Articles from the December 6, 2019 edition
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Tuesday night bowling standings for Dec. 3
Dilly Dilly 38 ½ wins 25 ½ losses Rollin Good Times 35 wins 29 losses Ms Deb's Hairstyling 34 ½ wins 29 ½ losses Marshall's Oldtimers 32 wins 32 losses Next Frame 32 wins 32 losses Knights of Columbus 30 wins 34 losses O'Bar 28 wins 36 losses The...
Eubanks earns Northwestern's First All-Region Honor
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers volleyball program continues to astound as another honor, Second Team All-Central Region from the Division II Commissioners’ Association (D2CCA), was awarded to middle hitter Jennifer Eub...
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Ladybugs' stout defense too much for Timberlake
Waukomis, Okla. – The Alva Ladybugs move on to 2-0 as the Ladybugs beat the Timberlake Lady Tigers 65-18 in the first round of the Mustang Stampede. The Ladybugs jumped out to a 25-5 lead in the f...
Phone spoofing
Have you received a robo-call with the caller ID of someone you know? Doug Shadel in AARP Magazine explains how easy it is to spoof someone’s phone number. It was irritating enough to receive the t...
Random Thoughts: A small good deed – part 2
Last week, I recounted how once upon a time I was able to rescue a turtle from being run over on Oklahoma Boulevard. A lack of traffic allowed me to remove the poor reptile from the roadway and...
Tuba players to perform Christmas carols for public Dec. 9
Tuba players of all skills and ages will perform multiple Christmas carols for the annual Holiday Tubas event on Dec. 9 in Herod Hall Auditorium on the Alva campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a 6...
CORRECTION
In “Food bank in high gear for holidays,” published in last Sunday’s paper, the story incorrectly stated that food bank clients do not have to fill in any paperwork. We regret the error. In actuality, food bank clients do have to provide a small...
Alva State Bank selects 2019 Christmas Card winner
Alva State Bank, in conjunction with Graceful Arts Gallery & Studio, have selected the 2019 Christmas card painting winner: Joplin Bradt. Last month, Graceful Arts Studio hosted a painting class...
White elephant and fellowship at First Presbyterian
Eleven women gathered Monday night, Dec. 2, at First Presbyterian Church of Alva for the annual Presbyterian Women Christmas Party and white elephant gift exchange. Ida Evans opened the Christmas...
Church Calendar
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at...
The season of imagination
Doesn’t this time of year just make you feel like a kid again? Between the music, the lights, people filling the stores to buy presents, and all the holiday dinners, this always feels like the most f...
Spiritually Speaking: God's creative conduit
I’m fairly certain I was in my late teens before someone pointed out to me that as God was creating man (Genesis 1, Day 6) He referred to Himself in the plural. Our English texts get the gist of t...
Marker rededication in commemoration of 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail
The importance of the Santa Fe Trail both for travel and commercial purposes in the growth of the United States, along with the dangers and trials it presented travelers, was the focus for the day as...
No school board races for Woods County
No school board races developed for the April election in Woods County. Shane Morris filed for seat 5 on the Freedom Board of Education. Incumbent Larry G. Parker has filed for the Alva School Board. Stanley Kline, also an incumbent, has filed for...
With prison staff shortage, Oklahoma looks to hire teenagers as guards
Teenagers, fresh out of high school, could be hired to guard and oversee hardened criminals in Oklahoma’s chronically overcrowded and understaffed prisons. In a little-noticed action, the Oklahoma Board of Corrections passed a set of legislative requ...
Art and shopping highlight Friday Art Walk tonight
Holiday shoppers are sure to find some great gift ideas during the First Friday Art Walk and Christmas Stroll Friday night in Alva. A number of downtown retailers will stay open late for shopping convenience. From 6 to 8 p.m. the Graceful Arts...
Two Vehicle Collision
A two-vehicle collision during the noon hour Wednesday caused a traffic blockage on Oklahoma Boulevard at Noble. Vehicles drove through the parking areas of two businesses to get around the crash....
Woods County 4-H Has Talent contest results
Twenty-eight Woods County 4-H members participated in the 4-H Has Talent Contest on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Alva High School Auditorium. The 4-H Has Talent Contest gives members of all ages the...
Ladybug Aspen Warren sign's with Pratt Community College
Ladybug Aspen Warren will continue her softball career as she's decided to sign with Pratt Community College....
Goldbugs fall to a strong Hennessey team
Waukomis, Okla. - The Alva Goldbugs' men's basketball record fell to 1-1 as the Goldbugs lost to Hennessey 54-33 in the first round of the Mustang Stampede. The Goldbugs struggled in the first...
Utah, Oklahoma, Baylor need LSU to win SEC championship game
LSU will have plenty of fans on the campuses of Oklahoma, Baylor and perhaps Utah this week. If No. 4 Georgia (No. 4 CFP) upsets the top-ranked Tigers (No. 2 CFP) in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday in Atlanta, both are...
Oklahoma appeals court upholds separate murder convictions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the first-degree murder convictions and life in prison sentences of two men in separate cases from 2016. The court rejected appeals by 36-year-old Keenan Holcomb, who was c...
