The third quarter of the year includes July 4 activities, rodeos and the beginning of school. Here's a look at some ...

Although the Alva Ladybugs won two of their three games in the tournament at Mustang over the holiday break, they lost one of ...

One of the things I have pondered over the past decade or so is the number of studies that come out that show so many people being dissatisfied and hopeless with their lives, or depressed despite ...

Oklahoma Sooners (13-2, 1-1 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-3, 0-2 SEC) Starkville, Mississippi; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State faces No. 10 Oklahoma after Jerkaila ...

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes ...

Rape and lewd molestation charges were filed Jan. 3 in Woods County against an Alva man. Lance Edward Heaton, 39, of Alva, is charged with two counts of second-degree rape and one count of lewd ...

Last week we followed the pattern of Elders in the leadership pattern of the church. This week we will continue to follow the leadership pattern of the church as we will now examine the role of ...

The Alva City Council held a brief special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at noon with two items on the agenda. Councilmembers voted to approve Resolution No. 2025-001 calling for a general election on ...

The Alva Parks and Recreation Board met Wednesday at the Alva Recreation Complex with a short agenda. Chairman Shane Hansen opened the meeting with members Gregg Glass, Matt Tucker, Brandon Sherman, ...

I said the reason I still got laughs is because I was grandfathered in. I had an appointment in Oklahoma City with the heart doctor on Monday. The roads from Carmen on were fine. Jeff drove and Jack ...

Do. Not. Give. Up. Giving up creates hopelessness. And hopelessness creates a huge black hole of depression and deadness in you. When you quit caring about anything in life, you stop living, even ...

The Alva Arena Authority held a regular meeting Tuesday. Chairman Gregg Glass opened the meeting with trustees Daren Slater, Dr. Janet Cunningham, Melinda Barton and Todd Holder present. Mike Hood and ...