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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...
Ever since I have had our boys and they have become involved in extracurricular activities, I have noticed a trend that has caused me to become more concerned. That trend is the way we treat the Sabbath. That day may be Saturday or Sunday depending on where you attend church. Whichever day it is; do you treat it like you’re supposed to? In Exodus 20:8 God tells the people, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (NKJV). In the next three verses, and I pray you will read them, God goes on to explain who and what that involves. He menti...
Well folks, the Alva School of Music has officially gone to the dogs. The bittersweet news was announced Friday evening at the final exercises of the 47th Annual Singing School. Next year’s school will be held in Weatherford (home of SWOSU – Boo Dogs) in conjunction with the Weatherford Church of Christ. We will certainly do all we can to help the brethren in Weatherford succeed in their desire to help the Kingdom grow by training future worship leaders and singers. One of our elders, Bill Tomberlin, summed up his memories of the Alva Sch...
The excessive amounts of rainfall that have inundated parts of Oklahoma over the past few weeks is a warning sign for cattle producers to keep an eye out for lameness in their animals. “Lameness is the first sign of foot rot, an acute and highly infectious disease,” said Dr. Barry Whitworth, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension veterinarian and food animal quality and health specialist. “This extremely painful condition can become chronic if treatment is not provided, allowing other foot structures to become negatively affected. This...
When Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for vice-president on the Democratic Party’s ticket in 1920, he became a prominent national political figure. And even though the Democrats lost badly that year, Roosevelt – not yet 40 years old – was a rising star from whom many political observers expected to hear more in the future. Then, in 1921, he was stricken with polio, losing the use of his legs for the rest of his life. Confined to a wheel chair, Roosevelt could stand only with the aid of heavy iron...
(Ed. note: June 14 is Flag Day.) I’ve been to the moon. I’ve been burned. But more often I’m honored. I’m your American flag. With 13 stars for colonies clamoring for freedom, I was first flown at Fort Stanwix in New York in 1777 and then carried into battle for the first time at Brandywine in Pennsylvania. By war’s end, I was saluted as the emblem of a sovereign nation, new and free. I’m your American flag. But challenges lay ahead. With 15 stars and 15 stripes, I survived shock and shell at Fort McHenry in 1814. With the aid of rockets’ re...
When President Kennedy asked Congress to appropriate money for a moon mission, we had “no rockets powerful enough, no computers portable enough, no spacesuits,” according to Smithsonian Magazine. Americans also wondered why we would trouble ourselves with such a complex undertaking when we couldn’t manage the problems we had on Earth. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing, the Cold War at full strength, and the Vietnam problem beginning to surface. In his speech at Rice University, Sept....
David Bindrum passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the age of 66 years. Visitation – Sunday, June 16, 2019, from 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Tuesday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at the Alva Wesleyan Church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Wharton Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com....
The Woods County Industrial Development Authority (WCIDA) met Tuesday morning, chaired by Rick Cunningham with members Stan Kline, Connor Martin, Richard Ryerson and Randy McMurphy present. They looked over and approved the financial report and when voting on the payment of outstanding bills, approved a $1,600 pledge transfer to the Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC). Next, the board discussed the Waynoka Incubator project. Sonja Williams, WCEDC executive director, said the tenants who have been paying rent for several months... Full story
Much of the Alva Airport Commission meeting Monday night was spent in discussion of water. Board members talked about charging individual and business water users at the airport and about water drainage issues. Airport Manager Greg Robinson handed out a list of places where water was probably available or being used by individuals. Some of these locations are already paying a minimum charge for water to the city. Some also pay for trash service. At least six hangars owned or leased by individuals include indoor plumbing. In addition there are... Full story
The public is invited to attend the Woods County Mineral Owners Association annual meeting on Thursday, June 27, at the Alva campus of the Northwest Technology Center located at 1801 South 11th St. in Alva. Tom Ward will be the guest speaker for the evening. Ward is a prominent Oklahoma City businessman and philanthropist. He is the chairman and CEO of Mach Resources, a privately owned energy company in Oklahoma City. He was the founder and former chairman and CEO of Tapstone Energy and SandRidge Energy Inc., and is the former president, chief...
