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The Waynoka Board of Education held their regular first of the month meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. in the main school building's boardroom. The meeting lasted only about ten minutes as they quickly navigated through the agenda. One reason for the speed is the consent agenda has many items but is handled with one vote, which passed unanimously. Items approved in that vote were: minutes of three previous meetings on March 5, 22 and 29; the following financial reports: general fund, building...
The Homestead currently has 53 residents in 48 apartments, including four Share Medical Center providers and one rural residency. On Feb. 1, the total apartments increased to 54 by converting a super two-bedroom apartment into two one-bedroom apartments. Another conversion like that will take place in April. Kelly Parker said that February was a rough month because at one point 25 percent of the residents were affected by the flu. At the present time, eight residents are off campus at other healthcare facilities. This caused many February...
The cConvalescent home revenue for the month of February was $373,594, which was an increase of $48,147 compared to the prior month. Total patient days for February were 1,598 compared to 1,774 in January. Convalescent home operating expenses excluding salaries, benefits and depreciation for February was $138,030, a decrease of $27,204. The convalescent home net income for February was $73,415. Rita Goodrich reported one case of the flu in February, but expressed relief it did not through the building. She expressed appreciation to fourth and...
Kelly Parker told the Alva Hospital Authority that the annual dinner for the members of the Share Foundation will be held April 19 at the Runnymede Hotel. He said the board has already approved funding of patient lifts for the nursing home. Also, about ten applications have been received for scholarships. The board will vote on the winner....
The Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) had their quarterly meeting Thursday morning at Northwest Technology Center. The board accepted the resignation of Kyle Murrow, who is moving to Colorado. They voted in a new member, Kay Decker, who had previously served on the board. Under an agenda item entitled website and social media, the consensus was the Chamber had engaged a firm to handle that, and that was probably sufficient. Another agenda item turned into a discussion was about the shortage of housing for low-income families....
At the Alva Hospital Authority Board meeting Tuesday night, CEO Kandice Allen told the board that they are moving Dr. Benjamin Hicks from the Hospital Physician's Clinic to the SMC Downtown Clinic. The downtown clinic is proving very popular and the added help will be useful. The financial report reveals the hospital did $1,899,017 in business for February, which was an $83,8803 increase compared to the prior month. Accounts written off to the collection agency totaled $106,972. Accounts...
A request from Charla Parker of the Nescatunga Arts Festival was approved to utilize the courthouse square the first weekend in June. Parker said this will be the 49th arts festival. The request includes the use of the lobby of the courthouse for sewing demonstrations and the lawn for a variety of crafts and art. Parker said they had arranged with NWOSU for a security officer to be on the grounds. Randy McMurphy made the motion, with a second by David Hamil to approve the event. The commissioners also approved a request from the Alva Fire...
The Alva Farmer's Cooperative Association of Alva held its annual stockholders meeting Monday night at the Woods County Fairground's merchants building. Ronnie Truelock, general manager, gave a report of various segments of the business and introduced the managers of the different departments of the organization. The auditor gave a report revealing that the 2017 profit was very close to the 2016 number: $654,488.17 compared to $659,910.36 a year ago. The assets of the cooperative grew from...
(Collected from UglyHedgehog.com) 1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3. If you don't have a sense of humor you probably don't have any sense at all. 4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs. 5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water. 6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out...
The regular March meeting was very short for the Woods County Excise Board. Other than meeting quorum requirements and minutes approval, the only item was monthly appropriations, which were as follows: • District 1 Highway Cash – $191,758.65 • District 2 Highway Cash – $173,053.79 • District 3 Highway Cash – $174,289.51 • District 1 CBRI Fund-105 – $8,664.63 • District 2 CBRI Fund-105 – $8,664.62 • District 3 CBRI Fund-105 – $8,664.62 • Enhanced 911 – $22,067.55 • Assessor’s Fee – $330 • County Clerk’s Lien Fee – $1,405.50 • County Clerk’s...
The BJCC Advisory Committee's longtime treasurer, Freelin Roberts, provided his monthly report at the quarterly meeting of the Community Advisory Committee on Tuesday, March 20. He told the group they have two accounts at the bank. One is called the "old prison chapel fund," which is a small account with leftover dollars ($43.93) from the original chapel building project. Roberts said, "We also maintain an account at the bank to handle the once-per-year distribution of earnings from the...
Todd Holder, secretary of the Oklahoma Board of Corrections, attended the BJCC Advisory Board meeting Tuesday noon, although he needed to leave to attend the Senate hearings at the State Capitol on the new state budget. "For those of you who read the paper, you may realize we have requested two new facilities to be built and our budget is over a billion dollar request. The likelihood of that being granted is slim to none, but we have to request," he said. "For those of you who don't know, we...
Stuart Page, Freedom's maintenance supervisor, told the town board Wednesday night that he is concerned about running out of water in the water tower if firefighters battling rural grass fires refill their water tankers from a hydrant that depletes the town's water reserve. He said that if the visiting firefighters would use water from a hydrant at Dusty Trail and Frontier streets, it won't affect the water tower level. The water tower services areas south of Frontier and west of the highway....
