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 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Lady Rangers close out regular season with win over Southeastern

DURANT – Northwestern Oklahoma State closed out the regular season in Durant with a 78-74 victory. The win completes the season sweep over the Savage Storm as the Lady Rangers led the entire second half in the win. The Lady Rangers finish the regular...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Simpson earns Player of the Year in GAC awards

SHAWNEE – The Great American Conference announced their annual awards on Wednesday evening at the banquet ahead of the conference tournament, which begins on Thursday afternoon. For the Lady Rangers the first game will be this evening, March 8, at 8...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Softball drops two games in doubleheader to close out series with the Bison

SHAWNEE – Northwestern Oklahoma State closed out the three game series with Oklahoma Baptist Saturday afternoon as the Bison took game one by a final 7-0 and game two 9-1. In the second game the Rangers had a first inning run but the Bison a...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Sherwood's 10-RBIs and 8 hits help lead Rangers to doubleheader sweep

WICHITA, Kan. – Northwestern Oklahoma State completed the doubleheader sweep over the Jets on Tuesday afternoon. After winning game one by a final of 9-4 the Rangers carried the momentum into game two with a 10-1 win in five innings. The wins bring t...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

McDowell scores 41 points in Ranger regular season finale

DURANT – Northwestern Oklahoma State closed out their regular season on Saturday afternoon with a game at Southeastern. In an offensive battle between the two teams Southeastern held on for the four-point victory over the Rangers 93-89. The R...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Rangers earn GAC all-conference awards

SHAWNEE – The Great American Conference announced their annual awards on Wednesday evening at the banquet ahead of the conference tournament which begins on Thursday afternoon. For the Rangers the first game will be this afternoon, March 8, with t...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Northwestern basketball set for conference tournament opener today

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball is set for the first conference tournament game for the Rangers in the opening round matchup against Southwestern Oklahoma State with tip-off set for 2:15 at the Firelake Arena in Shawnee. The R...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Ranger baseball schedule adjustment

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State’s Ranger Baseball has made adjustments to the upcoming weekend schedule due to the projected forecast for Friday. The scheduled Friday game has been postponed until Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. The...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Rangers earn series victory over the Bison

SHAWNEE – Northwestern Oklahoma State Baseball closed out the road series with Oklahoma Baptist Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader. After dropping the first game 17-4, the Rangers bounced back for a 12-8 victory in Game Two to win the series over...

 
 By NWOSU Sports    Sports    March 8, 2024

Rangers fall to Newman Tuesday after late rally

WICHITA, Kan. - Northwestern Oklahoma State played Newman University in a mid-week non-conference game Tuesday afternoon. The Newman Jets came back for the 7-6 victory over the Rangers after a two-run ninth inning, after the Rangers were leading for...

 
 By Marione Martin    Sports    March 8, 2024

Ladybugs lose to Jones in quarterfinal

The Alva Ladybugs had a chance to play in the Big House in Oklahoma City Tuesday as they took on the Jones Lady Longhorns in Class 3A quarterfinals. The road to get there was bumpy with a loss to...

 
 By Marione Martin    Sports    March 8, 2024

Roland ends Goldbug season at area

Last Thursday, Feb. 29, the Alva Goldbugs and Roland Rangers met in the first round of area playoffs. Roland outscored Alva 16-8 in the first quarter and continued to maintain a lead, going into...

 

Nearly 300 students to perform at Northwestern during Red Carpet Honor Band events March 8-9

Northwestern Oklahoma State University will play host to the 2024 Red Carpet Honor Band March 8-9 where nearly 300 middle and high school musicians will be on the Alva campus. This event was postponed from its original date of Jan. 12-13 because of...

 

Northwestern to welcome visiting writer Gene Kwak

The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of English, Foreign Language and Humanities will play host to author Gene Kwak for the annual Visiting Writer Series on Wednesday, March 13, from...

 

21st annual NWOSU Art Society art show is March 4-29

The 21st annual Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society Art Show will take place March 4-29 in the J.W. Martin Library on the Alva campus and will be open during the library's regular...

 
 By Katelee Martin    Local    March 8, 2024

Alva FFA is gearing up for OYE and spring contests

The Alva FFA chapter is preparing for the Oklahoma Youth Expo, which will be March 12–22. The Ag Mechanics team will be exhibiting “Carl” the chapter’s remodeled Model B John Deere Tractor at OYE. This contest consists of several interviews about t...

 

NWOGS to host obituary writing workshop at Alva Public Library

The local Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society will host an interactive workshop presented by Dr. Molly Barari at their March 9 meeting. Barari holds an MFA in creative writing from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and an EdD in...

 

Wisdom Family Foundation Scholarship Established

ALVA – Dr. Peggy Wisdom established the Wisdom Family Foundation Scholarship in Nursing to support education; however, this scholarship also supports community healthcare in Oklahoma. Dr. Wisdom chose to support the nursing program to increase the n...

 

William R. and Billie D. Buckles scholarship in business established

ALVA – Bill and Billie Buckles established the William R. and Billie D. Buckles Scholarship in Business to promote business and Northwestern. The Buckles value education at all levels and want to promote higher education to strengthen the local e...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 8, 2024

Driven by color

David Holland's gaze is drawn to the building storm clouds in the sky while Jude Tolar looks to the beauty of the earth below. The artists see colors, both delicate and vivid. Each uses nature for...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 8, 2024

Alva Arena Authority holds brief meeting

The public part of the Alva Arena Authority meeting Tuesday noon was brief. Mike Hood opened the meeting with Daren Slater, Melinda Barton, Darrel Kline and Todd Holder present. Jaylynn Fausnaugh kept the minutes. Minutes of the Jan. 19 special...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 8, 2024

Doing the project correctly

“In order to do this correctly and no water coming back into our fields, this is what we have to do,” said Alva Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Nesseralla. She was speaking to the Alva Parks and Recreation Board at a special meeting held Wedne... Full story

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    March 8, 2024

Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas moved closer Thursday to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and report the answers to the state. It would join other states with Republican legislatures that ban m...

 

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