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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Super chocolate donut or cereal, pears, juice, milk Tuesday – Sausage and egg biscuit or cereal, banana, juice, milk Wednesday – Mini sausage pancakes or cereal, peaches, juice, milk Thursday – Chicken waffle or cereal, maple syrup, applesauce, juice, milk Friday – No school Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Popcorn chicken, potato smiles, broccoli and cheese, biscuit, applesauce, milk Tuesday – Frito chili pie, fiesta beans, mandarin oranges, chocolate cup cake, milk Wednesday – Chicken...
Annually, the Alva Wesleyan Food Bank is Bank It's fourth quarter vision for the year. From October to December of 2019, Bank It, the community of Alva and participating banks raised $8,280 to go towards the needs of the food bank. The Alva Wesleyan Food Bank serves the community by providing boxes of food for about 200 Alva households monthly. They are currently serving approximately 738 adults and 377 children, about 20% of the Woods County population. In addition to providing food assistance...
Payne Louthan Payne Louthan is the son of J.J. and Niki Louthan. High school activities include basketball, soccer, golf, speech and four year member of STUCCO. Louthan has worked for Gambino's Pizza for the past three years. He has enlisted in the Marine Corps and leaves for basic training in August. He then plans to go four years active duty with his MOS (military occupational specialty) being Infantry. The best advice he can give a freshman is, “Whenever you are faced with a problem just ask God for the answer. Learn to think critically and...
Todd Ruwaldt Ruwaldt is the son of Chris and Karol Ruwaldt. High school activities include playing football. He is employed by Northwest Feed & Seed. Todd plans to play football at Northwestern Oklahoma State University while working on obtaining a degree in business. The best advice he can give a freshman is, "Stay positive at all times and enjoy life." His personal philosophy is, "Stay positive even when you do not feel like it, stay tough mentally." Aspen Warren Warren is the daughter of... Full story
Fall semester honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all As, or a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Those on the vice president’s list had grade point averages of 3.5 or better in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Undergraduate students on the honorable mention lists had 4.0 or 3.5 GPAs, respectively, in a minimum of three to a max...
Memorial services for Elizabeth Waynell Wiebener will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Alva First Christian Church with Rev. Ron Pingelton and Pastor Drew Kirtley officiating, under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. On July 31, 1932, at 9:30 p.m. in Anthony, Kansas, Elizabeth Waynell Mallory was born to A. Wayne and Opal (Munson) Mallory. She passed away March 3, 2020, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 4 days. The Mallorys lived in Weatherford,...
I’m sure some of you may be wondering if there’s anything new regarding the William S. Key Correctional Center being targeted for possible closure. Back in January, I told you that the state was looking at closing five prisons, including William S. Key. As of right now, there are really no new developments to report, but I will keep you posted if that should change. This facility is extremely important for the jobs it provides here in northwestern Oklahoma, and with your help and support, I will continue to fight to keep this facility open. Her...
The Act I "Savannah Sipping Society" actresses put on a great show last weekend. Ann Kline, Becky Marshall, Michelle Penner, Kathi Jenlink and, for three minutes, Nicki Chaffee, gave a crowd-pleasing performance. There were plenty of one-liners to keep the crowd laughing all evening. Thanks, ladies, for a fun time, and thanks to all that made this show possible. The best six bucks I spent all month. We have the start of a shopping mall here in Alva. We have probably the only one-stop location...
Friday, February 28, 2020 2:28 a.m. – Medic needed for a male with chest pains. 5:10 p.m. – Report of a controlled burn. 5:53 p.m. – Report of a controlled burn. Saturday, February 29, 2020 10:53 a.m. – Medic needed for a dialysis patient in the 800 block of Santa Fe. 1:24 p.m. – Report of vandalism. 2:14 p.m. – Medic needed at Beadles for a female who hit her head. 3:06 p.m. – Report of a fire 3 miles south of Capron on County Road 490. 5:14 p.m. – Report of harassment. 5:40 p.m. – Report of a two vehicle accident on Oklahoma Highway...
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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Misdemeanor Filings Austin Grady Porter, Dayton, Texas, 26,...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1301 page 442: William H. Bullock and Ladon Florence Bullock, husband and wife, unto Barbara Walls Ike and Brenden Tyler Walls. The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 17, township 24 north, range 15, WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 1301 page 444: Dale E. Icke and Barbara Icke, husband and wife, Richard Brian Riggs and Amanda K. Walls-Riggs, husband and wife, and Brenden Tyler Walls, unto Max A. Redgate and Debra Redgate. The...
The First Baptist Church, Alva, will host the Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma in concert on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. This is the 30th Anniversary Season for the SCW. The concert will include traditional and contemporary arrangements, scripture and congregational worship. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome to attend. The Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma is a volunteer group of professional and non-professional musicians. More than 300 in number from Baptist Churches across the state of Oklahoma. The group, began in the...
