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A mild summer with wonderful rains has been a key ingredient for making “home grown” entries possible for the Woods County Fair to be held on Sept. 8-10. Home Garden Food Basket is always a popular category among gardeners. This entry consists of... Full story

The Woods County Free Fair will be held Sept. 8-10 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. This year there will be two special poster contests. This exhibit is open to any Woods County boy or girl who will be in kindergarten through...

The Woods County Free Fair will be held Sept. 8-10 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. Pre-entries are required for poultry, rabbits, horse and the OHCE groups. Completed tags are to be returned to the Woods County Cooperative Extension...

Do you have an “ugly” squash, zucchini, tomato or a pumpkin in your garden? If so, don’t toss it away – enter it into the Woods County Free Fair, Sept. 8-10 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. The “ugliest” vegetable will receive a r...

The Alva Planning Commission will have another chance to make a recommendation on the Integris Healthcare application this week. A special meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers at City Hall. When... Full story

Joe Henderson of Duncan is expected to speak to the Alva Arena Authority Tuesday. The group will meet at noon in the board room at the Graceful Arts Building, 525 Barnes St. Henderson will tell the group about the Stephens County arena at the...

Signing with a new auditor and making an agreement with Northwestern Oklahoma State University for mosquito spraying are some of the items to be considered by the Alva City Council Tuesday. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers...

An executive session and discussion of rail maintenance are on the agenda for the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Northwest Technology Center in Alva. The executive session is for the purpose of...

Parents who are in the divorcing process, people thinking about divorce, concerned friends or family members may attend a Co-Parenting for Resilience class to be held on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. in the conference room of the Woods County...

The Alva Police Department worked a couple of accidents recently involving vehicles and utility lines. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, about 2 p.m. Officer Kyle Hair responded to a call about a vehicle that hit a powerline pole near Church and Seventh streets...

Football season is here, and many fans are holding tailgate parties to cheer on their favorite teams. Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) wants to keep your food safe and recommends food safety tips f...

Four Freedom residents have been charged with drug-related felonies after investigations by the Woods County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. Earlier in the year Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dal... Full story

Woods County Dispatch received a call from a woman who said a man was holding a gun in her face in Waynoka. Law enforcement had to use other resources to locate the address where police eventually received inconsistent stories. According to court...

A local business reported vandalism to a sign recently. Brooks Agency, 421 Seventh St. in Alva, reported on Monday, Aug. 22, that someone had damaged their business sign the night before. They showed the sign to Alva Police Officer Jade Cardenas. The...

An interesting loosening of inventory controls of Woods County property is the result of an auditor's recommendation to drop from inventory lists anything of less than $500 value. A multi-page list of several hundred items was presented by County...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Richmond Adams, assistant professor of English, recently published an article concerning various cinematic and television portrayals of Sherlock Holmes. In Adams’ work, titled “No More Greed and Grab:...

The Patchwork Friends OHCE group met for its regular meeting Aug. 11 at the home of JoAnne Prewett. Maureen Thomas called the meeting to order and led the group in the flag salute. Prewett gave the devotions from “Streams in the Desert.” Roll cal...

Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Labor Day/closed Tuesday – Whole Grain Rice Krispies, buttered toast, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Pancakes, maple syrup, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Thursday – Breakfast burrito, picante sauce,...

On Sept. 19 the Alva City Council is going to consider whether to permit or not permit a major hospital system to open a physician clinic in Alva. Our city leaders must look beyond all the distractions surrounding this issue and not gamble the... Full story