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Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St., in Alva. Sheryl White is our pastor. Sunday: Normal hours are Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening youth meet at 5 p.m. This is for youth sixth grade through 12th grade. Young adults meet at 6 p.m. Sunday evening they will be showing "The Chosen" at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited and there will be refreshments. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Worship is at 10:30 a.m. If...
Talk to any farmer, and you will see the growing concern about the drought we are currently experiencing. Driving around, you will notice the dried-up ponds and browning wheat fields. It is a very concerning thing for all of us. The current decline and crumbling of our economy and an increasing drought become a formula for an economic collapse that we, as Oklahomans, are all too familiar with from past experiences. Many look to science to find the sources of drought. Scientists point to climate...
Zion Lutheran Youth of Alva had their 3rd Annual Cross Walk on April 7, Good Friday, as they were escorted by police through downtown to their church grounds to help the community members focus on what Jesus did for us on the cross about 2000 years ago....
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – Northwestern Oklahoma State traveled to North Newton, Kansas, for a one day meet hosted by Bethel. At the meet the Rangers set one new school record. In women's javelin Hunter McMillin set the tone for the Rangers finishing with a mark of 31.23m placing second in the event as one of three top 10 finishers in this event. Kelsey Swindle finished with a 28.61m along with Jordyn Tucker placing 10th with a mark of 26.85. Swindle followed the javelin event by placing top five in the hammer throw placing fifth with a mark of 4...
ALVA, Okla. – Rangers baseball hosted Northeastern State Tuesday afternoon coming from behind 4-0 to win 20-4 behind a 10 run fourth inning with five home runs for the ballgame. In the win Bradey Bejarano and Hagen Barcello led the way with 4 RBIs each. Jacob Shaw pitched three scoreless innings in relief, not allowing a hit or run, along with three strikeouts to earn the win. Overall the Rangers' bullpen combined for four innings not allowing a hit with six strikeouts. Northeastern State jumped out fast Tuesday with two runs in the top of the...
Final Team Standings Knights of Columbus – 75 wins, 53 losses O'Bar – 72 ½ wins, 55 ½ losses Dilly Dilly – 70 wins, 58 losses Holy Bowlers – 57 ½ wins, 58 ½ losses Rollin GoodTimes – 61 wins, 67 losses Marshall's Oldtimers – 58 ½ wins, 69 ½ losses Livin' on a Spare – 58 wins, 70 losses The Bowl Movements – 57 ½ wins, 70 ½ losses Season High Scores Scratch Game O'Bar – 900 Knights of Columbus – 897 Dilly Dilly – 884 Scratch Series Dilly...
Funeral services for Lois Jones will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Elm and Murrow Church of Christ, Waynoka, with Bill David Walker officiating. Interment will follow at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka. Lois Ann, daughter of the late Willard and Esther (Naureth) Bay, was born August 4, 1937, in Woods County, and passed away April 17, 2023, at Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years, 8 months and 13 days. While growing up in t...
The rediscovery of Henry Roth’s novel “Call It Sleep” in 1956 – 22 years after its publication – brought the author some renewed fame but not much instant money. As several Jewish scholars began to speak out about the book’s literary importance, they also learned that Roth and his wife were fairly content living anonymous lives in rural Maine. Muriel Roth, Henry’s jealous wife, was opposed to “Call It Sleep” going back into print because the young author had dedicated it to his lover and chief s...
Do you ever wonder about what your life would be if you were a better person? If you were more engaged with people? If, at times, you put others ahead of yourself, would your life be any different? How do you be a better person? There are probably a million right answers to that question. Most people might say that doing for others makes you a better person. People might say that giving makes you a better person. I, myself, think to really put yourself in the realm of being a better person means you have to put yourself at the end of the line....
There are many benefits to pet ownership: emotional support, friendship, protection and even affirmation. There are drawbacks, such as travel, and a pet owner needs to accept a certain amount of house damage. Experts agree that pet damage may be caused by isolation when the owner is away for an extended period but it can also be caused by elation – some animals are just rowdy. Cats are notorious for clawing woodwork and furniture, a problem that may be reduced by a scratching post or eliminated...
The Woods County Excise Board met Wednesday morning with Joe Shirley and Bob Seivert present. Chris Olson was absent. After approving minutes of the March 15 meeting, board members approved the following monthly appropriations: District #1: $130,431.53 District #2: $129,931.56 District #3: $130,772.70 CBRI D#1: $12,116.16 CBRI D#2: $12,116.19 CBRI D#3: $12,116.19 Enhanced 911: $27,975.62 Assessor’s Fee: $718.50 County Clerk’s Lien Fee: $2,150.95 County Clerk’s Preservation Fee: $2,190.00 Sheriff’s Revolving: $70.00 Court Clerk Salary: $4,238....
The Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry recently announced its winners for the Oklahoma Poem Contest, an annual contest for all ages from kindergarten and up. Longfellow Elementary School student Vivian Williams won second place in the K-through-fourth-grade category. She received a cash prize of $50, a medal and was honored at Wonder City Wordfest in Locust Grove on April 15. Wordfest is an annual festival at the museum that celebrates the power of poetry in every person's life. The Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry (ROMP) was founded by Shaun Perki...
