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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Muffin, yogurt, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday – Kolache, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Biscuit and gravy, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Toast, scrambled eggs, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Friday – French toast sticks, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Cheeseburger mac, garlic breadsticks, green beans, fruit, milk Tuesday – Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner roll, fruit, milk Wednesday – Beef nacho bar (beef, queso, chips, b...
The Alva City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 16, instead of the usual Monday date. The meeting is set for Tuesday due to the President’s Day holiday on Monday. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Alva Recreation Complex in a classroom. After voting on the consent agenda, the council will hear reports from meetings held by other city boards and commissions. Those will be followed by reports from the mayor and the city business manager. Time will be allowed for any remarks and inquiries by citizens present. Comments are limited to two minu...
According to a Reuters News investigation published last October, 148 inmates housed in Oklahoma’s 11 largest county jails died from 2009 through 2019. The jails combined had an average annual mortality rate of 2.16 deaths per 1,000 inmates, the second highest in the nation behind West Virginia. The Oklahoma County Detention Center reported an especially high number of inmate deaths. From 2016 through 2019, the jail had 40 deaths and an average annual mortality rate of 4.77 deaths per 1,000 inmates. The national average is 1.46 deaths per 1,000...
Are you familiar with it? The phrase, “Hey, I know a guy who can …,” usually said to you about the time you have thrown a plumbing wrench clear across the kitchen. Referring to a man you can trust to fix the job you just botched – and do it honestly and perfectly, someone who has gained the public’s confidence in his expertise. Whoa!! That can be hard to find today in this world of shady deals and ‘that’s good enuff.’ Now that I have brought up that topic, I ask you. What happened in our...
We’ve completed the second week of the 2021 legislative session. We’ve continued to focus on getting bills through committee ahead of the Feb. 25 deadline, with a few bills starting to move to the floor for consideration as well. Icy road conditions forced some meetings to be pushed back or rescheduled, but most committees were able get back on track and continue hearing and voting on legislation. I’m pleased with the progress we’re making in Agriculture and Wildlife, the committee I chair. Our members approved one of my bills that will he...
ALVA, Okla. – The Lady Rangers were victorious in overtime after they defeated the Savage Storm of Southeastern Oklahoma State 73-65 Thursday night in Percefull Fieldhouse. "I thought our girls were resilient tonight and just kept fighting. I'm so proud of their fight and how we finished in overtime," Head Coach Tasha Diesselhorst said. "We made some big stops on the defensive end when we needed to." "Lizzie made a big play to send it into overtime and then Jo and Scout's back-to-back threes were huge," Diesselhorst explained. "Jarah also g...
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 obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Keaton Dale Smith, Alva, 18, has been charged...
Real Estate Transfers Book 1313 page 308: NMPG LLC vs. Tabitha Marie Long and Terrance Wayne Long: Lots 12–16, block 7, City of Alva. Warranty deed. Book 1313 page 348: Sandy Jo Adams and Christopher Wayne Adams: Section 21, township 26N, Range 16W, S2SE4, SE4SW4, NE4SE4. Warranty deed. Book 1313 page 368: Jerry M. Murrow and Sherri L. Murrow conveys unto Jerry Murrow Trust. Section 4, township 27N, range 16w, N2. Quit claim deed. Book 1313 page 438: Alva State Bank & Trust Company conveys unto Jeremy Wiegbener. Section 3, township 25N, r...
ALVA, Okla. – Households with incomes of less than $72,000 can e-file their federal and state income taxes for free thanks to the library's partnership with the IRS Alva Public Library is partnering with the Internal Revenue Services' Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs to offer free tax filing services to the community. Households that had incomes of less than $72,000 in 2020 can visit the library's website and find out how to e-file both stat...
