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Rambling thoughts for your encouragement. Sometimes it’s good if we just shotgun blast to cover a large area of needed thoughts. This way everyone who reads this post might get a nugget of truth for the day. Here goes. The disciplines of life are...

We will finish the book of Job, chapters 32-42, and also read Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon this week. These are all considered to be books of poetry. The story of Job is of a righteous man being tested by Satan and remaining faithful to God...

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...

Melissa Fisher was appointed the new trustee representing the Alva Chamber of Commerce during the Woods County Industrial Development Authority Tuesday morning. Authority members present to appoint her were Rick Cunningham, Stan Kline, and Connor...

The Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association has launched the first phase of Ranger2Ranger, establishing the first alumni to student mentoring program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Ranger2Ranger is an online networking platform that...

Dear Editor, Did anyone bite you at work today? On average, nearly 15 mail carriers per day will say, “Yes.” Postal Service officials report that in 2020, over 5,800 letter carriers experienced dog bites or dog attacks. With deliveries every day,...

We’ve officially adjourned the 2021 legislative session, and with it we accomplished many items that will move our state forward. We focused on a number of priorities, including expanding broadband access, protecting the unborn, increasing health o...

Emotions ran high at Monday's Alfalfa County commissioners meeting as longtime county employee Vernon Sanders addressed Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague, and Mike Roach about the upcoming change to his employment status. Besides Sanders, Alfalfa County...

The Cherokee school board approved hiring Keela Patterson as elementary principal and Lane Pruett as junior high/high school principal at the board regular monthly meeting Monday. Amy Eckhardt was also hired as an elementary teacher. Jeremy Hickman...

Following the annual meeting, the Kiowa District Hospital Board met for their regular monthly meeting May 25 at the Community Building. Board President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with all members present: Marcia Cantrell, Jeff Miller, Jim...

Northwest Oklahoma native Shelby Cummins spent two weeks participating in a summer rural externship during which she shadowed Dr. Timothy Newton at Great Salt Plains Health Center in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Cummins, a Goltry resident, will start her...

On Saturday, June 19, at 10 a.m. Dr. Eric Schmaltz of Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) will give a presentation entitled “Resilience and Transformation: Germans from Russia in Northwestern Oklahoma (1889–1940)” at the Sod House...

Woods County is one of only two counties in Oklahoma at the moderate risk (orange) level for Covid-19, according to the weekly update June 9 by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). Craig County in the northeast corner of the state is the...

Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Salisbury steak with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, Scandinavian vegetable, hot roll, watermelon Tuesday – Crispitos with chili and cheese sauce, refried beans, tossed salad, apple crisp (diabetic;...

A sleepy Freedom teen had a rude awakening when her vehicle rolled five times. Ariana White, 17, was transported by Freedom EMS to Alliance in Woodward and transferred to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was admitted in stable condition...