Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.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 Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.;...

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity” (Colossians 3:14 NIV) I have had one statement said to me multiple times over the years regarding my appearance. “You don’t look like a pastor,” has been said...

Just before the beginning of each month, we receive a copy of The Christian Chronicle, a brotherhood newspaper reporting on churches of Christ from around the world. Since I’m not quite as avid a reader as my wife and daughter, I don’t take the time...

Hospitals are often thought of as the hubs of our health care system. But hospital closings are rising, particularly in some communities. “Options are dwindling for many rural families, and remote communities are hardest hit,” said Katy Koz...

There is starting to be a nip in the air which signals holiday time. Holiday time can be stressful for some families trying to provide for the extra mouths to feed. On Saturday, Nov. 3, Alva Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will be canvassing the town...

Employers seeking employees have an opportunity to go right to the source by attending the fall 2018 Career and Internship Fair at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva on Monday, Nov. 5, in the Student Center Ranger Room from 11 a.m. to 2...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Study Abroad Committee will be taking a tour group to Italy in May 2019. Study abroad trips are not only for Northwestern students and employees but are open to community members as well. Spend 10 days a...

ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University football will play the first of two road contests to close the season Saturday when the Rangers travel to Shawnee to face a tough Oklahoma Baptist team. Kickoff against the Bison is scheduled f...

SHAWNEE – Italo Vichiatto and Alejandro Castillo were named to the All-Great American Conference team Thursday night. The awards were announced at the GAC awards banquet ahead of tomorrow's semifinal matches in Searcy, Arkansas. Vichiatto, a s...

SEARCY, Ark. — Already having set multiple school records throughout the 2018 season, Southern Nazarene added another on Thursday night at the Great American Conference awards banquet on-site at Harding. The conference released its 2018 Men's S...

SHAWNEE, Okla. – The second-seeded SWOSU Soccer team used second-half goals from Ashlyn Collier and Sandra Nabweteme to defeat Harding 2-0 in the Great American Conference semifinals on Thursday at the OBU Soccer Complex. With the victory, the B...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Allie Anderson turned in a 15-kill performance, while Hunter Eshnaur added 10 kills, hitting .346, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (17-11, 10-6 Great American Conference) came up short in its regular-season...

SEARCY – Harding junior midfielder Christian Ramos earned Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Year Thursday as the conference announced its postseason honors at its pre-tournament banquet. Ramos, a native of Denton, Texas, was one of f...

SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team swept Arkansas-Monticello 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-16) Thursday in Great American Conference action. It marked the final regular season match of the season for the Lady Bisons. After the match, Harding recognized T...

SHAWNEE, Okla. – No. 2 seed Southwestern Oklahoma scored a pair of second-half goals and defeated No. 3 seed Harding 2-0 Thursday in the semifinals of the Great American Conference Tournament. Oklahoma Baptist is hosting the tournament. S...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Zuzana Ondruskova turned in nine kills with an extremely efficient .350 attacking percentage and added four digs during her last game at the Duke Wells Center to help the Reddies coast to a 3-0 victory over Southern Arkansas (...