Articles from the November 27, 2016 edition
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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...
Marriage license filings
Christopher Ray Hatfield, Homer, Louisiana, and Kamaree Leigh Lewis, Alva: marriage license (counselling) ($5). Kerry Lanis Remay and Shawna Kay McKinley, both of Aline: marriage license (counselling) ($5)....
Woods County Communications phone log
Friday, November 18, 2016 11:48 a.m. Dog loose at the 900 block of Center. 12:59 a.m. Reporting party (RP) advised of their mom being sick and in need of an ambulance. 12:27 p.m. RP needed an ambulance for a person having seizures in the 100 block...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1252 page 313: Denis Leroy Carlson, successor trustee of the Gilbert L. Carlson Revocable Trust dated July 19, 1999, unto Lynn Bolar. A tract of land in the northeast quarter of section 30, township 28 north, range 19 W.I.M...
Woods County Sheriff's Office phone log
Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:30 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 10:15 p.m. Man called about inmate information. Friday, November 18, 2016 11:36 a.m. Woman called for inmate information. 11:43 a.m. Man called about information. 12:34...
Beta Eta meeting
The members of Beta Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met recently in the home of Charla Parker with 12 members present. The opening ritual was recited followed by the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. Committee reports were given. The...
Menus for the week of Nov. 28–Dec. 2
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Breakfast bun, fruit yogurt cup, applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday – Berry Colossal Crunch, cinnamon toast, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Pancake on a stick, maple syrup, rosy applesauce, juice, milk...
Patchwork Friends OHCE Meet in November
The Patchwork Friends OHCE group met for their regular meeting on Nov. 13 at the home of Barbara Cue. Maureen Thomas, president, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and led the group in the flag salute. Devotions were given by the hostess from a...
Red Hat Society
The Red Hat ladies took a little trip out of town to Kiowa, Kansas, for their monthly outing to dine at the Plum Thicket. The ladies visited and had a very enjoyable lunch. The next outing for the Red Hatters will be a Christmas luncheon on Dec. 15...
By Low water pressure in southwest Alva
It’s a safety issue. Low water pressure used to be a major issue in the southwest section of Alva. People living in some of the more elevated areas were complaining. The city took several measures including adding a booster pump to improve the s...
Annual Tour of Homes scheduled
Mark your calendars for the annual Electric Gold Boosters Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 4, 3:30 – 6 p.m. following the Christmas Vocal Concert at 2 p.m. This year’s tour includes four area homes. Pictures and more information will follow in Fri...
Christmas is coming to Alva
The hay bales, pumpkins and scarecrows of Fall Fest are giving way to colorful Christmas décor on Alva's downtown square. Though there were some preliminary events following Thanksgiving, the real...
K9 alerts to drugs in apartment
Residents at the Northwest Domestic Crisis Center sign a form giving consent to search when they move into the apartments in Alva. According to court records, on Nov. 17 about 4:30 p.m. Karen Andrews, the manager, contacted the Alva Police...
Five from Ringwood injured in collision
Five people, four of them juveniles, were hospitalized with injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Major County on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. The accident occurred at 8:25 p.m. at County Road 42 and County Road 270, one mile west and one mile...
Woman with warrant found in courthouse
Deputies didn’t have to look far to locate a Freedom woman wanted on an arrest warrant. Deputies David Cummings and Adam Honeyman told Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale they saw Miranda Jo Gilliland near the courtroom of the courthouse. They also...
Violent incidents raise questions about training of officers to deal with mentally ill
For the mentally ill and emotionally troubled, encounters with law enforcement officers and incarceration in jails pose a risk of death. A spike in fatalities in Oklahoma jails this year and several...
The man with the kitchen knife
By the afternoon of Aug. 18, 2014, Broken Arrow resident Larry Clark had begun to suspect something was wrong with his 60-year-old brother Gary. For about a week, Gary Clark had been acting erratic...
Fire call leads to child neglect charge
A fire call led to a child neglect charge being filed against an Alva woman. Bonnie Marie Selvey, 30, of Alva has been charged with felony child neglect. The crime is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not...
Informational signs appearing around Alva
Results of the signage project are beginning to appear around Alva. Signs of a uniform design to help direct people to various locations are going up. This sign is just north of Alva State Bank on...
Payment sources for October at Share Medical Center
A list of payment sources for October 2016 hospital services was distributed to hospital authority board members. The list is as follows: Blue Cross – 43 Commercial – 33 Healthchoice – 3 Medicaid – 8 Medicare – 386 Self-Pay – 9 United Healthcare...
State Panel Advises Keeping 10 Business Breaks; Repeals Off Table for Now
A state oversight panel voted Tuesday to retain 10 business incentives after its consultants rescinded a recommendation to repeal one of them and the state commerce secretary intervened to rescue...
Northwestern welcomes Artist-in-Residence from California for month of November
The visual arts program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University has welcomed Anna Valdez as November Artist-in-Residence. A culminating exhibition of the work she has created while here will be disp...
Northwestern Singers Attend Regional Singing Competition
Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University students competed recently against hundreds of student singers from New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing...
HAROLD EUGENE KOPPITZ
Funeral services for Harold Eugene Koppitz will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. Interment will be in the Alva...
Northwestern takes action to protect First Amendment rights
Free speech is a hot topic these days, especially as it relates to America’s college campuses. To see what I mean, look no further than George Will’s latest column (“Higher education is awash with hysteria. That might have helped elect Trump...
