Articles from the October 7, 2022 edition
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Religious services and events
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...
By Encourage each other
In the beginning of the letter that Paul wrote to the Christians in Rome, he states something, among many other things, that we should think about today. Romans 1:11-12: “I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make y...
Seeking the lost
Have you, the reader, ever had the opportunity to help someone who was lost or just needing directions? I was working outside one day at our local school during a basketball tournament, and someone drove up looking for the wrestling tournament in the...
Genealogy society learns about Cedar Grove at September meeting
NWOGS held its September meeting at the Cedar Grove Chapel at the Cherokee Strip Museum. Barbara Hada Faulkner, Warren Little and Pastor Nathan Hosier presented a panel discussion. Barbara Hada Faulkner talked to the group about what it was like...
JAMES MICHAEL BROWNING
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Wharton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Waynoka Municipal Cemtery. Online condolences may be made at www.w...
Food labels
Commercials are meant to pique your interest; in fact, sometimes it’s not the product but the promotion that is effective. Such was the Progressive Insurance skit featuring an aunt screening canned g...
Ramblings of a Redneck Farmer
There are just lots of people that I admire in this ole world we live in. However, the people I tend to admire most anymore have a strong relationship with God no matter what they are going through. You see, my friends; our circle is getting hit...
Random Thoughts
As we have seen, inside-the-park (ITP) home runs – once quite common in baseball – have become rare occurrences. When, for example, Alcides Escobar led off the first game of the 2015 World Series wit...
Waters leads Rangers with 12 tackles in loss to Tigers
ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers football team matched up against the Tigers of Ouachita Baptist Saturday falling 42-7 to the Great American Conference opponent. The Rangers suffered 10 penalties, resulting in a loss of 95 yards that was difficult for them...
Tuesday night bowling standings, week of Sept. 27
Team Standings Dilly Dilly – 18 ½ wins and 9 ½ losses Knights of Columbus – 18 wins and 10 losses Rollin GoodTimes – 17 wins and 11 losses Livin' on a Spare – 14 wins and 14 losses The Bowm Movements – 14 wins and 14 losses O'Bar – 14 wins and 14 l...
Men's golf concludes the Battle for the Belt in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Northwestern Oklahoma State completed the Battle for the Belt invitational on Tuesday afternoon, concluding Round 3. The Rangers placed 11th in the tournament played at Hot Springs Country Club. The Rangers were led by Ryder...
Fox gets a bit wolfy in Durant win
ALVA, Okla. – When Cameron Fox decided to further his education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, he did so to become a better steer wrestler. He’s not only a student in the classroom but also a student of the game, and he’s taking all h...
Volleyball: Rangers drop first home match of the season
ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers broke their regime of conference games for the last match of their home-stand against Oklahoma Christian and fell to the Eagles 3-1. Carmae Jones led her teams in kills w...
GAC preseason poll ranks Ranger women 9th
ALVA, Okla. – The Great American Conference released their annual conference preseason poll Wednesday afternoon as the start of the season is just over a month away until the Lady Rangers open their season in North Dakota on Friday, Nov. 11. H...
Dennis Kilmer hired as Northwestern chief of police
Dennis Kilmer has been hired as the chief of police at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The CLEET-certified Alva High School grad began working within the Oklahoma Department of Corrections at...
Enrollment on the rise for Northwestern
Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials have announced an increase in student enrollment for the fall 2022 semester. With a freshman class of 337, freshman numbers grew by 20.8 percent, with a total enrollment of 1,849 students....
Crew digs into Alva waterline
A vehicle knocked down a street light pole on Oklahoma Boulevard sometime Wednesday morning or during the night before. Information on the incident was not available at press time. On Thursday...
No. 7 Oklahoma St hopes to avoid slip-up against Texas Tech
Oklahoma State is in prime position in the Big 12 race. The Cowboys opened the conference schedule with a 36-25 road win over Baylor, the media's preseason Big 12 favorite. Now, the Cowboys face Texas Tech – a battle-tested group facing its fifth s...
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables hits rough patch in 1st year
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The party is over for Brent Venables. Oklahoma's new football coach was welcomed at the Norman airport like a conquering hero when he arrived to replace USC-bound Lincoln Riley in December. Venables seemed to be the perfect p...
Oklahoma authorities fatally shoot man threatening officers
CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is trying to determine if a man who appeared to be threatening officers with a gun was actually armed when they fatally shot him this week, a spokesperson said Thursday. Two C...
Republican nominee pivots to crime in Kansas governor's race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Kansas governor is pivoting from education to crime as a focus in the final weeks of the campaign, portraying the Democratic incumbent as anti-police because she created a commission on policing and r...
Woman whose toddler died in fire sentenced to probation
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas mother whose 17-month-old son died in a fire after she left him home alone was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation. Karlie Phelps, of Shawnee, pleaded guilty in August to involuntary manslaughter and e...
Man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants at US border
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City man has been charged with smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants at a U.S-Canadian border crossing. Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New Y...
