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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18, NIV). My family has some friends who are hurting beyond what words can describe. It’s the kind of thing you wish you could reach in and take the pain away for them or have just the right words that would reach this wound that has penetrated their minds, body, heart, and soul. But sometimes there is nothing humanly possible that can be done for a grief so real and a burden so great. The only thing I know to do is pray. In reality, I have to ask y...
On Sunday, Jan. 5, the First Presbyterian Church of Alva congregation had the pleasure of welcoming missionary and pastor Rev. Gordon Edwards to their pulpit. Edwards was the First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater's pastor from 1989 through 2013. He is a current executive presbyter for the Cimarron Presbytery. In addition, Edwards is involved in a ministry that includes mission trips to Syria annually to provide support to Christians in that area of the world. Previously this ministry has...
In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers (Hebrews 2:10-11 NIV). According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus grew up with several siblings in the tiny town on Nazareth. While the writers don't give us the names of his...
The Alva Regional Airport Commission spent some time Monday night discussing the recommendation by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) to install some approach lights. The omni-directional approach lights (ODALs) show pilots, at night and in bad weather, the path to and centerline of the runway. All members of the commission were present including Chair Dale Logsdon, Caleb Mosburg, Kelly Parker, Terry Turner and Paul Kinzie. The good news is that the OAC will pay for all but five percent...
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO) Mike Rounds (R-SD), James Risch (R-ID), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Rick Scott (R-FL) to introduce a resolution designating January 16th as Religious Freedom Day. This resolution also commemorates the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom’s 234th anniversary, a statute that laid the foundations for the First Amendment. “Our country has a stron...
Mrs. Keli Woods' TSA students recently competed in a mini conference in Blackwell. The following students placed in several different categories. Mechanical Engineering - 1st – Hudson Feely, Mason Orcutt, Kade Parker, Cameron Longhurst. Chapter Team - 1st – Dylen Marteney, Trenton Clepper, Brady Lott, Jansen Shirley, Brooklyn Murrow, Evan Ferguson. Coding - 1st – Toby Anton, Cameron Longhurst. Leadership Strategies - 2nd - Brady Lott, Kohl Ince, Kade Parker. 3rd – Cambell Gaisford, Kaden L...
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University department of social work recently hosted a Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Program (CWPEP) Advisory Board meeting on the Enid campus. CWPEP is a title IV-E partnership between the University of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work coordinates the contract with Northwestern and other...
Funeral visitation for Marvin Pshigoda will be Friday, January 17, 2020, from 6 -7:30 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 2 p.m. at College Hill Church of Christ with Dr. W. Jay Tyree, minister, officiating. Burial will follow in Alva Municipal Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Marvin Clarence was born February 3, 1931, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to Mary (Schaefer Ginder) and John Pshigoda. He passed away sud...
“User friendly” is a term that can work wonders when man and machine cooperate. If not, it leads to creating cataclysms, according to Clay Chandler in Fortune Magazine. When a machine is programmed to troubleshoot and self-correct, human intervention may create problems. An example was Three Mile Island, when plant operators intervened and a reactor meltdown occurred. Cliff Kuang, in his book “User Friendly,” stresses the importance of keeping technology “human-centric.” Early in the machine...
One of the ways of learning about our past is to study biographies of people who accomplished extraordinary things in their lives. This article is about Alexander Lucius Twilight, an American who lived from 1795 to 1857. Twilight was born in Vermont. As a poor youngster less than 10 years old, he got a job working for a neighboring farmer. He saved his money and was finally able to afford to attend a local high school when he was 20. Over the next six years Twilight completed high school and...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference released their all-decade soccer team early Wednesday morning. One Northwestern soccer player was recognized – senior Yazmin Gomez from Westminster, California – for her play from 2016-2019. Over the course of the next few weeks, the Great American Conference will reveal All-Decade teams for the 13 sports for which the league sponsors a championship. The league will also announce a Program of the Decade award for each sport that will go to the team that earned the most points and highest perce...
The Rangers will host GAC opponent Ouachita Baptist Saturday evening at 3 p.m in Percefull Fieldhouse for the second time this season. The Bison have a 10-4 overall record, with a 5-3 mark in league play. They are riding a three-game winning streak as they took their last win to GAC opponent Arkansas Tech with a score of 75-61. The Bison barely lead the head-to-head match-up between both teams with ten wins to the Black-and-Red’s nine as they head into their 20th game. The Rangers dropped the last game against the OBU this season with a s...
Russellville, Ark. – Former Ranger cornerback Aharon Barnes, return specialist Horatio Smith and outside linebacker Maurice Wright Jr. were among the players selected to the Great American Conference All-Decade Football Team, which was announced Tuesday. Over the course of the next few weeks, the Great American Conference will reveal All-Decade teams for the 13 sports for which the league sponsors a championship. The league will also announce a 'Program of the Decade' for each sports which goes to the team that earned the most points and h...