Meals on Wheels Oklahoma has expanded its services to reach the elderly and disabled homebound in 13 counties in western Oklahoma, providing nutritious meals, wellness checks, help to find caring contacts and resources for other needed services. The counties included in this expansion are Beaver, Beckham, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Texas, Washita, Woods and Woodward. This expansion was made possible by the Older Americans Act Title III Funding for older Oklahomans. Congregate meal sites cook and serve...
A day of work will take place on Saturday, April 22, at the Alva Community Garden, located behind The Homestead Retirement Community, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are needed to help prepare the raised garden beds for spring planting and to spread mulch in the garden area. Some lifting and physical activity will be required. The Alva Community Garden was established in 2020 and has slowly grown with the help of a small group of volunteers. Produce harvested from the garden has been donated to the Alva Wesleyan Food Pantry. Raised beds are...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority members met for their monthly meeting earlier this week. Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Ed Sutter were enough to make a quorum (Allan Poe had a scheduling conflict). Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed and Sonja Williams and WDEDC Executive Director Jeremy Zeller joined them. They began by approving previous meeting minutes, followed by the finance report. Holder didn't have anything to elaborate on, but according to the balance sheet, as of April 18, the total in checking/savings was $471,055.50. After that, the...
Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of history at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, delivered a Women's History Month talk in March to the Alva Chapter AL of PEO about two women who led historically significant lives and briefly lived in Woods County. Susannah Madora Kinsey Salter (1860-1961) was an active prohibitionist in Kansas. She and her husband, Lewis Salter, settled in the small town of Argonia (population 390 in the 1890 census), which had been founded by Quakers in 1883. In 1887...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s choirs will be performing “Soundscapes VII” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Alva Independent School Bus Barn, 230 Choctaw. This is the seventh year the choirs have chosen this unique location because of its great acoustics, historic setting and public interest for a concert. Soundscapes is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged. Dr. Karsten Longhurst, director of choral studies and assistant professor of music, said the concert will feature the University Chorale, singers and D...
Members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Chamber Winds and Concert Band will present their final band concert for the semester on Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Michael Black, director of bands and assistant professor of music, said the concert will feature a wide variety of pieces. The Chamber Winds, a smaller auditioned wind ensemble, will play “Vesuvius” by Frank Ticheli, a difficult piece that represents the final days of Pompeii before the eruption of Mt....
As communities grow so do the laws governing its citizens. Many of those laws protect the rights of neighbors by curtailing the rights of others. A new resident of Alva ran into difficulties with an ordinance meant to protect neighbors and voiced her concerns Monday at the Alva City Council meeting. The agenda allows for citizens present to speak, limiting their remarks to two minutes each. Rena Rice told the council she moved here from Nevada in December and bought the RV park located behind... Full story
It doesn't occur every month, but when the City of Alva receives a report of an employee going above and beyond the usual scope of their duties, they reward that employee. Monday night during the Alva City Council meeting, Jacoby Merrill, transfer station operator, was recognized. City administration received an email from former Alva resident Steve Neuman about "one of your exceptional employees." Neuman said he was in Alva cleaning out some property and made several trips to the landfill... Full story
Randy Stelling took his seat for the final time at the Alva City Council meeting Monday night. With the others, he voted to receive the official election returns which included his loss to Joe Parsons. Then he sat in the audience to watch the remainder of the meeting. Stelling served two terms, eight years, on the council representing Ward 4. Newly elected officials then stood to receive the oath of office from City Attorney Drew Cunningham. Sworn in were Mayor Kelly Parker, Ward 2 Seat 2... Full story
DALLAS (AP) — Crews scrambled Thursday to restore power to thousands of residents after tornadoes plowed through Oklahoma during another deadly spring storm in the U.S., killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes. A day after at least eight tornadoes spun through Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt said authorities were still assessing the scale of destruction. He toured the aftermath in Shawnee, where nearly every building at Oklahoma Baptist University showed damage. A home improvement store was destroyed, but several people s... Full story
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes made a bold promise to Chiefs president Mark Donovan at one point last season, knowing full well that the NFL draft would be coming to Kansas City for the first time the last weekend in April. "I was going to make sure they say 'World Champion Kansas City Chiefs' whenever they announce our pick," Mahomes said, "and I held my word to that, and I don't know it's ever been able to be said in the host city." Get ready for what could be a long party next Thursday night at Union Station. The same place where t...
IDABEL, Okla. (AP) — The widow of an Oklahoma man who died following a 2022 arrest filed a lawsuit Thursday against the rural sheriff who a newspaper says it caught on tape talking about killing journalists who were reporting on her husband's death. Last March, outside the rural area of McCurtain County, Bobby Barrick's death drew scant attention. The 45-year-old had died in a hospital days after deputies shocked him with a stun gun. But the wrongful death lawsuit that Barbara Barrick filed in federal court Thursday comes as national attention...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state attorney general's concerns about some testimony and evidence. Glossip can still plead his case for clemency to the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, which could recommend that the governor spare the prisoner's life by commuting his sentence to life in prison without parole. Glossip has been scheduled for execution before and three separate...
