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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Whole grain Lucky Charms, toast, pineapple, juice, milk Tuesday – Sausage patty, biscuit, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Whole grain Coco Puffs, cinnamon toast, pears, juice, milk Thursday – Chicken waffle, maple syrup, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Friday – Omelet, toast, applesauce, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Chicken nachos, refried beans, picante sauce, bread sticks, peaches, milk Tuesday – Rib dippers, potato wedges, garlic bread, fruit cocktail, milk Wednesday – C...
Alva Mayor Kelly Parker told the city council Tuesday that the City of Alva was ranked the No. 7 best city to live in for the state of Oklahoma. The website healthsnacks.net ranked Oklahoma cities in several categories and used those to determine the order for best cities. He said Alva was No. 7 in nights stayed, third safest city in the state in terms of violent crime, second lowest in unemployment and the No. 1 most affordable city. Parker said the low unemployment rate was a “double-edged sword” for Alva. “It’s good our people are working... Full story
The City of Alva has partnered with SeeClickFix to announce a new platform (called SeeClickFix) that will allow citizens to report quality-of-life issues. With free SeeClickFix mobile app and web tools, Alva citizens will now be able to provide the City of Alva staff with pictures, specific descriptions, and more — valuable information needed to get the job done efficiently. In addition, the SeeClickFix platform provides City of Alva officials with a centralized issue management system to manage issues from creation to resolution — eng...
Alva is doing well and always trying to improve itself. Years of infrastructure planning are finally being implemented into the city's fix-it schedules – the street, water tanks, sewage systems, well fields and water lines/systems. Maintenance has not always been kept they way it should have been, considering some of the replacements being made were done to very old systems. Generally, the plan is to fix things before they break or become unusable, thus requiring a total overhaul. The city planning takes years to come to fruition, but not w...
Community members and Northwestern Oklahoma State University students and employees can spend 10 days abroad in Italy – earn college credit enrolled as a Northwestern student – and experience something new this May. The deadline to sign up for this trip is Feb. 14 by 11 p.m. Departing around May 20 from Oklahoma City and returning May 29, travelers will be taking to the streets of Italy’s most fascinating cities – Venice, Florence, Assisi, Sorrento and Rome. From Venice’s endless canals to each Roman piazza, Italy has no shortage of awe-inspi...
Graveside services for Mabelle Schroeder will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the Freedom Cemetery with Rev. Mark Kinkle officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Mabelle Frances, daughter of the late Robert and May (Andrew) Strong, was born March 25, 1917, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away peacefully January 22, 2019, at her home at the age of 101 years, 9 months and 28 days. She attended Old Plainview Rural Grade School District #92 and...
(Editor's Note: The following op-ed was written by Jennifer Schubert-Akin, a 1975 graduate of Burlington High School. She resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where she is CEO and co-founder of the Steamboat Institute (SI), which is in its 11th year. Her free speech op-ed recently ran in the Los Angeles Daily News. This was to highlight the SI's upcoming California Campus Liberty Tour events. The SI is co-host of the two events in California, along with Berkeley Law and Pepperdine School of Public Policy.) Last month, California Rep. Ted...
In December of 1878, Doc Holliday and “Big Nose” Kate Elder managed to complete their winter trip over Raton Pass in northern New Mexico, and headed further south to the luxurious quarters of the St. James Hotel in Cimarron. The St. James Hotel had been built by Henry Lambert, who once had been the personal chef of President Abraham Lincoln. The hotel was situated near the end of the Santa Fe Trail between Raton and Las Vegas, New Mexico. The hotel’s location offered fine 19th century accommodations to travelers of both the “Mountain Route...
I wish everyone would quit picking on the Democrats, but my elected officials are making it tough for the rest of us. Case in point: a sign on a billboard, “That awkward moment when a zombie is looking for brains and walks right past a democrat rally.” Cousins Kenny and Joann Cole's auction was last weekend. I went all three days and only bought a wheelchair. Wheelchairs are a strange lot. I sat in it at the auction because it was more comfortable than the regular chairs. Sometimes people too...
