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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...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials are allocating $50,000 in scholarships for teacher candidates who enter the classroom within the secondary and special education areas. This allocation came from additional funds received from Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSHRE) that allowed Northwestern to retain personnel while providing additional dollars toward scholarships. “The intent of this money is to support the initiatives for high need areas,” Dr. Christee Jenlink, assistant dean of education, said. “There are treme...
Wilbur Leroy Province was born in a sod house in Freedom, Oklahoma, on October 18, 1937. He passed away in Houston, Texas, with his family by his side, on July 29, 2021. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margarite Province, and two of his eight children, Tony Province and Michael Dobbs. He is survived by his other children, Stormi Ehler, Rick Province, Monty Province, Sunni Province, Monica Dennison, and Stephan Dobbs. A Celebration of Life will be held...
As we saw last week, the Founding Fathers of the United States created the executive branch of the U.S. government when the Constitution went into effect in 1789. The executive branch was to be headed up by the president of the United States, of course, with a vice president who would presumably help the president carry out the duties of his office. The Constitution also created the U.S. Senate with two members representing each state. Consequently, when the Senate is at full strength with no...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently welcomed new faculty members to campus for a new faculty orientation to begin the 2021-2022 school year. New faculty members have been hired in the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education and the School of Professional Studies. Short biographies of each faculty member from the School of Arts and Sciences are listed below: Dr. Michael Black, assistant professor of music and director of bands, holds a bachelor's degree in music...
Buck Knabe was ahead of the times with storage he built 50 years ago. Cushenbery's has had units nearly as long and I remember when storage was available in the warehouse in the 500 block of Santa Fe. Now there are mini-units all around with more under construction. I see them along the roads wherever I go, sometimes in what are unlikely places, meaning: ''The Middle of Nowhere.” Whether short term or long, storage units can help keep your belongings safe and secure. There are occasional b...
This week we will read about three people who accomplished great things for the nation of Israel. Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther each served God and His people. They were people of extraordinary will, determination, and courage, each facing danger and adversity while doing what was needed. Ezra rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem while foes tried to prevent this from being done. God allowed the temple and Jerusalem to be destroyed because of the disobedience of the people. The people were scattered but Ezra gathered people and materials and led the...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority assembled for a special meeting at noon Tuesday. Chairman Stan Bixler, Ed Sutter, Allan Poe, and Bob Firth were present. Todd Holder, tied up at another conference, was unable to make it. Woods County Economic Development Committee Executive Director Neal Williams joined by telephone, while former WCEDC Executive Director Sonja Williams was in attendance. There wasn't anything to report on infrastructure expansion, and with no report from [Neal] Williams, all that was left was the finance report. As of August...
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Alva and Woods County continues to climb. Alva has 55 active cases up 15 from last week's report, according to the August 18 report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). Woods County now has 62 active cases, up 15 from a week ago. Coronavirus cases continue to increase across Oklahoma with 23,380 active cases reported Wednesday, an increase of 2,787 from last week. Of Oklahoma's 77 counties, 71 are at the "orange" risk level with six... Full story
After reading the agenda item for Ordinance 2021-002, Mayor Kelly Parker told city council members Monday, "This is in regard to the tax increment district that was established back in 2018 for the benefit of the Alva Arena Authority and the development of an eventual arena. The city council did approve that tax increment district. It's my understanding we are not creating anything new as much as we are putting a start date on the district and allowing them to move forward with the plans that... Full story
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity. He used part of the windfall to further his goal of offering school choice options for parents, sending millions to charter schools that operate without traditional public oversight. That included funneling more than $4 million to new charters that are not scheduled to open until at least next year. It was an easy way for the Republican governor to advance a long-held priority. For Lee and some...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — While Oklahoma's plans to eventually join the Southeastern Conference have generated plenty of excitement, the Sooners are focused on more immediate goals, such as chasing their seventh consecutive Big 12 championship and their first national title since 2000. "It's exciting to think about," Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said of the SEC move, set to happen in 2025, "but I guess for me, it's tempered because of the task at hand. ... I mean, sure it will be great when it happens, but it doesn't matter right now. I mean, r...
