Articles from the March 1, 2019 edition
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Area religious services and events
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.;...
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Please make the pain stop
Human suffering. In our world of internet and television, we are exposed to scenes of human suffering daily. We look around and see so many struggling with sorrow and pain. It is overwhelming at times...
Spiritually Speaking
Caution. While the following article is not intended to be unkind, it is decidedly less than politically correct. This afternoon, our favorite daughter used the phrase “fleecing the sheep.” I hadn’t thought about that concept in quite some time,...
Scarbrough named to 2019 Academic All-State Scholars
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2019 Academic All-State Awards. These 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 535 n... Full story
Alva Robotics Team meeting
The Alva Robotics Team will meet on Saturday, March 2, at 10 a.m. in the basement of the Alva Public Library. Items on the agenda will include voting for officers for the upcoming season, selection of a booth design, and planning for a fundraiser....
'Green Book' wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others who ridicule it as an outdated inver...
Memory of Fred "Dick" and Gladys Smith honored with new scholarship
The Fred O. "Dick" and Gladys W. Smith Scholarship was established by their family in Dec. 2018 to honor Dick's basketball legacy and their family's love for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.... Full story
EDGAR A. SCHWERDTFEGER
Funeral services will be Friday, March 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Capron United Methodist Church with Reverend Janet Fitz, Pastor. Burial will follow in Capron Cemetery under the direction of Wharton...
KIMBERLY DANIELS
Memorial services will be Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Hopeton Wesleyan Church with Reverend M.L. Hadsell officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com....
ROGER EUGENE MILLER
Funeral services for Roger Eugene Miller will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Alva Assembly of God Church with Rev. Cody Anderson, pastor of the Faith Center Fellowship in Meno,...
WILLIAM 'BILL' LOWE Jr.
Graveside services for longtime Holly, Colorado, resident William “Bill” Lowe Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. (Central) on Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Alva, Oklahoma, with Pastor Aaron Wagner officiating. Visitation for Bil...
Paving
“What this country needs is a good 5 cent cigar.” –Thomas R. Marshall What this country needs today is self-repairing pavement. The Dutch are experimenting with a stretch of asphalt laced with a mat...
Random Thoughts
As we saw last week, the 1920s was a conservative decade in U.S. history. For one thing, the government took an isolationist approach to foreign policy – we refused, for example, to join the League o...
GAC recognizes Brown as Player of the Week
ALVA, Okla. – After a great performance in a pair of games over the past week, Bailey Brown was recognized for her work as she was named the Great American Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week on Monday. Brown led the Lady Rangers to a...
Scheduled times changed for NWOSU's weekend baseball series with SAU
ALVA, Okla. – In response to forecast frigid temperatures this coming weekend, times have changed for Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball’s series against No. 18 Southern Arkansas, team officials announced on Wednesday. Originally sch...
Johnson earns Freshman of the Week honors
SHAWNEE, Okla. – As the Rangers entered their opening weekend of Great American Conference play, Kalie Johnson earned her first GAC Freshman Player of the Week honor after an outstanding series, the league announced Tuesday. Northwestern opened G...
Fourteen Northwestern employees finish Wellness Center's Complete 180 Challenge
Fourteen Northwestern Oklahoma State University employees finished the J.R. Holder Wellness Center Complete 180 Challenge. Richard Burdick, director at the Wellness Center, said the Complete 180...
Johnson has 6 hits, home run in doubleheader split against Oklahoma Baptist
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball concluded the first conference series of the season Monday afternoon with a doubleheader split at Oklahoma Baptist, which split the four-game series as a whole at two games apiece. Northwe...
Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church dedicated and blessed
The little Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church was filled to capacity on Saturday, Feb. 24, for a dedication and blessing ceremony at its new location on the Cherokee Strip Museum compound. Approximately 100... Full story
Slugfest ends in Ranger losses; Rangers, Bison set new home-run mark
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma Baptist combined for 19 home runs in a doubleheader Monday afternoon at Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium as the Bison took both g... Full story
Oklahoma governor reappoints Elk City man to A&M Regents
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's new governor is reappointing Elk City businessman Joe Hall to the board of regents that oversees Oklahoma State University and four other state universities. Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday that he would r...
Oklahoma Board of Education approves new school report cards
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved the release of new A-F report cards for public schools that have previously been criticized by state educators for having flawed metrics. Superintendent Joy Hofmeister says t...
First lady to take "Be Best" initiative on the road
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump is going on a three-state tour to promote her "Be Best" initiative. The White House says Mrs. Trump will travel next week to Oklahoma, Washington and Nevada. This will be her first domestic overnight trip i...
Court OKs conviction of ex-cop who fatally shot black man
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appellate court has upheld a white former police officer's conviction on a misdemeanor weapons charge related to the fatal off-duty shooting of his daughter's black boyfriend. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals T...