Thursday, January 17, 2019 8:09 a.m. Controlled burn on Greer Road and County Road 900. 10:25 p.m. Medic needed at the Share Convalescence Home. Friday, January 18, 2019 9:53 a.m. Report of a possible sexual allegation. Saturday, January 19, 2019 12:14 a.m. Medic needed in the 1000 block of Locust. 4:13 a.m. Medic needed for a broken leg in the 1100 block of Flynn. 7:27 a.m. Lift assist needed. 11:13 p.m. Burglar alarm going off at Alva Ampride. Sunday, January 20, 2019 3:36 a.m. Caller advised they were out of gas at Haskell Road and Highway...
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 Richard Dean Hoadley Jr., Alva, 62, has been...
An Alva man is facing eight felony charges in Woods County involving underage girls. Felony arrest warrants have been issued for Richard Dean Hoadley Jr., 62, of Alva, in two felony cases. In CF-2019-6 filed on Jan. 17, Hoadley is charged with (1) obscene material – procuring, (2) soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology and (3) violation of Oklahoma statute via computer. The second case, CF-2019-7, was filed on Jan. 22 and includes six charges: two counts of obscene material – procuring, two counts of sol...
The Young Street Six housing addition is on the agenda for the regular Alva Planning Commission meeting Monday. The meeting will be held at the Alva Recreation Center in Classroom 3. Jason Schnebel of Left Frame LLC is seeking plat approval for the Young Street housing. Left Frame earlier had asked for a variance to include more houses than were allowed in the RG8 zoning of that address, and it was denied. The commission held a special meeting Jan. 8 that included the plat approval vote. The item was tabled so the city could seek an...
Rose Brothers Construction Company played a prominent part in the development, construction and building of Alva. I started working for the Rose Brothers in 1956. They were building the gymnasium on the north side of the Alva High School on Flynn Street. We were pouring cement down the wall and I got the job of running the wheelbarrow 25 feet in the air on a rough platform. This is where I got to know a lot about Rose Brothers and learned a lot about construction work. There were eight boys and... Full story
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist got a season-high 36 points from Victoria Blankenship and held off Arkansas Monticello down the stretch to emerge with a 75-70 women's basketball victory. The win evened OBU's record at 9-9 overall and 5-7 in the Great American Conference. OBU is alone in seventh place, one full game ahead of Arkansas Tech and Arkansas Monticello Blankenship became the third player in the GAC to score 36 points this year, tying the marks set earlier by Southeastern Oklahoma's Katie Webb and Southwestern Oklahoma's Tyra Aska. B...
BETHANY, Okla. — For the first time this season and the first time since the 2016-17 season, Southern Nazarene has won four straight games as they took down Southern Arkansas 60-50 inside the Sawyer Center on Saturday afternoon. Despite shooting just 31 percent from the floor, the Crimson Storm (9-9, 8-4 GAC) forced a season-high 23 turnovers out of the Muleriders (2-16, 1-11 GAC) in the contest. SNU went on to convert 28 points off those turnovers, which proved to be the difference maker. SAU won the rebounding battle 43-40, but SNU c...
