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Alva Church of God Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study is at 7 p.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends...

There seem to be a lot of verses in the New Testament that teach us about prayer! Some scriptures teach us to pray without ceasing (I Thessalonians 5:17), another scripture teaches us how to pray like in Matthew Chapter 6, still another scripture tea...

Summer is coming to an end, and the beginning of the new school year is around the corner. As the parent of two college students and one who recently graduated, I understand how exciting this time is for students and parents. Whether you are a...

Team Standings Marshall's Oldtimers 3 Wins 1 Loss Knights of Columbus 3 Wins 1 Loss Rollin GoodTimes 2 Wins 2 Losses The Bowl Movement 2 Wins 2 losses Dilly Dilly 2 Wins 2 Losses O'Bar 2 Wins 2 Losses Livin on a Spare 1 Win 3 Losses Ghost Team 0 Wins...

Do you love to bake and create? If so, consider entering the Death by Chocolate competition at the Woods County Fair and enter your favorite chocolate recipe! Any type of chocolate food item is eligible for entering – pies, cakes, cookies, d...

Treat yourself and your family to a variety of delicious homemade pies made by some of the finest bakers in Woods County at the Woods County Free Fair beginning Thursday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 9. The homemade pies will be for sale in the...

The Alva Goldbugs open the 2022 football season against Purcell tonight. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Ranger Field. With ten returning starters, the Goldbugs hope to improve on their 4-7 record last year. The roster includes eight seniors. The... Full story

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine. Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was the kind of story that media reporter Brian Stelter would normally sink his teeth into — if only it didn't involve him. CNN said last week it was cancelling "Reliable Sources," its 30-year-old program on the media, and let...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of everything from gasoline to food may have peaked. According to a Commerce Department report Friday that is closely watched by the Federal R...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A local constable, who was also a U.S. Army veteran, was among four people fatally shot at an apartment complex while serving an eviction notice in Tucson, Arizona, officials said. The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. on T...

VALLEY GROVE, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner who died last week at a northern West Virginia underground mine was sitting on a supply car that was struck by a locomotive, federal regulators said. William A. Richards, 38, of Cadiz, Ohio, was killed in t...

Andy Coats isn't a coach or athletic director. When it comes to the seismic changes to the landscape of major college football, though, he is a seminal figure. Coats, the former dean of the University of Oklahoma law school, successfully argued...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's chief of staff has announced his resignation, according to the governor. Stitt announced Wednesday that Chief of Staff Bond Payne would resign effective Friday. Stitt said Payne committed to serving a...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state's Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared. James Coddington, 50, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State P...

FURNAS COUNTY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation channel one night this month — and why. The puzzling water release from the Cambridge Canal red...