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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school Tuesday – Blueberry muffins, fruit yogurt cup, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Wednesday – Cereal (variety), applesauce, juice, milk Thursday – Sausage patty, biscuit, pears, juice, milk Friday – Cinnamon roll, peaches, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school Tuesday – Mini corndogs, french fries, pickle spears, baked beans, rosy applesauce, milk Wednesday – Chicken sticks, waffle stix, hash browns, maple syrup, carrot sticks, strawberry cup, milk Thursday – Turke...
The Petunia Garden Club met at the Homestead's activity room on Aug. 28 for their meeting hosted by Barbara Case and co-host Janet Wanger. Following refreshments, president Betty McMurphy called the meeting to order. The Gardener Creed was read by Cindi Hosier. Betty thanked the hostess and welcomed a guest, Shirley Bellah. Carol Powers presented the program, "Preparing Entries for the Fair." Powers said that your entries should be clean and trim off the dead leaves or spots on leaves. The containers must be clean brown bottles and if the...
The reason all the utilities are specifying 25-year franchises was discussed at a council meeting in another town. One council member asked why there was an increase from 20 to 25 years and a utility person explained that the government limit of 20 years had been raised to 25 years so all companies are specifying the limit. So someone, somewhere, sometime during the past 20 years changed the "limit" to 25 years. There was no mention at that meeting about what state politician or agency had made that change. News stories from other towns are ver... Full story
Brother Jack told me he had looked up lobbying costs in the USA, and the figures were staggering. I looked it up and it is more criminal than staggering. You think the cost of developing medicines is why your drugs cost plenty? For 2018 the drug industries spent $281.47 million dollars on lobbying efforts. Insurance companies (remember the cost of it going up every year?) spent $157.8 million wooing politicians to not lower your rates. On down the list were oil and gas, $124.84 million;... Full story
Friday, August 23, 2019 8:22 a.m. – Medic needed for someone who was dizzy. 9:43 a.m. – Vandalism report at 10th Street and Barnes. Advised of two vehicles spray painted. 10:32 a.m. – Possible domestic at Holiday Motel. 11:09 a.m. – Report of a domestic issue. 11:49 a.m. – Report of cattle out. 12:50 p.m. – Medic needed for someone having vision problems. 11:55 p.m. – Report of cattle out. Saturday, August 24, 2019 12:32 a.m. – Report of a busted water line in the 600 block of Sherman. 2:53 a.m. – Report of cattle still out. 3:52 p.m. – Contr...
Felipe Arizmendi and Erika Bibiana Rosas, both of Alva: marriage license (no counselling) ($50)....
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. Felony Filing Shaun O'Brien McLelland, Alva, 34, has been...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1295 page 266: Gary Leiter and Cynthia Leiter, husband and wife, unto Tyson Tucker and Audrey Tucker, husband and wife. Lot 8, in block 15, of the Hess Second Addition to the City of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1295 page 408: Cody Jarod Watson and Heather Watson, husband and wife, unto Breana Bess Smith and Caleb Lakota Tyrell Smith, as joint tenants. A tract of land beginning 50 feet east of 504 feet south of the northwest quarter of section 35, township 27 north, range 18 WIM, Woods County,...
ALVA, Okla. – The 2019-2020 basketball season is only a few months out. The Lady Ranger's basketball schedule has just been released. The season will open with the MIAA/GAC Classic against Northeastern Oklahoma State on Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. Northwestern will play a second game in this classic on Saturday Nov. 9 versus Central Oklahoma at 5 p.m. Coach Diesselhorst is ready to open the season. "We are very excited to be hosting the Conference Challenge here at Northwestern to start off our season,” she said. “I know the community of Alva will love...
• Will feature Founding Father John Dickinson The NWOSU Institute for Citizenship Studies is proud to announce plans for Constitution Day 2019. This year’s observance will involve an examination of the life and contributions of John Dickinson (1732-1808). The program is entitled, “A Conservative Rebel: The Life and Contributions of John Dickinson, Founder, Framer, Soldier, & Emancipator.” Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jane Calvert. Dr. Calvert is the foremost authority on Founding Father John Dickinson. She received her Ph.D. from the Univers...
Dr. Kay Decker, professor of sociology at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, recently was recognized by The Journal Record as part of its 2019 list of "Fifty Making a Difference." This list spotlights female business and community leaders making a difference in Oklahoma and includes individuals from various sectors, both private and public. Decker is one of 40 first-time honorees on the 2019 list. "When I received notification about the Journal Record's 'Fifty Making a Difference' list, I...
Families can ‘shop for tuition’ for chance to win scholarships Family Day at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. The annual event brings families to campus where they can take tours, purchase Ranger gear, shop for tuition scholarships and attend a Ranger football game. Families are invited to visit the Alva merchants to “shop for tuition” to register for a $500, $300 or $200 tuition giveaway for the spring semester of 2019. “Shopping for Tuition” takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, a... Full story
Northwestern Oklahoma State University elementary education senior Kelcie Hainley has been selected to receive a $300 scholarship from the Woods County Retired Educators Association. Hainley, of Fairview, will be honored during the WCREA's business meeting at the Alva Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 19. "Receiving the scholarship from the WCREA means a lot to me," Hainley said. "I appreciate that others understand the struggles some nontraditional students go through when trying to complete a...