Dilly Dilly 45 ½ wins 34 ½ losses Marshall's Oldtimers 42 wins 38 losses Ms Deb's Hairstyling 41 ½ wins 38 ½ losses O'Bar 39 wins 41 losses Knights of Columbus 39 wins 41 losses Rollin Good Times 39 wins 41 losses Next Frame 38 wins 42 losses The Bowl Movements 36 wins 44 losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – Jon Talley - 246 High Scratch Series – Jon Talley - 628 High Handicap Game – Jon Talley - 283 High Handicap Series – Jon Talley - 739 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Kayanna Williams - 198 High Scratch Series – Kayanna William...
TCU (12-4, 3-1) vs. Oklahoma (11-5, 2-2) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Big 12 foes meet as TCU faces Oklahoma. Each team is coming off of a big loss this past Tuesday. Oklahoma lost 66-52 at home to Kansas, while TCU fell 81-49 at West Virginia. SAVVY VETERANS: Senior leadership has been on display for both of these teams. Kristian Doolittle, Austin Reaves and Brady Manek have combined to account for 61 percent of Oklahoma's scoring this season. For TCU, Desmond Bane, Jaire Grayer and Edric Dennis Jr. h...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PetroChoice, a leading provider of lubrication solutions, is excited to announce the lubricant business acquisition of Commercial Distributing Inc. (CDi), headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. CDi has been a trusted distributor of lubricants in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas, specializing in the automotive market. CDi has a long-standing reputation for providing customers with innovative solutions and top-quality lubrication products. "We welcome CDi's associates and customers to PetroChoice,"...
JENKS, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 16, 2020-- Gateway First Bank announced today the appointment of Nick Gulick as Senior Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Gulick will lead the charge in evolving the brand, which has a strong 20-year legacy. "Since Gateway Mortgage Group merged with a 100-year old bank to create Gateway First Bank, the company has experienced a great deal of change and growth. We have a new story to tell, so it's important that we effectively connect our customers to Gateway's brand," said Stephen Curry, Chairman and...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma authorities have arrested a fifth person and are seeking two more in the December slaying of a member of a white supremacist prison gang, Tulsa County officials said Thursday. Billy Shawn Griffith, 39, was arrested Wednesday night and was being held on $2 million bail, said Tulsa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Casey Roebuck. Griffith is one of seven people charged with first-degree murder in the gang-related beating death of Jared Langworthy, 23. Two other suspects charged in the case, 49-year-old Jerry W...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Lawrence man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 22-year-old sister, Johnson County prosecutors said Thursday. John Parker Mays, 27, was arrested Tuesday night in Douglas County after his sister, Layne Mays, was found dead, Overland Park police spokesman John Lacy said. He was charged Thursday and is being held on $1 million bond. .Authorities have not said how Layne Mays died. Layne Mays's mother found her body and called police, police said. Layne Mays studied animal science at Kansas S...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man wounded by a rookie Kansas police officer who mistakenly drew her gun instead of her Taser has been unable to find her to serve her with an excessive force lawsuit. Akira Lewis's attorney, Shaye Downing, said in a court filing that she has sought assistance from law enforcement, a process service company and a private investigator to locate former Lawrence Officer Brindley Blood, who shot Lewis in May 2018. The court will decide whether to approve serving Blood through newspaper publication, the Lawrence J...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Two former students have given Oklahoma State University one of its biggest donations ever, $50 million, which the school will spend on agriculture research and the construction of a new building. The contribution from alumni Kayleen and Larry Ferguson designates $25 million to the university's agriculture college, which will be renamed Ferguson College of Agriculture. The other half of the donation will kick-start a fundraising campaign for the construction of the new agriculture college building on the Stillwater c...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The state's top prosecutor wants to crack down on indoor vaping. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Wednesday in a news release that he wants the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act to also cover vaping and has crafted legislation to make the change. The law prohibits smoking in most public places, including workplaces, public buildings, bars and restaurants. "We see no logical reason to protect indoor vaping in public places where indoor smoking is already prohibited by law," Schmidt said. "I suspect the reason indoor v...
Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia said Thursday that the state is better prepared to respond to layoffs stemming from the grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max than it was during the Great Recession, when it had to borrow money to prop up its unemployment insurance trust fund. That fund now has about $1 billion in it — money that could be tapped now for things such as its shared work program that helps pay worker salaries to keep them on the job. The state is working closely with Spirit and other Kansas companies in the supply chain t...
NEW YORK (AP) — If sheer drama is what you crave on TV, look no further than the tale of a fearless mother at the far edge of South America. She is a puma and this big cat repeatedly launches herself over and over at a llama-like creature more than three times her size, desperate to get meat for her three pups. Repeatedly, she is flung into the air like a rag doll and injured. But she does not back down. When she finally manages to fell a guanaco, more than just her children cheered. So did the filmmakers. "We could almost have cried we were s...
