Articles from the June 2, 2023 edition
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Religious services and events
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 g...
By A skipped letter
The following is the book of Jude: a letter that was written to a group of Christians who were being led astray. This is happening today on all levels whether that be local, state, national or worldly levels. Read it and think about what is going on...
Healthy people
I just finished a six-week Tai Chi exercise class. It is designed to increase concentration, mobility, balance and strength. It succeeded in each area, so I would recommend it. Like any healthy...
No reason any kid in Oklahoma should be going hungry
Deb and I finished helping with Vacation Bible School this week. Our group consisted of T-1 and 1st graders. To be honest, helping might be too strong of a word. Our jobs were to control chaos. There were times when we achieved our goals and...
Meeting Gordon Lightfoot, part 3
Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot experienced much success in the 1970s and early 1980s. But success brought with it a hectic lifestyle. Lightfoot often enjoyed – but sometimes regretted – the fas...
Northwestern announces new infant and early childhood mental health minor
Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials have announced that a new interdisciplinary minor will be offered to start in the fall 2023 semester. The infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) minor emphasizes the importance of supporting...
Northwestern working with AllianceHealth Woodward to develop future nurses
Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials are excited by the ongoing collaboration with AllianceHealth Woodward for the nursing workforce development program. The purpose of this program is to...
'Let us honor and remember those who have fallen'
Vehicles streamed up the hill and into the Alva Municipal Cemetery, parking along roadways. The occupants, many carrying lawn chairs, walked to the flagpole area and found positions among the... Full story
Volunteers give The Runnymede a touchup
After 18 years, The Runnymede was beginning to show signs of age. The historic hotel anchors the northeast corner of Alva's downtown square. Since it was renovated and restored in 2005, The Runnymede... Full story
Art, crafts, entertainment, food, shopping, fun
The culmination of several months of planning for the 52nd Nescatunga Arts Festival and 2nd Sugar Show will take place this weekend kicking off Friday, June 2, at 6 p.m. at a new location – the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University in A... Full story
SEC to play 8-game conference football schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey announced T...
In Denmark, potatoes on key bridge cause havoc
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 57-year-old truck driver was detained Thursday after loads of potatoes were found spilled on a key bridge linking two Danish islands, police have said. The driver was held on suspicion of causing reckless endangerment t...
Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to more than f...
Trump and DeSantis jab at each other on campaign trail in 1st dueling appearances as 2024 candidates
GRIMES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis on Thursday, jumping immediately on remarks by the Florida governor on the campaign trail to try to highlight his own strength a...
Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto. The vote was 52-46, with support from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West V...
Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1969
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him Thursday under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims. In h...
Money stored in Venmo and other payment apps could be vulnerable, financial watchdog warns
NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with these apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned on Thursday. The alert comes s...
Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth
APTOS, Calif. (AP) — A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon. But then the fossil vanished, and it took a media blitz and a kind-hearted j...
Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army's most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service m...
Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's first-ever government default, which would have sent shock w...
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate s...
Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of transgender people in Florida have turned to crowdfunding appeals to help them leave the state after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ+ community, including a law that curtails access to g...
Blinken says no cease-fire until Ukraine gains upper hand in war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States won't support peace talks in the war in Ukraine until Kyiv holds the upper hand, possibly after a Ukrainian counteroffensive that appears to be taking shape. B...
