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The 91st anniversary of Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority was celebrated with Xi Gamma Nu host for the occasion. Beta Eta chapter were guests at the annual Founder's Day banquet held on April 28. Beta Sigma Phi is an international women's friendship network that provides educational programs to members and opportunities of service to others. Members enjoy cultural and social events and donate to international funds and local worthwhile causes. Members gathered at Cancun Restaurant and enjoye...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Pancakes/syrup or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday—Biscuit and sausage gravy or toast, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday—Muffin, yogurt or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Thursday—Toast and scrambled eggs or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Friday—Donut holes or cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk Tuesday—Frito chili pie, garden salad, fruit, milk Wednesday—Nac...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1332 page 43: Cygnus Home Service LLC unto Robert Baker. Section 36, township 27N, range 14W, NW4SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1332 page 58: Lilt Properties LLC unto Justin Schanbacher and Carrie Schanbacher. Lot 4, block 59, City of Alva, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1332 page 67: Stephen Welty unto Travis P. Clark and Tina L. Clark. Section 22, township 7N, range 18W, SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1332 page 114: Rick Shaklee and Bonnie Shaklee unto Rick and Bonnie Shaklee Family Revocable Trust. Section 28, township...
Felony Filings Donal Dean Woolley, Waynoka, 58, has been charged with possession of CDS (meth) with intent to distribute and maintaining place for keeping/selling controlled substance. ($980.50) Matthew Triston Meredith, Freedom, 21, has been charged with aggravated assault and battery. ($476.50) Civil Filings LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ashley McLelland, Alva: indebtedness for an amount $10,000 or less. ($239.14) Small Claim Filings Share Medical Center vs. Bonnie Kane, Sand Springs: money judgment/small claims under $5,000. ($58) Share Medical...
Friday, April 22, 2022 4:58 a.m. – Report of suspicious circumstance at junction of highways 81 and 64. 5:14 a.m. – Medic needed on Broadway for a sick person. 8:34 a.m. – Welfare check needed on County Road 890. 9:36 a.m. – Welfare check needed on Walnut Street. 9:56 a.m. – Report of cattle out on Jefferson Road. 10:35 a.m. – Report of cattle out. 10:38 a.m. – Report of cattle out. 10:51 a.m. – Welfare check needed on Grant Avenue. 11:17 a.m – Report of harassment. 1:52 p.m. – Medic needed for a sick person on County Road 1060. 1:59 p.m. – U...
You actually did it. You won the election. Or in the last second, you sunk the shot that won the game. Or your business was named in the top ten in your category this year for growth. Maybe, you actually got ol’ Ms. Fussbudget to laugh during English class. Or just maybe, you lost the weight that has plagued you for so long. Whatever it was that you did – own it! It came from you. It was your own success. No one else can claim that they did what was clearly your accomplishment. There is no nee...
Senate approves HB 3144 by huge margin; would ban discrimination against 'firearm entities' We’ve now passed the deadline for the Senate to vote on measures that started out in the House, and they’ve wrapped up votes on bills that were first introduced in our chamber. Among those measures we voted on this past week was House Bill 3144, which was approved by a huge margin in our chamber on Wednesday. I’m the Senate principal author of this measure, which would prohibit state contracts from being made with companies that discriminate again...
Sunday, May 1, my brother Jeff is officially retired from BJCC (Bill Johnson Correctional Facility). He started at JCCC (James Crabtree Correctional Center) in Helena and transferred to Alva in just a little bit. What I remember most was when he had the gardens at the prison. They furnished vegetables for not only themselves, but to other places. I don't remember how many years it ran, but the brains somewhere thought it was not cost effective, so the program was killed. Perish the thought that...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) members have taken part in Child Abuse Prevention Month initiatives including the "Wooden Children" project sponsored by the Garfield County Child Advocacy Center. They also have designed blue ribbon trees on the Northwestern campuses. Blue Ribbon Trees are sponsored by The Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Action Committee, led by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The blue ribbon is an international sign for...
It has been two years since Bill Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC) in Alva has been able to hold a GED graduation ceremony for inmates and their families. With Covid-19 pandemic protocols lifted, the classes of 2021 and 2022 were honored on Thursday morning, April 28, in the prison chapel. The program lists 111 graduates, but most of those have alrready left the facility. Twenty-nine of the inmates donned black caps and gowns for the ceremony, walking down the aisle as family members watched....
Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Ranger Field. Dr. Cheryl Evans, a 1992 Northwestern graduate originally from Cherokee and president emeritus of Northern Oklahoma College, will be speaking at the commencement. In case of inclement weather, the spring commencement exercises will be held in Percefull Fieldhouse. Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the direction of Dr. Michael Black, director of bands and assistant professor of music. A...
The Bill Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC) Citizens Advisory Committee met Thursday following the GED graduation ceremony at the prison. BJCC Warden Becky Guffy reported BJCC currently has 440 inmates with 130 employees including 53 officers. When William S. Key Correctional closed, BJCC absorbed 29 employees including 14 officers. “That was a tremendous help to us,” she said. Suddenly BJCC has “lots of people with lots of experience,” Guffy added. She said the new staff “hit the ground ru...