A proposal from an engineering firm to provide a true rendering of an expansion project of the Avard Regional Rail Park was given to the park's authority Tuesday evening. Graham Engineering submitted a proposal at the behest of Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) Executive Director Sonja Williams to provide their services for a fee of $4,120. During last month's meeting, Williams told the board that the rendering was necessary in order for her to apply for transportation grants – some of which have deadlines quickly a... Full story
Members of Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Student Support Services began their summer JumpStart program on the Alva campus June 3. This is the third year for the summer program, which will finish on July 24. The students from Alva, Blackwell, Cashion, Choctaw, Cleo Springs, Fort Supply, Longdale, Midwest City and Turpin attend classes Monday through Wednesday. Six students are attending the June math session, and nine students are attending the July English session. All of these... Full story
ALLEN, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in Oklahoma say a woman accused of helping an inmate who escaped from Logan County has been shot after she brandished a weapon at law enforcement officers. The U.S. Marshals Service says 41-year-old Adam Misty Quilimaco was apprehended Thursday in Allen, about 74 miles (119 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City. Authorities say Quilimaco had been held in the Logan County Jail on robbery and possession of stolen property charges when he walked away from a work crew Wednesday. Pontotoc County Sheriff John C...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former University of Oklahoma President David Boren said Thursday that he initiated the termination of his contract with the school he led for 24 years because he felt a sexual misconduct probe was damaging the institution. In his first public statement on the accusations, Boren said he is innocent and was tempted to continue fighting to protect his reputation. "Last year, I came under a personal attack that was so vicious and relentless that it defied my comprehension," Boren said in a statement released by his lawyer. "...
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A 64-year-old man accused of abducting his stepdaughter and holding her captive for 19 years in Mexico and elsewhere while fathering her nine children has been found guilty of kidnapping and other charges. A jury found Henri Michelle Piette guilty June 6 on federal charges of kidnapping and travel with intent to engage in sexual act with a juvenile, according to federal court records in Muskogee, Oklahoma, about 122 miles (196 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City. No sentencing date was set, but Piette faces up to life in pr...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder general manager Sam Presti and his wife, Shannon, have donated $600,000 to The Children's Hospital at OU Medicine. OU Medicine made the announcement Thursday in a news release. The donation will fund renovations and technology upgrades in Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Children and the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at The Children's Hospital. A new interactive space in the east lobby of The Children's Hospital will include updated indoor and outdoor areas for patients and families. OU M...
PRYOR, Okla. (AP) — Google has announced a $600 million expansion project at a data center in Pryor, Oklahoma, and a $6 million grant for computer science education for students in 4-H chapters in rural areas of 20 states. The announcement was made Thursday outside the data center. The expansion project is expected to add about 100 jobs to the more than 400 now employed at the center that opened in 2011. National 4-H Council President Jennifer Sirangelo said the grant through Google.org will focus on computer science training for an e...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A statewide coalition has launched a campaign to put the question of whether to expand Medicaid coverage to thousands of uninsured Oklahoma residents before voters. A group of medical professionals, patients, business leaders, nonprofits and health care advocates launched the Oklahomans Decide Healthcare campaign on Wednesday, The Oklahoman reported. "We're normal, everyday Oklahomans that care about this issue and we're growing every day," said spokeswoman Amber England. England said the group supports a plan for Oklahoma...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City say an armed suspect who was fatally shot by police after he allegedly fired his weapon at vehicles on Interstate 35 has been identified as a 24-year-old man. Authorities said Thursday that Vincense Dewayne Williams Jr. of Oklahoma City was pronounced dead at the scene following Monday's shooting along I-35's southbound lanes. Capt. Bo Matthews says no vehicles were struck by gunfire. Matthews says Williams was alongside I-35 when Sgts. Wesley Parsons and Dustin Fulton responded to calls about the s...
NEW YORK (AP) — Five 10th and 11th graders have been named National Student Poets and will serve as regional literary ambassadors through readings, workshops and other programs. The winners, each of whom receive $5,000, include Christian Butterfield of Bowling Green, Kentucky; Julie Dawkins of Edmond, Oklahoma; and Taylor Fang of Logan, Utah. Other recipients announced Thursday were Salma Mohammad of Fishers, Indiana, and Alondra Uribe of New York City. The initiative was created in 2011 and is managed by the Institute of Museum and Library S...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court is preparing to rule on whether the state is providing enough money to its public schools under a new education funding law. The high court says it will issue its latest decision at 9:30 a.m. Friday in a lawsuit filed by four local school districts in 2010. The court has ruled six times in less than six years that funding isn't sufficient under the Kansas Constitution. A law enacted in April will increase the state's education funding by roughly $90 million a year. Kansas spends more than $4 b...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will relocate two research agencies' headquarters to the Kansas City area, delighting Kansas and Missouri officials but intensifying critics' fears that research will suffer and be less accessible to federal policymakers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that moving most employees out of Washington will bring the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture closer to farmers and agribusinesses they serve. He also said the USDA w...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas-based water park company on Thursday announced an agreement to sell two of its attractions and will also give the buyer the right to acquire its Kansas site where a 10-year-old boy was killed nearly three years ago. Schlitterbahn said in a news release it sold a water park and resort in New Braunfels, Texas, and another property in Galveston, Texas, to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. in a $261 million deal. Sandusky, Ohio-based Cedar Fair also will have the right to buy Schlitterbahn's Kansas water park for $6 m...
