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Employees and students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be able to enjoy an extended weekend as the university will close for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2. Northwestern’s offices will be closed, and no classes will be held that day....

During the lengthy Alva City Council meeting Monday, Aug. 19, council members debated the merits of an Oklahoma Natural Gas franchise ordinance and proclamation of an election. Typically in the past these franchise elections have passed with little... Full story

Alva Business Manager Joe Don Dunham kept his report short at the Aug. 19 Alva City Council meeting. There was a long agenda ahead, and comments by the public earlier had taken about 30 minutes. He noted the Oklahoma Municipal League is tracking...

Sept. 21 – Moore Outdoor Music Festival (marching band) Sept. 28 – Stallion Batallion in Oolagah (marching contest) Oct. 1 – TriState Marching Band Contest, Enid Oct. 5 – Bixby Tournament of Bands Oct. 8 – Fall Vocal Showcase, HS...

The Alva Tourism Tax Committee heard two requests for funding at their meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21. One request was granted in full. The other was only partially funded, resulting in an angry response. Committee members present were Chairman Norville...

Helena – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has transferred more than a dozen inmates from James Crabtree Correctional Center to facilities across the state on the heels of a physical altercation inside the prison Wednesday afternoon where...

On a March morning in 2017, Tamera Moore, a 38-year-old woman living in the southeast Oklahoma town of Valliant, began the day with a bitter argument. She and her boyfriend, Geoffrey Briley, began quarreling and she told him she wanted to break up....

Although it has been a very warm summer, Woods County gardeners have been thankful for the rain and sun this growing season. If your flowerbeds are still alive and thriving after this summer’s temperatures, consider exhibiting them in the Open Flow...

A man who had been convicted of a felony was arrested in Woods County for possessing a firearm. Court records show on Aug. 18 at 3:10 p.m. Woods County Deputy David Cummings received information from a concerned citizen that Monty Long was going to...

Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act (aka the Unity Bill) goes into effect next on Friday, Aug. 30. Fred Morgan, president and CEO of the State Chamber of Oklahoma, says, “From the State Chamber’s...

The Woods County Free Fair will be held September 5-7 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. The only pre-entries required are poultry, rabbits, horse, and the Oklahoma Home & Community Education (OHCE) group entries. Completed tags are to...

Area folks with a creative flair who like to construct items that are useful and unique are encouraged to enter the Woods County Free Fair Duct Tape Division. Construction Requirements Items may be made with any color duct tape Items must be created...

If you’re old enough to hold a pencil, a paint brush, or bake a batch of cookies or candies, you’re old enough to participate in the Woods County Free Fair on Sept. 5-7 at the Woods County Fairgrounds. Fair exhibit classes are open in Cultural...

Bible Baptist Church in Alva will host an Oklahoma Blood Institute blood drive Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Bible Baptist is located at 402 Choctaw St. Each blood donor will receive a limited edition...

The Open Class Foods Division has something for everyone to make and enter at the Woods County Free Fair, Sept. 5–7. Jellies, preserves, jams, fruit butters, spaghetti sauce, brownies, dinner rolls, sweet and sliced crispy pickles, just to name a...

HELENA, Okla. (AP) — The Department of Corrections locked down a northwest Oklahoma prison and transferred more than a dozen inmates after skirmishes erupted this week that left four inmates wounded. The agency said in a news release Friday that...