I looked out and all the potholes around my house were gone. I thought, “good job,” then I realized the road looked smooth because it had a blanket of snow on it. My dream ended when I started down ...

The Alva Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. to consider a rezoning request. The meeting will be in the council chambers at City Hall. Kevin and Shelly Jackson are ...

Stan Bixler, Allan Poe and Scott Riley of the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, along with consultant Sonja Williams, braved snow and cold weather to attend the rail park's monthly meeting. Member ...

Burlington School was able to host its first tournament, the New Years Invitational, in the new gym Jan. 9-11. A lot of excitement and planning went into hosting and pulling off the tournament.

Judging by the comments on social media, members of the public were unhappy about the Alva City Council scheduling a town hall public hearing on the presentation from Survival Flight Ground EMS ...

Oh, shoot. Why am I writing about this question? Do I have a hidden ‘Go ahead and kill me now, and get it over with’ complex in me somewhere? Here we go over hill and dale anyway, and consequences be ...

I’ve had a lot of things on my mind this week. I’d like to talk about all of them but I don’t know if there is time or space. I guess we will see how far we get. I’ve been reading about John the ...

One of the most prominent patterns of worship that we observe today is the “Lord’s Supper” or what is commonly called “Communion.” Christians around the world today understand what is considered to be ...

The Lady Rangers closed out a perfect week with a dominating performance winning 75-59 over the Muleriders. Northwestern outscored Southern Arkansas 22-9 in the opening quarter controlling the game ...

The outcome of the Goldbug game at Chisholm Friday, Jan. 17, hung in the balance until Alva's 22 point scoring spree in the third quarter. The Longhorns rallied in the final period with 19 points to ...

Newly filed bills show lawmakers are looking to boost teacher pay, ban student cellphones and revamp the state Board of Education, among other education initiatives. Two years ago, the Legislature ...

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball team controlled the game throughout, leading to a 70-51 win over Southern Arkansas Saturday afternoon for the second straight win. Rangers jumped ...