Articles from the December 31, 2023 edition
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Menus for week of Jan. 1–5
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school Tuesday – No school Wednesday – No school Thursday – Breakfast burrito, fruit, juice, milk Friday – Cinnamon roll, fruit, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – No school T...
Woods County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 1356 page 574: Lyle D. Bell on and Jo Ann Bellmon, convey unto Lyle and Jo Ann Bellmon Family Trust. Lots 2 through 4, Block 2, City of Waynoka, Taul Subdivision, etc. Quit claim deed. Book 1356 page 614: Olit 2023 HBI...
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 Communication logs
Thursday, December 21, 2023 During this day were nine traffic stops, one report of cattle out, one controlled burn and one report utility complaint. 12:08 a.m. – Report of a motor vehicle vs. animal accident. 5:38 a.m. – Medic needed on Logan Str...
By Opinion: Before boosting the budget for private school tax credits, Oklahomans need proof they work
Just a few weeks after launch, plenty of questions remain about whether the private school tax credit program is doing what GOP lawmakers promised. Does it really help families of modest means afford private school? Oklahoma Voice reporter Carmen...
Happy New Year to one and all
If you want to get drunk and be somebody, have a friend handy to get the new important you home safely. I used to try to get drunk and be somebody, but I always woke up with a headache and still was...
Don't let the bad cloud the good
This is my New Year’s article, and I find myself in unknown territory, as I have only been writing slightly less than a year, so I have never had to write an article about the upcoming year. In t...
A little girl named Hope
Grandma lay in the hospital bed, a shadow of the vital, energetic woman she had been just a year ago. Her strong hands that were endlessly involved in her family’s life, providing, comforting, and d...
Refugee students face the same hurdles but get different levels of support
When fifth-grader Mohammed Fáizy walked into his Tulsa school, just months after fleeing Afghanistan, he didn’t speak, read or write English. He faced the prospect of learning the language while adjusting culturally and catching up on the core su...
National Guard deployment to Texas border paid for by disaster response funds
Oklahoma spent more than $544,000 for the state’s National Guard to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico, money that came from a disaster fund typically used for National Guard response to tornadoes and other extreme weather events. Republican G...
More than 300,000 Oklahomans dis-enrolled from Medicaid as unwinding nears end
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is nearing the end of a nine-month period in which it removed hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans from Medicaid due to the end of federal pandemic health care protections. The state agency that o...
Goldbug Football Hall of Honor
The Alva High School Football Hall of Honor exists to recognize and honor Alva High School football teams, athletes, coaches and support personnel for their contributions to Alva High School football. July 14, 2024, is the annual deadline for...
Share Medical Center to offer mental health services starting in July
In their later years people may experience stress from health issues, the death of a spouse or close family member, the loss of mobility or isolation and loneliness. These stresses may lead to depression or difficulty coping with life. Share Medical... Full story
Oklahoma Arts Institute's student art show to appear in Alva
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma high school students are displaying artwork at the Graceful Arts Center in Alva Jan. 5-30 in conjunction with the Oklahoma Arts Institute's Tour de Quartz exhibition. Graceful... Full story
Alva Band of Gold brings home trophies
The Alva Band of Gold was one of two Oklahoma high school bands invited to participate in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. The band marched in the bowl parade down Beale Street and was part of... Full story
Ladybugs, Goldbugs travel to Blackwell Tuesday
The Alva High basketball teams will be back in action Tuesday, Jan. 2, as they travel to Blackwell to take on the Maroons. Tip-off for the girls' varsity game is at 6:30 p.m. with the boys' game to...
No. 12 Oklahoma closes out nonconference play with a 72-56 win over Monmouth
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalon Moore scored 21 points and No. 12 Oklahoma concluded its nonconference schedule with a 72-56 win over Monmouth on Sunday. Otega Owen scored 13 points, Javian McCollum added 11 and Milos Uzan had 10 for the Sooners (...
Police in Kenya suspect a man was attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya on Monday recovered the body of a man believed to have been attacked by a lion while he was riding a motorcycle near a national reserve in the south of the country. Police were notified by community members of a...
1-2-3 and counting: Las Vegas weddings could hit record on New Year's Eve thanks to date's pattern
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For better or for worse, a wave of couples saying "I do" in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve could set a record for the city's busiest wedding day ever. That's because 12/31/23 is known in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry as a "...
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza in a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensive
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military confirmed Monday that it was pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip, a step that could clear the way for a new long-term phase of lower-intensity fighting against the Hamas militant group. The c...
A Colorado mother suspected of killing 2 of her children makes court appearance in London
LONDON (AP) — A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third made an initial court appearance Monday in London, where she was arrested over the weekend. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was held after her initial appearan...
More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2024, with a new poll showing international concerns and immigration rising in importance with the public. About 4 i...
'Wonka' ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with "Wonka" regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for "The Color Purple" and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022's grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of p...
Influential former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88
DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region's most powerful Democrat, died Sunday. She was 88. President J...
