Monday – Chili cheese dog on bun with cheese topping, tater tots, mixed fruit, oatmeal raisin cookies (diabetic: vanilla wafers). Tuesday – Enchilada casserole, tossed salad with dressing, Mexican beans, brownie (diabetic: graham crackers) Wed...

Grow and Share OHCE group met on Tuesday, July 16, in the home of Carol Erikson The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. and all members recited the flag salute. The hostess presented a devotional comparing God's plan to making biscuits. While the...

The Alva Hospital Authority held a very short meeting on Tuesday. In the absence of Chairman Jason Gaisford, Vice Chairman Dr. Ken Brown presided. Other members present were Halah Simon, Dr. Bo Hannaford, Dr. Philip Self and Kim Baugh. Board member...

The Lights Over Alva event began last year with one musical entertainer and some food trucks. It was a way to welcome Northwestern Oklahoma State University students to Alva and show them the downtown area. Alva Chamber of Commerce Director Alex Mant...

My idea for the Alva pool issue is to use the $350,000 cash currently on hand to construct a splash pad. If it’s installed directly north of the city pool location it can be plumbed into existing water and sewage lines, and incorporated into the o...

The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Ranger Dugout Club has announced the 11th Annual Dugout Club Golf Tournament will take place on Aug. 24 at the Alva Golf and Country Club. With a four-man scramble format, the event is set to begin with a...

Friday, July 12, 2019 8:05 p.m. – Controlled burn west on Greer Road. 8:14 p.m. – Report of cattle out. 8:21 p.m. – Report of cattle out. Saturday, July 13, 2019 6:12 a.m. – Report of wreck north of Medford. Person stuck in the car due to the air...

e 2019 16 Guilty 12 Felonies Joy Gail Russell, 61, Stilwell: Defendant pled guilty May 22, 2019, to unlawful distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) in case CF-09-75. Defendant sentenced to five years under the direction and control...

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 obtai...

Real Estate Transfers Book 1293 page 1013: Betty A. Browning, a single person, conveys unto Lacey Jill Barker the northwest quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of section 11, township 24 north, range 15 WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma. War...

The mother skunk took her babies and went elsewhere. The other good news is Cleo is going to let me stay and try for 53 years of married life. The grass has slowed on the growth with the lack of rain and the heat. There are weedy yards and lots...

A look at what's happening around the majors today: BE CAREFUL The extreme heat gripping much of the country is having an effect around the major leagues. The Yankees and Rockies have called off most of the pregame activities for their afternoon game...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Only one player can realistically prevent the biggest golfing party ever seen on the Emerald Isle from exploding into life at Royal Portrush on Sunday. Tommy Fleetwood is ready for the challenge. "I know what it's g... Full story

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Alex Bowman will drive teammate Jimmie Johnson's spare car Sunday after wrecking his backup in the final practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bowman, one of five drivers already in backups for the Cup race, struck a wall c...

NEW YORK (AP) — A business dispute has taken CBS off the air for millions of satellite television customers of DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. CBS was black on satellite systems owned by AT&T in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and across the United S...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 55-year-old man has been fatally shot outside his north Wichita home. Wichita police say the shooting happened around 10 p.m. Friday in the Benjamin Hills neighborhood. The Wichita Eagle says the man had just returned from a t...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A federal jury has cleared a Mayes County deputy accused in a lawsuit of violating the civil rights of a man he fatally shot more than five years ago. The Tulsa World reports that the jury in Tulsa on Thursday found that Deputy K...

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A northeastern Kansas man has been charged with first-degree murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy in the death of a woman. The Kansas City Star reports that 28-year-old Felipe Chavez Jr., of Shawnee, was charged S...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says an inmate at the minimum-security Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester has escaped. A DOC news release says 39-year-old Christopher Jacobs was discovered missing around 1...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Audrey Mugisha admits that until two weeks ago, he had barely looked under the hood of a car. Now the 18-year-old knows how to change the oil in your car. He can rotate your tires, too. And he's learning what it takes to make it a... Full story

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races and pushed New York City to order steps to avoid straining the electrical system. The National Weather Service s... Full story

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson has selected two companies to make electric scooters available for rent under a six-month pilot program. The city's announcement of the selection of Bird Rides Inc. and Razor USA LLC follows City Council's March a...