Articles from the June 18, 2023 edition
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Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1351 page 344: Ronnie Jay Wheeler conveys unto Ashley Elizabeth Wheeler. Lots 9 and 10, Block 46, City of Alva, OT Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1351 page 345: John H. Edwards conveys unto John H. Edwards Revocable...
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...
Woods County Communications logs
Thursday, June 8, 2023 During this day were three traffic stops, four controlled burns and two reports of cattle out. 7:23 a.m. – Motor vehicle accident vs. animal. 9:31 a.m. – Medic needed on Barnes Street for a general medical issue. 12:12 p.m...
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Happy Father's Day one and all
I probably say about the same things every year about Father's Day, but it is always true. First let me say Happy Father's Day to my dad James Scribner. My brothers and I are so proud he picked us for...
Do you really believe in equality?
This is a highly personal and difficult story to share for an introvert like me, but I believe the principle alone makes it too important to keep to myself. So, here goes: There have been several...
Don't make your kid burn your barley field
Being a dad involves a definite fact. Your kid craves and needs your attention. Some do more than others, but make no mistake, every child from your loins needs you to want to spend time talking and...
WCEDC plans for October donor appreciation
Plans for the 2023 Donor Appreciation Dinner were discussed during the quarterly meeting of the Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) Wednesday. The noon meeting was held at Northwest Technology Center in Alva. All members were present...
Northwestern to host blood drive June 21
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alva campus is partnering with Our Blood Institute in Oklahoma to hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, in Percefull Fieldhouse. Northwestern Upward Bound program members are s...
Grow and Share OHCE regular monthly meeting
Grow and Share OHCE held its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on June 7 at The Homestead with Amanda Jones serving as hostess. The group enjoyed refreshments. President Janet Cunningham called the meeting to order and led the group in the flag salute. Ten...
Menus for week of June 19–23
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Closed Tuesday – Steak fingers with cream gravy, potatoes au gratin, green beans, biscuit, peaches (diabetic: sugar-free peaches) Wednesday – Turkey, ham and cheese hoagie; broccoli and cauli...
Fans donated to low-income families
OG&E partnered with the local organization Northwest Family Services and on Tuesday, June 6, handed out 30 fans in the Alva area to those who may be at a higher risk for heat-related injuries and... Full story
NWTC holds Fab Lab & Maker Space Camp
Northwest Technology Center welcomed 13 campers to join them for their Fab Lab & Maker Space Camp. The camp took place June 12-16 with students attending either a morning or an afternoon session. The...
Legislative compact expands tribe's territory 109,000 percent
Because of a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, new state-tribal tobacco compacts drafted by state legislators could provide a gargantuan expansion of tribal territory – an expansion of up to 109,037 percent in one instance. That change could result i...
Liner for The Homestead pond tabled
With the threat of severe weather looming Thursday evening, the Alva City Council moved quickly through their meeting agenda. The regular meeting on June 19 was canceled since both the mayor and president of the council would be absent. A special... Full story
Alva City Council approves seasonal wheat harvest truck route
In a special meeting Thursday, the Alva City Council approved a route to be used by wheat trucks during harvest. City Business Manager Stephen Ford said the idea was proposed by a couple of local... Full story
Education, book bans, red cedars addressed by legislators
The Alva Chamber Community Coffee Friday morning was held in the Cherokee Strip Museum annex just to the north of the museum building. Museum staff provided guests with a choice of breakfast... Full story
Driver is charged in deadly Kansas crash after police tried to stop him for speeding
MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — A 24-year-old man has been charged with causing a deadly crash in suburban Kansas City after police tried to stop him for speeding. Uconn Coleman, of Grain Valley, Missouri, is jailed on $500,000 bond on charges that include f...
DeSantis quiet on Trump indictment as he faces conservatives in Trump country
GARDNERVILLE, Nevada (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday condemned Walt Disney World and the U.S. Justice Department — not his chief Republican rival, Donald Trump — as he courted Nevada Republicans deep in the heart of Trump country. The U...
A Utah city violated the First Amendment in denying a drag show permit, judge rules
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The city of St. George must issue a permit for a Utah-based group that organizes drag performances to host an all-ages drag show in a public park, a federal judge ruled, calling the city's attempt to stop the show u...
Biden strikes economic populist tone during campaign rally before exuberant union members
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message Saturday during the first rally of his reelection campaign, telling an exuberant crowd of union members that his policies had created jobs and lifted t...
Heat wave has US South sweltering, from tornado-ravaged West Texas town to Florida beaches
Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday, and beachgoers fled a waterspout that swept ashore on a Florida beach. Gov. Greg...
Nikki Haley's husband begins Africa deployment as she campaigns for 2024 GOP nomination
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley's husband deployed Saturday for a yearlong stint in Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard, a mission that will encompass most of the remainder of her campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential n...
Power outages continue across southern US; triple-digit heat wave grips Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging weekend storms, leaving residents searching for relief as sweltering temperatures continued to scorch the region. At least one p...
Roughly 100 letters with suspicious white powder sent to Kansas lawmakers, officials
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — About 100 letters containing suspicious white powder have been sent to lawmakers and other public officials across Kansas, officials said. No injuries have been reported, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. It had c...
High art becomes body art as visitors to Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum get inked
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Henk Schiffmaker's needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian Rachmaran's back. "Highbrow to lowbrow" is how the famous Dutch tattoo artist describes his latest project — inking sketches by Rembrandt van...
