Articles from the June 9, 2019 edition
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Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Tater tot casserole, broccoli, biscuit, banana pudding (diabetic: sugar free pudding). Tuesday – Enchilada casserole, tossed salad with dressing, Mexican beans, brownie (diabetic: graham cracker). Wednesday – C...
Tulip Garden Club meeting
Genevieve Farris hosted the monthly meeting of the Tulip Garden Club at the Cherokee Strip Annex on May 9. Farris' spring-themed tables featured miniature wheel barrows filled with miniature roses. Each place setting was given a touch of spring with...
Northwestern to play host to Blood Drive June 19
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alva campus is partnering with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) to hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, in the Student Center Ranger Room. Northwestern Upward Bound program m...
PHILLIP ALLEN MURRY
Memorial services for Phillip Allen Murry will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Wagoner officiating. A private interment will be held prior to the...
TOM SUTTON
Funeral service for Tom Sutton will be Monday, June 8, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Lanman Funeral Home Chapel in Kiowa, Kansas. Viewing will be before the service on Monday. Burial will follow at Hardtner-Elwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral...
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Becoming a Top 10 state
We are past the first session of the 57th Legislature, and I can confidently say that this administration has hit the ground running on delivering accountability, transparency and results. As your...
Fondling fathers tour
On the political front, Bill Clinton will be joining Joe Biden on the campaign trail. They're calling it the "Fondling Fathers" tour! Please attend church today, if for nothing else but to pray for...
Woods County Communications phone log
Friday, May 31, 2019 12:54 p.m. – Report of a vehicle fire on Greer. 10:26 p.m. – Welfare check needed. Saturday, June 1, 2019 12:27 a.m. – Burglar alarm in the 1700 block of College. 2:08 a.m. – Report of a fight at the Angry Bull. 6:32 a.m. ...
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...
Divorce filings
Monty Eugene Long, Woodward, vs. Laurie Jean Long: dissolution of marriage ($252.14)....
Marriage license filings
Tyler Don Knight and Courtney Nicole Bailey, both of Alva: marriage license ($5). Zachary Earl Smart and Jordan Renee Northrip, both of Alva: marriage license ($5). Rhanda Ranae Long and Timothy Ray Pierce, both of Alva: marriage license...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1292 page 649: Brett James Olive unto Audra Lane Halliburton. Lot 9, in block 1,of the Country Club Heights Second Addition to the City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 1292 page 734: William Elmore...
Water use by individuals at airport to be billed
The Alva Airport Commission will hold their regular June meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. in the terminal building. Commission members will hear reports from the city council and from the airport manager. A presentation on the upcoming Alva Fly-in is...
Board of Adjustments holding public hearings
The Alva Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings on two items Monday, June 10. The meeting is in the council chambers at City Hall at 6 p.m. Huverton Plain at 615 8th Street has asked for a conditional use permit for a mobile home. Peak...
City council to vote on swimming pool bond issue election
The Alva City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, June 11, beginning at 5 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. The meeting will cover two topics – a special election for a bond issue for the swimming pool and a public hearing on the bu...
Alva Garden Club installation of officers
Barbara Faulkner's lovely garden served as the setting for the installation of new officers for the Alva Garden Council, and Petunia and Tulip Garden clubs on Wednesday, June 5. Alva Mayor Kelly...
Oklahoma's higher education cuts have hit harder at regional universities
Oklahoma has slashed funding for higher education by over 25 percent since 2008. In response, each public university has raised tuition, but the cuts have had a disproportionate effect on the state’s 11 regional institutions and the students they ser...
Who has been leaving Oklahoma, and will the trend continue?
In each of the past three years, more people moved out of Oklahoma to live in other parts of the United States than moved in. This reversed a 10-year trend – from 2005 to 2015 – in which the sta...
More scenes from the Nescatunga Festival
For more scenes of the Nescatunga Arts Festival, click on the Photos tab at the top of the homepage.... Full story
Oklahoma State's wild 6-5 win over Texas Tech forces Game 3
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Noah Sifrit raced home on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning and Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech 6-5 on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 3 in the NCAA Super Regional. After Sifrit led off the ninth by drawing a...
Drone development aims to fill severe weather prediction gap
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Researchers at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are jointly developing drone technology to more accurately forecast the weather. Phil Chilson, professor at the OU School of Meteorology, said the u...
Man using torch to cut open metal drum dies from explosion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man local Kansas authorities say was using a blow torch to cut into what he thought was an empty metal drum died after the drum exploded. The Topeka Fire Department says in a news release that the explosion happened Friday e...
Kansas vice provost picked for secretary of administration
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has nominated a University of Kansas vice provost DeAngela Burns-Wallace for secretary of administration. The Capital-Journal reports that Kelly announced her pick Friday. Burns-Wallace will replace Duane G...
Wichita man sentenced for butter knife attack on officer
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for attacking an officer last year with a butter knife. Television station KAKE reports that 54-year-old Darren Hutcherson was sentenced Friday to four years a...
