Articles from the May 31, 2020 edition


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  • Menus for week of June 1–5

    May 31, 2020

    Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Smothered steak and onions, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, hot roll, gingerbread cake (diabetic: graham crackers) Tuesday – Country-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, hot roll, brownie (diabetic: graham crackers) Wednesday – Enchilada casserole, Spanish rice, Mexican corn, Mexican slaw, oatmeal cookie (diabetic: vanilla wafers) Thursday – Tater tot casserole, broccoli and cauliflower, biscuit, sugar cream pie (diabetic: graham crackers)...

  • Airport Commission approves conservative budget

    Marione Martin|May 31, 2020

    The Alva Airport Commission held a special meeting Thursday to finalize their budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. When budget figures were presented at the May 11 meeting, commission members didn’t think revenue estimates were conservative enough. Since Interim Business Manager Angelica Brady wants to have the proposed city budget figures finished early in June, a special meeting was needed. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted fuel sales revenue at the airport with fewer people traveling. Plunging oil prices have also affected the...

  • Summer programs to be considered by school board

    Marione Martin|May 31, 2020

    Plans for summer programs will be discussed during the Alva Board of Education meeting Monday. The board will meet at 5 p.m. in the high school library. There will be discussion and action on approving summer driver’s education to be taught by Steve Gale. Two sessions are planned with the first set for June 2-12 and the second June 15-25. The board will also vote on charging a fee of $175 for the program. The board will discuss and act on approving the Summer Pride Athletic Camp for this summer. There will be a vote on rehiring non-certified p...

  • Correction to hospital board story

    May 31, 2020

    There were two errors in the story titled “Share Medical looking at ways to spend COVID-19 funds” published in the Sunday, May 24, Alva Review-Courier....

  • Two injured in Major County collision

    Marione Martin|May 31, 2020

    Both drivers were taken to the hospital after a collision at an intersection in Major County. The wreck occurred at 3:08 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at US-412 and US-281 (Bouse Junction), approximately 24 miles west of Orienta. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Jay Vernon Mahan, 64, of Harrah, was driving a 2017 International semi southbound on US-281 and came to a stop at the stop sign. Jesse Shane Nelson, 32, of Enid, was driving eastbound in the inside lane of US-412. Mahan proceeded into the intersection and struck Nelson’s v...

  • A day for remembering

    Marione Martin|May 31, 2020

    "Color guard, attention. Audience, attention. Color guard, forward march." So began the Alva Memorial Day Services at the municipal cemetery. Members of Scout Troop 392 formed in two lines and marched to the tall pole where they attached and raised flags. One young scout lifted his trumpet and played "Taps." The program remembering those who have gone before was held at the flagpole located on the south end of the cemetery on the street appropriately named Flag. Onlookers gathered beneath the...

  • Oklahoma prison visitation set to resume next weekend

    May 31, 2020

    Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is set to resume inmate visitation next weekend. Visitation will be highly structured to accommodate social distancing. Visiting sessions will be two hours long and offered multiple days a week. More information will soon be available on visitation schedules. All visitors must abide by the following rules and any other rules posted inside the visitation room: • Remain in their vehicle until it is their time to enter • Wear a facemask provided by the facility while on facility grounds • Com...

  • Special Report: In Oklahoma pork-packing town, COVID stirs fear, faith and sorrow

    Andrew Hay and Andy Sullivan|May 31, 2020

    GUYMON, Okla./WASHINGTON – (Reuters) – Over 25 years, the massive pork plant that dominates this small city brought jobs, new residents and an economic lifeline to a slowly shrinking farming community. Attracted by relatively good wages at Seaboard Foods, immigrants like Felix and Pilar Jimenez arrived by the hundreds to slaughter hogs and process meat for shipment all over the world. The Mexican couple started work in Guymon, on the vast plains of Oklahoma’s panhandle, about a year after the plant opened, followed in time by their sons Micha...

