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In preparation for the Aug. 6 primary election, the candidates for positions in southern Barber County Kansas spoke at a public forum in Kiowa. The South Barber Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event July 10. Since then, the Newsgram has featured the three county commissioner candidates: Darrin Hern, Bryan Quick and Chantae Simpson. Next were the county clerk candidates: Amy Sill and Gina Woods. Today you'll see what Barber County Sheriff candidates had to say. They are Richard Garza and...
Value Added Products (VAP) CEO Steve Sterling said, "Everyone is asking what's going on at VAP, since our parking lot is full of vehicles – many of those being trucks and contractor trailers." As of Saturday, July 20, VAP began a $2 million capital expenditure upgrade project. Located in the south end of Alva, VAP is a cooperative comprised of landowners and other investors who formed about 1999 to have a project that enhanced the value of the hard, red winter wheat grown in this area. VAP p...
Members of the Waynoka FFA recently attended the 2024 Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp. This annual camp, known for its focus on leadership development, was broken into six different sessions to accommodate FFA members from across the state. Attending the first session from Waynoka were Jake Inman, Dakota Davidson and Stetson Nix. Later, during the sixth session, Rholton Bouziden, Rhiata Bouziden, Rylan Nix and Chanan Wyatt represented Waynoka FFA. The theme for the 2024 camp was "Impact,"...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1364, page 599: Angie J. May, Ivan Levings convey unto Jacob Shelton and Carrie Shelton. Lots 7 and 8, Block 57, City of Alva, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1364, page 619: Ruth Ann Gatz Revocable Trust conveys unto Gina Lou Gatz Cornelius. Section 5, Township 28N, Range 13W, NW4. Quit claim deed. Book 1364, page 622: Ruth Ann Gatz Revocable Trust conveys unto Gregory Jim Gatz. Section 28, Township 26N, Range 14W, NW4. Quit claim deed. Book 1364, page 666: William T. and Kermalene Crouch Revocable Trust conveys...
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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Re-view-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse pub-lic records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Roman Lord Ramos, Alva, 35, has been charged...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 During this day were five traffic stops, four controlled burns and one report of cattle out. 3:18 a.m. – Report of a suspicious circumstance on Apache Drive. 7:25 a.m. – Report of a fire alarm going off. 2:45 p.m. – Report of a fire. 3:02 p.m. – Medic needed on Aspen Avenue for a general medical issue. 3:35 p.m. – Report of a threat on Red Bluff VW. 3:36 p.m. – Report of harassment on Red Bluff VW. 4:11 p.m. – Lift assist needed on Lincoln Street. 11:16 p.m. – Report of a suspicious person on Ridgeway Road. Friday, J...
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, Pastor Sheryl White. Located at 517 9th. Sunday: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. to watch “The Chosen,” Season 4. Wednesday: Bible study at 7 p.m. We will continue our series “The Book of Joshua, with Louie Giglio.” For more information, call 620-672-1596. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Worship is at 10:30 a.m. If you cannot make it in person,...
Scripture Reference: Acts 1: 6-8 One of my favorite things to do is plant a garden. It is a beautiful thing to see a simple seed, when tended to, sprout forth life that yields pollen, nectar or produce. Even a simple clover plant (a favorite of St. Patrick) has a lasting impact, as it can both flower for the pollinators and naturally restore nitrogen to the soil it lives in. Honestly, God’s creation is truly astounding! So, it is no wonder the scriptures are filled with planting and sewing imagery. In the opening story of Acts, we see Jesus p...
Have you ever wondered just how much God is in control? How many things going on in this world are of His will and His doing? We go about our day and get busy taking care of our daily chores and do we ever stop and wonder if God is involved in our daily happenings? We also see governments and nations deal with each other in many, many ways from dealing in trade to fighting wars. There are scriptures in His Holy Word that answer these very questions and explain to us that God is very involved with His creation from nations down to every man,...
Grow and Share OHCE held its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. July 18 at Bible Baptist Church with Cindy Wright serving as hostess. President Carol Erikson called the meeting to order and led the group in the flag salute. Seven members and former member Rochelle Wright answered roll call to “Do you know how to find your correct bra size?” Janet Cunningham read the minutes for the June meeting in the absence of the secretary. She agreed to serve as acting secretary for the meeting. Cheryl Diefenbach moved that the minutes be approved with the...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Thursday – Pancakes with syrup, fruit, juice, milk Friday – Cinnamon roll, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Thursday – Pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, cucumber slices, fruit, milk Friday – Nacho bar (chicken, queso and tortilla chips), Mexican salad, salsa, fruit, milk Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Sloppy joe on a bun, sweet potato hash, buttered corn, pineapple with topping (sf pineapple) Tuesday – Chicken piccata, green beans, mashed potatoes, garlic bread, cook...
Douglas Corrigan, better known as “Wrong Way” Corrigan, became famous for his 1938 transatlantic flight. He intended to fly from New York to California but ended up in Dublin, Ireland. His navigation blunder led to a remarkable achievement in aviation, cementing his place in lore by committing an error. Thanks to GPS, short for Global Positioning System, the guesswork has been taken out of travel. Initially developed for the military, it has become integral to everyday activities. Some of us...
