Articles from the July 23, 2021 edition
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Religious services and events
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at...
A time for hope
The ticking clock above the door in my office is louder than normal today. Of course, that’s not true, as much as my awareness of its ticking has been raised. I have a short to-do list to conquer...
Let's read the Bible
This week we will go back to Psalms and read chapters 51 through 100. Some of these were written by David, some by others. They are songs and prayers from the heart. Joy and rejoicing are mentioned many times. Asking God to “hear my prayer” is...
4-H'ers participate in National Shooting Sports Championships
Thomas Mathes from Waynoka was one of 28 Oklahoma 4-H'ers who recently participated in the 2021 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska. He competed in Air Rifle. Ruth All...
Seven named to Alva pool funding advisory committee
Monday night, the Alva City Council approved seven people to serve on a pool funding advisory committee. First the council approved establishment of the committee. Daniel Winters thought he’d already made that motion in an earlier meeting including...
Alva Robotics Team to meet Aug. 31
The Alva Robotics Team will meet at the Alva Public Library on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. in the auditorium. Seating will be limited per library Covid-19 rules. Alumni team members and their families are encouraged to attend and discuss the...
Alva School Board to discuss hiring of interim high school principal
With classes set to begin Aug. 12 in the Alva Public Schools, time is running out to select a new high school principal. The Alva Board of Education will hold a special meeting Tuesday, July 27, at 5 p.m. in the office of the superintendent. A...
BENNY RAY PERKS 'PaPa'
Benny Ray Perks was born in Alva, Oklahoma, to Theodore Perks and Iva Opal (Harding) on October 13, 1954, in Alva, Oklahoma. Benny lived in Alva all of his childhood and during his teen years he was...
Chickens
Hearing the rooster crow to start the morning was common in the early days. Chickens were a main course in many homes when I was growing up and many Alvans raised their own in backyard pens. I’m...
Random Thoughts
When the so-called “Founding Fathers” wrote “The Constitution of the United States of America” in 1787, they embodied within it the executive branch of the U.S. government. That branch is...
Beardsley hired as assistant softball coach
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball head coach Ryan Wondrasek has announced the hiring of his assistant coach, K.C. Beardsley. Beardsley joins the Rangers softball program...
Northwestern volleyball receives USMC/AVCA 2020- 21 Team Academic Award
Alva, Oklahoma – The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA) have announced their team academic awards. The Northwestern Volleyball team was honored with this academic achievement for 2021. The award...
2021 Rangers soccer schedule announced
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State soccer has finalized the 2021 fall schedule, which will begin on Sept. 2 as the Rangers look to make their second straight Great American Conference playoffs this season. The Ranger soccer schedule...
Stitt taps Tulsa man for AG despite 'not qualified' rating
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Tulsa attorney whom the American Bar Association rated as " not qualified " to serve as a federal judge was tapped Friday by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to serve as the state's next attorney general. After a two-month search th...
Oklahoma police fatally shoot armed man in Duncan
DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — Police in Duncan fatally shot an armed man who pointed the weapon at officers, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting. Officers responding to reports of a domestic...
New Oklahoma virus cases top 1,000 for 3rd consecutive day
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma topped 1,000 for a third consecutive day on Friday and the seven-day average of new cases has nearly quintupled in less than a month, according to Oklahoma State...
Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 men on Oklahoma interstate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The man wanted in the shooting of two Arkansas men on Interstate 40 in eastern Oklahoma and a carjacking in Oklahoma City has been arrested in Dallas, according to Oklahoma City police. Lee King, 27, was arrested Thursday by...
Chief wants Kansas site included in unmarked graves search
The leader of an American Indian tribe is concerned that a former Kansas boarding school will be left out of a federal initiative seeking to determine whether thousands of Native American children were buried at schools across the country in the...
St. Louis city and county to require masks in some places
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis city and county officials say they will require masks in some public places starting Monday., citing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases spurred by the delta variant. Masks will be mandatory in indoor public places and...
Court upholds convictions in torture killing of Kansas man
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court upheld on Friday most of the convictions against a Wichita woman for torturing and killing a man in a crime that the trial judge called "horrific beyond imagination." Heidi Hillard and her husband,...
Teenager injured in crash while fleeing police in Atchison
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured in a crash that occurred early Friday while he was fleeing from Atchison police, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred on Main Street in Atchison while officers were...
Governors pin hopes on full vaccine approval as cases climb
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — As U.S. regulators weigh giving the final stamp of approval for certain COVID-19 vaccines, governors in states hard hit by the pandemic hope the move will help persuade the many holdouts in their states to finally get the...