Articles from the July 24, 2020 edition


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  • Church Information

    Jul 24, 2020

    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 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...

  • For the sake of the call

    Darin Kearns|Jul 24, 2020

    I have been thinking a lot lately about my future. As a pastor, and even more specifically simply as a follower of Jesus, I have wondered if I should have my own plans and ideas for what my life should look like. I don’t understand the whole idea of having a plan for your life. Sure, I get the idea of hoping to have a college degree by this time and maybe hoping to own a home by a certain time, but if I have abandoned myself to the will of the Lord, should I have personal goals? I don’t have a three year or a five year or even a tomorrow pla...

  • Spiritually Speaking: Good news and bad news that's the same news

    Dr. W. Jay Tyree|Jul 24, 2020

    I just received a text from one of my favorite young men, Corey Shirey. Not only is he a fellow minister, but he also took several of my class offerings while I was with NWOSU (Ride Rangers Ride). Evidently, the news of my relocation had not filtered down to the Woodwardians, and Corey was checking in to make sure I “didn’t get fired.” No, the elders and members of the College Hill Family treated us quite well, from beginning to end. We wanted to be closer to my Dad (Mom just passed away) and o... Full story

  • Three Alva addresses declared dilapidated

    Marione Martin|Jul 24, 2020

    Three properties were declared dilapidated during the Alva City Council meeting Monday, July 20. Before the action, the council held a public hearing on the properties. One man spoke asking that if the city does anything, they make sure to get the correct address. He said he had received two city notices at 116 E. Flynn when the property in question is located at 116 Flynn. (East Flynn is the portion of Flynn located east of Noble Street.) The man did say if the city was in that area, he'd...

  • Oklahoma's prison population is dropping amid the pandemic. Will the trend continue?

    Keaton Ross|Jul 24, 2020

    As reform efforts take shape and the coronavirus pandemic causes delays within the criminal justice system, Oklahoma's prison population has steadily declined since early March. The number of inmates in state and private facilities is down 9.4% over the past four months, from 24,923 on March 9 to 22,580 on July 13. Overall system capacity dropped from 101% to 89% in the same period, according to Department of Corrections data. The state's prison population has trended downward since October...

  • Woods County COVID-19 cases now at 16

    Marione Martin|Jul 24, 2020

    According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) website on Thursday, Woods County now has 16 positive cases of COVID-19 with 11 recovered, leaving five active cases. Of those cases, 11 have been in Alva with nine recovered and two active. Freedom is shown as having four cases, all active. The other case location is apparently undetermined, and the number of recovered cases doesn’t quite add up. Earlier this week the OSDH said they had discovered a number of cases that had not been entered in their dashboard data, which resulted i... Full story

  • Woods County students awarded OSU scholarships

    Tieren Gates|Jul 24, 2020

    Multiple Woods County students recently were honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. The scholarships are part of the more than $1.7 million that students will receive from the college and its academic departments. Students from all majors are considered for university scholarships, which can be combined with college and departmental opportunities. “We are fortunate to have many high achieving students in the Ferguson College of Agriculture,” said Cyn...

  • The nature of life

    Arden Chaffee|Jul 24, 2020

    If a tree falls in the forest and no creature is there to hear it, did it make a sound? Sound is an interpretation of shock waves by the ear, so, in my opinion, no. Stephen Hawking says that the universe only exists because we are here to see it. No sight, no universe. Interesting theory and one that we hope is never proven. As for what we see, that may not be real. Eyewitness accounts are not always credible and are often thrown out in courts of law because people see what they want to see....

  • Random Thoughts: The farmers and the trespasser, part 1

    Roger Hardaway|Jul 24, 2020

    In late summer, our thoughts often turn to the upcoming school year. That is certainly the case this summer. Students at all levels – from kindergarten to graduate school – will be returning to their old institutions or moving on to new ones. Thousands of college graduates will enroll in law schools. And like their predecessors for the last few decades, they will have to adjust to a new way of learning. One thing that makes the law school curriculum different from anything else that new leg...

  • Lady Rangers honored as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

    Jul 24, 2020

    NEW ORLEANS – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University women's track and field team was honored for their hard work in the classroom after being named a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team, the organization announced. The Lady Rangers were one of 149 NCAA Division II teams that were recognized for their academic excellence. The Red & Black combined to post a 3.2 team GPA during the 2019-20 season....

  • Northwestern volleyball receives USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

    Jul 24, 2020

    LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s volleyball team has earned the United States Marine Corps (USMC) / American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, as announced Monday. Northwestern was one of 232 programs to receive Team Academic honors for the first time. The award, which started in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.3 cumulative team grade-point average on...

  • Orioles, Maryland in talks about Blue Jays in Baltimore

    Rob Gillies and Brian Witte|Jul 24, 2020

    TORONTO (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland have had talks about the team sharing Oriole Park at Camden Yards with the displaced Toronto Blue Jays amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Jays are looking for a major league park after the Canadian government declined to allow them to play in Toronto, and the state of Pennsylvania nixed a deal to play in Pittsburgh because of frequent travel throughout the United States. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan acknowledged in an interview with The Associated Press there have been talks a...

  • Thunder look to recapture February, March form in restart

    Cliff Brunt|Jul 24, 2020

    The Oklahoma City Thunder were one of the hottest teams in the NBA before the pandemic hit. The Thunder had won eight of 10 and climbed to the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference standings before the season was delayed. Now, they hope they can pick up where they left off as play resumes in Florida. "I think it will take a little time, but we've got such a great group of guys," Thunder guard Chris Paul said. "We're very unselfish, play hard, play together. The more time we get here playing, remembering some of the stuff that we like to do...

