Articles from the April 15, 2018 edition
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City council to accept grant for Hatfield Park
The Alva City Council will vote on a budget amendment to accept a grant and consider an amendment to the landfill agreement at Monday’s meeting. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. The budget amendment is for a $...
Golf and car events on tourism agenda
The Alva Tourism Committee will consider three funding requests in the regular meeting Wednesday. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. The first request is for $5,000 for the 22nd annual NWOSU Football Golf Tournament....
Oklahoma Blood Institute needs donors to "spring" to save lives
This spring, Oklahoma Blood Institute needs strong, bold and fearless donors to give blood and help patients in area hospitals. Healthy adults, age 16 and up, have the opportunity to give blood at one of the following drives: • Value Added P...
County commissioner race develops
In the final day of filing Friday, a second candidate filed for Woods County Commissioner District 3. Former county commissioner Mike Goucher filed for the seat as a Republican. Incumbent John Smiley filed for the position on Wednesday. He’s also o...
Dacoma man reports garage burglary in progress
A man told law enforcement officers he was helping a woman move her belongings. Things went wrong when he allegedly tried to break into a locked garage and was caught by the owner. According to court records, the incident occurred just after 3 a.m....
Warrant issued in Bates 2016 burglary
An arrest warrant was issued April 10 for an Edmond man in connection with stolen items recovered in rural Woods County. Ryan Todd Rock, 48, has been charged with burglary in the second degree, a felony. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for...
Attorney General Hunter announces emergency price stabilization for 52 counties
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Hunter announced the Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect for the 52 counties listed in the governor’s executive order, declaring a state of emergency due to wildfires. The price gouging statute pro...
Two-time NWOSU alum to star in Castle Players' spring production 'Glass Menagerie' for a second time
The Perkins name figures predominately into Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) sports history during the late 1960s through 1983. Her father, former athletic director and coach Cecil...
Community invited to join in celebrating local Mormon Church anniversaries
ALVA – The Alva Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons, invites the community to join in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the church's building located on T...
Resident wants to start shrimp farm in Freedom
Thirty-year Freedom resident Jeff Brown has spent most of his working-life driving big trucks. At one time, he and his wife owned four trucks and had several hired drivers. Recently, a friend in...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1273 page 277: Steve Walker and Mary Kay Walker, husband and wife, convey unto Mt. Heman Ranch LLC: lot 3 of section 18, township 24 north, range 16 WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and lot 3 of section 19, township 24 north,...
Woods County Communications phone log
Friday, April 6, 2018 3:21 p.m. Loose dog on 12th Street. 9:05 p.m. Report of loud music on 8th Street and Center, alley house. 10:12 p.m. Report of loud music in the 700 block of Center, alley house. Saturday, April 7, 2018 7:55 a.m. Cattle out on C...
Woods County Sheriff's Office phone log
Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:38 a.m. Woman called for visitation hours. 11:46 a.m. Man called for information. 12:18 p.m. Woman called for information. 2:56 p.m. Woman called for inmate information. Friday, April 6, 2018 None Saturday, April 7, 2018 8:...
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...
Dad's 89th birthday was last Sunday
I knew it and still forgot to write about it. He is really an amazing guy. While a lot of seniors his age are drooling in their oatmeal, he drives himself wherever he wants to go and still works on...
The Coffee House Philosopher
If the reader will allow for a small digression, while news of World War II in Europe and North Africa was being covered by Walter Cronkite, Northwestern Oklahoma State University had one of its very own covering the war in the Pacific theater. Soft...
Five AHS athletes first at Chisholm
ENID, Okla. – Despite the weather conditions on Friday in Northwestern Oklahoma, the Alva High School track and field teams had a successful meet at Chisholm High School. The Goldbugs recorded a t...
Ouachita takes both games in series opening doubleheader
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - In a pushed back series between the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers softball team and the Ouachita Baptist Tigers, the home team came away with two wins over the Rangers, 2-0 and 7-0. Game 1 It was a tough offensive game for t...
Bugs outlast Lawton Ike; fall to Irish
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Alva High School baseball team locked up with 5A Lawton Eisenhower in a 13-12 run fest on Friday in Midwest City at the 2018 Bill Tipton Classic. The victory set up a matchup at Bishop McGuiness on Saturday. After an e...
Man charged with domestic assault
An Alva man has been charged with domestic assault and battery after a woman sought emergency room treatment. According to court records, on April 9 Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale was asked by an Alva police officer to come to Share Medical Cen...
Menus for week of April 16–20
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Whole grain Apple Jacks, cinnamon toast, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Tuesday – Pancake on a stick, maple syrup, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Wednesday – Oatmeal, biscuit, pineapple, juice, milk Thurs...
EVA LEE CHAMBERS
Funeral services for Eva Lee Chambers will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Louis Garcia officiating. Interment will be 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 17,...
MAMIE ELLEN HADA
Funeral services for Mamie Hada were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Alva Wesleyan Church with Pastor John Smith and Pastor Louis Garcia officiating. Interment followed at 3:30 p.m....
