The Alva High School Class of 2025 celebrated commencement last Saturday morning, May 17, at the high school auditorium. Dr.

The Darci Sander Memorial Scholarship has been created to assist students in the science field, making it financially easier ...

Northwestern Oklahoma State Women's Track & Field had one athlete named to the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region team. Harmonie Hughes was named to the team for the Triple Jump.

The Senate has reached a budget deal with the House and the governor. I’m pleased to share that this agreement includes a 0.25% tax cut in addition to gradually and responsibly phasing out the state’s ...

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Head Softball Coach Casady Webb has announced she will be stepping down as the Northwestern softball coach. “I truly appreciate the work that Coach Webb put in ...

Northwestern Oklahoma State Head Women's Soccer Coach Alex Piekarski has announced he is stepping down to pursue a coaching opportunity at St. Cloud State University. “Coach Piekarski has led our ...

An Alva man was arrested after police were called to a domestic altercation. According to court records on May 15 about 10:38 a.m. Alva Police Officer Andrew McVicker was dispatched to a residence on ...

Neilan Bruce Dietz, son of Floyd Thomas and Frances Irene Cox Dietz, was born at his grandparents' home east of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma, on Easter Sunday, March 24, 1940. Neilan went to Cleo Springs ...

Before the Woods County Excise Board meeting on Wednesday morning, County Clerk Shelley Reed explained that Chairman Bob Seivert resigned effective immediately. Chris Olson, who had been vice chairman ...

Most Christians are aware of what we call the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We have all been taught that these three distinct entities are one, which in my many years ...

I wrote a little introduction note for the church directory with the goal of sharing my vision for the next five years. I had been in Alva for about nine months, and we were in the beginning weeks of ...

Avard Regional Rail Park Authority members Stan Bixler, Todd Holder, Allan Poe, and Scott Riley met Wednesday afternoon for their May meeting, joined by Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed. Jeremy Zeller, ...