Northwest Oklahoma (@NWOkla)

Alva Rvw-Crr: Looking back and ahead ift.tt/qC5Y3nM

Looking back and ahead

I am often amazed by the speed of changes in our technology and our lifestyle. I struggle to get my head around something new only to find out it is now old. Here’s the thing to keep in mind: What is...

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Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 2:00 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Murdock's Minutes ift.tt/SvhWYgA

Murdock's Minutes

After months of negotiations, leaders of the Senate, House and the governor unveiled the final education funding package this past week, representing the largest investment in state history, includ...

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Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 2:00 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Six percent ift.tt/KP2okxC

Six percent

It does not sound like much on an $80 water bill ($4.80) but combined with the big electric and natural gas bills the gutless bums at the Corporation Commission let them have as raises, it adds up. I...

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Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 2:00 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Alva FFA holds 72nd annual chapter banquet ift.tt/wq1kVPc

Alva FFA holds 72nd annual chapter banquet

On Thursday, May 11, the Alva FFA Chapter held their 72nd annual chapter banquet in honor of current and past FFA members. The new, 2023-2024 FFA officer team was announced and inducted. The new team...

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Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 2:00 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Autism Acceptance walk held by Helping Hearts & Hands ift.tt/a74TY1t

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Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 2:00 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Stay informed ift.tt/Glg5ZWJ

Stay informed

Would you like to receive a notice about a City of Alva waterline break? How do you find out about a storm warning or a prisoner escape if you can’t hear the sirens? Up to this point, the city has...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Avard Regional Rail Park Authority renews contract with Emblem Strategies ift.tt/nOhdWbE

Avard Regional Rail Park Authority renews contract with Emblem Strategies

Avard Regional Rail Park Authority members Stan Bixler, Allan Poe and Ed Sutter formed Tuesday's meeting quorum, joined by Jeremy Zeller, the executive director of Woods County Economic Development...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Annual Spring Council meeting of the Woods County OHCE ift.tt/vwPkJ6m

Annual Spring Council meeting of the Woods County OHCE

Woods County OHCE met Monday, May 8, for its annual Spring Council meeting. The meeting was held in conjunction with the celebration of OHCE Week, May 7-13. As part of the OHCE State Project on...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Alva to participate in low income water assistance program ift.tt/NkcQWlw

Alva to participate in low income water assistance program

Monday night, the Alva City Council took action to offer assistance on water bills for low income households. The council voted unanimously to approve signing a contract to participate in the Low...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Alva Tourism Tax approves funds for NWOSU high school baseball tournament ift.tt/SQUJZKy

Alva Tourism Tax approves funds for NWOSU high school baseball tournament

Northwestern baseball coach Ryan Bowen spoke to the Alva Tourism Tax Committee Wednesday, seeking funds to help with a high school baseball tournament. Bowen said the tournament is a showcase for...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Questions, suggestions offered by Scribner on FY23-24 budget ift.tt/FBpHUx8

Questions, suggestions offered by Scribner on FY23-24 budget

A public hearing on the City of Alva budget for FY 2023-2024 was held during the city council meeting Monday night. A a simplified budget was published as a legal notice on May 5 as required by law....

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Miss Northwestern Emily Smith to compete in Miss Oklahoma Competition June 6-10 in Tulsa ift.tt/9UdqEu4

Miss Northwestern Emily Smith to compete in Miss Oklahoma Competition June 6-10 in Tulsa

Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2023 Emily Smith, Holdenville senior majoring in vocal music education, will represent the university and northwest Oklahoma in the 2023 Miss Oklahoma...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Don't expect failure, 'fall forward' ift.tt/ITOzZjn

Don't expect failure, 'fall forward'

After a day of rain, the skies cleared in time for the Alva Middle School Eighth Grade Promotion Friday evening in the high school auditorium. The eighth grade choir, directed by Kiley Feely, opened...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 21, 2023 · 1:59 AM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: 24 entertainment acts slated to perform during 3-day Nescatunga Arts Festival in Alva ift.tt/HePVqco

24 entertainment acts slated to perform during 3-day Nescatunga Arts Festival in Alva

Twenty-four diverse acts are scheduled to entertain inside and outside (weather permitting) for the 52nd Nescatunga Arts Festival June 2-4 on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva campus,...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 19, 2023 · 6:59 PM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia ift.tt/vb2nfWg

At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia

When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Native American heritage. Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 19, 2023 · 6:59 PM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors ift.tt/eIqwV5y

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of...

Northwest Oklahoma · May 19, 2023 · 6:59 PM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Oklahoma agrees to not enforce gender-affirming care ban while temporary order sought ift.tt/ILASaxg

Northwest Oklahoma · May 19, 2023 · 6:59 PM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: 2 arrested in death of Kansas 6-year-old gunned down while playing outside ift.tt/OZLp6fR

2 arrested in death of Kansas 6-year-old gunned down while playing outside

Two suspects have been arrested in the death of a 6-year-old boy nearly two weeks after he was gunned down as he played in the yard of a Kansas home with his uncle and a 7-year-old cousin, police...

Northwest Oklahoma@NWOkla18 May 2023

Northwest Oklahoma · May 18, 2023 · 10:59 PM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Northwestern adds new superintendent certificate ift.tt/lnYEevc

Northwestern adds new superintendent certificate

Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Graduate Studies Office, along with the Division of Education, are launching a new superintendent certificate for students, working professionals and job...

Northwest Oklahoma@NWOkla18 May 2023

Northwest Oklahoma · May 18, 2023 · 10:59 PM UTC

Alva Rvw-Crr: Alva Parks & Recreation approve Kimley-Horn consulting agreement ift.tt/dWpsXEH

Alva Parks & Recreation approve Kimley-Horn consulting agreement

After hearing a presentation from Kimley-Horn about services they could provide for an artificial turf project, last week the Alva Parks and Recreation Board rejected a proposed agreement to provide...