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Grow and Share OHCE met for its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 9 in the home of Mary Hamilton, who served taco pile-on for all of those in attendance. After enjoying the meal, the meeting was called to order and all members recited the flag salute. Hamilton gave a devotional from Max Lucado referencing I John 4:14. Six members answered roll call to: "How do you show kindness to others?" There were two guests present. Minutes for the February meeting were read and approved. In the absence of the treasurer, the treasurer's report...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Muffin, yogurt, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday – Kolache, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Biscuit and sausage gravy, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Toast, scrambled eggs, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Friday – French toast sticks, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Cheeseburger mac, garlic breadsticks, green beans, fruit, milk Tuesday – Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner roll, fruit, milk Wednesday – Beef nacho bar (beef, queso, c...
Reporting on the Finance Committee meeting, Alva Councilmember Brandon Sherman said the city has $986,128.37 in the cash account and $1.6 million in investments. There was a larger cash balance in the cash account but $250,000 was transferred into the savings account for a balance of $390,497. He presented the report during the Alva City Council meeting Monday. Sales tax collections, the main revenue source for the city, are down approximately eight percent for the year. “Due to our awesome department heads and Angelica’s (Brady) lea... Full story
It may be a while before the traffic signals at 4th and Oklahoma Boulevard are repaired, said City Business Manager Angelica Brady in her report to the Alva City Council Monday. Continuing moisture in the soil is causing the light controls to short circuit. When the light is reset, it immediately shorts out again. “Between the freeze we had and the water in the ground, and then we’ve had rain and rain and a little bit more rain, it’s really messing with that system,” she said. Brady is working with the company who does the repairs, and they ar...
Monday night the Alva Utility Authority awarded a project to install the 16 inch water transmission main replacement to Marsau Enterprises of Enid. Myers Engineering has had good experience with the company. The city received five bids for the project with Marsau bidding the lowest. Next highest was Orr Construction of Davenport at $167,390. Sooner Site Utility of Oklahoma City bid $189,880, while Luckinbill, Inc. of Enid bid $211,300. The highest bid of $500,029.60 was from Grooms & Pollard of Oklahoma City. The city already has the materials... Full story
Felony charges were filed Tuesday against two Woods County residents who are suspected of trafficking in methamphetamine. Court records show on Monday, March 15, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Alva Police Officer William Shahan was on patrol when he observed a maroon Pontiac car traveling north on 8th Street. He knew the Pontiac from a call that morning for a reckless driver. He also knew from information given in that call that the vehicle’s owner, Joshua Dean Shreeve, had a suspended license. Shahan watched the vehicle travel through the i...
A week before death row inmate Julius Jones’ Stage 1 commutation hearing, media personality Kim Kardashian challenged her 69 million Twitter followers to phone the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board and advocate for his release. “Tell them to send Julius Jones home to his family,” a narrator reads near the end of a video that Kardashian tweeted on March 1. “They’ve waited over two decades for justice.” Former Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook and Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield have also called on the Board to issue a fav... Full story
"Based on the engineering report, it is the Task Force's position that the swimming pool shell and the systems supporting it must be replaced in order to create a facility that is reliable to operate, easy to maintain, and safe for the public." The five member swimming pool task force stated this finding in a written report addressed to the Alva Parks and Buildings Committee, the Alva City Council and the citizens of Alva. Councilmember Brandon Sherman, who is a member of the Task Force, read th... Full story
Andy was preparing his own lunch that day. Renie wasn’t feeling well, so he was on his own. He decided he would open up a can of soup, add a few crackers, and he’d be just fine. The rest of the story, according to him… “Put soup in bowl, heat in microwave. Add crackers and eat. Easy, peasy, right? A few hours later my bride wandered into the kitchen. Then it began. She was definitely not impressed with my kitchen skills. Oh, what I had fixed for myself was no problem; she is happy that I am ca...
The seventh week of the legislative session often feels like the calm after the storm. Having passed the week six deadline for voting on bills introduced in our chamber, things quieted down a bit. The bills that were approved by the full House are in the process of being assigned to Senate committees for consideration, so by next week, things will really ramp up again. There are certain kinds of legislation that aren’t subject to most of the deadlines for bill action throughout the session. Bills appropriating money for the budget, measures i...
Pepe Le Pew (the girl-hugging skunk) was found dead in the middle of the highway. Witnesses said he mumbled something about never meaning to be anything but entertainment before running out on the highway in front of the station wagon. A group of thin-skinned idiots that were offended about his cartoon antics were singing "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road" along the side of the highway. I am sure each one of you is offended about something. I know as I tell jokes, flirt or compliment...
