Articles from the March 27, 2022 edition
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Menus for week of March 28 – April 1
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—French toast bites, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday—Waffle, sausage patty, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Breakfast taco, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday—Biscuit, sausage gravy, cereal,...
Oil painting voted as People's Choice, winners show at Runnymede on April 1
All of the winning pieces of art from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society Art Show will be on display in the Runnymede in downtown Alva for the First Friday Artwalk on Friday,...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1330 page 943: Kirk F. Peterman conveys unto Cameron Wayne Lowe. Section 8, township 26N, range 14W, SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1330 page 956: Karma Barker convey unto Andrea Redmon. Lots 6 through 8, block 99, City of...
Woods County court filings
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...
Woods County Communications logs
Thursday, March17, 2022 2:50 p.m. – Burglar alarm went off in the 1800 block of Locust Drive. 10:13 p.m. – Report of an electrical hazard at Skyline Drive and Oklahoma Boulevard. Friday, March 18, 2022 5:44 a.m. – Utility complaint at Santa Fe and M...
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How's that again?
What do you call a rabbit with fleas? Wait for it .... He's a Bugs Bunny! I went to WalMart Wednesday afternoon on a drug run. My lung doctor gave me a new daily inhaler to try for a month to see if...
Coffeetime
What has happened to “I gotta go to work” anyway? Seems so many so-called adults have just decided that holding a job is for the birds. You hear them whine, “Yeah, I have a job, but I don’t want to...
Northwestern student honored as 2022 Newman Civic Fellow
Austin Rankin, sophomore political science major at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has been named a 2022 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow. Campus Compact is a Boston-based non-profit organi...
Bandana Project launches on Northwestern's campus
ALVA, Okla. – This spring, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee voted to launch a chapter of The Bandana Project on the campus of NWOSU. This is the sixth year since the project has started after the Bandana Project was founded on the University o...
Grimsley selected as Campus Kudos winner
Leeta Grimsley, assistant director and systems specialist in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Information Technology office, has been selected by the staff council as the recipient of the...
Northwestern to hold early enrollment opportunity for high school seniors
One day at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is designated as the official start to freshman enrollment for first-time freshmen called “Freshman Connection.” This event is set for Wednesday, April 13, at the Alva campus. As a convenience, mor...
Washington Elementary holds coloring contest
Washington Elementary School held a coloring contest during the month of March. The title of the contest was "Express How Music Makes You Feel." The winners of the contest were: Groovy-Sawyer... Full story
March Rotary Students of the Month honored
Derrick LaWayne Galindo Derrick is the son of Raul Galindo. High school activities include Superintendent's Leadership Conference, QuizBowl, FFA and BPA (Business Professionals of America)....
Request an emergency ballot for the April 5 election
Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, and cannot make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot. Woods County Election Board Secretary Holly Blevins said that state law permits...
Election Day laws and reminders
Voters in Woods County are reminded to keep the integrity of the election system in mind, when going to the polls next week. While ballot “selfies” or taking photographs of a marked ballot are legal, voters may not share or distribute the image thr...
Blues and jazz music at Washington Elementary School
This week, pre-K and first-grade students at Washington Elementary School celebrated blues and jazz music. Local performer, composer and author Max Ridgway visited the kids and gave a very special... Full story
Alva woman charged with child neglect
An Alva woman who gave birth to a premature baby is now being charged with a felony in Woods County. Latasha Leann Bebee, 37, of Alva, has been charged with child neglect, a felony. This crime is punishable by imprisonment not exceeding life, or by...
Tourism tax funding approved for turkey hunt
For over 30 years, the Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) and the Alva Chamber of Commerce have played host to the Lt. Governor’s Turkey Hunt. Although several hunts like it are h...
Share Medical preparing for accreditation survey
“We’re getting ready for surveys so that’s why everybody’s hair is standing on end,” said Share Medical Center CEO Kandice Allen. She told the Alva Hospital Authority (AHA) trustees Tuesday that the virtual accreditation survey by DNV Healthcar... Full story
Ranger baseball completes comeback win in game two
ALVA, Okla. – Ranger Baseball returned home for a doubleheader Friday afternoon into the evening against Ouachita as the Rangers split the Friday games. Ouchita took game one following a big second i...
Mourners gather for a vigil for 6 girls killed in crash
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) — Mourners gathered in a small Oklahoma town's high school football stadium Friday evening to pay tribute to six teenage girls killed in a crash with a large truck. The vigil occurred beneath a clear sky and fading light in t...
Oklahoma St. coach Gundy gets salary boost to $7.5 million
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has boosted football coach Mike Gundy's salary to $7.5 million for the 2022 calendar year. The school's Board of Regents approved a $1 million increase in annual compensation and a $1 million annual retention b...
Miami's Larrañaga, Kansas' Self set for Elite Eight matchup
CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Miller played for George Mason for three seasons before transferring to Miami. So Miller was well aware of Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga long before he switched schools. "Being at George Mason, it's hard not to hear about hi...
