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Monday – Stuffed baked potato with ham, chicken and cheese tomato soup, crackers, watermelon Tuesday – Swiss steak over rice, squash casserole, green beans, hot roll, peaches in Jello (diabetic: peaches in sugar-free Jello) Wednesday – BBQ country style pork ribs, baked beans, potato salad, sliced wheat bread, mixed fruit cup (diabetic: no sugar added fruit cup) Thursday – Closed Friday – Closed...
Saturday, June 22, 2019 7:58 a.m. – Report of cattle out. 10:16 a.m. – Report of a grass fire on U.S. Highway 64. 11:31 a.m. – Medic needed for a male who fell off his ATV at the dunes. 12:02 p.m. – Controlled burn on Kay Road. 2:33 p.m. – Medic needed at the Holiday Hotel. Advised a male had been assaulted the night before and possibly broken ribs. 2:42 p.m. – Caller advised of a crate full of puppies at 3rd Street and Maple. 4:10 p.m. – Controlled burn west of Alva. 4:50 p.m. – Wheat field fire by Carmen. Sunday, June 23, 2019 5:35 a.m....
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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Dickie Ledon Seiger, Alva, 50, has been charged...
Clark Alan Bixler, Waynoka, and Bethany Maria Harder, Battiest: marriage license ($5)....
Real Estate Transfers Book 1293 page 200: Keri Myers, a married individual, conveys unto Keri and David Myers, husband and wife. The north half of section 9 in township 28 north, range 17 WIM, Woods County Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 1293 page 201: Larry Lee Clinton and Betty Lou Clinton, husband and wife, conveys unto Matthew Lloyd Cherry and Lindsey M. Cherry, husband and wife. Lot 13 and the west 35 feet of lot 14, in block 56 of the Original Town, now City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1293 page 251: Clint W....
Thursday was the first night of the Act I play Guys and Dolls. It was like always, everyone associated with the play gave us a great cultural experience. Granddaughter Jaylyn is on crutches and got around to where you had to do a double take to tell. They had a great crowd, and I will enjoy every night. Thursday was also the second night of the Democratic debates. I didn't watch either night, because it is over a year until it is a concern. By the time for the conventions, most of these...
Further charges have been filed against a Woods County man involving sexual communications with a child. On June 10 in Woods Country, Taylor Edward Waggoner, 23, of Alva was charged with lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16. He was arrested and later released on a $75,000 bond. This felony is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than three years nor more than 20 years. Waggoner was also charged June 10 with driving while impaired, a misdemeanor. He was...
Dickie Ledon Seiger, 50, of Alva, has been charged with attempted burglary in the first degree, a felony. Court information states Seiger allegedly attempted to break in and enter a house owned and occupied by Derek Seevers in the 1100 block of Choctaw in Alva. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for three and one-half to ten years. Court records show on June 20 at approximately 7:15 a.m. Woods County dispatch received a call from Seevers requesting Alva Police Officer Sean Farris to...
Over the past year, Alva Public Schools has been working toward the completion of a strategic plan for the district. The Continuous Strategic Plan is a four-step process with the final step, "Achieve", completed on Monday, June 24. The strategic plan has four goal areas: curriculum and instruction, culture and community, personnel, and resources. During the Achieve phase, site teams met in the morning to look at the four goal areas to determine how they would implement the district plan at...
Before opening the meeting of the Bill Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC) Advisory Board on June 26, members went outside to look at roof damage on the chapel. Brenda Rose chaired the meeting. Other members present were Dr. David Pecha, Freelin Roberts, Richard Ryerson and Liz Smith. Roberts gave the treasurer’s report. He said the balance in the prison chapel care liability fund is $45,091.86, the same as it has been since September. BJCC Warden Becky Guffy asked for some help with chapel roofing issues. Ryerson suggested a representative o...
Bo Hannaford of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, has been chosen by Leadership Oklahoma as a member of the 33rd annual class. Class 33 is a diverse group of leaders with a broad range of experience and interests who are expected to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the critical issues impacting the state. Over the next ten months, Class 33 members will meet monthly to visit nine communities – Seminole, Lawton/Fort Sill, Tulsa, Tahlequah, Oklahoma City, McAlester, B...
"It's nice to be back home," said Rep. Carl Newton as he began a report on the recent Oklahoma legislative session. He was speaking during the Alva Chamber Community Coffee on June 21. Newton followed Sen. Casey Murdock who also reported on legislative business. "What I like about Sen. Murdock and what I've tried to do on my own is that we try to take ideas from our constituents and to the capital. Rather than the capital trying to tell you what to do, we try to do it the other way around. Some...
The Alva Garden Council has selected the home of Joe and Deedee Feely at 924 Apache Dr. as the June Yard of the Month. After long careers in teaching, coaching and school administration, Joe and Deedee Feely retired to Alva from Burlington in March 2018. Their front yard has several distinct focal points that counterbalance each other. Set on nearly an acre, their beautifully manicured lawn is complimented with rustic containers filled with colorful blooming flowers. When asked about their...
