border county asked state and federal officials for help Thursday with the sudden daily release of more than a hundred migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., including families with small c...

 

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