Articles from the January 22, 2017 edition
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Ridgeview Veterinary Hospital named Chamber's January Member of the Month
The Alva Chamber of Commerce monthly Community Coffee was held Friday morning at the Graceful Arts Building, but was hosted by ENJ Financial of Alva. About two dozen Chamber members and their guests...
Beta Sigma Phi Meeting
Fourteen members of Xi Gamma Nu Chapter met Jan. 13 in the home of Barbara Case for their annual soup supper. After the meal, First Vice President Joyce Bender called the meeting to order. Recording Secretary Ida Evans read the minutes of the...
Menus for the week of Jan. 23–27
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Whole Grain Fruit Loops, whole wheat toast, pears, juice, milk Tuesday – French toast strips, maple syrup, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Pancakes, maple syrup, pineapple, juice, milk Thursday – Chi...
Red Hat Scarlet ladies monthly meeting
The beautiful Red Hat ladies all dressed in their red and purple dined at the Alva Senior Citizens Center. All had a great time visiting and deciding that they would come back as the meal prepared by the young men from the correctional center was...
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New tourism subcommittee to focus on advertising, promotions
The City of Alva Tourism Tax Committee voted to form an advertising and promotions subcommittee at their Jan. 25 meeting. Members attending were Chairman Norville Ritter, Jaunita Dotson, Dr. Charles T...
Alva area citizens shocked by death of Helen Barrett
Early Friday afternoon, the newspaper received an inquiry from a Norman resident asking if it was true Helen Barrett had died. We were shocked at the question as Helen had been sending images of her...
Alva man arrested on drug possession
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper decided to check on a vehicle he saw at a rural oil well location about 7:35 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2016. Trooper Brock Morgan saw the Dodge pickup backed into the driveway on the east side of County Road 430 in Woods...
The price of the first-class mail stamp will increase Sunday
On Sunday, Jan. 22, the cost of mailing a one-ounce first-class letter will return to being 49 cents, up from 47 cents, where it had been since April. The last increase came in January 2014, according to the U.S. Postal Service, when it went from 47...
Alva man faces second felony drug charge
In November 2016 Alva Police Officer John Caviness was contacted by neighbors about heavy vehicle and foot traffic at all hours coming and going at 204 Santa Fe. Caviness was familiar with the address and the resident, Kyle Preston Smith, from...
Student Advisory Council meets at State Capitol to discuss how to strengthen public education system
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 19, 2017) – Many of Oklahoma's student leaders met Thursday morning with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister to discuss the state's public education system a...
Billfold, chainsaws stolen
Earlier this month an Alva woman reported the theft of items from her vehicle. According to the police report, Lydia Scalise who lives in the 900 block of Center Street said on Wednesday, Jan. 4, she found that someone had broken into her SUV overnig...
Impact with curb flips vehicle
Even though one vehicle was flipped on its side, the driver said he didn't required medical attention in a two-vehicle collision on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Alva. The collision occurred at 1:20 p.m. on...
NAS Art Show begins March 5; entry deadline Feb. 22
Only a few weeks remain before the deadline to enter artwork into the 14th annual Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society (NAS) Art Show planned for March 5-31 in the J.W. Martin Library...
Northwestern social work students participate in field experience
Field experience for social work students from Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently began for the spring semester. Five senior social work majors entered practicum agencies within northwest Oklahoma, central Oklahoma and Kansas, to...
Let's all try to get along
I heard a couple of people griping about how far the weathermen missed on the forecast for an ice storm. Ask anyone you know from Freedom or Woodward how far they missed the forecast. Even with the...
Halvorson and company shine in 96-59 win over OBU
ALVA – The Rangers got off to a hot start Thursday night, relying on hustle and their ability to shoot the long-ball to dismantle Oklahoma Baptist 96-59 for their third win in four games. The Bison came into Percefull Fieldhouse riding a five game w...
Woods County Communications phone log
Friday, January 13, 2017 3:24 a.m. Reporting party (RP) advised they had hit a cow 18 miles west of four-way stop. The cow was dead. RP advised she was at Love's. 3:37 a.m. Alfalfa County, OHP and deputy advised the driver to stay at Love's. Someone...
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 1254 page 930: Wilma Goff, a single person, unto Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, LLC. North Half of lot 8, in block 19, of the Original Town, now City of Alva, Woods Company, Oklahoma. Warranty deed. Mortgages Book 1254...
Woods County Sheriff's Office phone log
Thursday, January 12, 2017 William Dickey, under house arrest, called at 2:04 p.m. to request permission to leave home; request denied. 8:15 a.m. Woman called to speak with the undersheriff. 8:29 a.m. Man called to speak with the deputy. 1:26 p.m....
Women's Basketball Falls to Northwestern
ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team dropped a 60-69 decision to Northwestern Oklahoma State in the final game of the first half of the Great American Conference season. The Tigers (4-11, 3-8 GAC) were led by junior Devon B...
Lady Bison Top Southwestern
SHAWNEE – Autumn Avina recorded the first Lady Bison triple-double in more than a decade and Oklahoma Baptist claimed an 81-79 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State Saturday in the Noble Complex. Avina had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and OBU...
