Articles from the August 13, 2017 edition
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Menus for week of Aug. 14–18
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday — No school Tuesday — No school Wednesday — No school Thursday — Whole Grain Apple Jacks, buttered toast, pears, juice, milk Friday — Breakfast bun, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Publi...
By K-State's Bill Snyder back on the sidelines for another year
Manhattan, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snyder likes to spin a well-worn story about an old man from western Kansas, who had driven through the night many years ago to visit Kansas State's coach after a victory in the Copper Bowl. Snyder was in the early s... Full story
Airport commission to discuss runway, signs and courtesy cars
The Alva Airport Commission will address possible revision of courtesy car use policies, new signage and turf runway construction during Monday’s meeting. The commission has regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the a...
New charge filed in unloaded shotgun shooting
A new charge has been filed in a case involving a shooting injury to a Waynoka youth. The incident occurred the night of April 2, 2016. Draven Michael Smith, 19, of Waynoka was struck in the chest by a pellet from a supposedly unloaded shotgun...
Highway 11 closed near Medford due to high water
State Highway 11 east of Medford was closed Saturday due to high water on the roadway, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Both eastbound and westbound lanes were closed between SH-132 and Medford in Grant County. With the possibility of...
Woods County Extension C.A.F.E Lunchtime Learning offered
The eighth in a series of the Woods County Extension C.A.F.E Lunchtime Learning Workshops, “Getting the Most from Your County Fair,” will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Woods County Courthouse Conference Room. Extension C.A.F.E. (Catch a F...
Junkman's Gems
School will soon be starting. As you know if you have kids/grandkids, it costs something to get started. There are several groups that help get kids school supplies. The one I had mentioned to me...
Expectations high for upcoming season
It was exactly the start that Northwestern Oklahoma State Head Football Coach Matt Walter was looking for in 2016, earning a big season opening win over Arkansas-Monticello, 59-56, in one of the most thrilling games of the Great American Conference...
Reinvented Rangers ready to roll
New head Ranger volleyball coach Jeremy White and his squad have undergone a mental and physical transformation that will be on full display when they step onto the court this fall. The Rangers will enter the season ranked 10th in the Great American...
Woods County Communications phone log
Thursday, August 3, 2017 8:03 a.m. Reporting party advised of a starving dog at County Road Johnston and County Road 240. 8:43 a.m. 911 call, RP needed a civil assist on Kay Road. 1:57 p.m. RP advised of a fire at County Road 150 and Johnston Road....
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...
Divorce filings
Cemeber McCurry vs. Michael K. McCurry: dissolution of marriage ($252.14). Dennis Leon Schwerdtfeger vs. Jan Arlene Schwerdtfeger: dissolution of marriage ($252.14)....
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1265 page 172: Steven Redgate, Successor Trustee of The Nunnelee Inter Vivos Trust dated June 2, 1994, unto Ryan Patrick Redgate and Monica Renae Shepard. All of the northeast quarter of section 2, township 24 north, range...
Woods County Sheriff's Office phone log
Thursday, August 3, 2017 9:10 a.m. Man called about information. 9:30 a.m. Woman called about information. 9:50 a.m. Woman called about information. 10:30 a.m. Woman called about equipment information. 11:20 a.m. Man called about inmate information....
10 Rangers to Watch Series: Madison McGraw
The Northwestern Oklahoma State Athletic Department have been announcing ten Rangers throughout the summer that Ranger fans can expect to make direct impacts on their team's success. These athletes...
NWTC Earns 2017 Gold Star Award
Northwest Technology Center was recognized earlier this month as a winner of the Gold Star Award, the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers (OATC). This is the 11th...
Three named Friends of Guidance
Three area citizens have been named Friends of Guidance by the Guidance Division of the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education (OKACTE). The awards were announced recently at OKACTE...
Senior Citizens worry about funding gap
Members of the Senior Nutrition Center are nervous about a funding gap that has developed with a termination letter from SWODA (South Western Oklahoma Development Authority) to Panhandle Nutrition...
'Way too much, way too quick'
"This is way too much, way too quick," said James Stallings during Wednesday's public hearing on proposed Alva utility rate increases. His comment reflects the attitude expressed by those speaking to...
Nebraska project works to grow Pawnee corn
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — When the Pawnee Nation was forced from its homeland in Nebraska to a reservation in Oklahoma in the 1870s, they lost a lot more than their home and their lives. "There were 12,000 and once they got to Oklahoma, the count was 6...