ALVA – The Rangers baseball team was ready to return for a home series after playing eight of their last nine games on the road. The Rangers trailed the Weevils by one game in the Great American Conference and changed that by sweeping the Friday afternoon doubleheader: 10-3 in the first game and completing the second game in walk-off fashion 5-4. The Rangers improve to 9-13 on the season and 6-5 in conference play. The Weevils drop to 8-11 on the season and 5-6 in conference play. Game 1 The Rangers finished the game with 13 hits in Game O...
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers softball faced another Great American Conference opponent in the University of Arkansas of Monticello Friday afternoon. The Rangers played well in the first game with Alexia Taylor earning the start, and Hannah Howell starting in the second. The Blossoms tallied only seven hits in the first game and eleven in the second while the Red-and-Black tallied 10 on the day. Northwestern now sits with a record of 3-14, with a Great American Conference mark of 0-10. Three different Rangers tallied t...
Conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, music activist and speaker Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake will be the special guest of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Fine Arts Department Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10. The Los Angeles music activist will speak twice while on campus. On Monday, he will provide a lecture at 2 p.m. in Ryerson Hall 200 on "Social Justice Topics in Music." Then on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium, the Northwestern Chorale will join Blake in... Full story
Home delivery of medical marijuana, a shorter dispensary setback from schools and making the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority its own agency are among the proposals that survived last week’s first legislative deadline. But a bill banning billboards with medical marijuana advertising failed to make it through committee. The next major deadline is March 12, when bills have to pass their chamber of origin. The bills reflect how the Legislature continues trying to calibrate regulations for an industry that came to life in late 2018 and has s...
MONTICELLO, Ark.– Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers softball split their second half of the four-game series against the University of Arkansas at Monticello Saturday afternoon. The Ranger bats showed extreme improvement from the day before as the Red-and-Black tallied 20 hits on the day. Alexia Taylor earned her first win of the season, while Hannah Howell started the second game. Taylor kept the UAM offense quiet with only five hits while a back-and-forth battle in the second ended in a loss for Alli Willis, her second of the season. N...
ALVA – The Northwestern baseball team hoped to carry in the momentum from Friday's doubleheader sweep, and they did just that by scoring three runs in the opening inning and never looking back. Northwestern led the whole way, going on to win 16-12. The Rangers completed the series sweep over Arkansas-Monticello. This is the first time in program history Rangers have swept the Weevils. The Rangers scored 16 runs on 14 hits in the game. The offense was led by centerfielder Jake Darrow, who led the team with four hits on the day. Darrow was a...
Stepping tentatively through an evening field, some buffalo pause to check their surroundings. These aren't the woolly brown beasts seen in nature but more surreal creatures with elongated limbs that seem to tiptoe lightly through the landscape as their coats reflect splotches of color. "Bewildered," an acrylic painting by Destiny Rosato, is one of the artist's works now on display at Graceful Arts Gallery in Alva. Another Rosato painting in the Pathways and Passages exhibit is titled "Parade."... Full story
In a special meeting Wednesday, March 4, the Alva City Council passed Resolution 2020-001. The resolution outlines the hiring procedures for the city business manager. The resolution calls for directing Oklahoma Municipal Management Services (OMMS) to advertise the position with the City Management Association of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Municipal League, the Texas Municipal League, the International City/County Management Association, and any other appropriate online city management websites. An application deadline of Monday, April 13, 2020,...
The Millwood Lady Falcons, ranked third in 3A, handed the fifth-ranked Alva Ladybugs their second loss of the season Friday night, 55-38. Millwood advanced to the state playoffs while Alva went on to face Chandler Saturday night in a win or go home situation. The Class 3A-1 area games were held Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City. If the contest had been decided on size of the cheering section, Alva would have been the clear winner. In the beginning, the Ladybugs had trouble shutting... Full story
After a loss Friday to Millwood, the Alva Ladybugs faced Chandler in the area consolation playoff Saturday night at Western Heights. The Ladybugs turned in a dominating performance, outscoring the Lady Lions 52-32. It’s the first trip to state for the Ladybugs since 2016. Chandler hit the first basket of the game, but that was the only time they led. Alva set a fast pace, and the Lady Lions had a hard time keeping up. As Chandler’s turnovers reached double digits, the Ladybugs scored 14 poi...
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local): 10:20 a.m. A St. Louis-area woman who recently traveled to Italy is the U.S. state of Missouri's first confirmed coronavirus case. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Saturday that the woman is in her 20s and is at home with her parents. She was returning home from Italy when she showed symptoms. Page said the parents are not showing symptoms. The Missouri announcement came the same day that neighboring Kansas also announced its first case of the virus. The number o...