Snow predictions of 8 to 15 inches this weekend, depending on the forecast source, have older Alva residents recalling the Blizzard of 1971. That snowstorm occurred nearly 50 years ago on Feb. 21-23, burying northwestern Oklahoma under as much as three feet of snow, not accounting for drifts. Buffalo to the west of Alva was hardest hit, reporting 23 inches of snow on the 21st and a state-record snow depth of 36 inches by the morning of the 24th. The snow was driven by winds of 30 to 50 miles... Full story
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State volleyball team came up short Friday in three straight sets (19-25, 23-25, 18-25) against the defending GAC champions Oklahoma Baptist (RV). Northwestern Volleyball (RV) moves to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Great American Conference. "I feel that this was a great test for us." Head Coach Fred Aubuchon says. "I have no doubt in who we are and now we know that when you get pushed by a good team, you have to push back." He explains. "It's only our f... Full story
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Frigid weather that has sent temperatures plunging across Middle America also had power and gas utilities urging customers to dial down the thermostat. Utility companies serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri issued pleas Sunday and Monday for customers to conserve power as temperatures plummeted and demand for energy soared across the Plains. "Much as it does in summer, high demand can put additional strain on our system," a message from Omaha Public Power District to customers read. "We are seeing similar effects n...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' four state-owned casinos reported a 28% drop in revenue last year when they were closed for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The four casinos in Kansas City, Mulvane, Dodge City and Pittsburg generated about $300 million revenue in 2020, down from $416 million the year before. That means state and local governments are receiving less money from gambling. "It's been a really difficult year for a lot of businesses and obviously, our casinos are part of that," said Stephen Durrell, executive director of...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas newspaper can have access to videos shot by Wichita Police body cameras in two high-profile incidents, a judge ruled last week. The ruling came more than three years after The Wichita Eagle requested copies of the videos. Sedgwick County District Judge Jeffrey E. Goering said in his ruling on Wednesday that the city of Wichita "acted in bad faith and without a reasonable basis in law" by withholding the footage. One of the videos relates to an alleged police cover-up of a hit-and-run collision involving an o...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Kan. (AP) — Two people have died and a third person was critically hurt in a rural shooting a few miles northwest of Lawrence on Saturday. Douglas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Jenn Hethcoat said Sunday that a man who was taken to the hospital after the Saturday evening shooting had died. Another man died at the scene, and a third victim remained hospitalized Sunday with critical injuries. The Lawrence Journal-World reported that at least two people exchanged gunfire, according to police radio traffic, but officials h...
LONDON (AP) — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London's 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain's mouse-catcher in chief on Monday. The tabby cat was recruited by then-Prime Minister David Cameron to deal with a pack of rats seen scuttling close to the British leader's official residence, and entered Downing Street on Feb. 15, 2011. The former stray, adopted from London's Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, was given the title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, an unofficial pest control post. He was the first cat to hold the r...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the idea isn't so funny. The coronavirus has renewed focus on challenges facing hourly employees who have continued working in grocery stores, gas stations and other in-person locations even as much of the workforce has shifted to virtual environments. President Joe Biden has responded by including a provision in the massive pandemic relief bill that would m...
As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. Perhaps the virus escaped from a lab. Maybe it was engineered as a bioweapon. Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished. College professors with no evidence or training in virology were touted as experts. Anonymous social media users posed as high-level intelligence officials. And from China to Iran to Russia to the United States, governments...
DALLAS (AP) — A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. Rotating power outages were initiated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, early Monday morning, meaning hundreds of thousands went without electricity for short periods as temperatures fell into the teens near Dallas and 20s (about minus 5 degrees Celsius) around Houston. "We urge T...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar pointed guns toward anti-coup protesters and attacked them with sticks on Monday, seeking to quell the large-scale demonstrations calling for the military junta that seized power earlier this month to reinstate the elected government. More than 1,000 protesters rallied in front of the Myanmar Economic Bank in Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, when at least 10 trucks full of soldiers and police arrived and immediately started firing slingshots toward the protesters, according to a p...
MOSCOW (AP) — An unmanned Russian cargo ship launched successfully Monday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. The Progress MS-16 cargo ship blasted off as scheduled at 9:45 a.m. (0445 GMT) from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan and reached a designated orbit en route to the station. It is carrying water, propellant and other supplies and is set to dock at the space outpost on Wednesday. The space outpost is now operated by NASA's Kate Rubins, Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker; J...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles. One joked, "We're going to Disney World!" Now acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life. Feeling emboldened by the trial's outcome, he is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation at his club in Palm Beach, Florida, and is eyeing ways to reassert his power. But after being barred from Twitter, the former president lacks th...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After former President Donald Trump's acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol. Investigations into the riot were already planned, with Senate hearings scheduled later this month in the Senate Rules Committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has asked retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré to lead an immediate review of the Capitol's security process. Lawmakers fr...
