Articles from the October 6, 2019 edition
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Menus for week of Oct. 7–11
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Cereal, rosy applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday – Chicken biscuit, pears, juice, milk Wednesday – Super chocolate donut, pineapple, juice, milk Thursday – Cereal, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Friday...
By Alva School Board meets Monday
Two offers of employment and one resignation are on the agenda of the Alva Board of Education for Monday. The board meets at 418 Flynn St. at 5 p.m. The two employment offers are for non-certified positions. The resignation is from a...
Freedom man charged with assaulting sister
A felony warrant has been issued for a Freedom man on a charge of domestic abuse. Thomas Anthony Flowers, 30, of Freedom, is charged with domestic abuse – prior pattern of physical abuse. He is alleged to have committed an assault and battery on P...
Cherokee woman faces more bad check charges
On Sept. 25 three charges of felony value – false pretenses, bogus check or con game were filed in Woods County against Susan Marie Kreiman, 53, of Cherokee. The charges are based on an account o...
NRA Foundation grant benefits Woods County 4-H
Thanks to a grant from the NRA Foundation Friends of NRA program, the Woods County 4-H shooting sports program received $1,869.80 to purchase needed supplies to assist in providing educational...
Perfect Attendance Teachers
"Nothing affects student achievement more than an effective classroom teacher." Alva High School staff members achieved Perfect Attendance for the month of September. Each member received a...
Oklahoma receives REAL ID extension through Sept. 18, 2020
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety today announced they have been notified that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state's REAL ID extension through Sept. 18, 2020. This means the federal government will continue to...
Sen. Lankford to be in northwest Oklahoma Monday
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Office of Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has announced he has planned the following events on Monday, Oct. 7: Seiling – Sen. Lankford Community Conversation, 10 a.m. Oct. 7, The Crooked Arrow Café, 208 S. Main St., Seiling. Wood...
A tale of two hospitals; one survived, the other didn't
Between 2013 and 2017, 64 rural hospitals across the country shut down, more than double the rate of the previous five years. More than half of closures since 2010 were in the South, where most states have chosen not to expand Medicaid, as allowed...
Northwestern to close for Fall Break Oct. 17-18
Employees and students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be able to enjoy a few days off and out of classes as the university will close for fall break on Thursday, Oct. 17, and Friday, Oct. 18. Northwestern’s offices will be closed, a...
Education Fair opportunity set for education majors Oct. 14
Education employers seeking employees have an opportunity to go right to the source by attending the fall 2019 Education Fair at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva on Monday, Oct. 14, in the Student Center Ranger Room from 10 a.m. to noon....
NWOSU's Dr. Schmaltz presents at North Dakota museum
Dr. Eric Schmaltz, chair of the department of social sciences at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, recently presented at the Prairie Village Museum in Rugby, North Dakota. A generous grant...
Times may change, but the need to support a free press has not
Once upon a time, having a job at a newspaper meant working in one of the most imposing buildings in town, inhaling the acrid aroma of fresh ink and the dusty breath of cheap newsprint and feeling...
Well, it worked
I tell lots of people "Pray for rain and cooler temperatures," and it finally worked. Trouble is, I don't know which of my friends had that kind of pull with the Big Guy to get it done. Anyhow, I am r...
Woods County Communications phone log
Saturday, September 28, 2019 6:56 p.m. – Medic needed at the Holiday Motel for male with medical problem. 7:43 p.m. – Report of cattle out. 8:14 p.m. – Report of cattle out. Sunday, September 29, 2019 3:58 a.m. – Possible domestic. 8:45 a.m. – Repor...
Marriage License Filings
James Gleen Dean and Morgan Renee Krom, both of Alva: marriage license (no counseling) ($50)...
Divorce Filings
Kathi Darlyne Jenlink vs. Christopher Michael Jenlink: dissolution of marriage. (312.14)...
Woods County court filings
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...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1296 page 608: Brock Venture Capital, LLC, unto Danna L. Dow and Joshua N. Dow. The east half of the southwest quarter of section 27 township 26 north, range 15 WIM, Woods County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Book 1296 page...
Goldbugs fall to Chisholm 57-12
Alva and Chisholm entered Friday night's game with equal records of 2-2, but it was soon apparent they were not on equal footing. Alva began the season with four seniors while the Longhorns have... Full story
October's First Friday Art Walk
This past Friday was The First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Alva. In the attached picture, Author Dave Eagleston signs a copy of his book, "West of Alva," for Sue Henderson during Friday at Graceful...
Hurts provides 4 TDs as No. 6 Sooners beat Jayhawks, 45-20
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley was dissecting his team's latest easy victory, this time a 45-20 blowout of Kansas, when he was interrupted by the sound of a toilet flushing in the nearby visiting locker room. "That's what they thought...
Another Louisiana university joins beer-branding business
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A southeastern Louisiana university is releasing its first branded beer. Nicholls State University was launching Colonels Retreat, a lager brewed by Bayou Tech Brewery, at Saturday's football game against Central Arkansas. T...
