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...

Team Standings Knights of Columbus 14 Wins 6 Losses Rollin GoodTimes 13 Wins 7 Losses Dilly Dilly 12 Wins 8 Losses O'Bar 12 Wins 8 Losses The Bowl Movements 11 Wins 9 Losses Livin' on a Spare 8 Wins 12 Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 7 Wins 13 Losses Hol...

As many of us look to the future, we may have concerns about what we will leave our children and relatives. What kind of legacy will you leave your family and friends? Now I know the first thoughts I think about, and perhaps you too, would be what yo...

We all remember the Parable of the Sower in which Jesus is describing to his Apostles how the kingdom of God is to be preached and the people to whom it is to be preached. This parable is given in three out of the four Gospels but I will be using the...

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Northwestern Oklahoma State traveled to Missouri for their second invitational of the fall season. The Rangers had five individuals competing in the Lady Panther Invite at the Silo Ridge Country Club hosted by Drury. In the two day i...

DURANT, Okla. – The Rangers swept the Savage Storm on the road for the third straight conference win of the season. Sophomore Addison Wimmer led her team in kills with 20. Junior Cameron Lobb led in assists with 35 and freshman Andrea Coady c...

ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Volleyball finished off a perfect week after opening Great American Conference play with two wins over Southern Nazarene in three sets before beating East Central in four sets. The Rangers were honored with A...

ALVA, Okla. – Growing up in southwest Nebraska, Quade Potter has seen his share of success in that region of the country. Now a junior transfer at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Potter returned as close to his old stomping grounds as he c...

ALVA, Okla. – The Ranger football team continued conference play at home facing off in their third game of the year against Oklahoma Baptist Bison. Both teams battled back and forth with strong offensive plays and good defensive stops. A late t...

When I started writing I made a verbal agreement with myself. I told myself that you write whatever is on your heart and your mind, no matter what. Whether one person reads it or thousands of people read it, you stay with that scope in mind. You writ...

The Woods County Excise Board approved two school budgets during a regular meeting on Wednesday morning. Board members present were Joe Shirley, Chris Olson and Bob Seivert. Board members approved the 2022-2023 budget for the Northwest Career Tech... Full story

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Governors races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections. But this fall, which candidate wins a state's top executive post could be pivotal for the nation's political future. With a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old man was convicted Thursday of shooting and killing a Kansas City lawyer who had won a multi-million judgment against him in a civil lawsuit. A Jackson County jury deliberated about two hours before finding D...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin's partial military mobilization. Queues stretching for 1...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri county has agreed to pay $405,000 to settle two lawsuits filed in a dispute that began when some underwire bras set off metal detectors at the county detention center. The Jackson County Legislature approved the s...

U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden's...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Three Topeka police officers who shot and killed a man this summer were justified because the man charged at them with a knife, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said. The officers shot Christopher Kelley, a 3...