Articles from the May 10, 2024 edition
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Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1361, page 641: James A. Wiebener and Edith Wiebener convey unto 4C Oklahoma Land & Cattle LLC. Section 25, Township 27N, Range 15W, SE4. Warranty deed. Book 1361, page 653: Reel Scents LLC conveys unto Bryan Davey and Stac...
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...
DOUGLAS RAWLING LYNCH
Graveside service for Douglas Rawling Lynch will be at 11 a.m., Monday, May 13, 2024, at Alva Municipal Cemetery; you may meet us at the cemetery. Following will be a Memorial Service at 1 p.m.,...
JERRY LYNN KORN
Jerry Lynn Korn, who grew up in Alva, Oklahoma, passed away April 30, 2024. His parents, Orville and Freda Korn, were long-time residents of Alva. His wife, Bonnie Quinlan Korn, survives him. He had arranged for his body to be donated to science. A... Full story
KAREE HEADY HADA
An informal graveside service will be held for Karee at Alva Municipal Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. on May 26, 2024. (Tentatively, there will be a gathering after the service starting at 5 p.m. at Gambino's...
NANCY LEE JACKSON SMITH
Funeral services for Nancy Lee Jackson Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Alva Wesleyan Church with Pastor Paul Kirk officiating. Interment will be in the Preston Hill Cemetery...
PATRICIA CAROL SIMS
Patricia Carol Sims, the daughter of Walter and Virginia Roberts, was born May 27, 1944. She passed away in Alva on May 1, 2024, at the age of 79 years, 11 months and 4 days. She graduated high...
Religious services and events
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: Bible...
By The rope of good parenting
It is a challenge today to raise a family today. It is the hardest and scariest thing I have ever done. I know myself. I can take the simple and make it complex. I can take the functioning and create dysfunction. I know this feeling all too well...
For ever and ever amen
How long is forever? Can anyone really understand eternity? We, as Christians, want to live forever, but do we really understand just how long or even what that is? I have talked to many people over the years and the definitions I get of eternity...
Alva Beta Sigma Phi chapter celebrate 93rd anniversary of its founding
Alva Beta Sigma Phi chapter celebrated the 93rd anniversary of its founding in 1931. Xi Gamma Nu hosted Beta Eta chapter with festivities held on April 30, 2024, at the First Baptist Church...
Little Red Hens May meeting
The meeting of the Little Red Hens was called to order at 6:33 p.m. by Vice-President Tabitha Carothers. In attendance were Melissa Robel, Lindi Wiggins, Tabitha Carothers, Jean Moore, Heather Penner and Linda Sue Marshall-Hill. Marshall-Hill gave...
What will I do now?
The Lite-N-Nite convenience store on the west end of Alva caught fire this week, and that was where I met some of my friends and got drinks. It will take more fuel to get to the other watering holes....
Tall orders, part 2
As we saw previously, one of the big advantages the North had during the Civil War was that it had many more people available for military service than did the South. Ultimately, this disparity in...
A red-letter reminder
I don’t know about your God, but MY God sends me reminders every day – reminders of what I am supposed to be doing, who I am supposed to be listening to and who I am not. Sometimes I listen so intently that I hear every word; however, most of the...
Bullies
One of the topics I have wanted to write about is my thoughts about bullies. From first glance, a bully is an intimidating person. Usually they appear strong, have a loud and/or menacing voice, wear...
To hurting moms and kids everywhere
One of Andy’s fondest memories is early morning coffee with his mom. Coming in from doing farm chores, he would find her pouring for both of them. Then when he went off to college, he would return o...
Sentience
“Chicken in the bread pan pickin’ out dough, Granny does your dog bite? No child, no.” – Charlie Daniels. Have you ever pondered animal capacity to perceive environment, feel pain and experience emoti...
Invest in yourself; pursue your dreams
Despite thunderstorms during the night, the 125th Spring Commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University was held outdoors on Saturday morning, May 4. Temperatures were chilly under an... Full story
January Rotary Students of the Month honored
Mason Nutter Mason Nutter is the son of Bryan Nutter and Tabitha Nutter. He is a member of Art Club in high school and attends automotive technology classes at Northwest Technology Center. The only...
March Rotary Students of the Month honored
Daylon Malone Daylon Malone is the son of Ethan Wharton and Anita Wharton. Activity outside of school is being a referee for flag football. He plans to play basketball in college. The best advice he...
Randy McDaniel to be guest speaker at AHS commencement
The Alva High School Commencement will be May 19 at 3 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The guest speaker will be Randy McDaniel. McDaniel is a senior vice president with BancFirst. He is the former state treasurer and served 12 years in the...
