Articles from the October 6, 2023 edition
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Religious services and events
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St. in Alva. Sheryl White is the pastor. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday evening, young adults meet at 5 p.m. with a meal and Bible...
By Have you made mistakes?
Have you ever felt despair? Have you ever had a time in your life when you knew that you messed up things? I am sure that you have. We all have at some point in our lives. We are only human, right? As people, we tend to put our foot in our mouth or...
The seeds of the kingdom
There is an old hymn we sing titled “Are You Sowing the Seed?” in which we are encouraged to share Jesus to the world around us. Many of us may wonder what sowing the seeds of the kingdom really looks like. Surely, we can’t just go down to the feed...
Bible Baptist holds 5-day tent revival
Bible Baptist Church hosted Evangelist Randall Brown in a tent revival that lasted most of the last week of September. The evenings of gospel music and heart-felt preaching drew crowds every night.... Full story
ROY EARL PERKS
Funeral services for Roy Perks will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2023, at the Bible Baptist Church with Pastor John Clapp officiating. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under...
VERLYN LEROY RIDGWAY
A family visitation celebrating the life of Verlyn Ridgway will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2023, at Marshall Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alv...
DNA
The discovery of DNA, according to ChatGPT, “Was a watershed moment in the history of science.” Unraveling its double-helix structure began when Friedrich Miescher isolated a substance from the nuclei...
Mural doesn't belong on church row
Am I the only person who thinks the mural on the south side of Radio Shack is in the wrong place? Am I the only one who thinks the Mural Commission messed up? The image is of a woman holding a Dr. Pepper. She has a halo around her like a saint in the...
The value of a hometown newspaper
There's an old saying that you don't really appreciate something until you don't have it anymore. We all know that to be true in our personal life with each loss of a lifelong friend or family... Full story
Term limits or at least age limits
If we can’t get term limits in Congress, can we at least get age limits? I have seen what it is like to get old and while getting old isn’t a luxury that everyone is blessed with, our leaders should be competent and a good portion of them are not...
Two disputed elections, part 1
As everyone should know, the United States has experienced several contested (or disputed) elections in its past. In a democracy such as ours, fair elections are crucial to a functioning government....
Tuesday night bowling standings, week of Oct. 3
Team Standings The Bowl Movements – 20 ½ wins, 7 ½ losses Rollin GoodTimes – 20 wins, 8 losses Marshall's Oldtimers – 16 wins, 12 losses Knights of Columbus – 14 wins, 14 losses O'Bar – 13 wins, 15 losses Dilly Dilly – 11 wins, 17 losses Holy B...
Women's golf sets program record for lowest tournament score
EDMOND – Northwestern Oklahoma State concluded the Grace Shin Invitational on Tuesday with a ninth place finish. The Rangers did earn some new team records as the 303 shot in round one is the lowest team round score and the total of 619 in the total...
Ranger volleyball sweeps Lions
ALVA – The Ranger volleyball team went against Langston University on Tuesday evening. Northwestern took the first set before taking the last two in controlling fashion. Northwestern improves to 7...
Rangers' Hopkins ropes in title
ALVA, Okla. – When Lauren Hopkins transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State University a little more than a year ago, she was looking for the right opportunity. She found it with the Alva school, and she’s been proving that value early this Cen...
Northwestern closes out tournament in Weatherford
WEATHERFORD – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf team competed in the Perkins Intercollegiate tournament in Weatherford hosted by Southwestern Oklahoma State. The Rangers finished seventh overall in the tournament with their best round coming i...
August Rotary Students of the Month honored
Cameron Longhurst Cameron is the son of Danielle Longhurst and Karsten Longhurst. High school activities include STUCO president, Chess Club founder and president, NHS treasurer, junior class...
NWOSU Homecoming schedule
Friday, Oct. 6 Noon Ranger Rally, Percefull Fieldhouse 8 p.m. Miss Cinderella Pageant, Herod Hall Auditorium Saturday, Oct. 7 8 a.m. Ranger Run (5K and 1-Mile Fun Run), Downtown Alva Square in front of Rialto 9 a.m. Alumni Tent (Free Donuts/Coffee),...
Inmate deaths raise questions about temperatures in Oklahoma prisons
During the early morning count on Saturday, Aug. 26, state corrections officers found Vincent Willis dead in his cell at the Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy. The 59-year-old prisoner died...
Woods County Excise Board holds special meeting
The Woods County Excise Board held a special meeting on Tuesday morning at the county courthouse. Chairman Joe Shirley called the meeting to order with board members Bob Seivert and Chris Olson attending. County Clerk Shelley Reed and County...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority convenes for special meeting
Not much was happening in the open session of the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority special meeting on Tuesday. Stan Bixler, Todd Holder, and Scott Riley convened without Allan Poe, who was out on other business. Woods County Commissioner Randy...
Oklahoma artists, author featured in First Friday Art Walk
The Pathways of Life exhibit at Graceful Arts Gallery debuts tonight during Alva's First Friday Art Walk. Featured artists are Calvin Graybill and Susan Frech Sims. Both are expected to be present... Full story
Republican-led Oklahoma committee considers pause on executions amid death case scrutiny
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has executed more people per capita than any other state in the U.S. since the death penalty resumed nationwide after 1976, but some Republican lawmakers on Thursday were considering trying to impose a moratorium u...
Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas reported pistol stolen from his pickup truck
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma authorities confirmed this week they are investigating a report of a pistol stolen from the vehicle of an Oklahoma judge who was arrested in Texas last month after officials there say he opened fire on parked vehicles w...
