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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Toast, scrambled eggs, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Tuesday – Kolachie (sausage and cheese), oatmeal, fruit, juice, milk Wednesday – Chicken biscuit, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Thursday – Donut, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Friday – Oatmeal with toppings, sausage patty, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Frito chili pie (chili, cheese, Fritos), chili beans, fruit, milk Tuesday – Hot ham and cheese sandwich, baby carrots, Ruffles, fruit, milk Wednesday – Breaded chicken...
Grow and Share OHCE met for its regular monthly meeting at the home of Janet Cunningham on Oct. 29 with Janet and Mary Hamilton serving as co-hostesses. This meeting is the regular November meeting held early because of schedule conflicts. The group enjoyed a potluck Thanksgiving dinner prior to the business meeting. After dinner, President Janet Cunningham called the meeting to order. All present recited the flag salute. Mary Hamilton shared a devotional based on Galatians 3:13 on "Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Twelve members present...
The Alva Regional Airport will be delaying Phase 2 of the airport apron and ramp project. Funding for a different project has been found that will narrow and rehabilitate the old runway into a taxiway. In a letter to the city, engineer Toby Baker of CEC said the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) has worked with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to identify $1.7 million of additional funding outside of what the Alva airport normally receives. The OAC has hired CEC to prepare a preliminary engineering report for that project under a c...
The City of Alva has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acceptance of the repayment plan to the Alva Regional Airport. An audit showed the city had borrowed funds that came from the FAA and were being held in the airport account for upcoming capital improvement projects. During the Alva City Council meeting Monday, that acceptance will be acknowledged. The city council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers. Following action on the consent agenda, the council will hear reports from earlier board and commission meetings. The...
Alva Middle School will return to full in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 16, according to an announcement by Superintendent Tim Argo. Students transitioned to distance learning last week due to the increase in positive cases of Covid and the large number of students who were quarantined due to close contact. “The numbers of quarantined students and positive cases have decreased at Alva Middle School,” Argo stated in a letter to the community. “We anticipate approximately 21 more students will be removed from quarantine on Sunday and the p...
During the months of July, August and September, the Woods County community worked together to raise funds for Bank It and the Woods County Emergency Management Service. Bank It allocates a portion of all incoming donations to the Bank It Growth Fund (15 percent) and Rainy Day Fund (10 percent). Members of this community, along with the participating banks, donated over $11,000 this quarter toward Bank It and EMS. Sixty-five percent goes straight to the CommUNITY Vision, and this quarter that...
According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) weekly report, Oklahoma's current trend with new positive cases continues to reflect community transmission, which can be reduced by keeping 6 feet of physical distance from others, wearing face coverings when around individuals from outside the household, avoiding touching your face, and regular hand-washing. Oklahoma currently ranks 25th in the number of total reported Covid-19 cases in the U.S. and 16th in the cumulative incidence...
Prisoners attend a graduation ceremony at Dick Conner Correctional Center. Educational programs are one way prisoners earn credits to take time off their sentences. Glen Blake told the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board this month that his clients seeking parole were just hit with hard news. A policy that gave Oklahoma prisoners time off their sentences for good behavior and completing reentry programs has been canceled. Reentry programs are designed to help prisoners get ready for life after prison. The Department of Corrections believes the...
Zachery Wallis Zachery is the son of Brian and Jessica Wallas and Kelli Lewis and brother to Kayla and Aaron. High school activities include trumpet section leader in band, debate captain for speech and debate, and president of Science Club. When quarantine hit, he started his own business detailing cars during the summer and on school breaks. After high school he plans to attend a four-year university to pursue a mechanical engineering degree. The best advice he can give a freshman is, "Work...
Coronavirus hotspots emerged across the state in the past week as hospitalizations reached a new record since the pandemic began. Active cases hit 24,091 on Friday, according to the latest tally from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. That represents an increase of 60% in just the past two weeks. Hospitalizations for Covid-19 rose to 1,279 on Thursday, with 350 of those patients in an intensive care unit. The state’s recently revised hospital surge plan put three hospital regions in northwest and southwest Oklahoma and Oklahoma County i...
The Wheatland Republican Women met Wednesday, Nov. 4, at The Runnymede in Alva. Nine members and three guests were in attendance. President Jane McDermott the flag salute, followed by a prayer led by Linda Tutwiler. Secretary Ann Shirley read the minutes of the Oct. 7 meeting and they were approved as read. Carol Bramlett presented the treasurer’s report and reminded members that membership dues need to be paid this month. Ali Harzman, recipient of the Wheatland Republican Women’s scholarship, presented her winning essay. Harzman plans to att...
Dr. Shawn Holliday, associate dean of graduate studies and professor of English at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has been appointed to the board of trustees of Oklahoma Humanities, with duties already starting. Holliday has been appointed to serve one, three-year term. After the initial three-year term, he will be eligible to serve one additional three-year term. According to the Oklahoma Humanities website, the Oklahoma Humanities uses "the humanities – history, literature, ethics and...
