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Capron School annual reunion
The 74th Annual Capron School reunion to be held on Saturday, May 24, at the Moose Lodge in Alva. Silbert Lanman organized the first reunion in 1948 and one has been held every year since. We encourage anyone who attended school in Capron or lived...
By Over $7,000 raised for Gorden through pizza fundraiser
A pizza fundraiser brought in over $7,000 to help Hardtner, Kansas, man Michael Gorden. He was paralyzed from the chest down when falling off a roof. Joy Helmer, a friend of the family who helped with the pizza fundraiser at Yur Place in Hardtner,...
Waynoka School Board hears about lots of year end activities
The Waynoka Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday, May 13, with all board members present. Also present were minutes clerk Lori Adair, Elementary Principal Patricia Burrow and Junior High/High School Principal Ronnie Nix, who reported...
Alfalfa County commissioners decide E-911 part-time position, District 4 Highway admin assistant duties
During their Monday meeting, Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross tabled a cooperative agreement for predator and rodent control. The three men weren't sure they would use the service enough to warrant renewing a...
South Barber still considering concession stand future, elementary heating/cooling system an issue
Many teaching changes and consideration of filling positions were on the plate of the South Barber School Board at their regular monthly meeting Monday night. Longtime teacher Danielle Jewell (who was teaching junior high/high school English and... Full story
Plumbing repairs to start at Woods County Courthouse
Plumbing repairs in the Woods County Courthouse will begin Thursday, reported County Commission Chairman Randy McMurphy. This is phase one of the needed repairs, and McMurphy said the cost is not to exceed $15,618.20. In addition to McMurphy,...
Alva School Board hires three new teachers
The Alva School Board moved their meeting from Monday to Wednesday last week due to severe storms expected. Board President Jane McDermott opened the meeting at 5 p.m. Then Board Clerk Shane Hansen re...
Vietnam veteran Long shows his craft
A Vietnam veteran from 1965 to 1966, Grover Long said he trained on the USS Higbee, which was "blown up by a mig" near the end of the war. On April 19, 1972, Higbee became the first U.S. warship to...
Invest in yourself; pursue your dreams
Despite thunderstorms during the night, the 125th Spring Commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University was held outdoors on Saturday morning, May 4. Temperatures were chilly under an... Full story
January Rotary Students of the Month honored
Mason Nutter Mason Nutter is the son of Bryan Nutter and Tabitha Nutter. He is a member of Art Club in high school and attends automotive technology classes at Northwest Technology Center. The only...
March Rotary Students of the Month honored
Daylon Malone Daylon Malone is the son of Ethan Wharton and Anita Wharton. Activity outside of school is being a referee for flag football. He plans to play basketball in college. The best advice he...
Randy McDaniel to be guest speaker at AHS commencement
The Alva High School Commencement will be May 19 at 3 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The guest speaker will be Randy McDaniel. McDaniel is a senior vice president with BancFirst. He is the former state treasurer and served 12 years in the...
Report of suspicious vehicle leads to arrests
A man called to report a suspicious vehicle driving on County Road 370 and Logan Road in Woods County. The time was 12:57 a.m. on Monday morning, April 29. The vehicle was going west on Logan Road toward the dead end where the man lives. He said he... Full story
Suspect questioned in burglary, arson of Lite-N-Nite
A suspect has been identified by law enforcement in the burglary and arson at the Lite-N-Nite convenience store that occurred early Tuesday morning. Alva Fire Chief Bryan Miller said District... Full story
Voter registration deadline approaches
May 24 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 18 Primary and Special County Election, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Stephanie Jantz said today. Jantz said that persons who are United Stat...
Two South Barber students place in Top 5 at state forensics
South Barber Forensics Coach Meagan Henry missed the state forensics meet last weekend. That's because her young son Torin, age 4, ended up having an appendectomy. With a few "pep talk" phone calls...
South Barber graduating class of 13 earned over $163,000 in scholarship money
Sunday afternoon 13 graduates marched into the South Barber High School gymnasium in Kiowa, Kansas, to receive their diplomas. Their former teacher and now one-year Principal Steven Neal described...
Hope Jordan pages for Rep. Newton at Capitol
Hope Jordan, a senior at Cherokee High School, paged for Rep. Carl Newton the week of April 29. House pages run messages to legislators while they are in the chamber debating policy and voting on...
Alfalfa County commissioners approve monthly paperwork
The beginning of May brought with it lots of paperwork for the Alfalfa County commissioners. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross approved monthly items like appropriations and tax allocations for alcoholic beverages and motor vehicles, monthly...
Woods County Commissioners proclaim OHCE Week
The Woods County Commissioners declared this week, May 5-11, as OHCE (Oklahoma Home and Community Education) week in the county. Visiting Woods County OHCE members listened as Commission Chairman Rand...
KDH offers wider, less claustrophobic MRI; annual meeting May 28, 6 p.m.
March was a good month for Kiowa District Hospital (Healthcare). The Physical Therapy Department is doubled from the same time in 2023. Their MRI truck features a wider, larger MRI machine that relieves that claustrophobic feeling for some patients;... Full story
Two charged in theft of firearms
Two women from Cherokee have been charged in the theft of guns and money from an Ingersoll residence. Court records show on April 23, Jerran Waugh contacted law enforcement about missing firearms from his house. Alfalfa County sheriff’s deputies C... Full story
2024 Northwestern Commencement set for May 4
Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Ranger Field. Mark Brace, president of BancFirst Lawton and a Northwestern graduate from 1982, will be speaking at the...
