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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...
Please read Deuteronomy 6. Thank you. There is much in this chapter to consider. This chapter follows one of the sections of Scripture that list the Ten Commandments. These laws have been debated over, taken down and essentially forgotten. Some have even said that the Commandments and the Old Testament are not relevant today. They are wrong and we are seeing the proof of that in society and all over the world. In Deuteronomy 6, Israel is told to be careful to follow these commandments. They are to teach them to their children. This is to be a...
Sometimes we find inspiration in the oddest of places. Tonight, I made my way over to the Pit to watch the NWOSU volleyball team as they took on those others girls from that other place. The match was going along fairly evenly, the other girls won the first game and the Lady Rangers won the second. Early in the third game, as I was beginning to get a little antsy and wondering if I had been there long enough to prove my loyalty to the players from my philosophy class that had invited me, inspiration struck. One of the Lady Rangers went up to sp...
Dilly Dilly 11 Wins 5 Loss Ms Deb's Hairstyling 11 Wins 5 Loss Rollin Good Times 10 Wins 6 Loss Knights of Columbus 9 Wins 7 Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 8 Wins 8 Losses The Bowl Movements 7 Wins 9 Losses Team 7 5 Wins 3 Losses O'Bar 3 Win 13 Losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – Doug Ruess - 269 High Scratch Series – Randy Stelling - 600 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Amber Bosch - 194 High Scratch Series – Kayanna Williams - 539...
August 15th has come and gone but the memories of what happened in upstate New York on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm 50 years ago is fresh on many people’s minds. Not the adventurous soul that would have hitched a ride to be there, I had no choice but to answer my rich uncle’s call to basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, during that time. Woodstock, an event that united a generation during a time of protest and, as quoted in AARP The Magazine, “Left a nation drenched in new ideas about love, p...
Having major league baseball manager Casey Stengel testify to a U.S. Senate subcommittee on July 8, 1958, was basically a publicity stunt. Instead of the committee conducting a boring hearing in front of a bored audience, Stengel’s appearance caught the attention of the media. He played to a packed house. Sitting next to Stengel at the witness table was one of his star players, Oklahoma’s own Mickey Mantle. The hearing room was in “standing room only” mode. The purpose of the hearing before...
The winners at the Chaffee Properties booth at the Woods County Fair were Corky McIver (first place), Taylor Utterback (second place) and Brad Wallis (third place)....
The Alva Robotics Team will hold its monthly meeting Saturday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. at the Alva Public Library. The group will be planning the interior of the trade show booth, revising T-shirt designs, and discussing topics surrounding the theme of this year’s game: Off the Grid. Team members interested in leadership positions with the team this fall need to attend this meeting....
The September Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society (NWOGS) meeting will be held at the Cherokee Strip Museum on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. Beth Smith, curator of the museum, will present the program on the history of the POW Camp in Alva from 1942 to 1945. The museum has two rooms devoted to the history of the Alva POW Camp. Smith will discuss the exhibits in the two rooms. Many of the exhibits were donated by local individuals to help ensure this important piece of northwestern Oklahoma history will not be forgotten. During World War II,...
Three members were enough to make a quorum Wednesday morning at the Woods County Industrial Development Authority (WCIDA) meeting. Rick Cunningham, Stan Kline and Randy McMurphy were present, along with Sonja Williams – Woods County Economic Development Committee's executive director. Richard Ryerson and Connor Martin were absent. After approving last month's meeting minutes, the group quickly reviewed the financial reports. Williams provided two balance sheets – one to show what the finances looked like at the end of their fiscal year (Au...
Constitution Day 2019 at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is Wednesday, Sept. 18, at noon in the Northwestern Student Center Ranger Room. Admission is free and open to all. The program, sponsored by the Northwestern Institute for Citizenship Studies, is titled, “A Conservative Rebel: The Life and Contributions of John Dickinson, Founder, Framer, Soldier, & Emancipator.” This year’s observance will involve an examination of the life and contributions of John Dickinson (1732-1808). The guest speaker, Dr. Jane Calvert, is the foremost author...