Oklahoma State has built its reputation under coach Mike Gundy with explosive offensive play. The defense has caught up and that makes the Cowboys a threat to contend in the Big 12 this season. Oklahoma State returns nine starters from a unit that anchored an 8-3 finish last season. "I've been very impressed with our defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, and his staff, and his willingness to adjust to our league," Gundy said. "I feel more comfortable with our defense going on the field than I have maybe in my first 12 to 14 years as a head coach....
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa man has pleaded guilty to sending emails to a Tulsa television station threatening to kill President Joe Biden, members of Congress and their families. Court records show John Jacob Ahrens, 58, pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening the president and two counts of interstate communication with a threat to injure. In a signed statement, Ahrens said he had no plea agreement, but pleaded guilty on his attorney's advice in hopes of a lenient sentence. "My attorney told me I was unlikely to prevail at trial and that enter...
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of provisions in a Kansas law that ban the secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities, finding that the statute seeks to stifle speech critical of animal agriculture. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a split decision Thursday ruled that even if deception is used to enter private property, Kansas may not discriminate based on whether the person intends to harm or help the enterprise. "But that is the effect, and s...
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A blown tire caused a car to careen over the side of a bridge in suburban Kansas City, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver, according to Kansas troopers. The Kansas State Patrol said the crash happened Thursday afternoon in Shawnee on Interstate 435. A northbound car was on an I-435 bridge when its left rear tire blew, sending the car into the bridge's right guardrail and over the side, investigators said. The car rolled twice and landed in a creek below, the patrol said, killing a passenger, 4...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Harvey Sutton, or "Little Man," as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won't have long to bask in the glory of hiking its full length. After all, he starts kindergarten Friday. At 5 years old, Harvey is one of the youngest — and the latest of several youngsters in recent years — to complete the trail, after tagging along with his parents over more than 2,100 miles in 209 days. It was hard work, but it was fun checking out frogs, lizards and other wildlife. So was sprinkling Skittles onto peanut butter tortillas as fu...
People infected with COVID-19 were captured in a photo this week lying on the floor in pain while waiting for antibody infusions at a treatment site set up inside the library in Jacksonville, Florida. The image has become a vivid illustration of the huge demand for the once-neglected COVID-19 drugs in the states hit hardest by a summer surge of infections being driven by the highly contagious delta variant. "They were moaning and obviously in a lot of pain. They were miserable," said Luis Lopez, who shot the photograph as he waited for more...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and Afghans who aided the war effort, too — even as countless would-be evacuees struggled to get past crushing crowds, Taliban airport checkpoints and sometimes-insurmountable U.S. bureaucracy. "We will get you home," Biden promised Americans who were still in Afghanistan days after the Taliban retook control of Kabul, ending a two-decade war. His comments, delivered at the White House, were intended to project purpose and stabi...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Reports of targeted killings in areas overrun by the Taliban mounted Friday, fueling fears that they will return Afghanistan to the repressive rule they imposed when they were last in power, even as they urged imams to push a message of unity at Friday's prayers. Terrified that the new de facto rulers would commit such abuses and despairing for their country's future, thousands have raced to Kabul's airport and border crossings following the Taliban's stunning blitz through Afghanistan. In one dramatic image, a U.S. Ma...
FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But a top federal wildlife official on Friday told The Associated Press there is growing concern over aggressive wolf hunting seasons adopted for the predators in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains. Wolves under federal protection made a remarkable rebound in parts of the U.S. over the past several decades, after being driven from the l...
CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, was responding to an investigation by The Associated Press published Thursday about the possibility of bias in courtroom evidence produced by an algorithm-powered technology called ShotSpotter. The system, which can be funded by Justice Department grants, is used by law enforcement in m...