The regular March meeting was very short for the Woods County Excise Board. Other than meeting quorum requirements and minutes approval, the only item was monthly appropriations, which were as follows: • District 1 Highway Cash – $191,758.65 • District 2 Highway Cash – $173,053.79 • District 3 Highway Cash – $174,289.51 • District 1 CBRI Fund-105 – $8,664.63 • District 2 CBRI Fund-105 – $8,664.62 • District 3 CBRI Fund-105 – $8,664.62 • Enhanced 911 – $22,067.55 • Assessor’s Fee – $330 • Count...
(From PC World Magazine circa 2012 – no longer in print, but still just as valid today.) Over the years, many have predicted that the desktop PC would fade into oblivion, and people would all be using laptops. No, friends, the so-called post-PC world is not yet upon us. But if you're still not convinced, here are ten reasons you shouldn't give up your desktop any time soon. 1. Desktop PCs are cheap Desktops are cheaper than laptops – both when you buy them new, and when you have to make rep...
For a couple of years, Dr. Robert H. Cortner Jr. has served as an agency doctor to help cover the Share Medical Center emergency room for the required 24/7. For the last six months, he has covered the ER from Monday through Thursday, and has now been added to the staff as a full-time physician. Dr. Cortner received his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Ft. Worth. He received his bachelor's degree in public health from Texas A&M in College Station, and...
Becky Guffy, warden of the Bill Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC), told the Community Advisory Committee Tuesday at noon that the inmate count at the Alva facility that day was 556 offenders. She said about a dozen leave each day and another dozen arrive. She said the physical plant is in good shape, and they are doing okay financially. "We could always use more money, but we're doing okay," she said. The warden mentioned news reports of teachers walking out on April 2. She said, "That also inc...
Two and one-half years ago, the Woods County commissioners agreed to switch accounting software at the Woods County Courthouse from KellPro Management Software to Tyler Technologies. The new software from Tyler has not come close to working right, according to a group of affected courthouse employees present at a meeting Thursday. A huge problem is that in just over three months, the fiscal year is about to end, and half the bookkeeping is on the Tyler system and half the bookkeeping is on the K...
The board members of the Avard Rail Authority gathered Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Northwest Technology Center for a regular meeting. Ed Sutter, Bob Firth, Joe Royster, Stan Bixler and Todd Holder were present. Also present was Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed and Executive Director Sonja Williams. Even though the possibility of an executive session was listed on the agenda, no board member thought such a session was necessary. They agreed to sign the business users agreement between the rail park and Excel Stimulation LLC. Williams said the rail pa...
The Woods County Industrial Development Authority (WCIDA) just barely had a quorum Tuesday morning at their quarterly meeting at Northwest Technology Center. With the resignation of Bryce Benson from the city council, his appointment to that board disappeared also, so he was not present. Those in attendance were Rick Cunningham, Richard Ryerson and Stan Kline, along with Executive Director Sonja Williams. The agenda was handled quickly with the approval of minutes, financial reports and payment of outstanding bills. The only bill was the...
This is something I found on Google News that should be of high interest. By Chris Welch Mobile spam calls have been a nuisance for years, but over the last few months, it’s felt to me like there’s been a surge of them. I get between four and six calls daily, and a quick survey of friends shows that I’m not alone. Every waking day brings with it a new barrage. Robocallers have upped their game by masking their spam with local, genuine-looking phone numbers. Sometimes their nonsense is amusing ...
After conducting regular business, the Freedom School Board entered into an executive session to discuss the following list of teachers to possibly be rehired for the next school year: Penny Brewer, career teacher; Darci Immel, career teacher; Teresa Kennedy, temporary teacher; Bretta Matthews, career teacher; Shelly Province, temporary teacher; Michael Schnatz, temporary teacher; Charlotte Selfridge, temporary teacher; Marlo Smith, career teacher; Katie Strehl, career teacher; Grace Tepe, career teacher; Elizabeth Tyree, temporary teacher;...
The Woods County commissioners met Monday, March 5, and went through the usual start of meeting with roll call of members and the pledge of allegiance. The first item was to approve a flood plain permit for a railroad bridge between Hopeton and Dacoma on their already exiting right of-way. A natural gas road crossing permit costing $500 was approved for Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestOK LLC for a line about three miles south of Dacoma at 25-29-13 26-29-13. Most of the monthly reports were approved. Only the sheriff's report was not...
A couple of weeks ago, the Alva School Board held a special meeting to allow two architectural firms make presentations as to why they should be hired to design an addition to Alva High School (AHS). Both firms gave impressive PowerPoint-type presentations and handed out beautifully printed color brochures showcasing their work. At Monday night's meeting, President Jane McDermott inquired of the other four board members if they wanted to see more presentations, or if they were content. After a...
(An oldie but goodie. One of the funniest pieces of writing I ever remember.) 1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow. 2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process. 3. Retrieve cat from...
