Articles from the April 11, 2021 edition
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Tourism Commission approves financials, holds executive session
There was a lot of quiet contemplation during the Alva Tourism Tax Commission special meeting Wednesday. All members were present including Chair Norville Ritter, Terri Parsons, Connor Martin, Melinda Barton and Dr. Charles Tucker. Due to questions,...
Menus for week of April 12–16
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Waffles with toppings, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday – Cinnamon toast, scrambled eggs, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Sausage biscuit, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Breakfa...
Hamiltons celebrate Golden Anniversary
The children of Randy and Mary Hamilton happily announce their parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Randy and Mary were married on April 9, 1971, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the First United Methodist...
Hughbanks named an OSU Outstanding Senior
Ridge Hughbanks, an agribusiness and pre-law double major from Alva, Oklahoma, has been selected as an Oklahoma State University 2020-2021 Outstanding Senior by the OSU Alumni Association. The...
Trail driver stories provide inspiration for Weaver's leather art
It all began when Jim Weaver's son saw some adult leaders at a Boy Scout camp tooling leather. Weaver and his son began taking free classes at the Tandy Leather Shop. After a few months, they "kind...
Legislation that would limit women's sports to individuals who are biological females has been approved by a state House committee.
“Two out of every five young women in the state of Oklahoma choose to participate in sports,” said Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin. “And I’m trying to prevent those women from being denied opportunities when they have to compete against male-bodied athl...
After the election, who is on the city council?
Following the municipal election April 6, several people have asked about Alva councilmembers who were not up for election. Only half of the eight city council offices are up for election at one time. Terms are for four years. When newly elected...
Oklahoma public school districts band together to fight charter school funding equalization
Backlash is mounting toward a resolution passed by Oklahoma’s State Board of Education to equalize funding for charter and traditional public schools. More than 100 superintendents and school boards around the state are concerned about a recent m...
Capturing memories of Woodward
Remember that restaurant that used to be on the corner? What was the name of that neighborhood grocery store that used to be on ---- Street? It's fun to relive memories of places we've lived and...
Ranger Rocketry competes at Argonia Cup
Members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Ranger Rocketry team competed alongside 15 other teams from 13 universities during the fourth Argonia Cup Collegiate Rocketry competition March...
Social Work Faculty Present at NASW 46th Oklahoma State Conference
Northwestern Oklahoma State University social work faculty recently presented at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 46th Annual Oklahoma State Conference. Dr. Kylene Rehder, chair of...
JERALD ALLEN BUSHMAN
A memorial service for Jerald A. Bushman of Enid, Oklahoma, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 13, 2021, at Enid Maine Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at Alva Municipal Cemetery at 4 p.m. His obituary can be found at Anderson-Burris...
Coffeetime
Some years, and quite a few Coffeetime Columns ago, we wrote an article called Hellion Alert. It was about Andy recounting a true incident of eating lunch in a restaurant where a small, undisciplined...
Murdock's Minutes
Increasingly, I’ve been hearing from citizens worried about foreign investors attempting to purchase land in Oklahoma. More specifically, the concern is that they are buying up Oklahoma land to grow medical marijuana. Talking to my fellow members o...
Happy belated birthday, Dad
Dad turned 92 on April 8. He was at the salvage with other loafers, and we gave him the happy birthday song. I guess he still hears pretty good, because he didn't seem impressed with our singing...
Letter to the Editor
I am writing in response to the April 4 article written by Share Medical Center's CEO Kandice Allen regarding the privatization of Medicaid. The piece was an excellent read and succinctly delivered a message we all need to consider: Medicaid should...
Rangers Soccer brings home conference accolades
ALVA, Okla. – The Great American Conference postseason, is set to begin on Saturday afternoon. However, before the games start, the conference has taken its time to announce the award winners to the m...
Woods County Communication logs
Thursday, April 1, 2021 1:01 a.m. – Report of a noise complaint in the 600 block of Monroe. 10:24 a.m. – Report of a controlled burn on U.S. Highway 64 and County Road (CR) 110. 1:28 p.m. – Medic needed in the 500 block of Barnes for a person with...
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 real estate
Book 1315 page 803: Latiara Vitoryia Adams and Donna Carol Hodges, unto Jarrid Anthony Reyes and Natascha Danae Reyes. Lots 6, block 1, City of Alva, Mabel McGrath’s Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1315 page 805: Earl David Vore and Judy Ann V...
Oklahoma hires Drake's Baranczyk as new women's hoops coach
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has hired Drake coach Jennie Baranczyk as its next women's basketball coach. Oklahoma made the announcement in a news release on Saturday. Baranczyk replaces Sherri Coale, who retired last month after 25 years of l...
Oklahoman charged with threatening federal officials
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been charged with 10 counts of threatening former President George W. Bush, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and and six members of Congress. Court documents dated Thursday allege Michael B...
EXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?
A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a weekend traffic stop accidentally drew her firearm instead of a stun gun, the city's police chief said Monday. Although rare, a string of similar incidents has happened in...
Teams from 3 US oil states in worldwide petroleum quiz bowl
Universities from Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma will compete against teams from around the world in a petroleum engineering quiz bowl, and a second Texas school and universities from Canada and Mexico have a chance. The University of Texas at Austin...
