Articles from the April 18, 2021 edition
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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Pancake, sausage patty, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday – Biscuit and sausage gravy, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Kolache sausage and cheese, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Cinnamo...
Aline/Aline-Cleo Alumni Banquet
The Aline/Aline-Cleo consolidated school district will be honoring it’s 53rd class of graduates when the Class of 1971, celebrating their 50th, plays host to the annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday May 8, 2021, at the Aline Senior Center. R...
By Fuel sales up for March at Alva Regional Airport
The Alva Airport Commission meeting Monday, April 12, was brief with no action items on the agenda other than approving the minutes from March 8. Commission members present for the meeting were Dale Logsdon, Paul Kinzie, Calleb Mosburg and Kelly...
New council members, treasurer to be sworn in Monday
New council members and the city treasurer are to be sworn in at the beginning of Monday’s Alva City Council meeting. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. At least five of the eight current council members must be...
Grab and go browsing working well at Alva Public Library
The "grab and go" policy for browsing book stacks has been going well at the Alva Public Library. At the end of March, the library allowed patrons, including students from the sixth grade on up,...
Four funding requests on Alva Tourism agenda
The Alva Tourism Commission has several requests for event funding on the agenda for Wednesday’s regular meeting. They will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the city council chambers of City Hall. The Northwest Oklahoma Junior Rodeo Association is requesting $...
Oklahoma's hydroxychloroquine shipment took a detour to a Pryor pharmacy
It’s been a long, strange trip for Oklahoma’s $2.6 million shipment of hydroxychloroquine, bought a year ago as a once-promising treatment for COVID-19. The 1.2 million doses of the drug normally used to treat lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and pre...
Woods County emergency responders receive meritorious award
Three Woods County emergency responders receive the Meritorious Award from the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association. From left are Alva Fire Chief Bryan Miller, Woods County 911 Supervisor Ashley...
USDA reopens signup for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that signup has reopened for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The initial CFAP 2 signup ended...
Alva Community Theatre workday open to adult volunteers
Volunteer workers will begin at 8: a.m. on Saturday, April 24 to revitalize and refresh Alva Community Theatre Inc. for the 2021 season. According to organizer Kathi Jenlink, the workday is open to...
Pies to the face reward for full shopping carts
ALVA, Oklahoma – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Student Government Association is sponsoring an end-of-semester food drive to benefit the Campus Cabinet food pantries housed in Alva, E...
DR. JAMES 'JIM' KEENEY
Dr. James (Jim) Keeney, former Woodward resident, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 at the age of 65. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 19, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church of Woodward. Arrangements are under the...
LANA LEIST-BURKHART
Lana Leist-Burkhart, 78 year-old Woodward, Oklahoma, resident, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021. In accordance with Lana's wishes, a celebration of life will be held at the American Legion...
Coffeetime
After many years of neglecting his family, a hard-working successful salesman finally took his wife on a date. Unfortunately, very conscious of the time he was ‘wasting,’ he frequently checked his wat...
DAWN MICHELLE DEMAREE GORDON
Dawn Michelle (Demaree) Gordon, daughter of Dr. Lowell Demaree, was born July 26th 1961, in Alva, and passed peacefully April 14th, 2021 at the age of 59 years old. Michelle graduated from Kiowa High...
Murdock's Minutes
We’re coming up on the next big deadline for action on most bills. April 22 is the last day for the Senate to vote on legislation sent over from the House, and the last day for them to consider bills we sent over. There are a few exceptions to t...
I thought it over and decided this week to use other people's thoughts
Some of this is profound, some informative, some humorous, and some downright silly; enjoy. There was a study and scientists say swearing is actually a sign of more intelligence, not less. I doubt...
Rangers explode for 10 hits for mid-week win over Tigers 9-3
ENID, Oklahoma – Northwestern Oklahoma State Baseball participated in their annual game at David Allen Memorial Ballpark game this year against East Central. The Red and Black would use 10 hits scoring nine runs from a four-run seventh inning with t...
Woods County Communication logs
Thursday, April 8, 2021 3:39 a.m. – Report of a physical domestic situation in the 700 block of Park. 9:29 a.m. – Report of an unwanted animal in the 800 block of Center. 12:28 p.m. – Report of business burglar alarm going off. 2:31 p.m. – Report...
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 obtai...
Woods County real estate
Book 1316 page 287: Leigh Brenna Heaton, unto Lance Edward Heaton. Section 20, township 27N, range 13W, E2. Quit claim deed. Book 1316 page 308: Matthews Family Irrevocable Real Estate Trust, unto Gregory J. Jungman and Julie A. Benningfield. Block...
Oklahoma coronavirus case number averages are declining
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rolling average of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma is declining, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. On Saturday, the rolling average of new cases had fallen by 27.4 during the past two weeks, from 321.4 d...
Kansas district ditches Native American mascots
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas district has decided to ditch its "Redmen" and "Braves" mascots after public opinion shifted. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Atchison school board approved the change unanimously this past week. It was a r...
Program rescues unwanted produce for those in need
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Farmers in the Lawrence area are being recruited to participate in a program that gathers unsellable produce and donates it to people in need. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability O...
