The Alva FFA and 4-H Livestock Judging CDE teams attended the Big 3 Field Days contest in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The contest ...

Alva Assembly of God, now known as Speak Life Fellowship, will celebrate its 85th anniversary with a special service on ...

In 2018 the City of Alva was looking into zoning and planning, an attempt to bring some order to the city's regulation of ...

Shaun’s main goal in life is to never make a mistake. In fact, he will bend over backward in every area of his life to make certain that never happens. The FEAR OF PUNISHMENT from childhood is so ...

Taylor Munsell may as well have been born carrying a rope. When one is raised in the western Oklahoma hamlet of Arnett and in the Munsell clan, it’s just a way of life. “Team roping is what my ...

Three Questions Answered, $75.” A passerby asks, “Why do you charge $75?” The response: “What are your next two questions?” Fortune-telling, prediction of future life events, is a fascinating “gift” ...

A man is facing charges in Woods County after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in public. According to court documents, Alva police officers responded to the 600 block of Flynn in Alva for a ...

There was lots of good food and good conversation. I saw a few people I hadn't seen since we graduated. Many thanks to the two ladies that masterminded this and everybody that helped make it a great ...

Graveside service for Ronald Lee Mapes will be 10 a.m., July 28, 2025, at Alva Municipal Cemetery with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Alva with ...

Martin Smith was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1942. As a youngster, he loved to read and decided that he wanted to become a writer of fiction when he grew up. After high school, he attended the ...

This past week had two significant deaths that remind us of the brevity of life and the certainty of death. Malcolm-Jamal Warner died while on vacation with his family. My generation grew up with him ...

I think Christians do a huge disservice to people looking towards Jesus when they say things like “since I gave my life to Jesus, I’ve never had a bad day” or something like, “All my prayers have been ...