  • Seevers celebrate 56 years of marriage

    May 31, 2020

    Thanks to my wonderful wife of 56 years together on June 1. I just want to let you know how much you mean to me! You've been there through thick and thin and always there to give me encouragement at all times. You probably keep me around because of my good looks, ha ha! I thank the good Lord for having our paths cross....

  • Unmarked stimulus debit cards not always a scam

    May 31, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to reports that some Americans are mistakenly discarding stimulus debit cards, Attorney General Mike Hunter Friday urged Oklahomans to not assume the unmarked envelopes containing cards are junk mail. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last week the agencies had begun the process of sending nearly 4 million Visa debit cards loaded with the $1,200 stimulus payments to Americans. The debit cards are arriving at households in plain envelopes, leading to confusion and i...

  • Here's what school could look like for Oklahoma students next fall

    Robby Korth State Impact|May 31, 2020

    The coronavirus will change school next fall. The Oklahoma State Department of Education has issued a series of guidelines for schools. But will we see a statewide shutdown of schools and shift to distance learning next fall like we did this spring? “I would not anticipate that unless it is necessary for the governor to call another state of emergency,” State Superintendent for Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said. Local school boards will ultimately be the decision makers. District leaders are scrambling to figure out how exactly to dea...

  • Northwestern will resume face-to-face classroom setting for fall 2020

    May 31, 2020

    Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials have announced the university’s intent to resume face-to-face instruction for the fall 2020 semester. “While we have reason to be proud of how we have all adapted to these challenging circumstances, we also realize that the physical campus with its full classrooms is the vital heart of our institution,” said Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. “We would once again like for our students, faculty and staff to be fully engaged, and for our learning community to offer all course options...

  • DWIGHT HART NELSON

    May 31, 2020

    Dwight Hart Nelson, 80, of Phoenix, Arizona, departed this life on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at his home with family at his side. Born in Cherokee, Oklahoma, Dwight was the son of the late Anthon and Ruby Hart Nelson. He was raised on the family farm northwest of Cherokee. His early schooling was at the one-room school at Short Springs before transferring to Cherokee Schools, graduating in the class of 1958. Dwight also attended Northwestern State College in Alva. In addition to his parents,...

  • N.W.O.S.U. Outstanding Graduates

    May 31, 2020

    Northwestern honors the outstanding graduates of 2020. They are as follows: Aaron Pierce, Alondra Galindo, Alysson Stewart, Ashley Franz, Chanel Martin, Colton Budy, Jacqueline Ruhl, Joni Welch, Julia Buckingham, Katelyn Pierce, Megan Brown, and Tiffany Willson....

  • Goldbug Gulp and Gallop alive and well

    Jim Scribner|May 31, 2020

    I met a nice lady, Kohannah Hess, at Wal-Mart that said the Goldbug Gulp and Gallop is alive and well again this year. They would like a call at 327-1647, to know how many meals to prepare, but you can get a meal without a call. You can pick up the meals in the circle drive at Washington School between noon and 1 p.m. Please parents, get your children a free meal. This will last into July. Thanks to the volunteers for doing this. She also told me she works with the Salvation Army helping with...

  • GAC announces 2020-21 football, basketball and championship schedules

    May 31, 2020

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – On Friday, The Great American Conference announced its Council of Presidents approved changes to the league's upcoming football and basketball schedules, as well as alterations to the conference's championship formats. The 2020 football season now consists of the GAC's 12 member schools playing a ten-game conference schedule that can begin on Thursday, Sept. 10. The ten-game slate corresponds with changes to maximum playing seasons passed by the NCAA Division II Presidents Council earlier this month. For the 2020-21 b...

