Articles from the July 3, 2022 edition
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Woods County real estate transactions
Book 1333 page 1015: Blake M. Koppitz, unto Jeremy Jay Jones. Lot 9 and 10, block 2, City of Alva, Woodson Subdivision. Warranty deed Book 1333 page 1017: Donna L. Roe, unto Mark Jones. Lot 11 and 12, block 2, City of Alva, East View Subdivision....
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 Communication logs
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 During this day there were nine traffic stops and three controlled burns 9:12 a.m. – Medic needed on Nickerson St. 11:02 a.m. – Report of a vehicle fire on Johnston Rd. 11:27 a.m. – Report of a theft on Poplar St. 3:54 p.m....
By Five Social Security resources that can protect elders from scams
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was on June 15. On this day, communities, seniors, caregivers, governments, organizations, and the private sector unite to prevent the mistreatment of and violence against older people. Social Security scams are...
Happy 4th of July
For the people who enjoy celebrations, food, and fireworks, you can party hearty for three days. Dacoma's 36th annual fireworks celebration is July 3. July 4 is Alva's all day fun day. Lots to do...
CoffeeTime
Blackened old banana peels, egg shells, used coffee grounds, moldy grapes and dried-up orange skin – the diet of champions. Loaded with antioxidants and nutrition, and guaranteed to make the body heal...
Tulsa man charged with making harassing phone calls
Warrants have been issued for a Tulsa man after he allegedly made harassing phone calls to his wife’s phone and to her place of employment in Waynoka. According to court records, on June 8 Woods Count...
Saving lives, one photo at a time
From the time she was a little girl, Sherry Stinson was always taking pictures with a camera. When her dad passed away in 2019 and the family looked through photos for his memorial, they couldn't...
2022 Distinguished Goldbugs named
The Alva Goldbug Education Foundation announces the honorees for the 2022 Distinguished Goldbugs celebration: • Trudy Wheeler (1975), Education • Jason Paris (1993), Arts • David Landreth (1974), Business • Lauren Heaton (2009) and Scott Case, A...
Alva School Board hires new teachers
The Alva Board of Education approved contracts for two new teachers and a paraprofessional during their meeting Wednesday, June 29. Superintendent Tim Argo said enrollment begins July 11 for fall...
Prussic acid toxicity explained as recent drought ramps up risk
(OSU Extension) – Ranchers turning cattle onto pastures with new forage growth this season should watch out for prussic acid toxicity, a condition fatal to livestock and commonly linked to consumption of Johnsongrass. In counties of Oklahoma that r...
Wildlife rehabbing provides subjects for Silva's photography
The soft-spoken Greg Silva is much more comfortable behind a camera than in front of it, but he agreed to a video interview during the Alva First Friday Art Walk July 1. Silva's work is featured this...
District attorney-elect David Hammer dies after election
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — David Hammer, a Shawnee attorney elected last week to be the new district attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 47. Hammer died on Sunday, according to a statement p...
Kobach looks for comeback in Kansas after losing 2 big races
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have said no to Kris Kobach twice over the past four years. But he is nonetheless betting that this can be the year he makes a political comeback. His losses, including a 2018 defeat that handed the governor's office...
July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead, 30 hurt; man detained
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all ages fled in terror. At l...
High cost of Russian gains in Ukraine may limit new advance
After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed a key victory: full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. But Moscow's seizure of the last major stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in...
NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
BRUSSELS (AP) — The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals — and possible political trouble in Tur...
Oil wrestlers seek glory in Turkey's centuries-old contest
ISTANBUL (AP) — It took nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing Turkish sun for Cengizhan Simsek to win the tournament and join a long list of previous victors. A very long list — this was the 661st Kirkpinar oil wrestling cha...
Companies could face hurdles covering abortion travel costs
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that's been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is...
In Kashmir, 'conscious music' tests India's limits on speech
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A burgeoning form of resistance music laced with religious metaphors is fast taking wing in Kashmir, a disputed region divided between rivals India and Pakistan. Known as "conscious music," it's a blend of progressive Sufi r...
A survivor of the migrant trailer: 'They couldn't breathe'
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Simple advice from a friend to stay near the door may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly fate that befell 53 other migrants when they were abandoned trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer last week on the ed...
