Articles from the June 27, 2021 edition
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Menus for the week of June 28 – July 2
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Beef tips with gravy over rice, carrots, cauliflower, hot roll, pudding Tuesday – Chicken fritter, BBQ dipping sauce, potato salad, baked beans, biscuit, double orange Jello (sugar-free double ora...
15 selected for President's Leadership Class
Fifteen incoming freshmen at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been selected for a year-long adventure as members of the President’s Leadership Class (PLC). PLC is a leadership development program led by Dr. Janet Cunningham, university p...
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Planning commission to hear zoning change request
The Alva planning commission will consider a zoning change request during their regular meeting Monday, June 28. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. After hearing the...
Voting divided on City of Alva budgets
City of Alva budgets were approved in split votes during the Monday, June 21, city meetings. The budgets were very similar to the year ending June 30. City employees were given a COLA (cost of living...
About-face on bid choices delays acceptance of ARC roofing contract
After receiving bids on roof replacement and other work for the fieldhouse, the Alva Recreation Complex (ARC) Board changed the plans they seemed to favor at their last meeting. Brandon Sherman...
Lambert receives scholarships to Northwestern
Delaney Lambert, a graduate of Alva High School, has been awarded five scholarships to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University during the 2021-2022 academic year. Lambert will receive the President’s Leadership Class, the Regional B...
Summer choral camp planned at Northwestern
Northwestern Oklahoma State University host a choral summer camp for students in grades second through ninth interested in singing with Dr. Karsten Longhurst, assistant professor of music and director of choral music on the Alva campus. The two-week...
DALE R. HUGHES, M.D.
Dale R. Hughes, M.D., 83, of Norman passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was born July 3, 1937, in Puyallup, Washington, to the late Mildred and Orval Hughes. Dale attended grade school and high school in Aline, Oklahoma, where he was valedictoria...
Alva Hospital Authority approves budgets for next year
Share Medical Center CEO Kandice Allen kept her remarks brief for the Alva Hospital Authority (AHA) meeting Tuesday, June 22. The agenda included budgets for the new fiscal year and results of the...
Alva City Council handles long agenda
The Alva City Council had a long agenda for the Monday, June 21, regular meeting. Actions on city budgets and an EMS medical director are covered in separate stories. The resignation of Ward 3...
Peterson residence selected as Yard of the Month for June
The Petunia Garden Club has selected the Yard of the Month for June. They chose the yard of Miles and Rita Peterson at 1305 Barnes St. Their choice was based on the variety of plants and colors that... Full story
EARL DAVID VORE
Funeral services for Earl David Vore will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 28, 2021, at the Alva First Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Ruwaldt officiating. Interment will be in the Union Center Cemetery...
Coffeetime
The four-year-old little girl had a startlingly vivid imagination. She loved to live in a make-believe world of her own, and expected everyone else who happened to be around to follow along. One day...
Why meals were cut back at the senior center
I know the recent announcements of cutbacks in meals provided at the Alva Senior Citizens Center have caused concern to not only participants but supporters of the program as well. I wanted to give a little history of our agency’s role in the p...
If I'm ever killed by a mountain lion, just know my last words were 'Here kitty, kitty, kitty'
This week's highs are supposed to be in the 80s, with rain chances about every day. We have gone from June hot to September cool. I hope this trend lasts until September. I am almost scared to ask...
Alva contracts with Heartland Medical Direction for EMS medical coverage, training
A contract with a medical company was approved during the regular Monday, June 21, meeting. Heartland Medical Direction provides medical oversight for EMS agencies. Alva EMS Director Julie Dennis... Full story
Alva City Council handles long agenda
The Alva City Council had a long agenda for the Monday, June 21, regular meeting. Actions on city budgets and an EMS medical director are covered in separate stories. The resignation of Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Hamilton was covered in Friday’s A... Full story
Wichita man charged with assaulting officers
A Wichita man is in the Woods County Jail following an altercation with law enforcement. As several officers tried to subdue the man, Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale suffered a broken hand. According to court records, on Monday, June 21, about 4... Full story
Woods County Communication logs
Thursday, June 17, 2021 7:48 a.m. – Report of an assault on County Road (CR) 500 and Ellis Road. 11:14 a.m. – Medic needed for a person having chest pain in the 700 block of Sherman. 12:52 p.m. – Report of a fire on CR 370 and Leflore Road. 2:11...
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 real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1319 page 202: Timothy A. Baker and Dodie Baker, unto Bixler Collective, Inc. Lot 10, block 5, City of Waynoka, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1319 page 223: Richard Otis Baker and Nancy Baker, unto Richard Otis Baker...
Man convicted of driving into student runners in Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A man accused of crashing into an Oklahoma high school cross-country team, killing three and injuring several others, has been found guilty of murder. Cleveland County jurors on Friday found Max Townsend, 58, guilty of three c...
Man dies after shootout with Kansas police
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man was fatally shot during a shootout with police Friday in Kansas City, Kansas after he allegedly tried to break into a home. Kansas City, Kansas police spokeswoman Nancy Chartrand told The Kansas City Star that the m...
Residents seek new Kansas town to protect rural lifestyle
EDGERTON, Kan. (AP) — Residents living on the outskirts of a sprawling industrial park southwest of Kansas City hope that creating their own town will protect their rural lifestyle from encroaching development. Opposition to the massive Logistics P...
Trump airs old election grievances at campaign-style rally
WELLINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump on Saturday reprised his baseless election grievances and painted a dystopian picture of the country under Democratic control in his first campaign-style rally since leaving the White House. His mission, in p...
