Articles from the October 25, 2020 edition
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Menus for week of Oct. 26–30
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday — Apple cinnamon oatmeal, sausage patty, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday — Biscuit and sausage gravy, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday — Fruit pizza (yogurt, fruit and crust), cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thurs...
Tuesday's election: All the information you need
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the Nov. 3 General Election, Woods County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said today. Please keep the following information and tips in mind as the election approaches. • Early voting will be available o...
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Alva Ambulance Service lost a half million dollars last year
Last year, the City of Alva lost over a half million dollars on their emergency medical (ambulance) services. Alva EMS Director Julie Dennis, a member of the Woods County 522 Task Force, gave a...
Mayor makes appointments to city boards, commissions
Mayor Kelly Parker filled a bunch of positions on city boards and commissions during the Alva City Council meeting Monday night, Oct. 19. Council members present for the meeting were Daniel Winters, Chris Eckhardt, Brandon Sherman, Randy Stelling...
City Council declares three properties a nuisance
A public hearing on possible dilapidated properties was held during the Alva City Council meeting Monday, Oct. 19. The properties are located at 1208 Fair, 1313 Fair and 1002 Church. Mallory Seevers who lives at 930 Church St. was the only person...
AMS September Students of the Month
The teachers at Alva Middle Schoool have selected Ava Sahadi and Trenton Clepper, eighth grade; Kylie Adair and Spencer Smiley, seventh grade; and Kynlee Murrow and Keaton Adair, sixth grade, as AMS...
Woods County 4-H celebrates National 4-H Week
National 4-H Week was Oct. 4-10. During this time 4-H members, leaders, parents and volunteers are given the chance to express their appreciation for the organization, the opportunities 4-H presents them with and the life skills an individual can...
Northwestern will honor 2020 graduates in two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 6
Northwestern Oklahoma State University will host two commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 6, in Percefull Fieldhouse. The 2020 spring and summer graduates will be honored at 1 p.m. and the 2020 fall graduates will be honored at 3:30 p.m. Due to...
DONALD MARION BRASWELL
Donald Marion Braswell, 77, of Vilonia, Arkansas, passed away October 14, 2020. Mr. Braswell was born October 16, 1942, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Marion Braswell and Lucille Fullerton Braswell. He served in the Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. In...
Coffeetime: It's hot back here
Years ago, when we were a family of two young boys with their Mom and Dad, we traveled quite a bit. We were either headed to a church where Andy was scheduled to speak, or leaving to come home. And...
Buckle up girls, it's gonna be a bumpy ride
The weatherman says we are going to have winter temperatures, rain, sleet, snow this week. Stay warm and dry. We watched the presidential debates Thursday evening. It was much tamer than the last...
Alva has narrow loss to Hennessey 17-14
With several players out due to injuries, the Alva Goldbugs took on the Hennessey Eagles in a district game at Ranger Field Friday night. Alva was 2-5 overall and 1-3 in district play going into the...
19 Active Covid Cases
Oct. 23, 2020 Woods County 39 Alva 35 Freedom 0 Waynoka 1 Alfalfa County 19 State of Oklahoma 15,740 From Oklahoma State Dept. of Health...
Woods County Communication logs
Friday, October 16, 2020 1:32 a.m. – Noise complaint. 2:13 a.m. – Report of a neighbor dispute. 5:29 a.m. – Report of a lift assist. 11:41 a.m. – Call about a missing persons case. 12:44 p.m. – Report of a break-in. 12:59 p.m. – Medic needed in Lamon...
Divorce Filings
Caleb Michael Brown vs. Amanda Michelle Brown, Waynoka: dissolution of marriage ($272.14)....
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 1309 page 347: Monte C. Pelter and Laurie Lyn Pelter convey unto Pelter Family Revocable Living Trust. Section 4, township 26N, 16W, NW4. Quit claim deed. Book 1309 page 401: Brad Corbin and Lorrie Corbin convey unto Kyle...
Mrs. Clapp's Classroom News
Mrs. Clapp is proud to announce her first nine weeks acclerated reader and pride awards....
Mrs. Cunninghams class awards
Mrs. Cunningham is proud to announce her acclerated reading and Pride winners for the first nine weeks....
Mrs. Eckhardt's Classroom Awards
Mrs. Eckhardt is proud to announce her classes nine weeks awards in both the Acclerated Readers and in the Pride catagories....
Two charged in theft of generator
Two Alva men have been charged in the theft of a generator discovered during a traffic stop. According to court documents, on Sept. 10 Alva Police Officer William Shahan conducted a traffic stop on a white Chrysler Town and Country mini-van on...
Man from Cherokee charged with child abuse
A Cherokee resident has been charged with child abuse in Woods County. James Paul Sowter, 31, of Cherokee, has been charged with felony child abuse. The charge is based on an incident that allegedly took place between August 2018 and March 2019....
Man charged in burglary of Alva Recreation Complex
An Alva man has been charged in a burglary at the Alva Recreation Complex (ARC) after identification from video surveillance. Court records show on Sept. 14 at approximately 8:45 a.m. Alva Police Chief Ben Orcutt contacted Officer William Shahan...
Sanders, Hubbard lead No. 6 Oklahoma St. past Iowa St. 24-21
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders passed for 235 yards and ran for 71 and a touchdown in his return from injury, and No. 6 Oklahoma State defeated No. 17 Iowa State 24-21 on Saturday. Sanders had been out since injuring his right ankle in the...
Oklahoma has first win streak after cruising past TCU 33-14
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Spencer Rattler didn't throw an interception for the first time since the opener, and Oklahoma led from the first possession. The Sooners have their first winning streak of the pandemic-altered 2020 season, and might get b...
