Articles from the June 3, 2022 edition
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Religious services and events
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at...
By Break the bottle
We start the month of June with a reminder of the fulfillment of the promise given to the disciples, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This was what is known as Pentecost. It is wonderful to live in a time when we have God in us through the indwelli...
eSports
Freedom Schools have decided to drop athletics and go with eSports as a result of declining enrollment. To most, this would seem a great loss, but it signals the beginning of a new era and a way to...
Random Thoughts
As we have seen, no pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB) has compiled a record of 20 wins and zero losses in a year. Such an accomplishment would certainly constitute a “perfect seaso...
Jeremy Jones hired as assistant director of athletics for compliance, student services
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Brad Franz has announced the hiring of Jeremy Jones as the new assistant director of athletics for compliance and student services. Jones has strong ties to Northwestern after serving a...
Bradford among students selected to attend OYLA
Thirteen incoming high school seniors were recently selected to attend the 2022 Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference June 14-17. The conference, hosted by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers, is designed to prepare high...
Primary election deadlines approaching
OKLAHOMA CITY – The deadline to register to vote or update your registration for the June 28 Primary is quickly approaching, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board. Voter registration applications and updates must be received or postmarked n...
Honoring and remembering those who gave their lives
Memorial Day begins early in Alva with a Saturday morning breakfast followed by the placing of flags on veterans' graves. American Legion members, Scouts and other volunteers gather to distribute the... Full story
Visit with artists and an author during the First Friday Art Walk tonight
Two Oklahoma City artists with different subjects and techniques are featured at Graceful Arts Gallery in Alva this month. "Art on the Salt Fork" is the theme of the show. Deborah Burian uses various... Full story
Petty hits 3-run HR, Oklahoma State beats Arizona in WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma State's Karli Petty had been a part of big moments at USA Hall of Fame Stadium before. There were a few more people watching this time. The junior won two state championships for Southmoore (Okla.) High School in the v...
Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?'
WASHINGTON (AP) — "Enough, enough," President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools, s...
Tulsa shooting highlights vulnerability of hospitals
Hospitals, like schools, are not typically designed to guard against the threat of a determined gunman entering the building to take lives. The vulnerability of health care facilities was highlighted by a shooter who killed four people and then...
Police fatally shoot Texas fugitive after family of 5 killed
A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was fatally shot by law enforcement late Thursday after he killed a family of five and stole their truck from a rural weekend cabin, a Texas prison...
Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On Ukraine's battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also invite fiery shrapnel showers. This is e...