ALVA, Okla.– Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse scored 21 points, Hannah Villines turned in a 18-point effort, and Ryann Goodsell contributed 15 points and nine boards as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (7-11, 4-8 Great American Conference) rolled to a 75-54 win over Northwestern Oklahoma (5-13, 3-9) on Saturday afternoon at Percefull Fieldhouse. NEXT UP The Golden Suns will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 31, hosting East Central at Tucker Coliseum. A 5:30 p.m. tip-off is scheduled. HOW IT HAPPENED Northwestern Oklahoma and Tech went b...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Southwestern Oklahoma junior Tre Evans scored 45 points, his second 40-point game of the season and the most in a single game by a Great American Conference player, to lead the Bulldogs to an 89-82 victory over Harding Saturday at the Pioneer Events Center. Southwestern snapped a 21-game losing streak in home conference games with the win and improved to 4-14 overall and 1-11 in the GAC. Harding fell to 5-13 overall and 3-9 in conference. Harding's Adam Horn scored a career-high 23 points and had 13 rebounds for his second...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Harding sophomore Kellie Lampo scored 28 points and sophomore Carissa Caples scored 20, but the Lady Bisons could not overcome turnovers and missed free throws and fell 88-82 to 16th-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma Saturday at the Pioneer Events Center. Harding won the first two games of its three-game road trip but fell to 12-6 overall and 7-5 in the GAC with Saturday's loss. Southwestern won its 17th straight overall and 28th straight at home to improve to 17-1 overall and 12-0 in conference. Harding led 39-36 at h...
Bethany, Okla. – The SAU Women's Basketball team end their second Oklahoma trip of the season still winless in the Sooner State with a 60-50 loss to Southern Nazarene in a game where the Muleriders held the lead from the beginning of the game until midway through the third quarter, and still find themselves on the losing end. The Muleriders entered halftime with a 33-27 lead, but the Crimson Storm (9-9, 8-4) outscored the Muleriders 33-17 in the second half. Alexus Jones propelled the Crimson Storm in this one as she scored a game-high 16 p...
Two individuals have been charged with misdemeanor stalking and public intoxication in Alva. Court documents show on Jan. 16 about 12:08 p.m. Alva Police Officer Kaleb Keplinger went to the 1100 block of Choctaw Street after a call about harassment. Derek Seevers said he evicted Dickie Seiger and Jennifer Blankenship from his residence on Nov. 23 after letting them stay for a few months. He said Seiger and Blankenship were homeless. Seevers said he had grown up with Seiger and thought he would help him by letting him rent the upstairs of his... Full story
Friday Afternoon Alva beat Elk City in overtime 58-57 to go on to the fifth-place consolation game versus Cashion. The Bugs were down by as many as 13 points in the first half of the game with Elk City. The second half the Bugs outscored Elk City 19-13 in the third period. In the fourth period Alva outscored Elk City 16-11 and tied the ball game. In the extra period Alva outscored the Elks 7-6. Mitchell Meyer scored 16 points in the ball game, followed by Donald Blalock, who scored 10 points in... Full story
Friday Afternoon The Alva Ladybugs beat Oklahoma Christian School 63-33 to go on to the fifth-place consolation game versus Cashion. The Ladybugs held a commanding lead for a majority of the game. Payton Jones scored a game-high 26 points followed by Acacia Charles who had 12 points in this contest. Brook Perez had a breakout game as she scored 12 points and collected 18 rebounds. Saturday Afternoon The Alva Ladybugs fell 46–36 versus Cashion Saturday afternoon in the Cashion Tournament. The L... Full story
ALVA, Okla. – Jack Peck netted a NCAA career high 18 points to lead a short-handed Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s basketball team to a Great American Conference victory over Harding Thursday night at home. Peck led a balanced offensive attack on the Rangers way to a 74-61 victory in Percefull Fieldhouse. The win for Northwestern keeps the Rangers in conference tournament contention with a GAC record of 3-8 and 5-12 overall. The Bisons from Harding have an identical record, as does Arkansas Tech. The three teams sit in a tie one... Full story
ALVA, Okla. – A slow start was too much for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University women’s basketball team to overcome Thursday evening inside Percefull Fieldhouse as the Lady Rangers fell to Harding 71-57 in Great American Conference action. Northwestern’s record dropped to 6-12 overall this season and 3-8 in the GAC, while the visiting squad Harding improved to 12-5 overall and 7-4 in the conference. The Lady Rangers will return to action Saturday afternoon for the second game of the homestand when they host Arkansas Tech at 1 p.m. Despi... Full story
