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I was glad to read the article in the Alva Review-Courier: "Masonic Pancake Benefit for AHS" (Nov 15 issue). It is great that the Masons (of which I am a fifth-generation member) are holding a benefit breakfast in which proceeds will help fund Alva...

A Waynoka man has been charged with blackmail. According to information filed in the case, Loren Robert Harris, 47, is charged with felony blackmail for allegedly threatening to expose personal information that would subject Kristen Harris to...

Monday the Alva City Council is expected to name those to serve on the swimming pool task force. They will also be announcing the new supervisors for the street and sanitation departments. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers...

Grow and Share OHCE group met on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the home of Janet Cunningham. Cunningham and Mary Hamilton served as hostesses. After a delicious Thanksgiving potluck dinner, President Cunningham called the meeting to order. Twelve members...

Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Breakfast burrito, picante sauce, peaches, juice, milk Tuesday – Sausage gravy, biscuit, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Wednesday – Chicken waffle, syrup/maple, pineapple, juice, milk Thursday...

DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Walmart in Duncan, Oklahoma (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Authorities in Oklahoma are emphasizing that the investigation into a fatal shooting outside a Walmart is preliminary, but that it was an...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A distillery could be fined up to $1 million for a chlorine gas cloud that lingered over a city in northeastern Kansas in 2016. Federal prosecutors say MGP Ingredients pleaded guilty Monday to negligently violating the federal...

GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — Authorities discovered a camel, a cow and a donkey roaming together along a Kansas road in a grouping reminiscent of a Midwestern Christmas Nativity scene. The Goddard Police Department asked for help Sunday in locating the...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanksgiving and Christmas are the perfect times for giving. Through Feed the Children's annual No Hunger Holidays campaign, the anti-hunger organization focuses on giving hope and resources to thousands...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its new drug to treat sickle cell disease. The therapy, known as Adakveo, is based on discoveries made by Oklahoma Medical...

Sunny Shin Virginia Commonwealth University (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sunny Shin, Virginia Commonwealth University (THE CONVERSATION) As the first person to...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say a teenager broke both his legs after leaping from an Oklahoma City airport terminal roof while being chased by officers. An Oklahoma City police statement says the 16-year-old male was exiting a...

DUNCAN, Oklahoma (AP) — Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday morning outside a Walmart store in southwestern Oklahoma, and the shooter is among the dead, authorities said. Two victims were shot inside a car and the third died in the...

A task without a deadline is just wishful thinking. Sometimes, you can get away with procrastinating. If you never get around to alphabetizing your spices, no one’s life will change. But putting off some tasks could have a huge impact on loved...

HOLCOMB, Kan. (AP) — A fire-damaged Tyson meat processing plant in Kansas is expected to resume operations in December. Tyson announced Monday in a news release that reconstruction of the Holcomb plant is nearing completion. The company says it...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts borrowed an example from another sport to explain his approach to rallying his team. “It’s like these great basketball players,” he said. “The best shooters you’ve ever known,...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — No. 22 Oklahoma State gets a lot of attention for its dynamic offense that features the nation’s leading rusher, Chuba Hubbard, but the Cowboys’ defense also has been outstanding lately. In addition to holding each of...

WACO, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was shouting at himself coming off the field after his third turnover, a fumble when running toward the end zone. When it was all over, Hurts and coach Lincoln Riley were sharing a joyous...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida professor of international studies who co-wrote a book about organized crime was arrested Monday on federal charges that he laundered corruption proceeds from Venezuela. Bruce Bagley, 73, of Coral Gables, Florida, was...

Director Marielle Heller frames “ A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ” as if it were an episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” with miniature sets of cars and bridges to illustrate New York and Pittsburgh. Mr. Rogers, played with...

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is unveiling its first all-electric SUV, marking the start of an avalanche of battery-powered vehicles coming from mainstream and luxury automakers during the next two years that industry analysts say will boost...

Alva Farmer's Coop: Complete farm supply, investor owned http://www.alvacoop.com/ Alva Vision Clinic: The vision source http://visionsource-alvavisionclinic.com/ Alva's Market: Alva's hometown market, locally owned and operated ht... Full story