  • Palmer Square Capital Expands Presence in European Market

    Jul 24, 2020

    MISSION WOODS, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2020-- Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (Palmer Square), an asset management firm, is expanding its investment platform internationally by adding a new office and personnel in London. The expansion comes as a result of the firm's growing global reputation as a premier boutique credit investment firm. Together with its affiliates, Palmer Square has a strong track record managing numerous credit-focused investment strategies in the U.S., predominately through private funds, reinvestment...

  • Convictions, life sentences upheld in "Cathouse" slayings

    KEN MILLER|Jul 24, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An appeals court on Thursday affirmed the murder convictions and life sentences of two men in the 2009 slayings of four people in Oklahoma City, including a woman who was featured on the HBO series "Cathouse." The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rejected appeals from Russell Lee Hogshooter, 43, and Denny Edward Phillips, 42, who were both sentenced to six life without parole terms. The men were convicted of six counts of murder in the deaths of the deaths of Brooke Phillips, 22; Milagros Barrera, 22; Jennifer Lynn E...

  • Hutchinson woman sentenced to about 13 years in meth bust

    Jul 24, 2020

    HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Hutchinson woman was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison for what the Reno County District Attorney called the largest methamphetamine bust in the county during his 19 years in office. Jennie Rebecca Wallace, 46, was sentenced Thursday after authorities found a 5-pound package of meth in her home in January. She also was convicted of making at least two drug sales from her home, The Hutchinson News reported. Wallace's attorney argued for a shorter sentence but District Attorney Tom Stanton noted that Wallace had t...

  • Oklahoma education board OKs safety plan, makes it optional

    Sean Murphy|Jul 24, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Board of Education approved a COVID-19 response plan on Thursday for actions local districts should take to slow the spread of coronavirus, but narrowly voted to make the plan optional instead of mandatory. Developed in conjunction with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the five-level plan outlines steps districts should take based on the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases per capita in a county where the district is located. State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, who chairs the board, s...

  • Pandemic spurs enrollment at Oklahoma virtual charter school

    Jul 24, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enrollment at a virtual charter school in Oklahoma has skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic that forced closures for traditional school districts. Epic Charter Schools, which has no schoolhouse and serves pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students who attend online, exploded in growth in the eight years since it launched and now boasts an enrollment that rivals the biggest districts in Oklahoma, with a projected student body of 46,000 kids by Oct. 1, according to Shelly Hickman, assistant superintendent of c...

  • Kansas AG: Local officials can opt out of school mask order

    John Hanna|Jul 24, 2020

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican attorney general said Thursday that he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from the Democratic governor's coronavirus-inspired order requiring schools to have staff and students wear masks. Gov. Laura Kelly replied in a scathing statement that Attorney General Derek Schmidt is wrong and that he and fellow Republicans have "only created more hurdles and uncertainty" during the pandemic. Schmidt's comments in an Associated Press interview represented the latest instance i...

  • Why hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine don't block SARS-CoV-2 infection of human lung cells

    Katherine Selery-Radtke|Jul 24, 2020

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Katherine Seley-Radtke, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (THE CONVERSATION) The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A paper came out in Nature on July 22 that further underscores earlier studies that show that neither the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine nor chloroquine prevents SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – from replicating in lung cells. Most Americans probably rem...

  • Oklahoma high school fall sports planned to start on time

    Cliff Brunt|Jul 24, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The governing body for high school activities in Oklahoma plans for sports, including football to start on time in the fall while the organization is prepared to adjust as it navigates the coronavirus pandemic, it's director said Thursday. "Our plan is to move forward as scheduled with those activities, knowing that before we start competitions, there may have to be a delay, or if we do get started, there can and probably likely will be interruptions where we have to stop for a while and start again." said Oklahoma S...

  • Tucson wildfire fully contained; burned nearly 120,000 acres

    Jul 24, 2020

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A lightning-caused wildfire that charred more than 187 square miles (485 square kilometers) near Tucson was declared fully contained Thursday. However, Coronado National Forest officials said several popular outdoor recreation areas will remain closed until Nov. 1 because of potential for causing flooding from monsoon rains and other hazards. "Significant weather in the area can result in floods downstream and debris runoff," Forest Supervisor Kerwin Dewberry said in a statement. "We urge the public to adhere to the c...

  • Oklahoma governor's chief of staff announces resignation

    Jul 24, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's chief of staff is planning to step down at the end of the month to pursue opportunities closer to his family in Tulsa, the governor announced Thursday. Chief of Staff Michael Junk's last day on the job will be July 31. "Commuting between Oklahoma City and Tulsa has been challenging for my family and me," said Junk, 36, who has three children, including a 14-week-old son. "Now is the right time for me to step aside and catch up on some of the moments with my young children that will not last f...

  • American, Southwest add to US airline industry's 2Q losses

    David Koenig|Jul 24, 2020

    DALLAS (AP) — Two major airlines reported huge second-quarter losses Thursday, and their leaders warned that the new surge in U.S. coronavirus cases has stalled the recovery in air travel and added to their industry's disarray. American Airlines posted a loss of more than $2 billion, and Southwest Airlines lost $915 million. That pushed the combined second-quarter loss of the nation's four biggest airlines to more than $10 billion. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said he was encouraged by a pickup in leisure travel during May and June after the d...

  • Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

    Jake Coyle|Jul 24, 2020

    NEW YORK (AP) — A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, "Jaws" set the blueprint. Concentrate marketing. Open wide. Pack them in. Since then, Hollywood has turned opening weekends into an all-out assault. Staggered rollouts still happen, of course, but the biggest films are dropped like carpet bombs. Anything less risks losing the attention of moviegoers. Global debuts north of $300 million became commonplace. Last year, "Avengers: Endgame" made well north...

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