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  • Church Calendar

    Jun 12, 2020

    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 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...

  • I desire mercy

    Rev. Brady Marston|Jun 12, 2020

    “The multitude of your sacrifices – what are they to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations – I cannot bear your worthless assemblies. Your New Moon feasts and your appo...

  • Spiritually Speaking: The voice of God

    Dr. W. Jay Tyree|Jun 12, 2020

    Did you ever get the feeling that God was trying to tell you something? We often pray, “God, help me know the right thing to do.” Then, wait and watch; hoping He will give us an unmistakable answer. Unfortunately, our own situation and personal agendas have a way of “sounding” like they are from God. On more than one occasion, I have been told by unhappy spouses that they “know” God wants them to divorce their spouse. God wants me to be happy. When asked if their spouse was abusive or cheating...

  • Thomas' celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

    Jun 12, 2020

    Donald and Karen (Hart) Thomas will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on June 13, 2020. Donald and Karen were united in marriage June 13, 1970, at the First United Methodist Church in Laverne, Oklahoma. The couple have two sons, Tim Thomas, Chris Thomas and wife Tara; and three grandchildren, Brayden, Zachery and Falynn Thomas. Donald's mother, Leona Thomas, age 98, resides in Woodward, Oklahoma. Donald is retired from ODOT (Oklahoma Department of Transportation) and now has a cattle...

  • Northwestern Teacher Education Program receives full accreditation

    Jun 12, 2020

    Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s teacher education program was recently notified it has been fully accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Division of Education’s bachelor’s and graduate-level programs were accredited without areas for improvement. “The success of the accreditation process for teacher education at Northwestern is due to many people,” said Dr. Christee Jenlink, professor of education, chair to the Division of Education and associate dean of the School of Education. “Northwes...

  • MILDRED DOROTHY (STEINBECK) STAMM

    Jun 12, 2020

    Mildred Dorothy (Steinbeck) Stamm of Laverne, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020, at the age of 95 at the Harper County Hospital in Buffalo, Oklahoma. She was born September 17, 1924 to Richard and Mary (Barnard) Steinbeck in Benkleman, Nebraska. Mildred was welcomed to the family by her parents and brother Marvin, who later had siblings Everett, Darlene, Dale, Pete, Leo, and Bernita. Mildred was raised during the Great Depression. She had to quit school early to help her mom care for...

  • Auto artifacts

    Arden Chaffee|Jun 12, 2020

    I skipped over the article in this month’s Hot Rod Magazine on how to build a 501 cubic inch Ford torque monster and settled on an article called “Automotive Artifacts” by David Freiburger. I knew I could identify with that, being somewhat of an artifact myself. Over the years, I have amassed quite a collection of memorabilia related to my automobile habit. Always a fan of all things on wheels, I recall a lawnmower that my Dad bought in the early '50s that had Art Deco design. A maste...

  • Random Thoughts: Oklahoma profile: Sarah Rector, part 2

    Roger Hardaway|Jun 12, 2020

    Sarah Rector was born on March 3, 1902, in a rural area that is today part of Muskogee County, Oklahoma. In 1904 the local post office and the land surrounding it became the all-black town of Taft. Residents named the tiny municipality for William Howard Taft who was at that time the United States secretary of war and who would – in 1909 – become president. The U.S. government had allotted the settlement to former slaves of the Muscogee [sic] or Creek Indians. This was part of the Rec...

  • With a swing and silence, PGA Tour gets back to business

    Doug Ferguson|Jun 12, 2020

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — With one swing met with silence, the PGA Tour got back to business Thursday at Colonial. Ryan Palmer felt more nerves than usual when he stood over his first tee shot in the Charles Schwab Challenge — the first official shot on the PGA Tour in 90 days — and even more bizarre was making a 10-foot birdie putt on the second hole with no one around to cheer. The closest thing to a crowd was a few people who watched from behind hedges and a chain fence from a nearby street. Phil Mickelson made one birdie and insti...

  • Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?

    Scott McFetridge|Jun 12, 2020

    DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Spurred by a voice telling him, "If you build it, he will come," the Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner dutifully carved a baseball field out of his cornfield and then watched as Shoeless Joe Jackson and his Chicago White Sox teammates strode out of the stalks and onto the Field of Dreams. Major League Baseball is building another field a few hundred yards down a corn-lined path from the famous movie site in eastern Iowa but unlike the original, it's unclear whether teams will show up for a game this time as the l...

  • Housing Activity Index Reaches All-Time High in May, Indicating Homebuilding Will Soon Rebound from Recession

    Jun 12, 2020

    ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2020-- Released today, the May 2020 LegalShield Law Index, a suite of leading indicators of the economic and financial status of U.S. households and small businesses, saw its Housing Activity Index reach an all-time high, suggesting that homebuilding may recover more quickly than other sectors of the economy from the coronavirus-induced shutdown. A separate Real Estate Index tracking home sales likewise improved in May, suggesting that existing home sales may improve over the next three to six months....

  • Report: Kansas farmers to harvest smaller winter wheat crop

    Jun 12, 2020

    MANHATTAN, Kan. undefined Kansas farmers are forecast to harvest a smaller winter wheat crop this year, a government report released Thursday shows. The latest forecast, based on crop conditions on June 1, estimates the size of crop at 319 million bushels, according to the Agriculture Department's National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 6% from last year's harvest. Its revised estimate is a bit more optimistic than both the 306 million bushels the agency had forecast last month and the 284.4 million bushels industry observers...

  • Kansas man driving farm tractor killed in Nebraska crash

    Jun 12, 2020

    DUBOIS, Neb. (AP) — A Kansas man has died in a crash on a Nebraska highway involving the man's farm tractor and a semitrailer, authorities in southeastern Nebraska said. The crash happened Monday on Nebraska Highway 50 south of DuBois, near the Kansas state line, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. Investigators said Arden Bredemeier, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas, was driving a farm tractor north on the highway when he tried to turn into a private drive and and was hit by a southbound semitrailer. The crash closed a stretch of the highway for about t...

  • 2 Wichita men charged, accused of holding teens at gunpoint

    Jun 12, 2020

    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two Wichita men have been charged with felonies after police say they stopped a car full of teens they suspected of trespassing, then held the teens at gunpoint. Christopher Perry and Michael Morris have been charged with three felony counts of aggravated assault and three misdemeanor counts of criminal restraint, the Wichita Eagle reported. Prosecutors say the incident happened around 2 a.m. May 30, when police were called to a disturbance. Police say the teens — ages 18, 17 and 15 — were driving through a west Wichi...

  • Going online due to COVID-19 this fall could hurt colleges' future

    Christopher Newfield|Jun 12, 2020

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Newfield, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) When the California State University system decided to conduct all of its classes online this coming fall, administrators said it was to avoid the health risks associated with COVID-19. Many other colleges are making similar decisions as they move online. Wayne State University and Michigan State University are likely to go online – but may offer a h...

  • CORONAVIRUS CASES

    Ken Miller|Jun 12, 2020

    The state Health Department on Thursday reported an increase of 146 coronavirus cases and two additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Oklahoma has reported at least 7,626 cases of the virus and 357 deaths, up from 7,480 confirmed cases and 355 deaths reported on Wednesday. The actual number of infections 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 coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within weeks....

  • Oklahoma revenue continues to fall amid coronavirus pandemic

    Ken Miller|Jun 12, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Revenue collections in Oklahoma continue to fall below projections as the state starts to reopen businesses that were stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The state Office of Management and Enterprise Services reported revenue collections in May of $490.1 million — $65.5 million, or 11.8%, below estimates and $83.8 million, or 14.6%, below May 2019 collections. "May's revenue collections shortfall was expected, as continual losses suffered by the oil and gas industry negatively impact the state," OMES Director Steve Har...

