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Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St., in Alva. Sheryl White is our pastor. Sunday: Normal hours are Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening youth meet at 5 p.m. This is for youth sixth...

I grew up in the First Christian Church of Tonkawa, which at the time was part of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination. The church I serve here in Alva is the same. The main thing most people know about our church is that we take...

Questions mounted Thursday about why an Oklahoma sex offender who authorities say shot to death his wife, her three children and their two friends and then killed himself was freed from prison early, despite facing new sex charges in a separate...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through the House b...

A man recorded by a security camera fatally shooting his manager Thursday at a fast food restaurant in rural south Georgia is also suspected of killing his mother and grandmother at their nearby homes before taking his own life, authorities said....

When it comes to social media, families are seeking help. With ever-changing algorithms pushing content at children, parents are seeing their kids' mental health suffer, even as platforms like TikTok and Instagram provide connections with friends. So...

PYATT, Ark. (AP) — Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public's help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas' Marion County earlier this year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service l...

When bad things happen because of bad decisions we have made, we often begin to go down this path of self-destruction, by continuing to make bad decisions, thinking that we are not worthy of anything good. We may think that we don’t deserve a...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An adult entertainment industry group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a new Utah law that requires porn websites to implement age verification mechanisms to block minors from accessing sexually explicit materials. T...

Services are pending for Leonard Max Rose with Marshall Funeral Home of Alva....

NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty continues to pummel the banking industry, despite assurances from financial regulators and bankers such as Jamie Dimon this week that the worst of the recent crisis is over and the health of the banking system remains stro...

I haven’t been a good Christian the last couple of weeks. I’ve barely opened my Bible. I have had no quiet time with Jesus. Life has just gotten in the way the past couple of weeks. Sleep has once again become an award I rarely win. My mood has bee...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican megadonor paid two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose the payments, a lawyer who has represented Thomas and his wife acknowledged Thursday....

ALVA, Okla. – When Lindy Munsell first stepped onto the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus, her big brother had just begun attending the school. She was 14 years old. Eight years later, she prepares for her graduation and life outside o...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University inducted 25 new members into the Red and Black Scroll Honor Society. The students received their certificates via email. Red and Black Scroll recognizes outstanding scholarship and service among sophomore studen...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Division of Business and Department of Social Sciences inducted new members into several international honor societies. Delta Mu Delta is an international business honor society that recognizes and e...

The Alva Parks & Recreation Board held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss an agreement with Kimley-Horn for the Alva Recreation Complex turf infield project. It was the first meeting for new board member Heath Shelite. Chairman Shane...