Students leave Northwestern Oklahoma State University with the knowledge to succeed in a particular field. In their final semester, 17 senior education students have received their student teaching assignments and have entered area schools to gain hands-on experience. The students will return to campus for seminars in November and their portfolio exit interviews in December. Graduation is scheduled for Dec. 8. Listed below are the students, their hometowns and teaching assignments. Biology...
Interest meetings for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2020 Study Abroad trip to Iceland are set for Sept. 4 and 5 at noon in Carter Hall room 107 in Alva, as well as in Enid room 202 and Woodward room 141. Study Abroad trips are open to all Northwestern students and employees, as well as the general public. Anyone interested in earning course credit may enroll in UNIV 2013 – Global Citizenship, which will be offered during the spring semester. “Anyone interested in traveling is welcome to come along even though they may not be tak...
-Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter said there is no question Monday was a “day of reckoning” for pharmaceutical companies that helped accelerate the spread of dangerous opioids across the country. Minutes after Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman announced his order for Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role starting and exacerbating Oklahoma’s ongoing opioid epidemic, Hunter triumphantly declared that the pharmaceutical company will “finally be held accountable” for the thousands of deaths and addictions...
The Alva Board of Education will consider a couple of travel requests during their meeting Tuesday. The board will meet at 5 p.m. at the superintendent’s office. Alva FFA sponsors and members are requesting approval for out of state travel to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 30–Nov.2. The Alva High School Cheer Team has submitted a request for sponsors and members to attend the NCA Senior High National Competition in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2020. Two employee resignations are on the agenda. The board mem...
The Alva Garden Council has selected Beadles Nursing Home as Alva's Blooming Business of the Month for August. Marietta Lynch, the garden's designer, has created a lovely floral display in the raised brick planters in front of the building. They overflow with hot pink and white periwinkles interspersed with orange marigolds. She has also created lovely groupings of lime and black sweet potato vines complemented by red cockscomb plants in the eight urns that decorate the front lawn of the...
The city street department spent some time smoothing out this area of Hunt Street last week. They also did some asphalt work on Church Street before being halted by rain....
Governor Stitt signed the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act – also called the “Unity Bill” – on March 14. This legislation is the result of months of work by the bipartisan medical marijuana working group, and it passed easily through both the House and the Senate. In crafting this law, legislators sought input from a number of interested groups including law enforcement, chambers of commerce, banks, tax commission leaders, and cannabis advocates. According to Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, the goal of the working...
Despite three misdemeanor charges for protective order violation and a felony charge for stalking, an Alva woman says a man has continued attempts to contact her. On June 14, Alyssa Kenyon filed a protective order against Shaun O’Brien McLelland in Woods County District Court. On June 25, July 30 and July 31, McLelland was charged with protective order violations. On July 31, a felony stalking charge was filed against McLelland. He was arrested and jailed but bonded out. Court records show on Aug.11, Alva Police Officer Kaleb Keplinger r...
Oklahoma Watch Backers of an approaching law allowing Oklahomans to carry a gun without training or a permit say they’re willing to test compliance with the law by showing up in certain places carrying a firearm. These so-called Second Amendment “audits” have already occurred involving weapons, with permits, in parks and the Oklahoma City Zoo. But with a permitless carry law set to take effect Nov. 1, some supporters say they’re willing to visibly bear a firearm without a permit to ensure authorities honor the law. That could mean appeara...
The August distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sales tax receipts are required to file and pay electronically. The monies they reported this period represent sales from June 16 to June 30 and estimated sales from July 1 to July 15. The City of Alva received $297,817.92 in sales tax, which is down 5.74 percent from August 2018. However, Alva use tax totaled $25,043.63, up almost 20 percent from the...
Two John Deere dealerships, Green Country Equipment LLC and Western Equipment LLC, have announced plans to merge their operations beginning Sept. 30. The new company, operating as Western Equipment LLC, will have 21 locations responsible for 72 counties across 100,000 square miles and will employ more than 600 people. “By coming together as one company, we’ll continue to be at the forefront of the industry,” said Seth Gustin, general manager of Green Country Equipment. “It’s a new company with the same great people. We will be able to combin...
The funeral service for Thomas Floyd Ogburn will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at the Hoover Building on the Garfield County Fair Grounds under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home. Tom was born January 9, 1944, in Enid, Oklahoma, to Arlie Miles and Lillian Ruth (Spaulding) Ogburn and passed away August 29, 2019, at his home in Burlington, Oklahoma. He was raised and attended local area schools, graduating from Enid High in 1962. In 1963, Tom enlisted in United States Marine... Full story
