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Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Sausage patty, biscuit or cereal, peaches, juice, milk Tuesday – Blueberry muffins or cereal, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Wednesday – Super chocolate donut or cereal, pears, juice, milk Thursday – Sausage patty, biscuit or cereal, applesauce, juice, milk Friday – Cinnamon roll or cereal, fruit cocktail, juice milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Chicken strips, potato wedges, hot roll, carrots, fruit cocktail, milk Tuesday – Nachos with ground beef, refried beans, picante sauce...
The December meeting of the Alva City Council is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. Following reports on city-related meetings, the mayor’s report and the city business manager’s report, the council will hear remarks and inquiries from members of the public. Speakers will be limited to two minutes and must identify themselves. There will be discussion and action on an ordinance to amend the city’s employee retirement system for IRS required changes, state law changes and clarification or clean-up of language...
The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, comprised of Chairman Stan Bixler, Todd Holder, Allan Poe, Ed Sutter, Bob Firth met last Tuesday evening and were accompanied by Sonja Williams, Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) executive director and County Clerk Shelley Reed. In the gallery was Woods County commissioner Randy McMurphy. Board members approved minutes from their Oct. 8 meeting and after foregoing an executive session, moved on to talk about future plans for the rail park. Infrastructure Expansion Sutter asked what becam...
Four charges of methamphetamine distribution against three Alva residents were filed Dec. 10 and 11 in Woods County District Court. All involved investigations by Alva Police Officer John Caviness. Allan Joe Faucett, 63, of Alva, was charged with felony distribution of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine). This crime is punishable by imprisonment for five years to life or a fine of up to $20,000, or both imprisonment and fine. Ricky Joe Lancaster, 59, of Alva, was charged with felony distribution of controlled dangerous substance...
A Cherokee man has been charged following a police search of an Alva storage unit in October. Alfred Frank Flax, 56, of Cherokee, is charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) with intent to distribute. This crime is punishable by imprisonment up to seven years and a fine of up to $100,000. According to court records, during a narcotic investigation Alva Police Officer John Caviness learned narcotics were being warehoused in a storage unit on Harper Road in Alva. It was learned a suspect, identified as Frank...
An Alva woman is facing two felony charges involving the purchase and sale of methamphetamine. On Dec. 10 in Woods County District Court, Amanda Marie Leavitt, 22, of Alva, was charged with maintaining a place for keeping or selling controlled substance and violation of Oklahoma statute via computer. The first charge is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 and/or county jail imprisonment not more than five years and costs. The second is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by...
With the help of a confidential source, Waynoka police stopped a vehicle and recovered meth valued at about $2,000. Court documents show on Aug. 26, Waynoka Police Chief Misty Smiley was contacted by a confidential source (CS) who reported being approached by Natalie Steffen on several occasions trying to sell methamphetamine. The CS did not want to be around anyone using or selling meth. On Sept. 2 about 1:30 p.m. Smiley was contacted by the CS advising Steffen was trying to get a ride to Woodward and had an unusually large amount of meth and...
Bank It board members met in early December to interview applicants and select their 2020 Visions. There were many applicants and the Bank It Board was impressed with all the worthy causes. The Visions Selected 1st Quarter Vision: Hatfield Park Educational Trail/Solar Charging Benches This project is in the works and will provide an educational trail throughout Hatfield Park. It will allow members of the community to walk an educational trail with roadmaps and integrated technology stops along...
We regret the error in the article titled "October AMS Students of the Month" where the spelling of two students' names, Carrington Kline and Eliah Ruhl were misspelled....
Oklahoma Senator Casey Murdock visited the Tuesday noon meeting of the Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) as a guest of Randy McMurphy. Other committee members present were Dr. Bo Hannaford, Jeremy Eaton, Dr. Kay Decker and Matt Tucker. Chair Allan Poe was driving and joined the meeting by speakerphone until he arrived in person. Former WCEDC member Darin Slater also sat in on the meeting. When WCEDC Director Sonja Williams gave an update on the 2020 Census, she asked Murdock...
Alva firefighters check the engine of a black pickup involved in a two-vehicle collision with a car Friday afternoon. The crash occurred about 2: 30 p.m. at the intersection of 2nd and Church streets. No information was available at press time....
New graduates gathered with families and friends Saturday, Dec. 6, to celebrate the 17th Annual Fall Commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. Perceful Fieldhouse was filled for the solemn yet joyous occasion. University President Dr. Janet Cunningham welcomed guests and graduates. "Learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow" is known as one of Albert Einstein's most favorite quotes, she said. "As you take what you have learned from Northwestern and apply...
Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of history at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, recently has been featured in articles published by three major national publications. ROUTE Magazine asked Hardaway to discuss Nat Love, who was a 19th century working cowboy throughout the American West for several years. USA Today interviewed Hardaway on general African American cowboy culture from the beginnings of the western cattle industry through modern-day rodeo performances. The article focused on the...
Funeral Rosary Service for Leo Brandt will be 7 p.m., Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Fr. Bala Sagili Jesudas as celebrant. Funeral Mass will be 2 p.m., Monday, December 16, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Inurnment will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Calvary Cemetery in Tulsa. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Leo Stephen Brandt, son of the late Leo Peter and Katie Belle (Davis) Brandt, was born October...
Thursday evening was the Woods County Democrats' monthly meeting. I hadn't been for a while, so I polished up and attended. There were several people eating at the restaurant that I invited, but none wanted to go with me. There wasn't any free food, and the speaker didn't show up, but it was ok. Spencer Kinzie fiddled his way through several Christmas songs. Jack Benny would be proud of Spencer's ability. I sure hope there is an unknown person with JFK's charisma who shows up to run against the...
LAS VEGAS – There’s a new No. 1 in the world of steer wrestling, and he’s from Minnesota. J.D. Struxness knocked his steer to the ground in 4.4 seconds Thursday night to finish third in the eighth round, earning his seventh payday in eight nights of the National Finals Rodeo. It was worth $15,654. More importantly, it pushed his NFR earnings to $107,308 and bumped his 2019 salary to $190,137. “This pen of steers keeps getting stronger as the week goes on,” said Struxness, 25, of Milan, Minnesota, now living in Alva, Oklahoma. “I thought my...
The Boy Scouts color guard and American Legion Riders lead off the Alva Christmas Parade Dec. 7....
The parade had carolers from the First United Methodist Church to provide live caroling, a float from the Cherokee Strip Museum, Santa, Mrs. Santa who arrived in the parade and then stayed to greet their young admirers at Holtzclaw pocket park. Even Olaf showed up!...
The parade showcased Miss. Alva, Christmas Parade Miss Cruise, Miss. Northwestern, and an antique truck with Todd Holder driving....
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Mason Jones scored a career-high 41 points to lead Arkansas to a 98-79 win against Tulsa on Saturday. Jones scored 20 points in the first half, then went one better in the second half as the Razorbacks rolled to their highest point total of the season. Arkansas (9-1) built a 16-point first-half lead, then held off a Tulsa run midway through the second half that saw the Razorbacks' lead trimmed to single-digits. Jones went on a personal 10-point run to extend the lead to 20 points at 81-61 to seal the win. Jones did h...
LOVING, N.M. (AP) — Craig Ogden has farmed alfalfa and cotton in southeastern New Mexico for nearly three decades, and he's seen the acreage used for farming dwindle as neighbors seize lucrative offers from the oil and gas industry. The northern border of his property teems with oil wells drilled in the past five years. Dozens of natural gas flares send bright orange flames into the sky. "Fresh water for sale" signs dot the nearby highway as trucks loaded with water tanks speed past. Oil isn't the only "liquid gold" in the Permian Basin. Energy...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man during what prosecutors say was a drug deal and attempted robbery. Court records show a 16-year-old from Oklahoma City and 17-year-old from Midwest City were charged Thursday in the Dec. 2 shooting death of Jacob DeWayne O'Hagan in Harrah. The Oklahoman first reported the charges in which prosecutors say O'Hagan and another 17-year-old had planned to rob the other two of marijuana outside the home of the second 1...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The remains of three people were found at the Alamo amid an archaeological exploration ahead of planned renovations at the site of one of the most famous battles in American history, state officials said. The remains of an infant, a teenager or young adult, and an adult were found during archaeological exploration in Alamo church's monks burial room and nave, the Texas General Land Office said in a news release Friday. An on-site tribal monitor was notified and excavation was halted in the area of the discovery, according t...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julie McCleery, University of Washington (THE CONVERSATION) People who live in and around Seattle are among the nation's most active. The region is an outdoor recreation haven for both locals and visitors who enjoy hiking, biking and kayaking. I conduct research about coaching and youth sports. To see if the roughly 450,000 kids who live in the county which encompasses Seattle and its surrounding suburbs get enough exercise through...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prisons have exceeded their operating capacity and it will cost the state millions of dollars to send hundreds of prisoners to a privately owned and operated prison in Arizona. The Kansas Department of Corrections this month announced a contract with CoreCivic to move inmates to Saguaro Correctional Center, KCUR-FM reported. Plans call for 360 male prisoners to be moved starting this summer, and up to 600 inmates could be moved. CoreCivic plans to fly the first group of 120 inmates to the prison in Eloy, Arizona, a...