SAN ANGELO, Texas –Northwestern Oklahoma State University women's volleyball junior defensive specialist Sydnee Miller was recognized as part of the All-Tournament team for her outstanding play at the Kathleen Brasfield ASU Invitational this past weekend. At the Invitational, the junior led the team in digs with 66 through all four matches and helped guide the Rangers to a 1-3 record on the weekend. She had 69 serve/receive attempts and had an excellent passing percentage of 94% to help set her team up for success. As the starting libero for N...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University public relations professionals took home five awards at the 2019 Oklahoma Collegiate Public Relations Association (OCPRA) annual conference and awards banquet recently. Northwestern's winning entries included two Grand Awards, two Achievement Awards and an Honorable Mention. Awards went to projects submitted by university relations specialists Valarie Case and Erin Davis. "I am tremendously proud of the University Relations team and thrilled to see their... Full story
Melanie Brungardt's four children were frustrated at school. Brungardt, of Oklahoma City, said some Putnam City Schools classes had too many students, and teachers were forced to spend more time on behavioral issues and less time on instilling knowledge. She understood teachers' challenges, but "as a parent, you hate sending your kid to school all day to not learn anything." The family considered homeschooling but decided against it – and ruled out virtual charter schools – because her kids did... Full story
Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series (NWOCS), an organization that seeks to bring cultural performances and entertainment to northwest Oklahoma, began its 2019-20 season Tuesday, Sept. 10, with the 3 Redneck Tenors and the advisory board is selling season tickets to its remaining three scheduled acts. All concerts will take place on Tuesdays, with the respective dates, at 7 p.m. in Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Herod Hall Auditorium. This year's remaining schedule includes Jukebox... Full story
The Alva Ladybugs lost to Waukomis 6-5 Tuesday afternoon, causing the Ladybugs' record to fall to 0-16. The Ladybugs led 5-4 in the seventh inning with one out to go. But Waukomis capitalized on their final chances as the team hit the ball to deep left field, scoring the go-ahead run. The Ladybugs' next action will be in the Highway 81 Classic starting Sept. 12. Key Innings Waukomis scored three runs in the second inning. Alva scored two runs in the third inning. Alva scored three runs in the... Full story
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Despite more than doubling Midwestern State in shot attempts, Oklahoma Baptist Women's Soccer finished Wednesday's bout with the Mustangs in a 1-1 deadlock after regulation and two periods of extra time. Reigning GAC Defensive Player of the Week Hannah Evans showed she could be a threat offensively as well, putting OBU on top in the 34th minute of action. The junior defender took a free kick from 30 yards out that proved too strong for the goalkeeper's hands. The goal was Evans' first in the Green and Gold. The Bison were...
A man who had served nearly 17 years of a prison sentence of life without parole for the death of a Tulsa, Oklahoma, lounge owner was released from prison Thursday after testing on evidence from the crime scene failed to find his DNA. Willard O'Neal of Tulsa was released hours after pleading no contest to second-degree murder and being sentenced to time served under an agreement with prosecutors. He had been convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal 2001 shooting of Bruce Chamberlain outside the Trapeze Lounge. When asked how he felt about...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is appointing a longtime public health leader to be the state's new commissioner of the State Department of Health. Stitt announced Thursday that he named Gary Cox to the position and that he will begin the job on Friday. Cox's appointment must be confirmed by the state Senate when the Legislature reconvenes next year. An attorney, Cox served most recently as executive director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. He replaces interim commissioner Tom Bates, who was tapped by Stitt last m...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and his new pick to lead the Department of Human Services say more than 3,700 agency employees will be getting a 13% pay raise. Stitt and DHS Director Justin Brown announced the pay hikes Thursday and said most of those receiving the raises are "frontline" employees working in the agency's 92 field offices across the state. Brown says the pay boost will bring the salaries of those workers closer to their peers in other state agencies. He says the agency also has more than 500 vacancies that it's l...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the separate first-degree murder convictions and life with parole sentences of two men. The court on Thursday rejected appeals by 28-year-old Adrian Escajeda of Oklahoma City and 30-year-old Traevon Harbert of Warr Acres. Escajeda was convicted in the December 2016 suffocation and strangulation death of Ulises Lopez. Escajeda said he intended only to "beat up" Lopez because he suspected Lopez of sexually abusing his girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter. Harbert was convicted o...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld murder convictions and life prison sentences of a 45-year-old man in the killings of four women in a Tulsa apartment. The court on Thursday rejected appeals by Cedric Poore, who was convicted in the 2013 shooting deaths of 23-year-old twins Rebeika Powell and Kayetie Powell Melchor, 33-year-old Misty Nunley, and 55-year-old Julie Jackson during a robbery inside Powell's apartment. Prosecutors say drugs, money and jewelry were taken from the apartment. The court rejected c...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A break-in at storage units in Wichita, Kansas, became a diplomatic security issue last year because two of the units belong to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. A Wichita police statement says the State Department sent a security officer to the East Side Mini Storage last November to discuss the case with police. A State Department official said it is standard procedure to send an agent to investigate any incidents involving the secretary. The case has been temporarily closed without any viable leads or suspects. The K...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A 22-year-old woman has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend in Kansas. Gregoria Elizabeth Baez, who was convicted Thursday. She was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Felix Florez of Manhattan, who was a Geary County correctional officer, but the jury convicted her of the lesser charge. The Manhattan Mercury reports Florez was shot in September 2018 at a home he shared with Baez. She claimed they were joking around and pulled guns on each other w...
