Alva News

A Fort Supply man has been sentenced to more than five years in a federal prison for committing a bank robbery Feb.

While on tour supporting their new release, rockabilly/rock/pop Trio B.C. , Girl in a Coma's Jenn Alva, Nina Diaz and Phanie Diaz are seeing a variety of diverse crowds.

Some Woodward drivers are finding it hard to stay in the lines. No, it's not because they're intoxicated, but because the lines simply aren't there.

An education organization gave a local teacher a coveted award because of her commitment to the teaching profession on May 15 in Edmond.

As temperatures climb, help has become available for people to beat the heat. OG&E Electric Services made a donation of more than 1,000 electric fans Monday to help low-income and elderly people in its service area across the state this summer.

Sarah Jane White and Cory Lyle Washburn have announced their engagement and plans to marry on 13, 2009 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Wheat harvest in the Northwestern Oklahoma region is expected to begin June 15, according to several wheat experts from the area and Oklahoma City.

Alva Public Schools may not have to face the task of abandoning a block schedule as Enid is doing, but the district is doing something similar to the Enid district.

Two of Oklahoma's regional colleges have joined the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University in pledging not to seek tuition increases for the coming school year.

Woods County Mineral Owners Association will have its annual business meeting 6:30 p.m. Friday.

State tax collections took a dive in April, raising the possibility that the state will not have enough money to pay its bills for the current fiscal year.

Main Street Enid needs volunteers today Main Street Enid is needing volunteers to work for a couple of hours today to weed and put new plantings in the corner planters in the downtown area.

Alek Shrader is one of the most promising young Rossini tenors on the U.S. regional opera scene today.

Building bridges to better learning outcomes can be an important way to engage students in the material they are learning.

A Woods County man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his brother.

An Alva man was injured Sunday in a two-vehicle accident in Woods County. Roy Earl Perks, 48, was admitted to Share Medical Center in Alva in good condition, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.

Dave Ramsey, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and New York Times best-selling author known for his "Financial Peace" series, will host a nationwide town hall meeting at 7 tonight.

A line of storms packing strong winds and hail has knocked down a communications antenna and damaged several structures in northwestern Oklahoma.

Mayes County Commissioners heard information and updates concerning Circuit Engineering District funds.

Cash-strapped school districts in three rural Oklahoma counties are eagerly awaiting the final outcome of an ad valorem tax case tied up for years in the court system that could result in millions of dollars for schools.