Summer months are typically slower in the numbers of out-patient visits at Share Medical Center. CFO Kevin O’Brien told the Alva Hospital Authority (AHA) Tuesday that clinic visits dropped from 1,506 in April to 1,228 in May. With flu season over and summer vacations planned, people just don’t visit the clinics as much. He said this accounted for a large part of the drop in patient revenue compared to April. In May the hospital posted $1,784,206 in patient revenue, down $34,311 compared to April. The number of patient days in the hospital was...
Near the end of the Alva Community Coffee June 21, Sen. Casey Murdock remembered something he forgot to mention in his earlier legislative wrap-up – hemp. “We are dependent on oil and gas. It affects our state budget so drastically. You know it’s always ‘we need to diversify, we need to diversify.’ The thing that’s coming is industrial hemp. “We had a pilot program we passed last year. The feds have basically legalized (hemp) in the farm bill they passed this year. But for me this industrial hemp is, I don’t want to say the end all be all, but...
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An autopsy report released by an attorney for the family of an unarmed, black teenager who was naked when suburban Oklahoma City police fatally shot him says he was hit four times by gunfire. The Oklahoman reports the official autopsy conducted by medical examiner states that 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis suffered gunshot wounds to his face, thighs and groin. Toxicology results show Lewis had detectable amounts of a common antihistamine and THC, the active ingredient of cannabis. Family attorney Andrew Stroth says the autopsy r...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped an extortion charge against an Oklahoma Highway Patrol captain who had been accused of trying to blackmail the commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety. The Oklahoman reports that the case against Capt. Troy German was dismissed on Friday after he agreed to retire. The office of Attorney General Mike Hunter says the charge was dropped at the request of the Highway Patrol and the course of action was in the best interest of the department moving forward. German's attorney, Michael J...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a defense contractor has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle allegations it had submitted false claims related to employee wages for work at a U.S. Air Force base in Oklahoma. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Oklahoma City says that PAE Applied Technologies had been accused of submitting false claims to the Air Force for employee wages under an aircraft maintenance and airfield management contract at Van Air Force Base in Enid. Federal prosecutors say the contractor submitted false claims for wage r...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas agricultural officials are considering a quarantine to slow the spread of an invasive plant that's threatening the state's native grasses. The Kansas Department of Agriculture recently sought public input on a plan to quarantine invasive yellow and Caucasian bluestem grasses, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported . The varieties have invaded all but three counties in Kansas. Declaring the quarantine would prohibit the movement of all seeds, plants or parts of bluestem grasses within Kansas or across the border i...
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A Salina family has donated $1 million to Kansas Wesleyan University's new Nursing Education Center. The university said this week that the gift from the Jack and Donna Vanier family comes shortly after Salina Regional Health Center donated $1 million to the center. The Salina Journal reports the new nursing center will be the first new instruction-only facility on campus in 50 years. The estimated cost of the building renovation is $4.5 million. Construction is expected to begin this fall, with a completion date of D...
LISBON, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of forging a police report to back up his bogus story that he used as an excuse to his boss is facing real charges in New Hampshire. The Caledonian-Record reports that 51-year-old Paul Neilson was charged last week with forgery, a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison. Police say the Lisbon man told his boss he was late to work at a construction company March 11 because a Lisbon officer gave him a warning about his expired car registration. When his boss got suspicious, police say Neilson gave him a...
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials say they are looking for a 'hamburglar' who broke into two restaurants, fixed himself some food, and then stole money. The Martin County Sheriff's Office says the suspect forced his way into a Wendy's in Jensen Beach, Florida, by smashing a window with a brick. He then fired up the grill, made himself a hamburger, and walked away with the store's safe. He also went to another Jensen Beach restaurant, where he helped himself to more food and money. Authorities say the man also tried to rob a gas s...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration has agreed to postpone implementing a rule allowing medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral or religious grounds while the so-called "conscience" rule is challenged in a California court. The rule was supposed to take effect on July 22 but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its opponents in a California lawsuit mutually agreed Friday to delay a final ruling on the matter until Nov. 22. The agency called it the "most efficient way to a...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the North and South, and expressed a willingness to cross the border for what would be a history-making photo opportunity. The invitation, while long rumored in diplomatic circles, still came across as an impulsive display of showmanship by a president bent on obtaining a legacy-defining nuclear deal. North Korea responded by calling the offer a "very interesting s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once again, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have hit the reset button in trade talks between the world's two biggest economies, at least delaying an escalation in tension between the U.S. and China that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global economy. But when U.S. and Chinese negotiators sit down to work out details, the same difficult task remains: getting China to convince the United States that it will curb its aggressive push to challenge American technological dominance — and then to liv...
