Articles from the December 31, 2017 edition
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Menus for the week of Jan. 1–5
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—No school Tuesday—No school Wednesday—No school Thursday—Breakfast bun, pears, juice, milk Friday—Breakfast pizza, peaches, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—No school Tuesday—No...
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...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1270 page 590: Calvin J. Anthony and Linda H. Anthony, husband and wife, unto Calvin J. Anthony, as Trustee of the Anthony Charitable remainder unitrust dated December 18, 2017. Lots 1, 2, and 3 and the south half of the no...
Woods County Sheriff's Office phone log
Thursday, December 21, 2017 9:18 a.m. Woman called about inmate information. Friday, December 22, 2017 None. Saturday, December 23, 2017 1:20 p.m. Alfalfa County called for information. 1:39 p.m. Woman called for inmate information. 1:44 p.m. Woman...
Woods County Communications phone log
Friday, December 22, 2017 2:05 p.m. Medic needed for a female having trouble breathing and chest pains. 6:33 p.m. Medic needed in the 1300 block of Missouri Street. 7:42 p.m. Lift assist needed at 11th Street and Locust. 10:53 p.m. Medic needed in...
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Christmas is over for most of us
There are people that will be celebrating this weekend and maybe later in the month. The important thing is they can find a common time to get together. Anyway, whenever you celebrated, I hope it was...
Household Executives OHCE group hear about legend of the poinsettia
The Household Executives OHCE met Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Fireside Room of the Cherokee Strip Museum with hostess Carol Anderson and Carolyn Gasaway as co-hostess. The meeting was called to order by President Carolyn Gasaway who also led the group...
Water tank construction to begin in January
After a year of investigation, planning and finding funds, the Alva water storage tank project is set to begin construction Jan. 8. In the first meeting of 2017, the city council heard reports of low...
2017 Review: First months marked by area fires, Alva water needs
In the first months of 2017, Alva began to plan for upgrading the water supply system. There was competition for several Alva City Council seats. Wildfires broke out in counties to the west, and...
New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran's government
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college students and others chanting against the government just hours after hard-liners held their own rally in support of the Islamic R...
California man arrested after fatal Kansas police shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas, law enforcement officials said Saturday. W...
Warm hearts, subzero temps: Couple gets engaged on mountain
SARGENT'S PURCHASE, N.H. (AP) — Extreme cold didn't get in the way of a heartwarming proposal on an icy mountainside. Josh Darnell, 31, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, dropped to his knee and popped the question after climbing to a scenic spot T...
Victim, gunman in California law firm shooting were partners
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were trying to learn Saturday what motivated a partner in a law firm to shoot two of his colleagues before turning the gun on himself. Officers arrived at an office building in Long Beach on Friday to find the gunman and one...
Australian diplomat's tip a factor in FBI's Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Australian diplomat's tip appears to have helped persuade the FBI to investigate Russian meddling in the U.S. election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday. Trump campaign a...
Erica Garner dies; fought police brutality after dad's death
NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of key Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack. "She was a warrior to the end. She stood up for justice for her father," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in ann...
Videos show Egypt's church gunman calmly walking away
CAIRO (AP) — Video clips circulating on social media on Saturday show the gunman who opened fire outside an Egyptian church and a nearby store owned by a Copt in an attack that killed at least nine people walking armed and unchallenged on a residenti...
Spread of fake news prompts literacy efforts in schools
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction. Lawmakers in several states have i...
Governor wary of US interference in Colorado regulations
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hicklenooper says one of his priorities during his last year in office will be to keep U.S. officials from meddling in regulations his state has enacted. Colorado has worked with industry and nonprofit groups t...
Russia denies report of North Korea sanctions breach
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied claims that U.N. sanctions against North Korea had been breached by Russian tankers transferring fuel to North Korean tankers at sea. The statement came in response to a Reuters report cit...