  • Woods County Communication logs

    May 31, 2020

    Friday, May 22, 2020 1:48 a.m. – Welfare check needed. 2:50 a.m. – Alarm went off at Share Nursing Home. 12:31 p.m. – Commercial burglar alarm Waynoka. 6:16 p.m. – Report of a cattle out. 11:50 p.m. – Report of a reckless driver. Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:35 a.m. – Report of cattle out. 11:21 a.m. – Report of gun shots at 11th Street and Church. Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:28 p.m. – Burglar alarm went off in the 1600 block of Oklahoma Boulevard. Monday, May 25, 2020 1:16 a.m. – Alarm company went off in the 1300 block of Oklahoma Boulevard. 3:09 a...

  • Divorce Filings

    May 31, 2020

    Makaytlen Grace Stapleton, Alva, vs. Craig Ryan Stapeleton, Lochbuie, Colorado: dissolution of marriage ($262.14). Vanessa Ilene Brewer vs. Eric Vincent Brewer, Alva: dissolution of marriage ($262.14)....

  • Woods County court filings

    May 31, 2020

    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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Civil Filings Justin Lindsey Burns, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, vs. Ma...

  • Woods County real estate

    May 31, 2020

    Book 1305 page 218: Karen Adams conveys unto Bryce Kenneth Galbraith and Syrie Galbratith: lots 1, 2 and 3, block 2, Myer’s Heights First, City of Alva. Quit claim deed. Book 1305 page 221: Gary A. Adams conveys unto Bryce Kenneth Galbraith and Syrie Galbratith: lots 1, 2 and 3, block 2, Myer’s Heights First, City of Alva. Warranty deed. Book 1305 page 253: Kevin Thiesing and Jana Thiesing convey unto Kelly Thiesing: section 12, township 26N, range 14W, NE4. Warranty deed. Book 1305 page 257: John M. Evans and Katrina A. Evans convey unto Jos...

  • US Open plan in works, including group flights, COVID tests

    Howard Fendrich|May 31, 2020

    Charter flights to ferry U.S. Open tennis players and limited entourages from Europe, South America and the Middle East to New York. Negative COVID-19 tests before traveling. Centralized housing. Daily temperature checks. No spectators. Fewer on-court officials. No locker-room access on practice days. All are among the scenarios being considered for the 2020 U.S. Open -- if it is held at all amid the coronavirus pandemic -- and described to The Associated Press by a high-ranking official at the Grand Slam tournament. "All of this is still...

  • US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high

    David Pitt|May 31, 2020

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As if trips to the grocery store weren't nerve-wracking enough, U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing plants and distribution networks. Overall, the cost of food bought to eat at home skyrocketed by the most in 46 years, and analysts caution that meat prices in particular could remain high as slaughterhouses struggle to maintain production levels while implementing procedures intended to keep workers healthy. While price spikes for s...

  • Homicides spike in Kansas City; on possible record pace

    May 31, 2020

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis has for years suffered the unwanted distinction of having one of the nation's highest homicide rates, but it's Missouri's other big city that is on pace for perhaps the deadliest year on record. Kansas City police report 68 homicides so far this year, compared to 56 in the same period a year ago. The city ended 2019 with 150 homicides, three shorts of the 1993 record. This year, Kansas City is on pace to top the record, and that doesn't account for the fact that summer months are typically the deadliest. N...

  • Number of eliminated college sports programs nearing 100

    ERIC OLSON|May 31, 2020

    Four-year colleges facing budget shortfalls stemming from the pandemic are approaching an unwelcome milestone: In coming days, the number of eliminated sports programs will almost surely pass 100. Research by The Associated Press found a total of 97 teams eliminated at four-year schools through Friday. The count includes only teams cut with the coronavirus outbreak and its impacts cited as all or part of the reason. Of the 78 teams lost in Divisions II and III and the NAIA, 44 were from three schools that closed at least in part because of...

  • Arkansas coronavirus cases rise by 236, to pass 7,000 total

    May 31, 2020

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arkansas has surpassed 7,000 and one additional death is reported due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, the Arkansas Department of Health reported on Saturday. The department said there are now at least 7,013 cases and 133 deaths, up from 6,777 cases and 132 deaths reported Friday. The true number is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick. For most people, the new coronavirus causes m...

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