Dr. Aaron Mason and Dr. Eric Schmaltz, social sciences department faculty members at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, were recently interviewed to discuss the Electoral College for the Oklahoma Humanities Council podcast program series. Mason, professor of political science, and Schmaltz, departmental chair of social sciences and professor of history, were guest speakers on the podcast program series "BrainBox: A Podcast for Your Noggin" hosted by Chris Carroll of the OHC in Oklahoma City...
While working in my front yard the other day, I noticed the mailman zip past our house without stopping. Not too unusual and my only thought was, “Evidently had no mail today.” But just a few minutes later here he came again from the other direction. Our neighborhood consists of a couple of streets built in a figure eight. It circles through about 50 homes, so it really isn’t that large of a mail delivery zone. But it can be confusing to a newbie, which obviously he was. I continued my rakin...
Because of Trump and the Republicans, everyone has made so much money nobody needs to work, creating a help shortage. At least it seems that way if you are looking for help. Part of this shortage of help comes from government stupidity. I do think helping people out of work because of health issues was an excellent idea. However, paying them $600 a week, when in some cases they were making much less at their jobs, made no sense at all. It did them a disservice because they got used to more...
Friday, November 6, 2020 8:13 a.m. – Report of a commercial burglar alarm going off in the 700 block of Oklahoma Boulevard. 2:15 p.m. – Report of a grass fire on Cotton Road and County Road (CR) 1100. 3:50 p.m. – Report of cattle out. 6:32 p.m. – Report of a man walking on US-64/4 west of Camp Houston. 6:50 p.m. – Report of harassment at Walmart. 7:59 p.m. – Report of a two-vehicle accident on US-64 and CR 770. Saturday, November 7, 2020 12:17 p.m. – Welfare check needed. 2:59 p.m. – Report of a complaint. 4:15 p.m. – Report of a loose dog on...
Cynthia A. Smith vs. Gary M. Smith, McKinney, Texas: dissolution of marriage ($262.14)....
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. Civil Filings United Auto Credit Corporation, Newport Beach,...
Book 1310 page 1: Don E. Dees conveys unto Dees Family Trust: Section 2, Township 24N, Range 16W, SE4SE4. Warranty deed. Book 1310 page 118: Patricia Smiley conveys unto Eric Burkett: Section 11, Township 24N, Range 16W, NE4NW4. Warranty deed. Book 1310 page 132: Joy Lambert conveys unto Frank Lambert: Section 16, Township 25N, Range 14W, SW4. Warranty deed. Book 1310 page 133: Maria Estella Gonzalez conveys unto Michael Zamiello: Lots 20-24, Block 15, City Freedom, OT Subdivision. Warranty deed. Book 1310 page 139: Cathy A. Peterson conveys...
The Alva Goldbugs closed out this year’s football season Friday night with a playoff game at Chandler. In a normal season, the Goldbugs’ record would not have qualified them for playoffs, but the number of cancellations due to the coronavirus caused the OSSAA to add an extra playoff week and give every team the opportunity. Despite losing to the Chandler Lions 49-19, the Goldbugs gained some valuable playoff experience. Since Kaden Slater received a season-ending injury, freshman Daylon Mal...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska appeared ready to blow out Penn State, then suddenly found itself in a close game, the kind the Cornhuskers have been known to lose under third-year coach Scott Frost. The Nittany Lions twice drove deep into Nebraska territory in the final 4 minutes, and each time the Huskers' defense made stops that preserved a 30-23 win Saturday. "The state needed it, the team needed it, I needed it," Frost said. "We talked at halftime, and I talked to them frankly, that we've been in this situation before. You need to learn h...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A new high-tech system to detect dust and alert drivers on a dangerous stretch of Interstate 10 in the southern Arizona desert didn't get much of a workout during this year's meager monsoon, but officials say it worked well during one storm when traffic slowed significantly in response to warnings. The $72 million warning system along 10 miles (16 kilometers) of I-10 in the Eloy area of Pinal County between Phoenix and Tucson includes sensors and overhead electronic message boards that display alerts about blowing dust a...
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A jury decided it could not reach a verdict in the case of an Arizona man charged in the 1997 shooting and killing of his ex-girlfriend. The jury in the case of Cecilio Cruz deadlocked Friday after 10 hours of deliberation, said Yavapai Superior Court Deputy Administrator Julie Malinowski. The jurors were released and prosecutors have 60 days to retry the case. Cruz, 40, was charged in the 1997 killing of Marisol Gonzalez, who was shot in the head when the two were 17-years-old, the Verde Independent reported. Cruz was c...
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — As a "Mexican citizen by birth" and a "U.S. citizen by choice," Carlos Barcenas said he believes in serving his community. Since 2013, Barcenas has served on the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education. He said that while some of his fellow board members serve by testifying before the Legislature on various educational issues, he is able to use his "assets and gifts" as a bilingual board member to serve the entire Grand Island community, including the Latino population. Barcenas said he sees his role as a bridge...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma surpassed 150,000 on Saturday and the number of deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, now tops 1,500, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There were a reported 150,205 total cases and 1,516 since the pandemic began in March, increases of 2,847 cases and 23 additional deaths from Friday, the health department reported. The department reported 1,247 people hospitalized, down from a record 1,279 on Friday, 25,356 active cases and that 1...
