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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...
Gov. Kevin Stitt recently issued a proclamation declaring February as Career and Technical Education Appreciation Month in Oklahoma. Northwest Technology Center, the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, and CareerTech facilities throughout the state are celebrating CareerTech month. "In dealing with the challenges that 2020 brought, Northwest Technology Center adapted and continued delivering career-related training programs for high school and adult students. We also found new ways and delivery methods to provide safety and...
When you watch network television, and thanks to Covid and weather, we’re watching a lot more, you know it is fueled by commercials. Love them or hate them, they make it all possible with the Super Bowl offerings entertainment in themselves. Car guy that I am, I’m drawn to the Express Credit Auto, Jackie Cooper Easy Credit, and some others that are all in the category of “Buy Here, Pay Here” (BHPH) dealerships. When I came across an article in Car and Driver Magazine that asked the questio...
Oklahoma’s significant contribution to American culture has been noted many times. Especially has the Sooner State produced performers who excelled in the fields of acting and singing. One native son who had success in both endeavors was Shelby Fredrick Wooley, known professionally as “Sheb.” This year marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. Wooley was born on April 10, 1921, in the western Oklahoma town of Erick. His parents were farmers and ranchers, like many other residents of Beckh...
Alyssa Russell is the 17-year-old daughter of Brenda and Rodney Mustard. Born on July 21, she ended up being the youngest in her class of all boys. Alyssa has seven siblings, three by blood and four by marriage. Her favorite subject in school is Family and Consumer Science (FACS) class with Mrs. Elliot where she is currently making a quilt. In school she is involved in Student Council, band, and vocal. She enjoys writing short stories, reading and playing video games. Her favorite book series...
The Burlington Elks' basketball season has been far from perfect. Difficult setbacks like positive Covid cases, weather conditions, and canceled games have made their season far from normal. Despite these difficulties the Elks have had a fair season, sitting at seven wins and five losses so far. With playoffs beginning, the Elks are one and one beating Medford and advancing to the district championship where they lost to Timberlake. The Elks will play Saturday, Feb. 20, against Sharon-Mutual at...
Burlington FFA is celebrating National FFA Week next week with different kinds of activities. Some of the activities include dressing up as a farmer, writing letters to alumni, volunteering after school, and an elementary coloring contest. Burlington has been keeping active with different community service projects, livestock judging, a radio interview that will be aired next week on KOFM, and preparing for our county livestock show. The chapter's junior class just finished up their Washington...
If you were to walk the halls at Burlington Public Schools, it is likely you would see the librarian, Mica Andrews, pulling a pink suitcase filled with books through the hall. Students have not been able to go to the library this school year due to Covid-19, but this did not stop Ms. Andrews from bringing the library to students. This year Ms. Andrews has been challenging the kindergarten students to reach their reading goals. She aims to make reading fun for the students and does so by...
Burlington kindergarten teacher Teresa Sims has been in education for 24 years. Burlington is the fifth school of her teaching career and she has been here three years. She was nominated by fellow Burlington first grade teacher, Anne Graham, for the Professional Oklahoma Educators (POE) Excellence in Education Elementary Merit Award. This is an award that recognizes Oklahoma educators who demonstrate a commitment to their students in teaching strength of character and excellence in the...
As Christians begin the Lenten season on our journey to Easter, we find ourselves at a familiar point in time. One in which we are used to “giving up” something for 40 days and 40 nights as a way of returning to and depending on God. However, this year I can’t help but feel like I’m being ripped off. Like I’m at a pawn shop that is offering me much less that my items are worth. Because as this week approached, I asked a question that we’ve already been asking ourselves for a year. How much mo...
This week we will go back to the New Testament and read the book of Luke. Luke wrote the book of Luke and the book of Acts. Luke states in Chapter One that he has investigated so we might know the exact truth of what we have been taught. In Acts 1 he says his first account was about all that Jesus began to do and teach. In both cases he mentions “most excellent” Theophilus, which means lover of God. Luke’s desire was for those who love God to know the truth about Jesus. Luke begins with the events surrounding the birth of John the Bapti...
