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 ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

After the holiday break, the Alva Goldbugs faced the Blackwell Maroons in a home game Friday night, Jan. 3. Both teams got off to a slow start with a first quarter tie. The Goldbugs had a great second ...

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 ...

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 ...

I have rediscovered one of my favorite old shows, “The Waltons.” The biggest thing I take away from every episode of that show is the feeling of how a poor Depression-era family, with little to their ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Lawmakers have filed bills to curb smoking, increase the minimum wage and allow sports betting. More are coming. Jan. 16 is the bill filing deadline. But here’s a breakdown of a couple ...

SHAWNEE – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball team lost to Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday evening 74-52 in the first game after the New Year. It was a 10-0 run with the game four point game ...