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We have just finished a weekend that honors the worker or laborer. I bet some did more work in that weekend than they do during the week. Some may need a day off to recover from the long weekend. I believe that we can learn a couple lessons, maybe mo...

This week we will read chapters 1-35 of the book of Isaiah. Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of four different kings we read about in Chronicles. He reminded them over and over about their disobedience and God’s wrath. He also reminded them of G...

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...

Team Standings Rollin' GoodTimes 9 Wins 3 Losses The Bowl Movements 8 Wins 4 Losses Next Frame 8 Wins 4 Losses Knights of Columbus 7 Wins 5 Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 5 Wins 7 Losses Livin' on a Spare 5 Wins 7 Losses Dilly Dilly 3 Wins 9 Losses...

In the last two years, we have experienced a global pandemic, social justice marches, riots around the nation, a bizarre economy, an intense election and transfer of powers, government lockdowns, and the greatest separation and animosity between the...

Alva, Okla. – The Rangers soccer team traveled to Wichita, Kansas, to face off against the Newman Jets Sunday afternoon. The Rangers came into this match with their heads held high, looking for their first win of the season. NWOSU took advantage o...

Augusta, Kan. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Women's Cross Country team returned to action Saturday afternoon as they opened their 2021 season competing in their first meet. The Red-and-Black traveled to Augusta, Kansas, for the 73rd Annual J.K. G...

Blue Springs, Mo. – The Northwestern Women's Golf team concluded the Central Region Fall Preview on Wednesday at the Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs, Missouri. The Rangers finished the tournament with a 19th place finish, posting a team s...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board will likely recommend that a high-profile inmate's death sentence be commuted unless two board members are barred from taking part in the decision, a lawyer for a county district attorney a...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution" and asking a judge to quickly declare the law invalid. The case filed T...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor has appealed a state judge's temporary injunction that prohibits the state from banning mask mandates in public schools. The appeal, filed Thursday, cited the state's sovereign immunity a...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hospitals will receive $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for extra pay for nurses to keep them on the job but will be required to report monthly on how many nurses they've lost and why under a plan a state t...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is considering calling a special legislative session to challenge President Joe Biden's plan to require COVID-19 vaccination or testing for many workers. Parson told the Kansas City S...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police officials said a homicide suspect who was shot by police on Friday has died from his wounds. Jesse B. Lees, 33, of Topeka died hours after multiple officers shot at him in a residential area. Police said he was a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice will join the Jackson County prosecutor's team working to free a man who prosecutors believe was wrongfully convicted of a triple murder more than 40 years ago. Edward "Chip" R...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association that sent a robocall urging "patriots" to support then-President Donald Trump at the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the storming of the U.S. Capitol held a special "war g...