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced that Woods County in Northwest Oklahoma has been named an awardee for the Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative launched in 2003 to recognize businesses and organizations that implement best practices and policies that support improved health and wellness. Certified Healthy Oklahoma – a collaborative effort of OSDH, The Oklahoma Academy, Oklahoma Turning Point Council and the State Chamber of Oklahoma – offers certifications in seven categories: Business, Campus, Com...
According to court documents, two stepbrothers got into a fight. One ended up in the emergency room with a fractured jaw and the other was arrested. On April 26 at 7:20 p.m. Woods County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Fuller received a call from dispatch to go to an address on Cimarron Pass in Freedom for a domestic assault and battery. In his affidavit, Fuller states he was familiar with the address having responded to domestic disputes there in the past. When Fuller arrived, personnel from Freedom EMS and Freedom Fire Department were already on s...
After a search warrant was served at his Waynoka residence, Donal Woolley has been charged with two felony counts. Court records show on Feb. 14, Waynoka Police Officer Dennis Kilmer interviewed a woman regarding a domestic abuse case involving Woolley. She said he had been living with Woolley in the 2200 block of Cedar Street for some time. She said she was aware there were numerous items of illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia at Woolley’s residence. As a result, Kilmer obtained a s...
During their meeting Tuesday, April 26, the Alva Hospital Authority trustees approved the purchase of an almost new van for the Homestead. During budget discussions last year, Parker said he hoped to obtain grants to buy vans for the nursing home, the hospital and the Homestead. When the grants didn’t materialize and Share Convalescent Home’s old van became unreliable, Parker found a used wheel-chair accessible van that would fit their needs. The nursing home had the funds for the purchase. Tuesday, Parker said the Homestead’s 2005 Linco...
The Alva Tourism Tax Committee had a lot on the agenda for their special meeting on Wednesday. There were five requests for funding and discussion on a memorandum of understanding with the Chamber of Commerce. Four of the five requests were approved although two of those were not unanimous. The fifth request didn’t have enough financial information to satisfy the committee. Chairman Norville Ritter opened the meeting with members Melinda Barton, Scott Kline, Terri Parsons and Connor Martin present. After the approval of minutes from two m...
The Alva Tourism Tax Committee had a lot on the agenda for their special meeting on Wednesday. There were five requests for funding and discussion on a memorandum of understanding with the Chamber of Commerce. Four of the five requests were approved although two of those were not unanimous. The fifth request didn’t have enough financial information to satisfy the committee. Chairman Norville Ritter opened the meeting with members Melinda Barton, Scott Kline, Terri Parsons and Connor Martin present. After the approval of minutes from two m...
Holly Blevins, recently appointed Woods County Election Board secretary, said she is "thrilled" to find herself in a job so tailored to her interests and education – a job that is deeply meaningful and critically important to all of us, especially in these crazy political times. She said this job feels like where she has always wanted to be. She's not planning on leaving any time soon. Blevins attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University, where she received a bachelor's in history. She m...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Northwestern opened their final series of the season Friday afternoon against Southwestern. The bulldogs used a quick two run first inning to jump start a 21-7 victory over the Rangers. The Rangers went down without a hit in the first inning before Southwestern jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of then inning. It was sparked by Hamilton getting hit by pitch before a single and a double scored both runs for the early 2-0 lead. Northwestern answered back quickly though in the top half of the second inning as Hayden P...
Alva, Oklahoma – Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball opened their final series of the season with a doubleheader. Southern Arkansas scored in three straight innings in game one to open a 6-0 lead before closing out a 9-4 victory. In game two the Muleriders scored in the first four innings before closing out a 22-5 win to take the first two games of the series. Game One Southern Arkansas jumped out fast on Friday after having two quick base runners reach safely, one on an error and a single b...
TONKAWA, Okla. (AP) — Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed in a crash when their vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer rig in northern Oklahoma late Friday, according to a crash report. The students were travelling back from chasing a powerful tornado in Kansas, officials confirmed. Nicholas Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short, 19, of Grayslake, Illinois; and Drake Brooks, 22, of Evansville, Indiana, died in the crash shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report. The three w...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 15,000 people without power, officials said Saturday. In addition to wreckage from the tornado itself, three University of Oklahoma meteorology students traveling back from storm chasing in Kansas were also killed in a crash Friday evening, according to officials. Nicholas Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short, 19, of Grayslake, Illinois; and Drake Brooks, 22, of Evansville, India...
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Some women and children have been evacuated from a steel plant that is the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, while U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Ukraine's president in the country's capital in a show of American support. Russia's offensive in coastal southern Ukraine and the country's eastern industrial heartland has Ukrainian forces fighting village by village and more civilians fleeing airstrikes and artillery shelling as the war reaches their doorsteps....
Over 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S., after strong winds had pushed it across some containment lines and closer to a small city in northern New Mexico. Calmer winds on Saturday aided the firefighting effort after gusts accelerated the fire's advance to a point on Friday when "we were watching the fire march about a mile every hour," said Jayson Coil, a fire operations official. Ash carried 7 miles (11 kilometers) through the air had fallen on Las Vegas, population about...
