Articles from the July 4, 2021 edition
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Menus for week of July 5–9
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Closed Tuesday – Ham and beans, tomato spoon relish, oven fried potatoes, cornbread, mixed fruit crisp (diabetic: mixed fruit crisp) Wednesday – Monterey chicken with rice pilaf, carrots, Brussels sprou...
Tom Evans named chair of Leadership Oklahoma board of directors
Leadership Oklahoma, Oklahoma’s preeminent educational organization for business, community, government, and non-profit leaders to learn more about our great state, recently announced the election of Tom Evans as chairman of its board of d...
Alva woman charged with child endangerment
A report by a concerned citizen and a traffic stop led to the arrest of an Alva woman. She is now facing charges in Woods County. Court records show on June 16 about 6 p.m., Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale received a report from a concerned... Full story
Steamway of Alva transitions to Legacy Carpet Cleaning and Restoration, LLC
A third generation is taking over an Alva carpet cleaning business. Alva native and local businessman Van Johnson and his wife Brittany are opening Legacy Carpet Cleaning and Restoration, LLC beginning July 15. Previously known as Steamway of Alva,...
Hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans can now get free health care. Do they know that?
Dr. Daniel Joyce has been giving out a different type of news to patients at Lawton’s Hearts That Care Clinic. Joyce, who runs the non-profit free clinic, has been talking to them to see if they’ll be eligible for free health coverage under the sta... Full story
Alva Planning Commission fails to act on rezoning request
A rezoning request failed for lack of a motion in the Alva Planning Commission meeting Monday, June 28. Attending were Chairman Christie Kornele and members Charles Murrow, Tyler Crawford and Mark Nichols. Mary Hamilton resigned from the Alva City... Full story
The stars chart a path for Ralstin
Aaron Ralstin is star-struck! Not by Hollywood stars but by the myriad stars in the sky. After receiving his first camera around 2015 or 2016, he used it on one trip and then left it in his closet. It...
Burian uses the timeless art of film photos to portray the changes of rural America
Dennis Burian's wife set him on the path to becoming a photographic artist. "My wife bought me my first camera when she noticed the intricacies of some work that I was doing building fishing rods,...
'My sole goal is to take pictures'
As the photography editor for Pawhuska High School's yearbook, Janice began taking her own pictures. Over the years, photography has been a hobby as she pursued other life goals. Yeary raised two...
Regents approve Northwestern budget for FY2022
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s budget has been approved by the Regional University System of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for fiscal year 2022. Northwestern will operate with a total budget comprised of $...
Corrections director blames press leak for abrupt prison closure announcement
Noting a steady decline in Oklahoma's prison population, state corrections officials started formulating a plan to close the dilapidated William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply in mid-May....
New city councilmember on agenda for Wednesday
The Alva City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the council chambers of City Hall. The only item on the agenda is the appointment of Sadie Bier as city...
TONI RAE (BURNS) GEIS
Toni Rae Burns galloped into Alva, Oklahoma, on December 24, 1946, and joined her parents, Ray and Mary (Nelson) Burns. She attended school in Alva, and graduated from Alva High School in 1964, and...
Coffeetime
Happy? Maybe you are and maybe you’re not. But one thing is certain, you have the right to try to be happy. You have the right to pursue happiness in your own life. No doubt about it, we like to be h...
Happy 4th of July to one and all
There are many holiday activities in Alva and all the surrounding towns. If I saw right, the weather is going to be fine for the fourth. There has been enough rain maybe fires will be at a minimum...
Alva Renegades win Woodward Tournament
The Alva Renegades won the championship of the NW OK Kids League Tournament in Woodward June 24-29. The Renegades beat Vici 8-0 and bested the Woodward Rangers 7-0. In the finals, the Alva Renegades a...
Woods County Communication Logs
Thursday, June 24, 2021 5:01 a.m. – Report of a nuisance in the 100 block of Barnes. 5:14 a.m. – Report of a vandalism in the 100 block of Barnes. 8:09 a.m. – Report of a theft in at County Road (CR) 510 and Kay Road. 5:25 p.m. – Welfare check n...
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 430: Angry Bull, LLC, unto Canyon Pond Holdings, LLC. Section 20, township 27N, range 13W, SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1319 page 539: Veldon Woolley, unto Randall W. Lammle. Lot 13, block 3, City of Waynoka, Elm...
Oklahoma death row inmate fighting sentence has died
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate who was fighting to overturn his death sentence for a 1999 killing in Oklahoma City has died. Jimmy Dean Harris, 64, died June 29 at a hospital from long-term health problems, The Oklahoman r...
Rockabilly performer Sanford Clark dead at 85 from COVID-19
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Rockabilly and country performer Sanford Clark, who had a Top 10 hit with "The Fool" in 1956, has died in a Missouri hospital from COVID-19. He was 85. Clark died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, where he had been receiving c...
Officials ID man whose body was pulled from Topeka creek
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man whose body was pulled late last week from a creek just outside Topeka. The body of Lashawn Mady, 25, of Topeka, was recovered Friday afternoon from Shunganunga Creek just east of Topeka, the S...
Police ID man killed in triple shooting in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man who was killed in a Wichita shooting over the weekend that also injured two other people. Shay Prewitt, 49, of Wichita, was found dead by officers called out around 1:30 a.m. Sunday for reports of s...