Articles from the October 8, 2021 edition
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A matter of convenience
We live in a world and society of convenience. Some coffee makers make coffee in less than a minute – which is great for coffee drinkers like myself. We have a water dispenser in our house that k...
Let's read the Bible
Jeremiah was a prophet during the time of several of the kings mentioned in Kings and Chronicles. He lived during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, and spoke the words of the Lord warning the people of tragedies to come if they did not...
County fair checks available at Woods County OSU Extension office
The Woods County Fair Board has county fair premium checks available to be picked up at the Woods County OSU Extension office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The OSU Extension office is located on the east side of the bottom level of...
Education Fair opportunity set for education majors Oct. 11
Education employers seeking employees have an opportunity to go right to the source by attending the Fall 2021 Education Fair at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva on Monday, Oct. 11, in the Student Center Ballroom from 10 a.m. to noon....
Zion Lutheran members pack meals for Haitians in need
Forty-one members of Zion Lutheran Church, ranging from very young children to adults in their 80s, joined together to fight hunger in Haiti on Sunday, Sept. 19. The group spent that afternoon... Full story
Religious services and events
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...
AMS August Students of the Month
The teachers at Alva Middle School have selected Avery Goss and Daxton Egner, eighth grade; Kaylen Woods and Skyler Longhurst, seventh grade; and Myka Louthan and Cody Shklar, sixth grade, as AMS...
E. W. CUSHENBERY
Graveside services for E.W. Cushenbery, 80, of Athens, Texas, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Hardtner-Eleanor Cemetery in Hardtner, Kansas. Mr. Cushenbery passed away October...
SHIRLEY WAGNER
Shirley Wagner, 84-year-old Freedom resident, died peacefully at home where she wanted to be on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021, in the...
Digital currency
Digital currencies: what are they, how are they created, how are they used? Known as bitcoin, stablecoin, etherium and dogecoin, all are created by blockchain technology, mined from complicated...
Random Thoughts
As a U.S. historian with an interest in politics, I have long studied the careers of American presidents. I have noticed, of course, how much their lives change when they become the person occupying t...
Northwestern, ALCA receive Regents' Business Partnership Excellence Award
Aurora Learning Community Association (ALCA), in partnership with Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has received the 2021 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Regents Business...
Homecoming activities
Friday, Oct. 8 Noon AHS Distinguished Goldbugs luncheon, ACT I 2 p.m. Alva High School homecoming parade and pep rally on the square 7 p.m. Alva High School football vs Luther, Ranger Field (homecoming coronation before game) 8 p.m. Miss Cinderella...
NWTC practical nurses graduate
Northwest Technology Center students completed the Practical Nursing Program and celebrated with a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 2. Maul, Goodson-Tautfest, Schurter, Henning and Burton...
Garner scores two touchdowns in last Saturday's game against the Tigers
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Rangers football team traveled to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to play their fifth game of the season, this one against the Tigers of Ouachita Baptist. The Tigers used an early touchdown to build a solid first quarter leading to t...
Rangers close out Battle for the Belt Tournament
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The Northwestern men's golf team finished up the Battle for the Belt on Tuesday at the Hot Springs Country Club. The Rangers recorded an 11th-place finish in Hot Springs. The Red and Black posted a 931-team score after three r...
Allen earns Goalkeeper of the Week
ALVA, Okla. – The Great American Conference has released the names for the honorees for the conference's player of the week. Senior Reagan Allen has been selected from Northwestern to fill the spot o...
Ranger volleyball wins five-set thriller Tuesday
OKLAHOMA CITY – Northwestern Oklahoma State's volleyball team traveled to Oklahoma Christian for a non-conference match Tuesday evening. Northwestern used a solid third set to take the lead in the match before battling out a tough fifth set and e...
Tuesday night bowling standings, week of Sept. 28
Team Standings Rollin' Good Times 18 Wins 10 Losses Knights of Columbus 18 Wins 10 Losses Dilly Dilly 16 Wins 12 Losses The Bowl Movements 15 Wins 13 Losses O'Bar 13 Wins 15 Losses Next Frame 12 ½ Wins 15 ½ Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 10 Wins 18 L...
Rangers defeat Tigers for first conference win
ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers soccer team was looking for another big win over the Tigers of East Central as Northwestern hosted their third straight home game, second in conference play. The Red and B...
Because of 'the Lord and Fred'
Growing up in Leedey, Calvin Graybill was always drawing. "I've always loved to draw. I'd sketch and draw cartoons and different things while I was in school, but there were no art classes. I knew I... Full story
Red River rivalry at fair highlights week with Big 12 byes
Some things to watch in Week 6 of the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas. While the Red River rivalry won't be a Big 12 game too much longer, the six-time defending Big 12 champion Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) and...
New search announced for long-missing Oklahoma girls bodies
PICHER, Okla. (AP) — A new search for the bodies of two northeast Oklahoma girls missing since 1999 will start Friday, according to authorities. Investigators will search a cellar on vacant land in the former town of Picher where a suspect in the d...
Oklahoma court reject's death row inmates' McGirt appeal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The appeals of two Oklahoma death row inmates convicted of murder were rejected Thursday by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Shaun Michael Bosse, 38, and Benjamin Robert Cole, Sr., 56, each argued that the state had no j...
