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Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday – Oven-fried catfish with tartar sauce, coleslaw, oven-fried potatoes, cornbread muffins, oatmeal cookie (diabetic: sugar-free shortbread cookie) Wednesday – Meatloaf with catsup topping, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, green beans, hot roll, coconut cream pie (diabetic: sugar free coconut cream pie) Thursday – Ham and beans with onion slices, spinach, tomato spoon relish, cornbread, peach cobbler Friday – Closed...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1350 page 872: Gladys Bradford conveys unto Amanda Harmon. Lots 17–19, Block 40, City of Dacoma, OT Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1350 page 874: Cris A. Campbell and Lydia R. Campbell convey unto Adrienne Nichole Davis. Lot 4, Block 9, City of Alva, Bowers 2nd Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1350 page 895: Land Run Leasing LLC conveys unto Wesleyan Church Tri-State District. Lots 12 and 13, Block 38, City of Alva, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1350 page 879: Little Living Trust conveys unto Timothy N...
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 Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Civil Filings Dorothy Lee Ashton Estate vs. State of Oklahoma...
Friday, May 19, 2023 During this day were three traffic stops and one report of cattle out. 2:56 a.m. – Motor vehicle accident with injuries. 12:46 a.m. – Motor vehicle accident with injuries. 8:45 p.m. – Report of an animal bite. 10:18 p.m. – Report of a motor vehicle collision. 10:33 p.m. – Report of a resident burglar alarm on Noble Street. 11:09 p.m. – Report of a resident burglar alarm on Noble Street. Saturday, May 20, 2023 During this day were nine traffic stops, three reports of cattle out and 13 controlled burns. 6:56 a.m. – Medic need...
There are many activities to be had everywhere. We had a gathering Saturday for the family, because that's when we all could be together. I hope your families can have some quality time together, too. I did see an interesting thought from a veteran that is true. He said, "Now is not the time for thanking living veterans, but to honor the ones that didn't make it back." Well said and true, but I still try to thank any veteran I run into for his service when I see them. Well, another singer from m...
The final week of the 2023 regular session was extremely busy. Once the education agreement was reached, that cleared the way for negotiators to complete work on the rest of the budget. I will talk a bit more about budget highlights in the coming weeks, but one of the items I want to mention that we approved was additional drought relief funding. Despite being blessed with some recent rainfall, it isn’t nearly enough to offset the devastating impact of the prolonged drought. Northwestern Oklahoma counties continue to be listed as being in s...
A couple of weeks ago I was out of town on business, and while I was stopped at a red light, directly in front of me was a pickup with a large sticker covering the entire the rear window that read “100% COWBOY.” As I looked at this sticker, my mind immediately began considering what this person was hoping to communicate, as opposed to what it actually communicated to me. Before getting to the heart of this story, I want to be clear that it does not affect you nor me in the least whether som...
The batter is warming up on deck – meaning he is the next one to come to the plate to face the pitcher. The man on the pitching mound is known for sinking the dreams of wannabees – the home-run hitters who have to be willing to settle for simply getting on base and waiting to brought home by the next hitter. Bat in hand, the wannabe strides toward home plate with an arrogant purposeful step. The commentator’s voice excitedly rises in volume. The batter swings mightily as the baseball cross...
Spring semester honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all A's, or a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Those on the Vice President’s list had grade point averages of 3.5 or better in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Undergraduate students on the honorable mention lists had 4.0 or 3.5 GPAs, respectively, in a minimum of three to a max...
To help support the growth and development of K-12 mentoring programs in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced the recipients of its 2023 Boren Mentoring Initiative start-up and opportunity grants totaling $22,500. Eleven opportunity grants of $1,500 each were awarded to existing mentoring programs to help fund programming, training, materials or other needs that advance excellence in mentoring for K-12. Northwestern Oklahoma State University Literacy Center of ALVA has been chosen as a recipient. Northwestern Oklahoma...
One of the most popular tables at the annual Nescatunga Arts Festival each year is the Gourmet Food Booth where a shopper can spend quite some time looking at all the wonderful treats that the locals have donated to the cause. Once again, volunteer bakers and snack-makers are asked to donate their best goodies for the booth. Although the festival will take place over three days on June 2-4, the Gourmet Food Booth will only be available on Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. in Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Percefull Fieldhouse i...
Three hands-on workshops open to the public are planned to follow the judging and awarding of prizes in the Second Sugar Show Contest that is part of the 52nd Nescatunga Arts Festival. The Sugar Show contest judging will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 3, in Northwestern Oklahoma State University Health and Sports Science Education Commons area. The area will open to the public for People’s Choice voting at approximately 10:30 a.m. with awards to be presented at approximately 11:30 a.m. The workshops will follow at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. in Northwester...
Nine competitors have registered so far for the Second Annual Nescatunga Arts Festival Sugar Show that will take place on Saturday, June 3, in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Health and Sports Science Education Commons area. Contestants must have their table display set up and ready for judging by 8:45 a.m. Judging will begin at 9 a.m. The show will be open to public viewing at approximately 10:30 a.m. An awards ceremony will take place at approximately 11:30 a.m. Prizes will include... Full story
Several fun and free activities are scheduled to entertain and delight those attending the 52nd Nescatunga Arts Festival on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Alva, Oklahoma, June 2-4 besides the traditional fine arts and crafter booths set up for the event. On Friday of the festival while live entertainment is being performed on the lawn just south of Percefull Fieldhouse, weather permitting, there will be free lawn games including corn hole boards, oversized checkers, ball... Full story
The 52nd Nescatunga Arts Festival is set for June 2-4 in Alva on the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Booth space will be inside Percefull Fieldhouse as well as in the Health and Sports Science Education small gym and just north of Percefull Fieldhouse on the outside lawn. The first half of the 46 artists and crafters planning to attend as of May 23 were highlighted in a previous article with the remaining entries below. The festival will kick off Friday, June 2, from 6-10 p.m.... Full story
Although clinic visits were down in April, Share Medical Center CEO Kandice Allen believes that’s due to some doctors being out for a week. Reporting to the Alva Hospital Authority in her written report May 22, Allen said Steve Madrid was out for a week and both Dr. Chris Burk and Dr. Scott Burk were out for a week. Total clinic visits were 1686 for April, not including Urgent Care. There were 29 visits for Freedom, 534 visits for Suite J (Downtown Clinic) and 687 for the West End Clinic. The downtown clinic lost one RN. Another nurse will b... Full story
According to the National Drought Summary for May 25, significant drought improvement occurred in some of the hardest-hit areas of Oklahoma and Texas, as rain benefited rangeland, pastures and summer crops. In Texas, rangeland and pastures rated in very poor to poor condition by the U.S. Department of Agriculture improved from 51 to 36% during the week ending May 21. On the same date, topsoil moisture was rated less than one-third very short to short in Texas (29%) and Oklahoma (28%). Still, even with abundant showers and thunderstorms,... Full story
