Articles from the August 7, 2022 edition
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NWOSU volleyball ninth in GAC preseason poll
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference released their annual preseason poll Thursday afternoon as the 2022 volleyball season is less than a month away. The 2021 Volleyball GAC Regular season Champions Oklahoma Baptist came in voted No. 1...
Assistant business manager opening
I thought I had misread the job description. It was all things a city business manager's job description would have. The first thing that came to mind is we are still looking for a manager for the...
Northwestern has 77 recipients on D2 ADA Academic Achievement list
ALVA, Okla. – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Associate (D2 ADA) announced their 2021-2022 recipients for the Academic Achievement Awards. Northwestern was well represented this year with 77 student-athletes earning the award. The criteria to b...
Rangers tenth in GAC preseason football poll
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The 2022 football season is less than a month away. The Great American Conference released their yearly Preseason Poll for football. The 2021 champion in Harding comes back as the preseason favorites receiving six of the 12 f...
Webb to lead Ranger softball program
ALVA, Okla. – Brad Franz and Northwestern Oklahoma State University announced the hiring of new Ranger softball coach Casady Webb as the seventh head coach in program history. "I am very excited to ha...
NWOSU volleyball ninth in GAC preseason poll
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference released their annual preseason poll Thursday afternoon as the 2022 volleyball season is less than a month away. The 2021 Volleyball GAC Regular season Champions Oklahoma Baptist came in voted n...
CoffeeTime
The man had a heart attack. His cardiologist then told him he had to walk at least 45 minutes daily for the rest of his life. So off he went, just like the mailman – rain, sleet, snow, or burning s...
Keep the blood supply rolling this summer
Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) needs you to keep the blood supply “rolling along” this summer. OBI is hosting a blood drives in your area: Aug. 12 – Extreme – 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 14 – First Christian Church – 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & Atwoods of Alva – 3...
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens
Monday – Taco salad with salsa, refried beans, baked chips, strawberries and bananas Tuesday – Pork loin and mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, biscuit, yellow cake with orange frosting (diabetic: plain cake) Wednesday – Oven fried...
The Little Red Hens August meeting
The Little Red Hens met for their regular meeting on Aug. 4 at Cancun restaurant. President Jillian Devries called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. The meeting was a large meeting so time was taken to go around the room and let everyone...
Airport commission to consider AWOS upgrade bids
Bids were opened Aug. 5 for an upgrade of the AWOS (automatic weather observing station) at the Alva Regional Airport. The Alva Airport Commission will hold a regular meeting Monday at 7 p.m., and the AWOS upgrade bids are on the agenda for action....
Alva EMS receives award
Alva Ambulance Service was awarded with (Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technician Association) OEMTA Basic Service of the Year award for 2022 at the end of June. One of their own, Rebecca Davidson, was... Full story
Schools wait to learn how to police their bathrooms
The fallout from a state law created to police bathroom use is still unclear in the eyes of students, teachers, administrators and mental health experts weeks before school starts, leaving them with little time to prepare. One transgender high... Full story
Alva woman arrested for assault on officer
A Woods County deputy sheriff faced a disconcerting dilemma when a man asked his assistance to remove his ex-girlfriend from his rural home. Court records show on July 31 about 8:16 p.m. Deputy Dakota Davis was contacted by Undersheriff Keith Dale... Full story
Alva woman charged with grand larceny
An Alva woman has been charged in Woods County for allegedly taking more than $19,000 from a home where she worked. Angela Littrell, 61, of Alva has been charged with grand larceny in a house, a felony. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for...
Former NWOSU campus police chief arrested in Kansas
According to a report from WIBW, former Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus police chief is facing child abuse and battery charges following his arrest in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. The... Full story
Woods County Communication logs
Friday, July 29, 2022 During this day there were 17 traffic stops, one report of cattle out and seven controlled burns. 10:26 a.m. – Report of an unwanted animal on Sunset Drive. 10:45 a.m. – Medic needed for a person who fell. 11:23 a.m. – Repor...
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 obtai...
Woods County real estate
Book 1334 page 950: Kathryn Elizabeth Lane conveys unto Gabriela Morales. Lot 7, block 1, City of Alva, Legion Heights 2nd Addition. Book 1334 page 967: Margo Castillo conveys unto Paula Bitner. Lot 1 and 2, block 2, City of Waynoka, Keith and...
1 dead, 1 hurt in Junction City stabbings; suspect arrested
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing incident early Saturday in Junction City that left one woman dead and one man injured. Authorities responded to a call about 2:30 a.m. and discovered a man s...
5th abortion clinic opened in Kansas in lead up to vote
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Planned Parenthood quietly opened another abortion clinic in Kansas in the lead up to a decisive statewide vote in favor of protecting abortion access. The Wyandotte Health Center in Kansas City, Kansas, had long been in the...
Lightning sets off fire at Cuban oil tank farm, dozens hurt
HAVANA (AP) — Lightning struck a crude oil storage tank in the city of Matanzas, causing a spreading fire that led to four explosions which injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said Saturday. Firefighters a...
Senate parliamentarian OKs most of Dems' drug price controls
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian narrowed Democrats' plan for curbing drug prices but left it largely intact Saturday, Democrats said, as party leaders prepared to start moving their sprawling economic bill through the chamber. E...
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Alva
A traffic stop led to Woods County drug charges for two Missouri men. Braden Michael Badart, 19, of Springfield, Missouri, has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) with intent to distribute, a felony. This crime...
'I think we're really good together – apart'
Any two people looking at the same thing may see something entirely different. Each will focus on features relating to their experience, background or interests. Those differences are even more... Full story