Two Aline residents were injured in a one-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16. The collision occurred at 12:41 p.m. on US-412, four-tenths of a mile east of OK-132 South. The location is approximately 2.5 miles west of Enid in Garfield County. Larry Eugene Shelite, 83, of Aline was driving a 2002 GMC 1500 pickup eastbound on US-412. For unknown reasons, the vehicle departed the roadway to the left into the center median. The vehicle drove one-tenth mile in the median before going down into... Full story
After the ice of the previous weekend, Alvans braced themselves for the possible 8-15 inches of snow predicted for Valentine's Day. The snow amounts were closer to three inches, but temperatures plummeted to below zero bringing more hazards. Additional snow fell Tuesday night. The exceptionally cold temperatures brought frozen and burst water pipes, electrical problems and hazardous driving conditions. Areas of Alva experienced rolling blackouts Wednesday morning when OG&E cut power to conserve... Full story
Howard Lee Kisling of Centennial, Colorado, died after a short illness February 8, 2021, at the age of 90. He was born on December 5, 1930, to George and Elizabeth (Mott) Kisling on a farm near Burlington, Oklahoma. Howard left tiny Hazelton, Kansas, where he was one of nine in his 1948 high school graduating class. Upon ROTC graduation from Kansas University in 1952 Howard became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. Stationed in frigid Limestone Maine, 1st Lt. Howard Kisling liked to...
Thanks to the Alva Water Department I got up the other morning, 9 degrees below zero. Time to make coffee. I turned on the faucet and water came running as usual. I thought, God bless the people in the Alva Water Department. I can only wonder what they went through to keep our water running. Thank you each and every one for a job well done. Sincerely, Terry Turner...
The weather has caused some changes in basketball playoff schedules in the area. Alva High School was to host Blackwell for the district playoff tonight (Friday). Those games have been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 22, according to the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA). The Ladybugs will play at 6 p.m. with the Goldbug game to follow at 8 p.m. in Alva Monday. The Cherokee girls have advanced to Class A regional playoffs in the consolation bracket after a loss to Laverne...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – On Thursday, the Great American Conference's Council of Presidents approved changes to the league's conference baseball schedule. In lieu of the weather across Arkansas and Oklahoma, all six of this weekend's slated conference baseball series – Arkansas-Monticello at Southwestern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas at Northwestern Oklahoma State, Henderson State at Oklahoma Baptist, Southeastern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech, East Central at Harding and Ouachita at Harding - will be moved to Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May...
ALVA, Okla.- After the latest announcement from the Great American Conference about moving this weekend conference opener, the Rangers have made other schedule changes to the weekend. Rangers were set to open the season last weekend against Northeastern State and Rogers State but were postponed due to inclement weather, along with the conference opener this weekend against Southern Arkansas. The Southern Arkansas series will now be on May 7th and 8th. The Northwestern Baseball team will now open the season on Sunday, February 21st at 2PM...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern baseball and softball teams are set to kick off their season. Here are the spring 2021 guidelines for attendance of games. Fan Attendance • Fan attendance is permitted at Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball and baseball games this spring due to the nature of the competition and the enhanced ability to socially distance at large, outdoor venues such as Myers Stadium and the Alva Rec Park softball stadium. Ticketing will not be conducted for baseball or softball games and admittance is free to both hom...
ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern moves season opener against Friends (Kan.) to Monday, Feb. 22. The games were initially scheduled for Saturday, but due to inclement weather, the game was moved. The Rangers have now had their season opener moved four times, all due to weather. The Red-and-Black's doubleheader will start at 11 am with the second game to follow....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rolling average of new coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has been more than cut in half, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Friday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases in the state during the past two weeks has declined from 2,233 per day to 1,010.71 while the rolling average of daily deaths fell from 36.86 to 23.43, according to the Johns Hopkins data. There have been a reported 417,345 total virus cases and 4,132 deaths since the pandemic began, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health,...