  • City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that boosts food security and social justice

    Kristen DeAngelis|Jun 12, 2020

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristen DeAngelis, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Gwynne Mhuireach, University of Oregon, and Sue Ishaq, University of Maine (THE CONVERSATION) Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many Americans' relationships with food. To relieve some of the stress associated with shopping safely for groceries and ensure food security, many people are once again planting "victory gardens." This tradition hearkens back to...

  • Trump picks Tulsa for return of signature campaign rallies

    Kevin Freking|Jun 12, 2020

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first rally of the coronavirus era on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And he says he's planning more events in Florida, Texas and Arizona as well. Trump made the announcement as he met with a handful of African American supporters Wednesday afternoon for a roundtable discussion. Trump's signature rallies often draw tens of thousands of people but have been on hiatus since March 2 because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 110,000 people in the U.S. "A b...

  • Meatpacking rebounds but high prices and backlogs to persist

    Josh Funk and Stephen Groves|Jun 12, 2020

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meat production has rebounded from its low point during the coronavirus pandemic when dozens of plants were closed, but experts say consumer prices are likely to remain high and it will take months to work through a backlog of millions of pigs and cattle, creating headaches for producers. Earlier this week, beef, pork and poultry plants were operating at more than 95% of last year's levels, which was up from about 60% in April at the height of plant closures and slowdowns, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. That i...

  • Senate panel advances Mississippi appeals court nominee

    Matthew Daly|Jun 12, 2020

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a federal appeals court nominee from Mississippi, despite Democratic objections over derisive comments he made about former President Barack Obama and his signature health care legislation. The GOP-led panel endorsed Mississippi Appeals Court Judge Cory Wilson on a 12-10, party-line vote. The nomination now goes to the full Senate. Wilson, a former Republican state legislator who has been on the state appeals court for 16 months, was nominated by President Donald Trump for a...

  • Ohio State University soil professor gets World Food Prize

    David Pitt|Jun 12, 2020

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A soil scientist whose research led to improved food production and a better understanding of how atmospheric carbon can be held in the soil to help combat climate change was named this year's recipient of the World Food Prize on Thursday. Rattan Lal is a professor of soil science at Ohio State University and founding director of the university's Carbon Management and Sequestration Center. World Food Prize Foundation President Barbara Stinson announced Lal as the winner. The ceremony was held online rather than live i...

  • Chris Paul, JJ Watt to appear in Amazon's 'Regular Heroes'

    Jonathan Landrum Jr|Jun 12, 2020

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — NFL star J.J. Watt, NBA player Chris Paul and country singer Brad Paisley will appear in an Amazon series that highlights everyday people who are supporting their community during the coronavirus pandemic. Paul will make a guest appearance on the fifth episode of "Regular Heroes" on Friday. He has been outspoken on social issues and vocal during the pandemic as the president of the NBA players' union president. Paisley and Watt are expected to take part in separate episodes the following two weeks of the docuseries. The e...

  • Review: 'Artemis Fowl' wasn't worth the wait after all

    Jake Coyle|Jun 12, 2020

    No movie that features Judi Dench as a fairy who says "Get the four-leaf clover out of here" can be all bad, but the big-budget adaptation of Eoin Colfer's "Artemis Fowl" tests that truism. The movie debut of "Artemis Fowl," which has grown into a best-selling series of eight young-adult novels over the last two decades, has been long in coming. First acquired in 2001, it's gone through endless development, false-starts and release delays. Shot in 2018 and originally slated to open last year in theaters, "Artemis Fowl" finally arrives Friday...

  • Garth Brooks concert to be played at 300 drive-in theaters

    Jun 12, 2020

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country superstar Garth Brooks is holding a concert that will be played at 300 drive-in theaters in June across the country. Brooks announced the June 27th concert event on Thursday. The concert will be created in Nashville, Tennessee, and tickets at each showing will be limited. Tickets will cost $100 per passenger car or truck. The concert event will follow guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as all state and local health mandates. There will be rules on spacing between v...

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