Articles from the November 21, 2021 edition
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Woods County Communication logs
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:03 a.m. – Report of a theft on Flynn Street. Friday, November 12, 2021 7:02 p.m. – Report of a burglar alarm in the 300 block of Oklahoma Boulevard. 10 a.m. – Medic needed for a fall in the 600 block of Flynn. 1:02...
Woods County court filings
Misdemeanor Filings Joshua Douglas Lee, Wagoner, 38, has been charged with domestic abuse – assault and battery and assault and battery ($628). Civil Filings Capital One Bank vs. Keary Prophet, Alva: indebtedness for an amount $10,000 or less (...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1324 page 817: Shane Collier Bergen conveys unto Veldon Woolley: Lot 4, Block 1, City of Waynoka, Gummeres Subdivision. Quit claim deed. Book 1324 page 818: Cindy Molz Yandell Estate conveys unto Cindy Molz Yandell Living...
The Little Red Hen's November meeting
The November meeting of The Little Red Hens, a women's service group, took place at the Cancun Restaurant on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. Members discussed the elementary fall festival; the group agreed it was a huge success thanks to all the hard work by the m...
Menus for week of Nov. 22–26
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday—Hamburger stew with vegetables; tossed salad with tomatoes, carrots and ranch dressing; cornbread; mixed fruit (diabetic: sugar-free mixed fruit) Tuesday—Sweet and sour meatballs, Chinese fried rice, Chi...
Northwestern to close for Thanksgiving break; return Nov. 29
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s locations in Alva, Enid and Woodward will close for Thanksgiving break Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 24-26. No classes will be held during this time, and campus offices will be closed. Offices will resume n...
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Coffeetime
An old man wakened to the grandfather clock in the hall chiming the hour. But when he heard 11-12-13-14 chimes, he quickly rolled over to shake his sleeping wife. Her mumbled response was,...
Murdock's Minutes
Personal freedoms, private enterprise, the free market, states’ rights – I am concerned all of these are at stake right now. I’m talking about the latest incidence of federal overreach, and that is the Biden administration’s effort to coerce both pu...
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone
If you have a friend or family member that you are at odds with, call them up and make up over a good Thanksgiving dinner. You won't be sorry. Sometimes life has great things happen. A 13-year-old...
November Rotary Students of the Month honored
Austin Hunter Reed Austin is the son of Jerrod and Cindy Reed. High school activities include student council representative, Superintendent's Leadership Class, FFA ,4-H, Key Club, baseball,... Full story
Alva students place at Northwest District AFR Speech Contest
Two Alva students placed in their respective categories at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Northwest District Speech Contest held in Enid Nov. 18. Will McClure placed fifth in the Intermediate Natural Resources, and Mattie Pettus placed fifth...
AMS Students of the Month
The teachers at Alva Middle School have selected Keyli Bowling and Nathen Rogers, 8th grade; Kylee Logsdon and Connor Adair, 7th grade; and Merritt Mantz and Christian Callahan, 6th grade as AMS...
Redistricting: Weighing the impact of splitting Oklahoma's largest Hispanic community
Driving south from downtown Oklahoma City, it is hard to miss the sudden culture shift. Spanish-language signs and billboards line many streets, such as Southwest 29th Street, where the number of... Full story
Bull Battle expands; $10,000 prize draws quality riders
One of the biggest open bull riding events in Oklahoma is scheduled for April 2022 in Alva. While he was a senior in high school in 2007, Justin Dowdy of Alva put together his first bull riding... Full story
Encouraging tourism in the area
Jerrad Hada, owner of Ignite Physical Therapy, welcomed guests to his business for the Alva Chamber Community Coffee Friday morning. Hada said he purchased the Human Performance Center about three... Full story
Three Ranger football players named to the All-GAC Conference Team
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Football concluded their 2021 season over the weekend with a win over Southwestern 31-28. Following the conclusion of the season, the Great American Conference announced its yearly awards Tuesday a...
Two Ranger volleyball players earn GAC honors
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State Ranger Volleyball team concluded their season Friday the 12th with their home match against Southwestern. With the conclusion of the regular season, the Great American Conference announced their 2021 a...
Lady Rangers go over the century mark in Tuesday's win
ALVA, Okla. – The Lady Rangers hosted their home opener against the Falcons of Kansas Christian College Tuesday evening. The Rangers came out strong in the first two quarters to have a 33-10 lead over the Falcons. Northwestern used a 27-0 run to g...
Caleb Williams leads No. 12 Oklahoma past Iowa State 28-21
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's imperfect season still could end with a Big 12 championship, and possibly more. Caleb Williams passed for a touchdown and ran for another, Jalen Redmond returned a fumble for a score, and No. 12 Oklahoma beat Iowa S...
Oklahoman convicted in fatal burning of mother, grandmother
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been convicted of murder and arson in the burning deaths of his mother and grandmother. Joseph Allen Hernandez, 34, of Marble City was found guilty Friday by a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern Distri...
Man, woman found dead inside car in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Police on Saturday found a man and woman dead with gunshot wounds in a car in Olathe, Kansas. Olathe police, responding to calls of gunshots early Saturday, found two people inside a vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds, the K...
Kansas push to defy COVID rules complicates governor's race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are treating Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's opposition to federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a political bluff and are forcing policy choices upon her that could complicate her already d...
