Articles from the February 12, 2023 edition
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Menus for week of Feb. 13–17
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Toast, scrambled eggs or cereal/toast, applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday—Cinnamon toasted bagel or cereal/toast, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Biscuit and gravy or cereal/toast, fruit, juice, milk...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1347 page 558: Kenneth Bake conveys unto Kyle Baker. Section 8, Township 23 North, Range 13 West, SE4. Warranty deed. Book 1347 page 568: Carla D. Farley conveys unto Vickie M. Gould. Lots 3–5, Block 1, City of Waynoka, H...
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...
Woods County Communication logs
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 During this day there were five traffic stops, four controlled burns and one report of cattle out. 8:08 a.m. – Report of a theft on OK-81. 12:27 p.m. – Medic needed on Murray Drive for a person having seizures. 1:36...
Tuesday night bowling standings, week of Feb. 7
Team Standings O'Bar – 5 ½ wins, 37 ½ losses Knights of Columbus – 56 wins, 40 losses Dilly Dilly – 54 losses, 42 wins Rollin GoodTimes – 48 ½ wins, 47 ½ losses The Bowl Movements – 44 ½ wins, 51 ½ losses Holy Bowlers – 38 wins, 46...
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Happy Valentine's Day to all the sweeties out there
May your day be filled with romantic thoughts, candy and flowers. Valentine’s Day was created by two businessmen with too much candy and flowers in stock. Go, Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl....
Murdock's Minutes
The 2023 legislative session is now officially underway. The main focus of the first day is a joint session in the House of Representatives where members of both chambers gather to hear the governor’s State of the State speech. In this annual...
CoffeeTime
You hear a lot of ‘loving’ being mentioned. “I love my truck … my chocolates, my family … playing golf … going to the movies, drinking beer, etc.” You name it; each one of us has...
Alva Airport Commission to consider upgrade to fueling system
Monday night, the Alva Airport Commission will discuss and act on an upgrade to the Fuel Master equipment. The meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Alva Regional Airport terminal lobby. The Fuel Master upgrade by FMLive is quoted at $12,654 to include the...
AHS honor rolls announced
Alva High School has announced the Superintendent’s and Principal’s honor rolls for first semester of the 2022-2023 school year. Superintendent's Honor Roll Adair, Kylie Andrews, Nathan Anton, Laura Anton, Toby Argo, Carly Blackledge, Asia Bosch,...
Alva tourism tax funding requested for five events
The City of Alva Tourism and Convention Development Committee has a full agenda for the regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. There are five requests for funding slated for...
January AMS Students of the Month
The teachers at Alva Middle have selected Kynlee Murrow and Warren Kelly, 8th grade; Jenna Murrow and Clayse Schafer, 7th grade; and Lexi Percival and Zachary Nichols, 6th grade as AMS Students of...
Save the humans! Extra-terrestrials are landing at a local blood drive
Our Blood Institute (OBI) will hold local blood drives during the month of February. Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition, “Save the Humans” T-shirt featuring an alien, while supplies last. “This is an out of this world way for us...
Rotary Students of the Month for January
Andrew Barton Andrew Barton is the son of Paul and Melinda Barton. High school activities include baseball, cross country, FFA, One-Act State Tech Award 2022, and speech and debate. Activities...
Senator Pederson special guest at Northwest Technology Center sophomore tours
High school sophomores throughout the district toured the respective campuses during January in preparation for enrollment for the 2023-2034 school year. Students had the opportunity to find out...
Trooper returns home, surprises suspect
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was surprised to return home and find someone inside the shop building where he keeps his patrol vehicle. Court documents show on Feb. 5 about 8:28 p.m. Woods...
Wylodean Linder to retire after 30+ years at downtown business
For more than three decades, Wylodean Linder has been the face of Alva's Merle Norman – the cute, well-known cosmetics boutique she purchased back in 1990. Positioned on the west side of the... Full story
4-H experience has lasting impact
Like many northwest Oklahoma farm kids, Chantry Banks was in 4-H. He grew up in Hamon, a small town in Ellis County. "The sewing arts have been a part of my life as long as I can remember," says... Full story
'I enjoy the geometrics of it'
With a mother who sewed clothing and a grandmother who quilted and embroidered, it was natural for Dee Mason to learn about working with fabric. She was mostly interested in cross stitching until she... Full story
Six run second inning leads to series opening win for the Rangers
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern opened a four game series against Northwest Missouri State Thursday afternoon as the Rangers took the opening game 11-4. The Rangers used a dominating second inning to...
Simpson scores big in loss to Ouachita Baptist
ALVA, Okla. – The Lady Rangers host a three game home stand in Percefull, returning home from their Arkansas trip last week. An intense game was played against the Ouachita Baptist Tigers, losing...
Rangers 11-2 run sparks come from behind win Thursday
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State basketball returned home Thursday, snapping a two game losing streak with a 75-70 victory over Ouachita Baptist. With the Rangers trailing 51-46 close to...
Infighting intensifies as Kansas GOP gets set to pick leader
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are fighting over who will lead the Kansas GOP for the next two years, and frustrations over two key election losses last year in the GOP-leaning state have ramped up the acrimony already roiling the party...
Cherokee Nation announces plans for $18M treatment center
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As a child welfare specialist for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma more than a decade ago, Juli Skinner saw firsthand the impact of the opioid crisis on Cherokee families. Parents who began using the powerful painkillers after... Full story
Aliens? Lack of US info on shootdowns breeds wild ideas
WASHINGTON (AP) — With few confirmed details from President Joe Biden's White House, the downing of three unknown aerial objects in as many days by U.S. fighter jets has prompted wild speculation about what they were and where they came from. It ev...
