Dayton Forsythe gestures to the crowd as his name is called out to get his individual medal after the Dale boys won the Class 2A state championship Saturday in Oklahoma City. It was the third state title in a row for the Pirates. 
A Prague man who entered a blind guilty plea on a first degree manslaughter charge has been sentenced to state prison.A formal charge was filed March 2, 2023 in Lincoln County District Court against Joseph Resin Linnhuber. The charge is the result of a fatal traffic collision.During his arraignment…
Language is more than just words grouped together. It is deeply intertwined with culture and identity. This is even more so true for Native American tribes.“Our language is what defines us as who we are as people... It signifies our identity. A lot of our words hold what we see value in when we…
Three local high school bands have advanced to the OSSAA state concert band competition, with two making it for the very first time. This is the debut for Stroud and North Rock Creek high schools, while Chandler is making a return.The bands competed last week in districts, where they received…
We had the grandson this past weekend and what a privilege and pleasure it is to have him for a couple of days and nights.It had been early January since Liam had stayed with us for a weekend. Though he and our daughter and son-in-law don’t live that far away, it seemed the weather hadn’t been that…
A Prague has died and a Meeker man was injured recently in a two-vehicle collision at U.S. 177 and I-40 in Pottawatomie County.Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Conner Fryrear identified the woman who died as Diana Srader, 78, of Prague. The trooper said she was transported to OU Medical Center in…
Congratulations to Coach Gary Higgins on being selected for induction into the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s 2024 Hall of Fame. Higgins is currently a coach in North Rock Creek. He is a graduate of Stroud High School Class of 1966. Gary is married to Sherry Johnson Higgins who is also a Stroud…
Meeker Board of Education members this week approved the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year, accepted a couple of resignations and honored one of their own.Becky Briggs completed her second consecutive five-year term on the board Monday night and fellow members recognized her as School Supt.…
Eight young women and men are this year’s recipients of the Gordon Richards, Sr. Achievement Award sponsored by the Clinic Pharmacy. Tim and Jamie Barrick are owners of the pharmacy.This is the 79th year for the award that was originated in 1946 by the late Gordon Richards, Sr., and the late Otto…
Members of the Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce, along with the owners of Bricks and Branches Event Venue, attend a ribbon-cutting for the new business at 720 Manvel Ave. in Chandler,. They also have a realty office that serves clients in the Chandler, Shawnee, Stillwater and Tulsa area.
One of two men charged with child endangerment and a drug-related count who previously pleaded guilty has drawn two deferred sentences.Blake Michael Barrett, 21, of Seminole, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 13, 2022 with two felonies and a misdemeanor.Appearing before…
A Prague man who entered a blind guilty plea on a first degree manslaughter charge has been…
Language is more than just words grouped together. It is deeply intertwined with culture and…
Mia Callegan, Breanna Guinn and Kalee Peery have been named student Rotarians of the Month for…
Dayton Forsythe gestures to the crowd as his name is called out to get his individual medal after the Dale boys won the Class 2A state championship Saturday in Oklahoma City. It was the third state title in a row for the Pirates. 
Three local high school bands have advanced to the OSSAA state concert band competition, with two making it for the very first time. This is the debut for…
We had the grandson this past weekend and what a privilege and pleasure it is to have him for a couple of days and nights.It had been early January since Liam…
A Prague has died and a Meeker man was injured recently in a two-vehicle collision at U.S. 177 and I-40 in Pottawatomie County.Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper…
Dale High School’s Pirates captured their third consecutive State Class 2A basketball championship last weekend defeating No. 2 ranked Pocola 63-38 in the…
Above, North Rock Creek coach Evan Smith talks to his team during a timeout in the state semifinals Friday. The Cougars fell to Douglass, but made the deepest…
Above, Chandler’s Gentry Garner slides into second as Stroud’s Carly Miller makes a tag during Stroud’s 6-4 win last week. Photo/Beth Young Right,…
Juanita McElvany Hill Leak has accomplished a lot of living in 100 years. She was born on January 30, 1924, between the cities of Prague and Okmulgee to…
Stroud resident Agnes Baker recently celebrated her 100th birthday and was inducted into the Centenarians of Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Born on Jan. 22, 1924,…
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Stroud man facing a first degree murder charge related to the distribution of Fentanyl, a Controlled Dangerous…