I have been a proud Goldbug my entire life. After graduating from Alva High School, I enrolled at Northwestern Oklahoma State University where I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. I have always thought it is important to give back to my community and so I have become a member of Kiwanis, volunteered with local food banks and pantries, and worked on other community projects. I got my first job outside my family when I was 16. I've worked for WD Guns, Dowling Construction,... Full story
Thursday, March 11, 2021 8:02 a.m. – Report of a civil standby in the 1700 block of Noble Street. 9:50 a.m. – Report of a suspicious vehicle in the 1200 block of Oklahoma Boulevard. 2:38 p.m. – Report of a civil standby. Friday, March 12, 2021 12:47 a.m. – Medic needed for a person with diabetic problems. 1:51 a.m. – Report of a noise complaint. 1:53 a.m. – Suspicious person in the 900 block of Choctaw. 4:27 a.m. – Medic needed for a person with chest pains. 7:26 a.m. – Report of an abandoned vehicle on County Road (CR) 500 and Greer Road. 11:...
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. Felony Filings Brittany Nicole Briseno, 29, Alva, has been char...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1315 page 299: Nancy G. Jillian conveys unto Darleen M. Carver. Lot 14, block 5, City of Alva, Mabel McGrath’s Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1315 page 312: Sherry A. Lovelace conveys unto Live 2 Give, LLC. Lot 10, block 36, City of Alva, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1315 page 348: Robert L. Wood and Christine Jeffers-Wood convey unto Dale Shires and Lindsay Shires. Lot 2, block 10, City of Waynoka, Nikersons Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1315 page 436: Stanley A. Diego conveys unto Randall Phillips and W...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Volleyball defeated the Eagles of Oklahoma Christian 3-1 (25-19, 26-24, 11-25, 25-17) Thursday night inside Percefull Fieldhouse. "Winning tonight against Oklahoma Christian was a great accomplishment," said junior and outside hitter Kaydee Honeycutt. "Each of our individual efforts helped to produce the victory.” She added, “The enthusiasm from our bench helps us play better on the court, and we couldn't be more thankful for them." Northwestern volleyball improves to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in the Great American Confe...
A driver and five passengers were injured in a rollover near Fairview Friday. One of them, an infant, was listed in critical condition. The wreck occurred at 4:38 p.m. on OK-58 and E 550 Road, approximately three miles south of Fairview in Major County. James Cayot, 42, of Enid was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu northbound on OK-58 when he fell asleep and drove off the left side of the road into the ditch. The vehicle rolled one time and came to rest on its wheels. Cayot was transported by private vehicle to Fairview Regional Medical Center... Full story
Many people search a lifetime for their dream career. For Don Warrick, his dream career began 50 years ago on Jan. 1, 1971, at a small, modest campus in Colorado Springs. Warrick's path to UCCS started from humble beginnings in Alva, Oklahoma, where he earned a track scholarship to attend the University of Oklahoma. "When I went home after my first semester of college, I had a 1.7 GPA and I almost lost my scholarship," Warrick recalled. "I didn't know what the future would hold, but I decided...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Kaydee Honeycutt and Avery Osburg of Northwestern volleyball notched Great American Conference Player of the Week awards Thursday afternoon. GAC Offensive Player of the Week Honeycutt, a junior from Marquez, Texas, led the Rangers in the Tuesday night sweep against Southeastern Oklahoma State. She finished with 15 kills, one dig and one block. Honeycutt averaged five kills per set and posted a .412 attack percentage after defeating the Savage Storm with a 15-1-34 clip. G...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of new COVID-19 continued to trend lower Saturday in Oklahoma, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The university's data show the rolling average number of the state's new daily COVID-19 cases were falling by 31%. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported no new cases on Saturday, leaving the state's pandemic total holding steady at 434,491. However, Johns Hopkins data show 29 new COVID-19 deaths drove the state's pandemic death toll to 4,788. More than 1 million people in Oklahoma have received a...
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — The University of Central Oklahoma has suspended its cheer team for the rest of the school year amid reports of hazing on the squad, the school said Saturday. In addition to the suspension, the team won't be allowed to participate in any national competition for two years, University President Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar said in a statement. Neuhold-Ravikumar said she couldn't go into detail about the hazing because of student privacy laws, but that hazing has no place at the university and won't be tolerated. Individual t...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas is doing away with the requirement that incoming freshmen take a standardized test — like the ACT or SAT — to be admitted. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that new standards approved this past week by the Kansas Board of Regents are scheduled to be in place for the freshman class that begins in the spring 2022 semester. The changes allow any student with a 3.25 high school GPA to be admitted without taking the ACT or SAT. Under the old rules, freshmen had been required to take either the ACT o...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police have found the car of a woman whose death is believed to be a homicide. Police spokesman Charley Davidson said Saturday afternoon that a 911 call from a citizen led officers to the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis that belonged to 38-year-old Natasha Arvidson. The Wichita Eagle reports that It had at least one window on the driver's side broken out. The discovery came one day after EMS crews went to a home and found Arvidson with injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police consider her death to be c...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man shot by police multiple times in the parking lot of a Wichita fast-food restaurant was on parole and holding a BB gun when officers confronted him, authorities say. The Wichita Eagle reports that 34-year-old George Phillips was seriously injured but is expected to survive. Wichita police Capt. Jason Stephens said at a news conference Friday that police responded Thursday night when a woman called 911 and said that her 37-year-old friend was being threatened by her ex-husband. "He threatened to kill her and her childre...