You grew up together. Fought over who got to ride the newer bicycle and who would have the bigger bedroom. You laughed at the same old TV cartoons while inhaling your morning ration of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes with sweetened milk. You made fun of each other unmercifully, griped to one another about all of Mom and Dad’s stupid rules, told lies to help each other escape punishment for breaking those same rules or with unbridled glee deliberately tattled on the rule breaker in order see them suf...
I have always been deeply interested in humans’ decision making, and why or what it is that makes or drives us, myself included, to make the decisions we make. Let me begin by saying that I really believe most people try to make the correct decisions at the time they make them. It pretty much goes without saying that most people wouldn’t consciously, knowingly and intentionally make an incorrect decision. Now with that said, often humans make very poor decisions, and the kind of dec...
As we saw last week, the Hulme family from London, England, beginning in 1948 lived in New Zealand, where Henry Hulme worked as a university administrator. The Hulme daughter, Juliet, who suffered from tuberculosis, lived with them there, even though she had earlier resided with relatives in the Caribbean and South Africa. In early 1954, Henry Hulme lost his job. Moreover, the Hulme marriage was in trouble due, in part, to the fact that Hilda, Henry’s wife, was having an affair with a local man....
Today is Sarita Simon’s and Amy Mayes’ birthdays. It's mine too, but these girls make Aug. 2 look so much better. Happy birthday to everyone who has a birthday today. I really hadn't wanted to make it to 76, but here I am. Bummer. First Friday is today. It looks like there are some neat things going on, so come to downtown Alva and get some culture. Calvin Graybill, Warren Little and Max Ridgeway will be there, complete with refreshments. Refreshments? I may need a little culture myself. Tex...
The James "Lee" and Mary Ellen (Westfahl) Turner Scholarship has been created to provide worthy incentive, encouragement and university-related aid for members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University women's basketball team who are pursuing a higher level of education as student-athletes. The Johnny and Margaret Barton family established this scholarship in honor of Margaret's parents, James "Lee" and Mary Ellen (Westfahl) Turner. This scholarship recognizes Margaret's parents, who...
Chris Olson of the Woods County Equalization Board is unhappy with the lack of information provided by an oil and gas company to support their claim that their assessed valuation should be $70 million rather than the $137 million assigned by Woods County Assessor Renetta Benson. He also believes the period for the counties to handle tax protests, from April through July, is too short. In the continuation of a meeting begun on July 17, board members Bob Seivert, Joe Shirley and Olson examined a...
In a special meeting on Thursday, July 25, the Alva Utility Authority (AUA) approved a change order, two bids and a budget resolution. Trustees present for the meeting were Greg Bowman, Joe Parsons, Gail Swallow, Garrett Lahr and James Hoffman. Absent were Troy Brooks and Matt Adair. Also at the meeting were Mayor Kelly Parker, City Business Manager Stephen Ford and City Attorney Drew Cunningham. Parker explained that Jackson Civil needed more materials than what was listed in the bid for the water line replacement project on Locust Street....
An Alva man is facing several charges after a woman realized an item he was trying to sell might have been stolen. On July 18, Alva Police Officer Shane Callahan made contact with the woman about a turquoise jewelry box reported stolen on April 24. The woman told him Dalton Cunningham was trying to sell her a turquoise jewelry box she recognized from a Facebook post as stolen. She said she was talking with Cunningham via Facebook Messenger and was willing to take screenshots and send them to Callahan. She said she would be willing to buy the...
When police were investigating a report of a hit-and-run collision, the suspect said he hit a skunk but didn’t remember hitting anything else. Roman Lord Ramos, 34, of Alva, is facing one felony and several misdemeanor charges in Woods County District Court. Court documents show on July 8 about 10:14 p.m. Alva Police Officer Anthony Ramirez responded to the 700 block of South Sunset on a report of a hit and run vehicular accident. The respondent gave a vehicle description as a possible gray Honda last seen traveling southbound. Before he r...
Emergency crews have rescued a terrified and screaming toddler after he fell into a narrow pipe and got stuck around a dozen feet (about 3.7 meters) below ground in the yard of his Kansas home. "There we go," Officer Ronnie Wagner of the Moundridge Police Department can be heard saying on body camera video, clearly relieved, as crews pulled the uninjured 14-month-old boy from the hole Sunday. "All right." Wagner had arrived at the home just 15 minutes earlier. The toddler was sobbing as his father yelled into the hole, "Hey buddy. We are going...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is no longer enforcing a 3-year-old law making it a felony to impersonate election officials as it faces a legal challenge from critics who argue that the law has hindered efforts to register new voters. Attorneys for the state and groups suing over the law agreed on stopping its enforcement, and District Judge Teresa Watson in Shawnee County, home to the state capital of Topeka, issued an order earlier this week ratifying their agreement. Her order will remain in effect at least until another court hearing after t...
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A woman who was denied an abortion at a Kansas hospital after suffering a pregnancy complication that her attorneys say put her at risk of sepsis and even death is suing in a case that already prompted a federal investigation. Mylissa Farmer, of Joplin, Missouri, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against the University of Kansas Health System and the public oversight body that governs its operations. Federal law requires emergency rooms to treat or stabilize patients who are in active labor and provide a medical t...
